Lancashire County Council

Lancashire County Council
Lancashire County Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan county
Leadership
Chair	Alan Cullens, ; Conservative ; since 15 September 2023
Leader	Phillippa Williamson, ; Conservative ; since 27 May 2021
Chief Executive	Angie Ridgwell ; since 3 January 2018
Structure
Seats	84 councillors
Political groups	Administration (48) Conservative (48) Other parties (36) Labour (32) Liberal Democrats (2) Green Party (2)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post voting
Last election	6 May 2021
Next election	1 May 2025
Meeting place
	County Hall, Fishergate, Preston, PR1 8XJ
Website
	www.lancashire.gov.uk

Lancashire County Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. It consists of 84 councillors. Since the 2017 election, the council has been under Conservative control. Before the 2009 Lancashire County Council election, the county had been under Labour control since 1989.

The leader of the council is Conservative councillor Phillippa Williamson, appointed in 2021, chairing a cabinet of eight. The Chief Executive and Director of Resources is Angie Ridgwell, who was appointed in 2018.

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