Broxtowe Borough Council election, 2015

Elections to Broxtowe Borough Council were held on 7 May 2015 to elect all 44 members to the Councils 20 electoral wards each electing between 1 and 3 members who will each serve a 4-year term expiring in 2019.

The Conservative party held overall control of the council from its foundation in 1973 until 1995 when the Labour party took control. The 2003 election saw Labour lose overall control of the council.^[1] Since 2003 the council has been under no overall control with Labour and the Liberal Democrats sharing power.

The previous full Council election were in 2011, the result was as follows: Conservatives 18, Labour 16, Liberal Democrats 9. Labour were the controlling party in a coalition with the Liberal Democrats until the 2015 election. The 2015 election saw the Conservative party become the controlling group on the Council when they regained control after 20 years in opposition. Following boundary changes (to the Boroughs ward boundaries) the 2015 Election still saw 44 Councillors elected but this time to 20 electoral wards.

Overall Election result

A total of 44 councillors were elected from 20 Wards. The Council became a majority controlled Council for the first time since 2003, the Conservative party became the controlling party with Labour being reduced to the opposition and the Liberal Democrats remaining the third party with an independent elected also.

References

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See also: United Kingdom general election, 2015

Council elections in Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017
Ashfield District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Bassetlaw District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015
Broxtowe Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Gedling Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Mansfield District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Newark and Sherwood District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Nottingham City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
Rushcliffe Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
See also: Wards Boundary changes