Essex is currently made up of 12 district and borough councils - and three county and unitary authorities - as part of a two-tier system of local government.
There were other proposals to replace this with four and three councils for the county.
It is the biggest shake-up in local government in Essex since 1974.
The county will be carved up geographically:
South West: Basildon and Thurrock
South East: Southend, Rochford and Castle Point
West: Harlow, Epping Forest and Uttlesford
Mid: Chelmsford, Brentwood and Maldon
North East: Colchester, Braintree and Tendring
The proposal for five councils had most cross-party and cross-council support, particularly from Labour, Liberal Democrats and the Greens.
Analysis by accountancy firm Grant Thornton suggested a five-unitary model would bring in a £35m net benefit by 2032-33.
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