The end of Hassan Ahmed's time as a Nottingham councillor brings to a close one of the city's most extraordinary political careers. As a pivotal figure under part of Jon Collins' administration, Hassan Ahmed has long been seen as a highly influential figure in city politics.
His career on the authority began when he was elected to represent the St Ann's ward on Nottingham City Council in 1987. Such has been Mr Ahmed's political longevity that the situation on Nottingham City Council when he first entered was one which now seems very distant - it was led by the Conservative Party.
But it is not the longevity of Hassan Ahmed's career that makes it extraordinary. Rather, it is that each of his three terms of service on the city council have preceded allegations of one form or another.
