Cambridgeshire County Council is committed to shaping a greener, fairer, and more caring county through transparent, committee-led governance. We operate under a committee system, ensuring that decisions are made collectively and in line with the values and needs of our communities. Following County Council elections in May 2025, our Council comprises 61 County Councillors, led by the Liberal Democrat and Independent Group, consisting of 33 out of 61 members. Since May 2021, Councillor Lucy Nethsingha has steered our strategic direction as Leader of the County Council.
We work alongside five city and district councils - Cambridge City, East Cambridgeshire, Fenland, Huntingdonshire and South Cambridgeshire, to deliver essential services for more than 678,850 residents across the county.
Dr Stephen Moir has been the Chief Executive of Cambridgeshire County Council since February 2022. The Chief Executive is the principal policy advisor to the 61 County Councillors and the statutory Head of Paid Service, accountable for the Council’s half a billion-pound budget as well as the work of officers.
The Council is led by the Corporate Leadership Team who guide officers responsible for providing professional support across all county services.
Please view the Corporate Leadership Team
Cambridgeshire is not a place that ticks along quietly, It’s a county of contrasts, work-leading assets, intense national focus and extraordinary opportunity. This diverse demographic of Cambridgeshire underpins the importance of our inclusive and collaborative approach under the committee system, where councillors and members of the public engage directly in decision-making.
Our Council proudly holds Council of Sanctuary status, awarded in March 2025 by City of Sanctuary UK, recognising our initiatives to welcome and support refugees and people seeking asylum. From multilingual library story times and board-game events to ESOL courses and the Cambridgeshire Migration Forum, our work reflects our ambition to foster integration, solidarity, and belonging in every community we serve.
Sustainability is at the core of our work. Through our Climate Change and Environment Strategy, we have reduced our direct carbon emissions by over 50% since 2018 and achieved a 32% overall reduction in our carbon footprint. Major investments including low-carbon heating schemes, biofuel use in fleet vehicles, air-source heat pumps in council buildings, solar carports at our New Shire Hall corporate hub, and biodiversity and woodland strategies have delivered over 3,000 tonnes of CO₂ savings.
Climate Change and Environment Strategy
Our commitment to improving lives is informed by the Quality-of-Life Survey, which gathers residents’ views on health, transport, community, and public services. With thousands of responses annually, this survey shapes our priorities and ensures that decisions reflect what matters most to local people.
Quality of Life Survey 2025 Report
We also work in partnership to deliver long-term prosperity. The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Local Growth Plan sets out a shared vision for inclusive and sustainable economic growth, focusing on skills, green technology, and infrastructure.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Local Growth Plan
Through the Greater Cambridge Partnership, we collaborate with local authorities, universities, and businesses to deliver transformative transport and infrastructure projects that support growth while protecting our environment.
The Government wants to reduce the number of councils in England and has an ambition to abolish all remaining two-tier areas of local government (those covered by a County Council and District Councils) by April 2028. These will be replaced by new unitary councils that will provide all council services in the areas they serve.
For Cambridgeshire this means the existing county council, its 5 district councils and the neighbouring Peterborough City Council (an existing unitary) will be replaced. This process of change is known as Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) and the Government has set of criteria for LGR, against which Cambridgeshire County Council has developed a proposal known as ‘Two Councils. One Fairer Future.’ This was submitted to Government in November 2025 alongside three other proposals for the area submitted by district councils and Peterborough City Council.
The Government intends to undertake statutory consultation on these options during Spring 2026 with a decision expected about which proposal will be implemented in Summer 2026.
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