County Elections
The election of 77 County Councillors takes place every four years.
The last county election took place on 4th June 2009 and the next will be in 2013.
Result for 2009
| Party | Seats | Votes | % | Chg% |
| Conservative | 55 | 147776 | 46.0 | +3.7 |
| Green | 1 | 22900 | 7.1 | +2.4 |
| Labour | 3 | 44650 | 13.9 | -12.1 |
| Liberal Democrat | 17 | 87042 | 27.1 | +1.0 |
| Other | 1 | 16142 | 5.0 | +4.6 |
| Electorate: 816950 Poll:39.3% Spoilt: 2475 | ||||
*Compared to 2005
