Hertfordshire County Council provides most local government services in Hertfordshire, from it’s base in County Hall, Hertford. There are also ten district councils in the county, dealing with local matters.
Hertfordshire is a strongly Conservative county, as the 2017 county council election results show:
| Conservative | 51 seats | 133,577 votes | 45.9% |
| Liberal Democrat | 18 seats | 73,054 votes | 25.1% |
| Labour | 9 seats | 59,774 votes | 20.5% |