Essex County Council Elections - Postponed
The Government has agreed for the forthcoming Essex County Council elections to be postponed in light of proposed Local Government Reform and the creation of an Essex Mayor.
The planned elections will not now go ahead this May.
Our next elections will be held on Thursday 7 May 2026.
Further details will appear here in due course.
You can find out more about the local government reorganisation on GOV.UK.
Devolution Priority Programme
Read a press release from Essex County Council about the elections and the government's Devolution Priority Programme.
Essex councils accepted onto Devolution Priority Programme on essex.gov.uk