Gloucestershire County Council
Gloucestershire County Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Jo Walker since 19 May 2025 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 55 councillors |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 1 May 2025 |
Next election | 3 May 2029 |
| Meeting place | |
| Shire Hall, Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2TG | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Gloucestershire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Gloucestershire, in England. The council was created in 1889. The council's principal functions are county roads and rights of way, social services, education and libraries, but it also provides many other local government services in the area it covers. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county, the latter additionally including South Gloucestershire. The council has been under no overall control since May 2024. Following the 2025 election a minority Liberal Democrat administration formed to run the council. It is based at Shire Hall in Gloucester.
The area administered by the county council comprises 2,653 square kilometres (1,024 sq mi).