Nottingham City Council - Political Control

Political Control

Year Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
2011 50 0 5
2007 42† 6 7
2003 36 11‡ 8
2000 40 4 1

† Cllr Mick Newton left the Labour Party and became an independent councillor in March 2011, leaving Labour with 41 councillors.

‡ In 2003, 6 weeks after the election 5 Lib Dems split from their party to form a group of Independents.

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