Hertfordshire County Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan county
Leadership
Chair	Cllr Annie Brewster JP, Conservative since 24 May 2022[1]
Leader	Cllr Richard Roberts, Conservative[2] since 25 May 2021
Chief executive	Owen Mapley since 12 October 2018
Structure
Seats	78 councillors
Political groups	Administration   Conservative (46) Other parties   Liberal Democrat (23)   Labour (7)   Green Party (1)   Independent (1)
Joint committees	East of England Local Government Association
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	6 May 2021
Meeting place
County Hall Pegs Lane Hertford
Website
www.hertfordshire.gov.uk

Hertfordshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Hertfordshire, in England, the United Kingdom. After the 2021 election, it consists of 78 councillors, and is controlled by the Conservative Party, which has 46 councillors, versus 23 Liberal Democrats, 7 Labour councillors, 2 Green Party (UK) councillor and 1 Independent councillors. ^[3] It is a member of the East of England Local Government Association.

Composition

Elections are held every four years, interspersed by three years of elections to the ten district councils in the county.

Conservative candidates represent most of the county's rural areas, and almost all of eastern Hertfordshire is Conservative-controlled. St Albans, Three Rivers and Watford are Liberal Democrat strong areas, whilst Stevenage is Labour's strongest area. All seats in the district of Broxbourne are represented by Conservative councillors.

Cabinet

The Cabinet consists of the Leader of the Council and other Executive Members.

Council history