Nottinghamshire County Council elections

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Nottinghamshire County Council elections are held every four years. Nottinghamshire County Council is the upper-tier authority for the non-metropolitan county of Nottinghamshire in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2017, 66 county councillors have been elected from 56 electoral divisions. [1]

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Council elections

Year Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats [a] Reform UKIP Ashfield Ind. Mansfield Ind. Independents
& Others
Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (89 seats)
1973 [2] 543500Labour
1977 [2] 206612 [b] Conservative
New division boundaries; seats decreased from 89 to 88
1981 [2] 553201 [c] Labour
1985 [2] 483721Labour
1989 [2] 503440Labour
1993 [2] 582460Labour
Nottingham becomes a unitary authority; seats decreased from 88 to 63
1997 [2] 4217400Labour
2001 [2] 4020300Labour
New division boundaries; seats increased from 63 to 67
2005 [2] 3825400Labour
2009 [2] 13359163 [d] Conservative
2013 [3] 34218022 [e] Labour
New division boundaries; seats decreased from 67 to 66 [4]
2017 [5] 233110542 [f] No overall control
2021 [6] 15371001003Conservative
2025 [7] 4170400102 [g] Reform UK

County result maps

By-election results

1997-2001

Nottingham Wilford By-Election 7 August 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 83561.6+20.1
Labour 45733.7−16.1
Liberal Democrats 644.7−4.0
Majority 37827.9
Turnout 1,356
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Blidworth By-Election 1 June 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 74671.3
Conservative 30128.7
Majority 44542.6
Turnout 1,04714.8
Labour hold Swing

2001-2005

Southwell By-Election 21 March 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,89565.2+17.3
Liberal Democrats 81328.0+0.6
Labour 1976.8+0.0
Majority 1,08237.2
Turnout 2,90525.1
Conservative hold Swing
Chilwell By-Election 27 June 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Jackson1,48846.5+9.1
Labour 1,16336.3−6.5
Liberal Democrats 55217.2+2.2
Majority 32510.2
Turnout 3,20335.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2005-2009

Mansfield East By-Election 28 September 2006 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Helen Holt1,22838.0+3.5
Conservative Ken Rees62819.4+1.0
Independent Syd Owen62019.2+2.0
Liberal Democrats Phillip Smith54416.8−0.3
Green Paul Frost2146.6−2.2
Majority 60018.6
Turnout 3,23417.5
Labour hold Swing
Hucknall By-Election 25 January 2007 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Murphy1,59732.5+0.3
Labour John Wilmott1,55431.6−18.2
Liberal Democrats Harry Toseland1,00720.5+20.5
UKIP Peter Foulkes4138.4+8.4
Green Mark Harrison3507.1−4.5
Majority 430.9
Turnout 4,92121.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Sutton in Ashfield North By-Election 22 March 2007 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jason Zadrozny1,97973.1+59.2
Labour David Parker43516.1−28.7
Conservative Peter Thorpe2228.2−15.6
UKIP Peter Foulkes702.6+2.6
Majority 1,54457.0
Turnout 2,70631.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Newark East By-Election 17 September 2009 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Wallace51745.2−6.4
Liberal Democrats Chris Harrison32228.1−2.3
Labour Glenn Bardill19817.3−0.7
UKIP Terry Coleman1079.4+9.4
Majority 19517.1
Turnout 1,14415.6
Conservative hold Swing
Mansfield South By-Election 25 February 2010 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Winterton1,34233.5+13.4
Mansfield Independent ForumAndrew Tristram1,10827.6−12.7
Conservative Drew Stafford77419.3−9.2
UKIP Nick Bennet48912.2+12.2
Liberal Democrats Danielle Gent2957.4−3.8
Majority 2345.9
Turnout 4,00820.9
Labour gain from Independent Swing

2009-2013

Chilwell & Toton By-Election 15 March 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Doddy1,95847.7+5.9
Liberal Democrats David Watts1,37533.5+20.6
UKIP Lee Waters68216.6+7.0
Majority 58314.2
Turnout 4,10225.6
Conservative hold Swing
Rufford By-Election 20 September 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Peck1,55758.0+27.8
Conservative Daniel Mottishaw66024.6−9.7
Nottinghamshire IndependentsJim Gregson34612.9−22.7
UKIP Carole Terzza1234.6+4.6
Majority 89733.4
Turnout 2,68624.52
Labour gain from Nottinghamshire Independents Swing

2013-2017

Bingham by-election 4 August 2016 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis Purdue-Horan1,27044.0+2.2
Independent Tracey Kerry1,23242.7N/A
Labour Alan Walker38213.2−7.0
Majority 381.3
Turnout 2,89028.1
Conservative hold Swing

2021-2025

Collingham by-election 17 February 2022 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Debbie Darby2,00963.8+63.8
Conservative Jack Kellas89828.5−11.7
Labour Jennifer Kaye2447.7+7.7
Majority 1,11135.3
Turnout 2,890
Independent hold Swing
Eastwood by-election 3 November 2022 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kane Oliver1,22343.1+43.1
Labour Milan Radulovic1,18241.7−0.1
Conservative Mick Brown43115.2−31.2
Majority 411.4
Turnout 2,836
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Kirkby South by-election 4 May 2023 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ashfield Ind. Rachel Madden1,68051.2−7.0
Labour Lorraine Fagan1,01731.0+8.5
Conservative Sam Howlett58417.8−1.5
Majority 66320.2
Turnout 3,281
Ashfield Ind. hold Swing

Notes

  1. Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
  2. 2 Residents Association
  3. 1 Residents Association
  4. Including 1 Selston Parish Independent
  5. Including 1 Selston Parish Independent
  6. Including 1 Selston Parish Independent
  7. Including 1 Broxtowe Alliance

References

  1. "The Nottinghamshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2016", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2016/659, retrieved 19 August 2022
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Nottinghamshire County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). University of Plymouth . Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  3. "Election Summary 02 May 2013". Nottinghamshire County Council . Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  4. "The Nottinghamshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2016". legislation.gov.uk . 20 June 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  5. "Election Summary 04 May 2017". Nottinghamshire County Council . Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  6. "Election Summary 06 May 2021". Nottinghamshire County Council . Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  7. "Nottinghamshire election result". BBC News. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  8. "East Mansfield by-election 2006". Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
  9. "Hucknall by-election 2007". Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
  10. "Sutton-in-Ashfield North By-election 2007". Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
  11. "Newark East by-election result". Nottinghamshire County Council. 18 September 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
  12. "Mansfield South by-election result". Nottinghamshire County Council. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  13. "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL" (PDF). 4 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  14. "Local Elections Archive Project — Collingham Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  15. "Local Elections Archive Project — Eastwood Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  16. "Local Elections Archive Project — Kirkby South Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2022.