Politics
See also: Nottinghamshire Local ElectionsNottinghamshire is represented by eleven members of parliament, of which seven are members of the Labour Party, and four are Conservatives. Kenneth Clarke of Rushcliffe is a former Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer and the present Lord High Chancellor.
Following the 2009 election, the County Council is Conservative controlled, a gain from Labour. There are 67 councillors, 43 of which are Conservative, Mansfield Independents, UKIP and other various Independents grouped, 15 are Labour and 9 are Liberal Democrat. Local government is devolved to seven local borough and district councils, Bassetlaw, Gedling, Newark and Sherwood and Rushcliffe are Conservative controlled while Mansfield is controlled by the local Independent forum. Ashfield and Broxtowe have no overall control but are led by the Labour and the Liberal Democrat groups respectively. In 2007, Nottinghamshire County Council won an Ashden Award for their work converting coal-fired boilers in schools to burn wood pellets.
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