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Melvyn Ernest John Nott [1] OBE (born 1942) [2] is a Welsh politician who was a county councillor in Bridgend County Borough. He was leader of Bridgend County Borough Council between 2008 and 2016.

Background

Following a split in the Sarn and Bryncethin Labour Party in 1991, the sitting councillor for the St Brides Minor ward, Mel Winter, was deselected in favour of Mel Nott for the 1991 Ogwr Borough Council election. Winter stood as an independent candidate and retained the seat, with Nott losing out by 150 votes. [3] Nott was instead elected as a councillor to Mid Glamorgan County Council in 1992, subsequently elected to Bridgend County Borough Council [4] as a Labour councillor for St Brides Minor in 1995. He was elected unopposed to the new Sarn ward in 1999. [5]

Following the May 2008 elections, in which Labour gained a majority on the council, Nott (as the Labour group leader) became leader of the council. [6]

Nott was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours, for services to the community and to Local Government. [7] [8]

After surviving a leadership challenge in May 2016, [9] Nott announced in August 2016 he would be retiring as council leader in October of that year. He planned to step down as Sarn councillor at the May 2017 elections. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ The United Kingdom: "No. 60367". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 28 December 2012. p. 12.
  2. 1 2 Mosalski, Ruth (31 August 2016). "The leader of Bridgend council Mel Nott announces he will stand down". Wales Online . Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Labour tip scales to take control in Cardiff". Western Mail . 3 May 1991. p. 6.
  4. ↑ "Bridgend council leader Mel Nott to step down and retire". BBC News . 31 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Bridgend County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "At the end of the rainbow, Labour take back control". The Glamorgan Gem. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  7. ↑ The United Kingdom: "No. 60367". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 28 December 2012. p. 12.
  8. ↑ Fearn, Hannah (31 December 2012). "Local government professionals recognised in new year honours". The Guardian . Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  9. ↑ Bolter, Abby (12 May 2016). "Labour's Mel Nott has survived a vote to remain Bridgend council leader". Wales Online. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
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