| Election Name: | 2025 Essex County Council election |
| Country: | Essex |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2021 Essex County Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2021 |
| Next Election: | 2029 Essex County Council election |
| Next Year: | 2029 |
| Seats For Election: | All 78 seats to Essex County Council |
| Majority Seats: | 40 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 52 seats, 48.8% |
| Seats Before1: | 51 |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 8 seats, 13.8% |
| Seats Before2: | 8 |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 5 seats, 17.1% |
| Seats Before3: | 6 |
| Party4: | Independent politician |
| Last Election4: | 3 seats, 5.9% |
| Seats Before4: | 3 |
| Party5: | Residents for Uttlesford |
| Last Election5: | 2 seats, 2.4% |
| Seats Before5: | 2 |
| Party6: | Canvey Island Independent Party |
| Last Election6: | 2 seats, 1.0% |
| Seats Before6: | 2 |
| Party7: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Last Election7: | 1 seat, 5.6% |
| Seats Before7: | 1 |
| Party8: | Loughton Residents Association |
| Last Election8: | 1 seat, 1.2% |
| Seats Before8: | 1 |
| Party9: | Rochford District Residents |
| Last Election9: | 1 seat, 1.1% |
| Seats Before9: | 1 |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Election: | Kevin Bentley |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
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.
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.
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.[2]