2021 Nottinghamshire County Council election explained

Election Name:2021 Nottinghamshire County Council election
Country:Nottinghamshire
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2017 Nottinghamshire County Council election
Previous Year:2017
Seats For Election:All 66 seats to Nottinghamshire County Council
Majority Seats:34
Election Date:6 May 2021
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election1:31
Seats1:37
Seat Change1:6
Popular Vote1:124,391
Percentage1:42.4%
Swing1:4.3%
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Last Election2:23
Seats2:15
Seat Change2:8
Popular Vote2:92,679
Percentage2:31.6%
Swing2:2.9%
Party3:Ashfield Independents
Last Election3:5
Seats3:10
Seat Change3:5
Popular Vote3:19,288
Percentage3:6.6%
Swing3:2.8%
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Conservative &<br>Mansfield Independent Forum
After Election:Conservative

The 2021 Nottinghamshire County Council election took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 local elections in the United Kingdom.[1] All 66 councillors were elected from 56 electoral divisions, which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.

Results by electoral division

Ashfield District

(10 seats, 10 electoral divisions)[2]

Sutton West

Bassetlaw District

(9 seats, 9 electoral divisions)

Worksop West

† The Conservative candidate for Worksop West, Lloyd Widdup, was suspended by the Conservative party in April 2021 pending the outcome of an investigation into social media posts. Widdup remains a validly nominated candidate and will appear on the ballot paper as such.

Broxtowe Borough

(9 seats, 7 electoral divisions)

Toton, Chilwell & Attenborough

Gedling Borough

(9 seats, 6 electoral divisions)

Newstead

Mansfield District

(9 seats, 5 electoral divisions)

Warsop

Newark & Sherwood District

(10 seats, 10 electoral divisions)

Southwell

Rushcliffe Borough

(10 seats, 9 electoral divisions)

West Bridgford West

By-elections

Collingham

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election timetable. UK Government. 27 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Councillors Details. 18 February 2017. 20 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170220013130/https://consultation.lgbce.org.uk/node/4142. dead.