Nottinghamshire County Council
| Nottinghamshire County Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
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Chief Executive
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Anthony May
Since April 2015 |
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Leader
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Alan Rhodes, Labour
Since May 2015 |
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Chairman
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Yvonne Woodhead, Labour
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| Structure | |
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32 / 67
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21 / 67
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5 / 67
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8 / 67
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
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Last election
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2 May 2013 |
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Next election
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May 2017 |
| Website | |
| www |
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Nottinghamshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire in England. It consists of 67 county councillors, elected from 54 electoral divisions every four years. The most recent election was held in 2013.
The county council does not have jurisdiction over Nottingham, which is a unitary authority governed by Nottingham City Council.
The council is responsible for public services such as education, transport, planning, social care, libraries, trading standards and waste management.
The council was established in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888, covering the administrative county which excluded the county borough of Nottingham. The first elections to the county council were held on 15 January 1889, with 51 councillors being elected. The first meeting of the council took place on 1 April 1889 and 17 alderman were elected by the elected councillors to serve on the council.
The Local Government Act 1894 created urban and rural districts with elected councils in England and Wales, forming a section tier of local government below county councils. In Nottinghamshire, The act created ten rural districts, ten urban districts and reconstituted three municipal boroughs. This system of local government continued until 1974.
The county council was reconstituted as a non-metropolitan county by the Local Government Act 1972 and the first elections were held in 1973. All urban districts, rural districts and municipal boroughs within the county were abolished and replaced with non-metropolitan districts. Whilst previously the City of Nottingham was an independent county borough and therefore not included within the administrative county of Nottinghamshire or involved in the election of county councillors, the new non-metropolitan county included Nottingham for the first time as a non-metropolitan district.
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