2025 Essex County Council election

2025 Essex County Council election

1 May 2025 (2025-05-01)
All 78 seats to Essex County Council 40 seats needed for a majority
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Last election 52 seats, 48.8% 8 seats, 13.8% 5 seats, 17.1% Current seats 51 8 6   Party Independent R4U CIIP Last election 3 seats, 5.9% 2 seats, 2.4% 2 seats, 1.0% Current seats 3 2 2   Party Green Loughton Residents Rochford Resident Last election 1 seat, 5.6% 1 seat, 1.2% 1 seat, 1.1% Current seats 1 1 1
Map showing the new pattern of electoral divisions for the Essex County Council area.
Incumbent Leader Kevin Bentley Conservative

The 2025 Essex County Council election is due to take place on 1 May 2025 to elect members to Essex County Council in Essex, England. This will be on the same day as other local elections.

Background

At the 2021 election, the Conservatives won an outright majority of seats on the council, maintaining overall control of the authority for second consecutive term. Kevin Bentley (Stanway & Pyefleet), leader of the Conservative group, was appointed Leader of the council and formed a Conservative administration.

Boundary changes

Following a local government boundary review, there will be an increase in the number of councillors from 75 to 78, and a new pattern of electoral division boundaries will be used. As part of the changes, all two-member divisions will be abolished, meaning all divisions will now elect only one councillor each.