The 2025 Nottinghamshire County Council election took place on 1 May 2025 to elect members to Nottinghamshire County Council in Nottinghamshire, England. All 66 seats were elected. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Reflecting national trends, the Conservatives, which had regained overall control of the council in the previous local election, experienced a significant loss of seats, resulting in the loss of its majority to Reform UK. The Labour Party also saw a substantial reduction in its representation, retaining only a third of its previous seats. In a rare positive outcome for the Conservatives on the day, the party recorded its sole net gain nationwide in Nottinghamshire, where Janette Barlow won the Collingham ward from independent councillor Debbie Darby.
Previous council composition
Changes 2021âÂÂ2025
- October 2021: Francis Purdue-Horan (Conservative) expelled from party
- December 2021: Maureen Dobson (independent) dies; by-election held February 2022
- February 2022: Debbie Darby (independent) wins by-election
- August 2022: Eddie Cubley (Conservative) dies; by-election held November 2022
- November 2022: Kane Oliver (independent) gains by-election from Conservatives
- April 2023: Daniel Williamson (Ashfield Independents) resigns; by-election held May 2023
- May 2023: Rachel Madden (Ashfield Independents) wins by-election
- August 2023: Steve Carr (Liberal Democrats) leaves party to sit as an independent
- June 2024: John Doddy (Conservative) expelled from party
- January 2025: John McGrath (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent; John Doddy (independent) joins Reform UK
- February 2025: Broxtowe Alliance formed â John McGrath (independent) joins party; Broxtowe Independent Group formed â Steve Carr (independent), Kane Oliver (independent) and Elizabeth Williamson (independent) join party
Summary
Election result
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The above figures do not include the countermanded election in Mansfield North due to take place in June 2025
Candidates by electoral division
Ashfield District
(10 seats, 10 electoral divisions)
Ashfields
Hucknall North
Hucknall South
Hucknall West
Kirkby North
Kirkby South
Selston
Sutton Central & East
Sutton North
Sutton West
Bassetlaw District
(9 seats, 9 electoral divisions)
Blyth & Harworth
Misterton
Retford East
Retford West
Tuxford
Worksop East
Worksop North
Worksop South
Worksop West
Broxtowe Borough
(9 seats, 7 electoral divisions)
Beeston Central & Rylands
Bramcote & Beeston North
Eastwood
The incumbent councillor, Kane Oliver (Broxtowe Independent Group) had been elected in a by-election as an independent.
Greasley & Brinsley
Nuthall & Kimberley
Stapleford & Broxtowe Central
Toton, Chilwell & Attenborough
Gedling Borough
(9 seats, 6 electoral divisions)
Arnold North
Arnold South
Calverton
Carlton East
Carlton West
Newstead
Mansfield District
(9 seats, 5 electoral divisions)
Mansfield East
Mansfield North
The election in Mansfield North was countermanded following the death of the TUSC candidate Karen Seymour. The election for this division was subsequently re-organised and held on 12 June 2025.
Mansfield South
Mansfield West
Warsop
Newark & Sherwood District
(10 seats, 10 electoral divisions)
Balderton
Blidworth
Collingham
Farndon & Trent
Muskham & Farnsfield
Newark East
Newark West
Ollerton
Sherwood Forest
Southwell
Rushcliffe Borough
(10 seats, 9 electoral divisions)
Bingham East
Bingham West
Cotgrave
Keyworth
Leake & Ruddington
Radcliffe On Trent
West Bridgford North
West Bridgford South
West Bridgford West
Aftermath
Reform UK took majority control with an overall majority of 6 seats. Reform's only county councillor prior to the election was John Doddy, who had been elected as a Conservative in 2021 but joined Reform UK earlier in 2025. Seven days after the election, the Reform UK councillor for Newark West, Desmond Clarke, resigned from the council.
After the election, Reform chose Mick Barton to be its new group leader. He was formally appointed as the new leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 22 May 2025.
By-elections
Newark West
See also
References