Council consists of six Officers (chosen by Council) and eight Members elected by postal ballot of all Ordinary Members of the Society. The current Officers and Members are as follows.

• The President (who chairs Council meetings): Professor Hilary Lappin-Scott, University of Bangor
• General Secretary: Dr David Blackbourn, University of Birmingham
• Treasurer: Professor Colin Harwood, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
• Scientific Meetings Officer: Professor Chris Hewitt, University of Loughborough
• Education and Public Affairs Officer: Professor Jo Verran, Manchester Metropolitan University
• Publications Officer: Professor Howard Jenkinson, University of Bristol
• Current Elected Members
• Professor Mike Barer, University of Leicester
• Dr Richard Hall, GlaxoSmithKline
• Dr Kim Hardie, University of Nottingham
• Professor Mark Harris, University of Leeds
• Dr Paul Hoskisson, University of Strathclyde
• Dr Catherine O'Reilly, Waterford Institute of Technology
• Dr Karen Robinson, University of Nottingham
• Dr Gary Rowley, University of East Anglia
• In Attendance
• Deputy Scientific Meetings Officer: Dr Evelyn Doyle, University College Dublin
• Chief Executive: Dr Ron Fraser
• Deputy Chief Executive: Mrs Janet Hurst