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.[1] This will be on the same day as other local elections.
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All 78 seats to Essex County Council 40 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.svg){kind=spacer} Map showing the new pattern of electoral divisions for the Essex County Council area. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editAt 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
editFollowing 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.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Election timetable in England". Electoral Commission. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "New electoral arrangements for Essex County Council - Final Recommendations" (PDF). LGBCE. July 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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