Nottingham City Council
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Nottingham City Council
| Nottingham City Council | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | Metropolitan district council of Nottingham |
| Leadership | |
| Leader | Jon Collins, Labour Party |
| Lord Mayor | Michael Wildgust, Labour Party |
| Members | 55 |
| Elections | |
| Voting system | First past the post |
| Last election | 5 May 2011 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Nottingham Council House (for Full Council meetings), but its main headquarters are at Loxley House | |
| Website | |
| http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk | |
Nottingham City Council is the metropolitan district council for the unitary authority of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire. It consists of 55 councillors, representing a total of 20 wards, elected every four years. It is led by Jon Collins, of the majority Labour Party. The deputy leader of the council is Cllr Graham Chapman.[1] The last elections were held on Thursday 5 May 2011.
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Criticism
A recent decision by Nottingham City Council was to bring in parking permits for students, costing £70 annually per permit, while all other households receive up to three permits for free[2]. Despite campaigning from the University of Nottingham Students' Union against these charges [3], the council proceeded with their introduction, arguing that "Placing a charge on a student permit might encourage a student to think more carefully about if it is entirely necessary to have a car in Nottingham." [4]
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.
Wards
| Ward | Councillors |
|---|---|
| Arboretum | 2 |
| Aspley | 3 |
| Basford | 3 |
| Berridge | 3 |
| Bestwood | 3 |
| Bilborough | 3 |
| Bridge | 2 |
| Bulwell | 3 |
| Bulwell Forest | 3 |
| Clifton North | 3 |
| Clifton South | 3 |
| Dales | 3 |
| Dunkirk and Lenton | 2 |
| Leen Valley | 2 |
| Mapperley | 3 |
| Radford and Park | 3 |
| Sherwood | 3 |
| St Anns | 3 |
| Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey | 2 |
| Wollaton West | 3 |
References
- ^ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}". http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2099. - ^ "Permit details on council website". http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=2765#Types%20of%20Permits.
- ^ "Campaign on student union website". http://www.su.nottingham.ac.uk/news/article/6001/2970/.
- ^ "Nottingham students say parking permit system is 'unfair'". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-17729908.
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