Worcestershire County Council is the county council for the non-metropolitan county of Worcestershire in England. It has 57 councillors and is currently controlled by the Conservative Party. The Council's headquarters is County Hall in Worcester which was also the headquarters for the preceding Hereford and Worcester County Council. Worcestershire County Council was created in 1889 and abolished in 1974, replaced by Hereford and Worcester County Council. The current county council was created in 1998. It consists of 57 councillors elected every for years.