The comarcal council (Catalan: consell comarcal, Galician: consello comarcal, Aragonese: concello comarcal, Spanish: consejo comarcal), also somewhat misleadingly referred to as county council, is a local administration and government body in the comarcas of some parts of Spain, mostly in the autonomous communities of Catalonia, Aragon and the Basque Country. The comarcal council is normally constituted by representatives of the municipalities within the comarcal demarcation, who are elected according to law-regulated mechanisms.

In Aragon

Membership of the councils

Council membership of a comarca is allocated according to its population using the following table:

In the Basque Country

Only in the province of Álava comarcas have administrative status, known as kuadrilla in Basque and cuadrilla in Spanish. There are Añana, Ayala/Aiara, Gorbeialdea, Plain of Alava, Riojan Alava, Alava Mountains and Vitoria. Their comarcal councils bear the name kuadrillako batzarra in Basque or junta de cuadrilla in Spanish (county assembly in English). Out of all 7 Alavan cuadrillas, only the Vitoria cuadrilla does not have any cuadrilla institutions, thus only keeping the name symbolically for the natural comarca, since all governance is assumed by the city council of the municipality of Vitoria-Gasteiz, the only municipality that makes up that cuadrilla.

In Catalonia

In Catalonia, the councilors of each of the comarcal councils are elected indirectly every four years from the results of the municipal elections of each of the municipalities that make up the comarca. They are elected under a mixed system of party-list proportional representation using the D'Hondt method where both the number of votes obtained for each candidacy and the number of city councilors are taken into account. Formally created in 1987, there are currently 41 comarcal councils in Catalonia. They configure the lowest system of government after the city council itself, with its organization configured with a collegial body, the plenary session, and a unipersonal body, the President. The plenary session is made up of councilors of each of the city councils of the municipalities that make up the comarca. The plenary session chooses the President. They also count with a manager fully integrated in the administration, akin to a city manager, who has full dedication to the execution of the tasks of the regional government and administration. The Barcelonès comarcal council was formally abolished in 2019, rendering it the only comarca without one. Currently and due to its recent inception, it is only scheduled for the Lluçanès comarca to constitute its first comarcal council after the 2027 local elections.

Membership of the councils

Council membership of a comarca is allocated according to its population using the following table:

Comarcal Council of Alt Penedès

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! colspan="4" | Councilors in the Comarcal Council of Alt Penedès since 1987 {{legend||CUP|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||ICV–EUiA–EPM|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||BComú–E (ENTESA)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||En Comú–ECG|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||ERC|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||AAAP|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||PSC|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||JxCat|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||Junts|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||PDeCAT|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||CiU|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||PP|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} ! Election ! Distribution ! colspan="2"|President

Comarcal Council of Alt Urgell

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! colspan="4" | Councilors in the Comarcal Council of Alt Urgell since 1987 {{legend||CUP|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||ERC|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||P.PIRINEU|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||PSC|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||JxCat|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||Junts|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||CiU|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||PP|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||AP|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} ! Election ! Distribution ! colspan="2"|President

Comarcal Council of Alta Ribagorça

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! colspan="4" | Councilors in the Comarcal Council of Alta Ribagorça since 1988 {{legend||En Comú–ECG|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||ERC|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||Diverse|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||PSC|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||JxCat|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||Junts|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||CiU|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||PP|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} ! Election ! Distribution ! colspan="2"|President

Comarcal Council of Anoia

Comarcal Council of Bages

Comarcal Council of Baix Camp

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! colspan="4" | Councilors in the Comarcal Council of Baix Camp since 1987 {{legend||CUP|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||ICV|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||ICV–EUiA–EPM|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||ERC|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend|#008000|FIC|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||A (Ara)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||NMC|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||PSC|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||JxCat|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||Junts|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||PDeCAT|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||CiU|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||Cs|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||PP|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||Vox|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} ! Election ! Distribution ! colspan="2"|President

Comarcal Council of Baix Ebre

Comarcal Council of Baix Empordà

Comarcal Council of Baix Llobregat

Comarcal Council of Baix Penedès

Comarcal Council of Barcelonès

Comarcal Council of Berguedà

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! colspan="4" | Councilors in the Comarcal Council of Berguedà since 1987 {{legend||CUP|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||ICV|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||ICV–EUiA–EPM|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||ERC|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||AAEB|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||PB|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||PSC|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||JxCat|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||Junts|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||CiU|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||PP|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} ! Election ! Distribution ! colspan="2"|President

Comarcal Council of Cerdanya

Comarcal Council of Conca de Barberà

Comarcal Council of Garraf

Comarcal Council of Garrigues

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! colspan="4" | Councilors in the Comarcal Council of Garrigues since 1988 {{legend||ERC|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||Xtu|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||Borges Per La República-Xtu|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||PSC|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||JxCat|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||Junts|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||CiU|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||PP|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} ! Election ! Distribution ! colspan="2"|President

Comarcal Council of Garrotxa

Comarcal Council of Gironès

Comarcal Council of Lluçanès

TBD

Comarcal Council of Maresme

Comarcal Council of Moianès

Comarcal Council of Montsià

Comarcal Council of Noguera

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! colspan="4" | Councilors in the Comarcal Council of Noguera since 1987 {{legend||ERC|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||AIPN|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||PSC|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||JxCat|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||Junts|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||PDeCAT|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||CiU|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||PP|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||AP|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} ! Election ! Distribution ! colspan="2"|President

Comarcal Council of Osona

Comarcal Council of Pallars Jussà

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! colspan="4" | Councilors in the Comarcal Council of Pallars Jussà since 1988 {{legend||ERC|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||Independents, Progressives and Nationalists|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||AEICD|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||PSC|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||JxCat|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||Junts|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||CiU|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||PP|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} ! Election ! Distribution ! colspan="2"|President

Comarcal Council of Pallars Sobirà

Comarcal Council of Pla d'Urgell

Comarcal Council of Pla de l'Estany

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" ! colspan="4" | Councilors in the Comarcal Council of Pla de l'Estany since 1988 {{legend||CUP|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||ERC|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||PP-CG|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||IDP|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||AAPE|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||PSC|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||JxCat|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||Junts|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||CMC|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend||CiU|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} ! Election ! Distribution ! colspan="2"|President

Comarcal Council of Priorat

Comarcal Council of Ribera d'Ebre

Comarcal Council of Ripollès

Comarcal Council of Segarra

Comarcal Council of Segrià

Comarcal Council of Selva

Comarcal Council of Solsonès

Comarcal Council of Tarragonès

Comarcal Council of Terra Alta

Comarcal Council of Urgell

Comarcal Council of Vallès Occidental

Comarcal Council of Vallès Oriental

In Castile and León