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. The last elections were held on Thursday 7 May 2015.

Political control

Year	Labour	Liberal Democrats	Conservative
2015	52	0	3
2011	50	0	5
2007	42†	6	7
2003	36	11‡	8

† 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.

From Cllr. Michael Edwards - 2000 - Labour 40, Conservative 11, Lib Dem 4; 1997 - Labour 50, Conservative 3, Lib Dem 2; (over the years became Labour 47, Conservative 5, Lib Dem 3 (CHECK)) 1995 - Labour 51, Lib Dem 2, Conservative 1, Green 1; ((1993 - 25 County seats in city - Labour 22, Conservative 2, Lib Dem 1)) 1991 - Labour 37, Conservative 17, Green 1; ((1989 - 25 County seats in city - Labour 18, Conservative 7)) 1988 - November 3rd - Labour 27, Conservative 27, Communist 1 (became Green); 1987 - Conservative 28, Labour 26, Communist 1;

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

External links

• Nottingham City Council
• Ward info