Nottingham City Council

Nottingham City Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district council of the Nottingham
Leadership
Leader	Jon Collins, Labour Party
Lord Mayor	Jackie Morris
Chief Executive	Ian Curryer
Structure
Seats	55 Councillors
Labour	52 / 55
Conservatives	3 / 55
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	7 May 2015
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

Year	Labour	Liberal Democrats	Conservative	Green	Communist
2015	52	0	3	0	0
2011	50\	0	5\	0	0
2007	42†	6	7	0	0
2003	36	11‡	8	0	0
2000	40	4	11	0	0
1997	50~	2~	3~	0	0
1995	51	2	1	1	0
1991	37	0	17	1	0
1988	27	0	27	0	1+
1987	26	0	27	0	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.

† Cllr Mick Newton left the Labour Party and became an independent councillor in March 2011, leaving Labour with 41 councillors.

‡ In 2003, 6 weeks after the election 5 Lib Dems split from their party to form a group of Independents.

~ Before the 2000 election, this had changed to 47 Labour, 3 Lib Dem, 5 Conservatives.

+ Before the 1991 election, the Communist candidate became a Green candidate.

COUNTY SEATS
1993 - 25 County seats in city - Labour 22, Conservative 2, Lib Dem 1
1989 - 25 County seats in city - Labour 18, Conservative 7

Wards

Ward	Councillors
Arboretum	2
Aspley	3
Basford	3
Berridge	3
Bestwood	3
Bilborough	3
Bridge	2
Bulwell	3
Bulwell Forest	3
Clifton North	3
Clifton South	3
Dales	3
Dunkirk and Lenton	2
Leen Valley	2
Mapperley	3
Radford and Park	3
Sherwood	3
St Anns	3
Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey	2
Wollaton West	3

References

↑ "Your Councillors". nottinghamcity.gov.uk.

External links

Unitary authorities of England

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Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire

Unitary authorities	Nottingham

Boroughs or districts	Ashfield Bassetlaw Broxtowe Gedling Mansfield Newark and Sherwood Rushcliffe

Major settlements	Arnold Beeston Bingham Calverton Carlton Cotgrave Eastwood Harworth Hucknall Kimberley Kirkby-in-Ashfield Mansfield Newark Nottingham Ollerton Rainworth Retford Ruddington Stapleford Southwell Sutton-in-Ashfield West Bridgford Worksop See also: List of civil parishes in Nottinghamshire

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