2001 Nottinghamshire County Council election

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2001 Nottinghamshire County Council election
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  1997 7 June 2001 2005  

All 63 seats to Nottinghamshire County Council
32 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before42174
Seats won40203
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg3Decrease2.svg1

Nottinghamshire County Council election, 2001.png
Map of the results of the election in each division. Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 2001 Nottinghamshire County Council election was held on Thursday, 7 June 2001. The whole council was up for election and the result was the Labour Party retaining its control of the council. [1] [2]

Election result

Result of Nottinghamshire County Council election, 2001 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 40-243.2%
  Conservative 20+336.1%
  Liberal Democrats 3-115.3%

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References

  1. 1 2 "Election Results". Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  2. "Nottinghamshire County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 September 2016.