The 2017
Nottinghamshire County Council
Nottinghamshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Nottinghamshire in England. It consists of 66 county councillors, elected from 56 electoral divisions every four years. The most recent election ...
election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the
2017 local elections in the
United Kingdom
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. The whole council of 66 councillors was elected for a four-year term spanning 56
electoral divisions, a minority of which return two councillors. The voting system used is
first-past-the-post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...
.
The result was no overall party group of candidates formed a majority. Before the election the council, had a one-councillor
Labour Party majority — after the election the Labour Party formed the second-largest party group, with the
Conservative
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party being the largest party. The Conservatives formed a coalition with the Mansfield Independent Forum which took control of the council, with the Conservative leader,
Kay Cutts, being appointed
leader of the council
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at the council's annual meeting following the election.
A review by the
Local Government Boundary Commission for England
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led to altered boundaries for this election.
Overall election results
Results by electoral division
Ashfield District
''(10 seats, 10 electoral divisions'')
Ashfields
Hucknall North
Hucknall South
Hucknall West
Kirkby North
Kirkby South
Selston
Sutton Central & East
Sutton North
Sutton West
Bassetlaw District
''(9 seats, 9 electoral divisions'')
Blyth & Harworth
Misterton
Retford East
Retford West
Tuxford
Worksop East
Worksop North
Worksop South
Worksop West
Broxtowe Borough
''(9 seats, 7 electoral divisions'')
Beeston Central & Rylands
Bramcote & Beeston North
Eastwood
Greasley & Brinsley
Nuthall & Kimberley
Stapleford & Broxtowe Central
Toton, Chilwell & Attenborough
Gedling Borough
''(9 seats, 6 electoral divisions'')
Arnold North
Arnold South
Calverton
Carlton East
Carlton West
Newstead
Mansfield District
''(9 seats, 5 electoral divisions'')
East Mansfield
North Mansfield
South Mansfield
West Mansfield
Warsop
Newark & Sherwood District
''(10 seats, 10 electoral divisions'')
Balderton
Blidworth
Collingham
Farndon & Trent
Muskham & Farnsfield
Newark East
Newark West
Ollerton
Sherwood Forest
Southwell
Rushcliffe Borough
''(10 seats, 9 electoral divisions'')
Bingham East
Bingham West
Cotgrave
Keyworth
Leake & Ruddington
Radcliffe On Trent
West Bridgford North
West Bridgford South
West Bridgford West
References
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2017 English local elections
2010s in Nottinghamshire