Nottingham City Council

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.

Nottingham City Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Rosemary Healy, Labour
since May 2019
Leader of the Council
David Mellen, Labour
since May 2019
Leader of the Opposition
Chief Executive
Mel Barrett
Structure
Seats55 councillors
Political groups
Administration (50)
  Labour (50)
Opposition (5)
  Nottingham Independents (3)
  Conservative (2)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
First past the post
Last election
2 May 2019
Next election
2023
Meeting place
Nottingham Council House for full Council meetings, but main headquarters at Loxley House
Website
www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk

History

Nottingham City Council was created under the Local Government Act 1992 as a unitary authority for the city of Nottingham[3]

Political control

City Council
YearLabourLiberal DemocratsConservativeGreenCommunist Nottingham Independents
2019 50 0 2 0 0 3
2018 52 0 3 0 0 0
2017 52 0 3 0 0 0
2015520300 0
201150[Note 1]0500 0
200742[Note 2]6700 0
20033611[Note 3]800 0
20004041100 0
199750[Note 4]2300 0
1995512110 0
19913701710 0
19882702701[Note 5] 0
19872602701 0

County Council (until 1998)
YearLabourLiberal DemocratsConservative
19932212
19891807

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.WardCouncillors
1Aspley3
2Basford3
3Berridge3
4Bestwood3
5Bilborough3
6Bulwell Forest3
7Bulwell3
8Castle2
9Clifton East3
10Clifton West2
11Dales3
12Hyson Green & Arboretum3
13Leen Valley2
14Lenton & Wollaton East3
15Mapperley3
16Meadows2
17Radford2
18Sherwood3
19St. Ann's3
20Wollaton West3

Arms
Coat of arms of Nottingham City Council
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 10 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 3 November 1908).
Motto
Vivit Post Funera Virtus (Virtue Survives Death)[4]

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. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/2003/2/introduction/enacted
  4. "East Midlands Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 8 March 2021.

Notes
  1. Emma Dewinton and Jeannie Packer left the Labour Party and became independent Councillors during this term, leaving Labour with 48 Councillors. Tim Spencer left the Conservative Party a few weeks before the 2015 elections, leaving the Conservative Party with 4 councillors.
  2. 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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