Nottingham City Council

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Nottingham City Council
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Type
Type
Leadership
Cllr Rosemary Healy, Labour
since May 2019
Leader of the Council
Cllr David Mellen, Labour
since May 2019
Leader of the Opposition
Cllr Kevin Clarke, Nottingham Independents
Chief Executive
Mel Barrett
Structure
Seats55 councillors
Nottingham City Council composition
Political groups
Administration (50)
  Labour (50)
Opposition (5)
  Nottingham Independents (3)
  Conservative (2)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Voting system
First past the post
Last election
2 May 2019
Next election
2023
Meeting place
Council-House-Nottingham.jpg
Nottingham Council House for full Council meetings, but main headquarters 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. The council is led by David Mellen, of the majority Labour Party.[1][2] The most recent elections were held on Thursday 2 May 2019.

Political control[]

City Council[]

Year Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative Green Communist Nottingham Independents
2019 50 0 2 0 0 3
2018 52 0 3 0 0 0
2017 52 0 3 0 0 0
2015 52 0 3 0 0 0
2011 50[Note 1] 0 5 0 0 0
2007 42[Note 2] 6 7 0 0 0
2003 36 11[Note 3] 8 0 0 0
2000 40 4 11 0 0 0
1997 50[Note 4] 2 3 0 0 0
1995 51 2 1 1 0 0
1991 37 0 17 1 0 0
1988 27 0 27 0 1[Note 5] 0
1987 26 0 27 0 1 0

County Council (until 1998)[]

Year Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
1993 22 1 2
1989 18 0 7

Wards[]

Map of the electoral wards of Nottingham.

Nottingham is divided into 20 wards for electoral purposes. Each ward elects either two or three councillors.

Map No. Ward Councillors
1 Aspley 3
2 Basford 3
3 Berridge 3
4 Bestwood 3
5 Bilborough 3
6 Bulwell Forest 3
7 Bulwell 3
8 Castle 2
9 Clifton East 3
10 Clifton West 2
11 Dales 3
12 Hyson Green & Arboretum 3
13 Leen Valley 2
14 Lenton & Wollaton East 3
15 Mapperley 3
16 Meadows 2
17 Radford 2
18 Sherwood 3
19 St. Ann's 3
20 Wollaton West 3

Arms[]

Coat of arms of Nottingham City Council hide
Crest
On a wreath of the colours a castle walled triple-towered and capped Proper the dexter tower surmounted of a crescent Argent and the sinister tower by an estoile Or (granted 10th June 1898).
Escutcheon
Gules issuant from the base a ragged cross couped Proper between two ducal coronets in chief Or the lower limb of the cross enfiled with a like coronet (recorded at the 1614 visitation).
Supporters
On either side standing on a staff raguly erased a royal stag guardant Proper ducally gorged Or (granted 3rd November 1908).
Motto
Vivit Post Funera Virtus (Virtue Survives Death)[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Ram, Phoebe (3 May 2019). "David Mellen is the new leader of Nottingham City Council". nottinghampost. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Your Councillors". nottinghamcity.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009.
  3. ^ "East Midlands Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 8 March 2021.

Notes[]

  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.
  2. ^ Cllr Mick Newton left the Labour Party and became an independent councillor in March 2011, leaving Labour with 41 councillors.
  3. ^ In 2003, 6 weeks after the election 5 Lib Dems split from their party to form a group of Independents.
  4. ^ Before the 2000 election, this had changed to 47 Labour, 3 Lib Dem, 5 Conservatives.
  5. ^ Before the 1991 election, the Communist candidate became a Green candidate.

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