Two town councillors have resigned after the filming of council meetings "impacted on their lives".
Caroline Bartliff and Mark Elvin have stepped down from their roles on Stapleford Town Council.
It comes six months after Mr Elvin stopped attending meetings since members of Stapleford Community Group began filming the proceedings.
One councillor attending a full meeting of the town council on Friday night said it was "a huge shame" they felt they had to go due to new rulings over filming public meetings.
Town clerk Margaret Downie confirmed the resignations to the meeting and read out a letter from Ms Bartliff, who represented Labour after being co-opted onto the council in 2013.
It said: "It is with regret that I resign from the town council. I have made my feelings clear at the meeting we held about why I don't want to be filmed."
It adds: "Local politics of our area determines the decisions people made and I have no option but to resign.
"Thanks for all your support and understanding."
There will be no by-election or co-opting of new members onto the town council as it is too close to the General Election date.
Ms Downie told the meeting: "This is just highlighting the impact this is having on people's and individuals and professionals. We feel it's had an impact on council life."
Town council leader Jacky Williams said: "I do understand her reasons."
She paid tribute to Ms Bartliff, saying she was a "breath of fresh air on the council".
"It's a great shame we are going to lose someone of her calibre," added Ms Williams.
But Councillor Stan Heptinstall, who is also a borough and county councillor, said: "I know Mark has gone for the same reason. The reason being because of the impact on their lives - they don't want to be filmed regularly in meetings."
Mr Heptinstall added: "I think it's really, really sad that they feel they have to go because of this new ruling that allows this council to be filmed when in meetings, goodness knows why people feel it's necessary to spend all this damn film, as it were, recording these meetings.
"I don't know why people feel it's necessary to do this.
"But just look at the impact it's having when people simply feel the can no longer serve their town by being here.
"It's just a huge, huge shame and I would like the council to write to both of them to offer them our sincere thanks for what they have done for us while they have been councillors and I hope that gets unanimous support."
Ms Williams confirmed to The Post that Mr Elvin and Ms Bartliff had resigned due to the filming of meetings.
She said: "Ms Bartliff holds a professional role in her normal day-to-day life.
"She felt it was entirely inappropriate. I'm aware the same applies for Mark Elvin."
She added: "Both of them hold professional jobs and they made it clear they weren't comfortable with filming."
Fellow Stapleford town councillor Richard MacRae is a member of Stapleford Community Group which films the meetings.
He said: "At the end of the day, the reason we film the meetings is because it's the law.
"There's lots of people locally that's interested. They can watch it in the comfort of their own home at a time to suit them because they might be unable to get to council meetings.
"People do want to see what their councillors are doing."
He said the two former councillors should have resigned sooner so someone else could have stepped into the roles.
Also at the meeting, councillors voted unanimously for no increase on Stapleford council tax.
Ms Bartliff and Mr Elvin were unavailable for comment.
