Newark and Sherwood District Council elections are held every four years. Newark and Sherwood District Council is the local authority for the

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Newark and Sherwood Newark and Sherwood is a local government district and is the largest district in Nottinghamshire, England. The district was formed on 1 April 1974, by a merger of the municipal borough of Newark with Newark Rural District and Southwell Rural ...

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. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 39 councillors have been elected from 21

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Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2003 have been:

Council elections

* 1973 Newark District Council election * 1976 Newark District Council election * 1979 Newark District Council election (New ward boundaries) * 1983 Newark District Council election * 1987 Newark District Council election (Some new ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place) * 1991 Newark District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) *

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* 1999 Newark and Sherwood District Council election *

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(New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 8) * 2007 Newark and Sherwood District Council election (New ward boundaries)legislation.gov.uk
The District of Newark and Sherwood (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2007
Retrieved on 3 November 2015. * 2011 Newark and Sherwood District Council election * 2015 Newark and Sherwood District Council election (New ward boundaries) *

2019 Newark and Sherwood District Council election The 2019 Newark and Sherwood District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect all 39 members of Newark and Sherwood District Council in Nottinghamshire, England. This took place as part of the 2019 local elections. Result The election ...

* 2023 Newark and Sherwood District Council election

By-election results

1995-1999

1999-2003

2003-2007

2007-2011

References

By-election results

External links

Newark and Sherwood District Council
{{Nottinghamshire elections Newark and Sherwood Council elections in Nottinghamshire District council elections in England