Central Bedfordshire Council

Central Bedfordshire Council
Central Bedfordshire Council
Type
Type	Unitary authority
History
Founded	1 April 2009
Preceded by	Bedfordshire County Council; District councils Mid Bedfordshire District Council ; South Bedfordshire District Council;
Leadership
Chair	Kevin Collins, ; Conservative ; since 15 May 2025
Leader	Adam Zerny, ; Independent ; since 25 May 2023
Chief Executive	Marcel Coiffait ; since November 2020
Structure
Seats	63 councillors
Political groups	Administration (15) Independent (15) Other parties (48) Conservative Party (20) Liberal Democrats (8) Labour Party (5) Green (1) Reform UK (1) Independent (13)
Joint committees	East of England Local Government Association
Elections
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
	; Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, SG17 5TQ
Website
	www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk

Central Bedfordshire Council is the local authority for Central Bedfordshire, a local government district in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. The council is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. It has been under no overall control since 2023, being run by an independent-led administration. The council is based at Chicksands.