Election Name: | 2011 Nottingham City Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2007 Nottingham City Council election |
Previous Year: | 2007 |
Next Election: | 2015 Nottingham City Council election |
Next Year: | 2015 |
Seats For Election: | All 55 seats to Nottingham City Council |
Majority Seats: | 28 |
Election Date: | 5 May 2011 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 42 |
Seats1: | 50 |
Seat Change1: | 8 |
Popular Vote1: | 112,325 |
Percentage1: | 60.4% |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 7 |
Seats2: | 5 |
Seat Change2: | 2 |
Popular Vote2: | 46,899 |
Percentage2: | 25.2% |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election3: | 6 |
Seats3: | 0 |
Seat Change3: | 6 |
Popular Vote3: | 18,052 |
Percentage3: | 9.7% |
Leader | |
Posttitle: | Subsequent Leader |
Before Election: | Jon Collins |
Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
After Election: | Jon Collins |
After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 2011 elections to Nottingham City Council were held on 5 May 2011 to elect all 55 members to the council.
The previous election was held in 2007 and the results were: Labour 42, Conservatives 7, Liberal Democrats 6. At the time of the 2011 election one Labour councillor, Mick Newton, had left the party and was an independent councillor.[1] This left Labour with 41 councillors at the time of the election.
No ward boundary changes took place between the 2007 and 2011 elections.
The result of the election was notable for completely wiping-out the Liberal Democrats in Nottingham. The Conservative Party lost two seats, whilst Labour strengthened their position.
A total of 55 councillors were elected from 20 wards in the city.
The expected declaration time was 4am on 6 May.[2]
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By-elections are called when a representative Councillor resigns or dies, so are unpredictable. A by-election is held to fill a political office that has become vacant between the scheduled elections.
Due to the death of Cllr Ian McLennan (Labour), a by-election was called in the city's Bridge ward in October 2011. It took place on 20 October. The results were as follows:[3]