Central is the name given to the ward covering the city centre of Hereford and suburb of Bartonsham in the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, England.

It is one of the 16 wards on Hereford City Council and is currently represented by Cllr Jeremy Milln.

[1] The ward includes the main city centre and Bartonsham.

The River Wye forms the boundary around Central ward.

[3][4][5] At the 2021 census, the population of Central's ward profile was 3,414.