Nottingham City Council leader David Mellen says Labour's huge majority after this year's local elections is 'pleasing' given the 'various issues' at the authority in recent years. Labour emerged triumphant after votes were counted on Friday (May 5) for the Nottingham City Council election.
It was part of local elections taking place across the country, which saw Labour make significant gains and the Conservatives suffer heavy losses. In Nottingham, the Conservatives in fact ended up with no councillors at all for the first time in history.
Labour now has 51 of the 55 seats available on Nottingham City Council, meaning just four councillors provide an opposition at the authority. Following Labour's victory, the Nottingham party immediately held a meeting to determine who would hold key roles.
