2025 Nottinghamshire County Council election

2025 Nottinghamshire County Council election
All 66 seats on Nottinghamshire County Council; 34 seats needed for a majority
Incumbent Leader; Sam Smith; Conservative	; ;

The 2025 Nottinghamshire County Council election is due to take place on 1 May 2025 to elect members to Nottinghamshire County Council in Nottinghamshire, England.^[3] All 66 seats will be elected. This will be on the same day as other local elections.

Background

At the 2021 election, the Conservatives regained overall control of the council.^[4]

Previous council composition

After 2021 election			Before 2025 election^[5]
Party		Seats	Party		Seats
	Conservative	37		Conservative	34
	Labour	15		Labour	14
	Ashfield Ind.	10		Ashfield Ind.	10
	Reform UK	0		Reform UK	1
	Liberal Democrats	1		Liberal Democrats	0
	Independent	3		Independent	7

Changes

October 2021: Francis Purdue-Horan (Conservative) expelled from party^[6]
December 2021: Maureen Dobson (independent) dies; by-election held February 2022^[7]
February 2022: Debbie Darby (independent) wins by-election^[8]
August 2022: Eddie Cubley (Conservative) dies; by-election held November 2022^[9]
November 2022: Kane Oliver (independent) gains by-election from Conservatives^[10]
April 2023: Daniel Williamson (Ashfield Independents) resigns; by-election held May 2023^[11]
May 2023: Rachel Madden (Ashfield Independents) wins by-election^[12]
August 2023: Steve Carr (Liberal Democrats) leaves party to sit as an independent^[13]
June 2024: John Doddy (Conservative) expelled from party^[14]
January 2025: John McGrath (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent;^[15] John Doddy (independent) joins Reform UK^[16]

Summary

Election result

2025 Nottinghamshire County Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	66
	Labour	66
	Reform UK	66
	Green	53
	Liberal Democrats	45
	Independent	20
	Ashfield Ind.	10
	Rushcliffe Independents	8
	TUSC	7
	Broxtowe Alliance	6
	Broxtowe Independent Group	4
	Heritage	4
	Alliance for Democracy and Freedom (UK)	1
	SDP	1

Candidates by electoral division

Ashfield District

(10 seats, 10 electoral divisions)

Ashfield District

Party		Candidates						Votes
Party		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Ashfield Ind.	10
	Conservative	10
	Labour	10
	Green	5
	Liberal Democrats	2
	Reform UK	10
	Independent	2

Ashfield Turnout
Registered electors
Votes cast
Turnout

Ashfields

Ashfields (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes

	Ashfield Ind.	Jason Zadrozny
	Conservative	Dawn Hodgman
	Labour	John Coxhead
	Independent	Kerry Thornton
	Reform UK	Alan Bite
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
			Swing

Hucknall North

Hucknall North (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes

	Ashfield Ind.	John Morton Anthony Wilmott
	Conservative	Rachel Elizabeth Kotze
	Labour	Aimee Elizabeth Kimpton
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Alan Howes
	Reform UK	Sean Richard Neale
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Hucknall South

Hucknall South (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes

	Ashfield Ind.	Lee Waters
	Conservative	Jan Lees
	Labour	Patrick Stephen Ayres
	Liberal Democrats	James Alan Harvey
	Reform UK	Darro Darrington
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Hucknall West

Hucknall West (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes

	Ashfield Ind.	David Paul Shaw
	Conservative	Kevin Thomas Rostance
	Labour	Joe Watkinson
	Independent	Baz Duckhouse
	Reform UK	Chris Adegoke
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Kirkby North

Kirkby North (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes

	Ashfield Ind.	Andy Meakin
	Conservative	Christine Self
	Labour	Sean White
	Reform UK	Simon Wright
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Kirkby South

Kirkby South (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes

	Reform UK	Rory Green
	Ashfield Ind.	Christopher Huskinson
	Green	Paul Linfield
	Labour	Julia Long
	Conservative	Jeffrey Self
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Selston

Selston (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes

	Labour	Tai Adegbite
	Conservative	Will Grover
	Reform UK	Dawn Justice
	Ashfield Ind.	David Martin
	Green	Margaret Wilson
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Sutton Central & East

Sutton Central & East (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes

	Ashfield Ind.	Paul Craddock
	Conservative	Jack Middleton
	Labour	Ethan Revill
	Reform UK	Joseph Rich
	Green	Alice Weaver
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Sutton North

Sutton North (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes

	Reform UK	Cathy Mason
	Green	Arran Rangi
	Ashfield Ind.	Helen-Ann Smith
	Conservative	Keith Townsend
	Labour	George Watson
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Sutton West

Sutton West (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes

	Reform UK	Terry Cox
	Green	Elaine Havercroft
	Ashfield Ind.	Tom Hollis
	Labour	Stefan Lamb
	Conservative	Steve Walmsley
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Bassetlaw District

(9 seats, 9 electoral divisions)

Bassetlaw District

Party		Candidates						Votes
Party		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Conservative	9
	Labour	9
	Liberal Democrats	9
	Green	6
	Reform UK	9

Bassetlaw Turnout
Registered electors
Votes cast
Turnout

Blyth & Harworth

Blyth & Harworth (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes

	Green	Heather Finley
	Reform UK	John Hana
	Conservative	Steve Pashley
	Labour	Beverley Lynne Schuller
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Thompson
	Reform UK	John Hana
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Misterton

Misterton (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes

	Labour	Rhona Collins
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Davies
	Green	Rachel Reeves
	Reform UK	Mike Robertson
	Conservative	Tracey Taylor
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Retford East

Retford East (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes

	Green	David Bean
	Liberal Democrats	Jennie Coggles
	Conservative	Mike Introna
	Reform UK	Andrew McCallum
	Labour	Sue Shaw
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Retford West

Retford West (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes

	Labour	Piers Digby
	Conservative	Mike Quickly
	Reform UK	Daniel Carl Saban
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Tamblyn-Saville
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Tuxford

Tuxford (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes

	Conservative	Emma Griffin
	Liberal Democrats	Kristian Langrick
	Reform UK	Warren Limber
	Green	Denise Taylor-Roome
	Labour	Ian Warton-Woods
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Worksop East

Worksop East (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes

	Reform UK	Russell Dodd
	Liberal Democrats	Leon Duveen
	Labour	Glynn Gilfoyle (inc)
	Green	Margaret Hamilton
	Conservative	Andy Tyler
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Worksop North

Worksop North (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes

	Conservative	Callum Bailey
	Reform UK	Kevin Dale
	Liberal Democrats	Steffi Harangozo
	Labour	Neil Sanders
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Worksop South

Worksop South (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes

	Labour	Charles Adams
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Ray
	Conservative	Nigel Turner
	Reform UK	Kelvin Wright
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Worksop West

Worksop West (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes

	Reform UK	Bert Bingham
	Labour	Sybil Jacqueline Fielding (inc)
	Conservative	James Purle
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Russell
	Green	Olive Welch
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Broxtowe Borough

(9 seats, 7 electoral divisions)

Broxtowe Borough

Party		Candidates						Votes
Party		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Broxtowe Alliance	6
	Conservative	9
	Green	8
	Labour	9
	Liberal Democrats
	Reform UK
	Broxtowe Independent Group	4

Broxtowe Turnout
Registered electors
Votes cast
Turnout

Beeston Central & Rylands

Beeston Central & Rylands (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Broxtowe Alliance	Teresa Cullen
	Conservative	Andrew Askham
	Green	Tom Stanton
	Labour	Kate Foale
	Liberal Democrats	Trish Taylor
	Reform UK	Neil Isted
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Bramcote & Beeston North

Bramcote & Beeston North (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Broxtowe Independent Group	Steve Carr
	Conservative	Sunny Limbachia
	Green	Gordon Stoner
	Labour	Holly Woodford
	Liberal Democrats	Stan Heptinstall
	Reform UK	Agostino Maurotto
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Eastwood

Eastwood (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Broxtowe Alliance	Milan Radulovic
	Conservative	Kieran Phelan
	Green	Rose Woods
	Labour	Will Mee
	Liberal Democrats	Josie Marsters
	Reform UK	James Walker-Gurley
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Greasley & Brinsley

Greasley & Brinsley (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Broxtowe Independent Group	Kane Oliver
	Conservative	Kashmir Purewal
	Green	Pat Morton
	Labour	Nick Evans
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Kingdon
	Reform UK	Glyn Pepper
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Nuthall & Kimberley

Nuthall & Kimberley (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Broxtowe Alliance	David Kirwan
	Conservative	Philip Owen
	Green	Rachel Gravett
	Labour	Peter Bales
	Liberal Democrats	Jo Cooke
	Reform UK	James Rawson
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Stapleford & Broxtowe Central

Stapleford & Broxtowe Central (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Broxtowe Alliance	Maggie McGrath
	Green	Teresa Needham
	Conservative	Bradley Bell
	Conservative	Thomas Hall
	Labour	Keith Bacon
	Labour	Ellie Winfield
	Liberal Democrats	David Watts
	Liberal Democrats	Hannah Land
	Reform UK	Dr John Doddy
	Reform UK	Jan Goold
	Broxtowe Independent Group	Donna Macrae
	Broxtowe Independent Group	Richard Macrae
	Independent	John Longdon
Registered electors
			Swing
			Swing

Toton, Chilwell & Attenborough

Toton, Chilwell & Attenborough (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Broxtowe Alliance	Shaun Dannheimer
	Broxtowe Alliance	Stephen Jeremiah
	Green	Simon Frost
	Green	Charlie Harris
	Conservative	Richard Jackson
	Conservative	Eric Kerry
	Labour	Helen Faccio
	Labour	Tom Newton
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Roche
	Liberal Democrats	James Collis
	Reform UK	Richard Lowe
	Reform UK	Philip West
Registered electors
			Swing
			Swing

Gedling Borough

(9 seats, 6 electoral divisions)

Gedling Borough

Party		Candidates						Votes
Party		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Labour
	Conservative	9
	Green	9
	Liberal Democrats
	Reform UK	9
	Independent

Gedling Turnout
Registered electors
Votes cast
Turnout

Arnold North

Arnold North (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes


	Conservative	Edward Jayamaha
	Conservative	Darren Maltby
	Green	Jim Stuart
	Green	Margret Vince
	Labour	Sarah O'Connor
	Labour	Henry Thomas Neil Wheeler
	Liberal Democrats
	Liberal Democrats
	Reform UK	John Semens
	Reform UK	Wendy Lukacs
	Independent
	Independent
Registered electors
			Swing
			Swing

Arnold South

Arnold South (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes


	Conservative	Mark Dillon
	Conservative	Tracy Maltby
	Green	Tony Burnett
	Green	Adam Chadwick
	Labour	William John Clarke (inc)
	Labour	Liz Clunie
	Liberal Democrats
	Liberal Democrats
	Reform UK	Stephen Higgins
	Reform UK	Alisha Huthwaite-Chambers
	Independent
	Independent
Registered electors
			Swing
			Swing

Calverton

Calverton (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes

	Conservative	Boyd Elliott
	Green	Oscar Power
	Labour
	Liberal Democrats
	Reform UK	Jody Stoll
	Independent
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Carlton East

Carlton East (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes

	Conservative	Mike Adams
	Green	Ian Barlow
	Labour
	Liberal Democrats
	Reform UK	Sam Boultby
	Independent	Russell Whiting
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Carlton West

Carlton West (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes


	Conservative	Charlie Godwin
	Conservative	Carol Ann Walker
	Green	Charlotte Leask
	Green	William Richardson
	Labour
	Labour
	Liberal Democrats
	Liberal Democrats
	Reform UK	Paul Brill
	Reform UK	Jim Vernon
	Independent
	Independent
Registered electors
			Swing
			Swing

Newstead

Newstead (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes

	Conservative	Stuart Bestwick
	Green	Ian Whitehead
	Labour
	Liberal Democrats
	Reform UK	Edward Stubbs
	Independent
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Mansfield District

(9 seats, 5 electoral divisions)

Mansfield District

Party		Candidates						Votes
Party		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Conservative	9
	Labour
	Green	5
	Mansfield Independent
	Reform UK
	TUSC
	Independent

Mansfield Turnout
Registered electors
Votes cast
Turnout

Mansfield East

Mansfield East (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes


	Conservative	Robert Corden
	Conservative	Nigel Moxon
	Labour
	Labour
	Green	Shaun Thornton
	Reform UK
	Reform UK
	TUSC
	TUSC
	Independent
	Independent
Registered electors
			Swing
			Swing

Mansfield North

The election in Mansfield North was countermanded following the death of the TUSC candidate Karen Seymour.

Mansfield North (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes


	Conservative	Tim Bower
	Conservative	Amy Clements
	Labour	Andy Abrahams
	Labour	Anne Callaghan
	Green	Chris Clarke
	Reform UK	Gaynor Mann
	Reform UK	David Smith
	TUSC	Karen Seymour
Registered electors
			Swing
			Swing

Mansfield South

Mansfield South (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes


	Conservative	Andre Camilleri
	Conservative	Josh Charles
	Labour
	Labour
	Green	Harry Thornton
	Reform UK
	Reform UK
	TUSC
	TUSC
	Independent	Stephen Garner
	Independent
Registered electors
			Swing
			Swing

Mansfield West

Mansfield West (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes


	Conservative	Carl Husted
	Conservative	John Roughton
	Labour	Paul Henshaw
	Labour	Sue Swinscoe
	Green	Philip Shields
	Reform UK	Barry Answer
	Reform UK	Brian Wheatcroft
	TUSC	Adam Brailsford
	TUSC	Lydia Smith
	Independent	Kier Barsby
	Independent	June Stendall
Registered electors
			Swing
			Swing

Warsop

Warsop (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes

	Conservative	Sam Collins
	Labour
	Green	Tony Fawcett
	Reform UK
	TUSC
	Independent
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	gain from		Swing

Newark & Sherwood District