| Nottingham Independents | |
| Leader: | Francesco Lari |
| Ideology: | Localism |
| Country: | the United Kingdom |
| Leader1 Title: | Treasurer |
| Leader1 Name: | Kevin Clarke |
| Leader2 Title: | Nominating Officer |
| Leader2 Name: | Francesco Lari |
| Seats1 Title: | Nottingham City Council |
| Seats2 Title: | Nottinghamshire County Council |
| Seats3 Title: | Gedling Borough Council |
| Seats4 Title: | St Albans Parish Council |
The Nottingham Independents is a political party in the area of Nottingham City in Nottinghamshire, England. It was officially registered in January 2018,[1] planning to contest elections in the area of Nottingham.[2] The party is now the largest opposition group in Nottingham City Council after the 2019 elections (won by Labour Party).
The party's first councillor wad when Sarah Hewson, elected as a Conservative to Gedling Borough Council, joined the Nottingham Independents in March 2018.[3]
After the 2019 Nottingham City Council election the party gained three councillors for the Clifton East Ward, making Nottingham Independents the largest opposition party on the council.[4]
The first by-election contested by the party was the Clifton North by-election on 27 September 2018, where the party came third with 11% of the vote share.[5] [6] In the 2019 council elections the party put forward seven candidates across five wards.[7] The party published a city manifesto for the elections.[8] The Nottingham Independents won three seats in the Clifton East ward, making it the biggest opposition party in the Nottingham City Council.[9]