Nottingham City Council

Nottingham City Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Cllr Liaqat Ali, Labour
Since May 2018
Leader of the Council
Cllr Jon Collins, Labour
Since 2003
Chief Executive
Ian Curryer
Structure
Seats 55 councillors
Nottingham City Council composition
Political groups
Administration
     Labour (52)
     Conservative (3)
Length of term
 4 years
Elections
First past the post
Last election
 7 May 2015
Next election
 2 May 2019
Meeting place
Nottingham Council House (for Full Council meetings), but its main headquarters are at Loxley House
Website
www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Nottingham City Council is the non-metropolitan district council for the unitary authority of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire. It consists of 55 councillors, representing a total of 20 wards, elected every four years. It is led by Jon Collins, of the majority Labour Party. The deputy leader of the council is Cllr Graham Chapman.[1] The last elections were held on Thursday 7 May 2015.

Political control

City Council

YearLabourLiberal DemocratsConservativeGreenCommunist Independent
2018 52 3
2017 52 0 3 0 0 0
2015520300 0
201150[Note 1]0500 0
200742[Note 2]6700 0
20033611[Note 3]800 0
20004041100 0
199750[Note 4]2300 0
1995512110 0
19913701710 0
19882702701[Note 5] 0
19872602701 0

County Council (until 1998)

YearLabourLiberal DemocratsConservative
19932212
19891807

Wards

WardCouncillors
Arboretum2
Aspley3
Basford3
Berridge3
Bestwood3
Bilborough3
Bridge2
Bulwell3
Bulwell Forest3
Clifton North3
Clifton South3
Dales3
Dunkirk and Lenton2
Leen Valley2
Mapperley3
Radford and Park3
Sherwood3
St Anns3
Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey2
Wollaton West3

References

  1. ↑ "Your Councillors". nottinghamcity.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009.

Notes

  1. ↑ Cllrs Emma Dewinton and Jeannie Packer left the Labour Party and became independent Councillors during this term, leaving Labour with 48 Councillors. Councillor Tim Spencer left the Conservative Party a few weeks before the 2015 elections, leaving the Conservative Party with 4 councillors.
  2. ↑ Cllr Mick Newton left the Labour Party and became an independent councillor in March 2011, leaving Labour with 41 councillors.
  3. ↑ In 2003, 6 weeks after the election 5 Lib Dems split from their party to form a group of Independents.
  4. ↑ Before the 2000 election, this had changed to 47 Labour, 3 Lib Dem, 5 Conservatives.
  5. ↑ Before the 1991 election, the Communist candidate became a Green candidate.
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