LABOUR took control of Notts County Council as they made the 18 gains they needed.
The result leaves them with a majority of one on the council, with the Conservatives losing 14 seats and the Liberal Democrats losing one.
Labour made gains in Hucknall, Mansfield and Retford to set them on the course to victory. See our interactive map below:
The Labour vote share was up 11.8 per cent compared with 2009, but the biggest increase was in UKIP who saw its share go up by nearly 15 per cent. The Tories lost 12.7 of their vote and the Liberal Democrats lost 9.2 per cent.![]()
But UKIP, despite getting more than 50,000 votes across the county, didn't manage to get a seat. Here we break down how many votes each party got per seat it has on the council. The three main parties all needed between 2,900 and 3,400 votes per seat, with the Mansfield Independent Forum needing nearly 4,800.![]()
Labour were riding high back in 2005, but lost the council to the Tories in 2009 - here we can see the Labour vote dropping significantly in 2009 but picking up this time round. Also, the Conservative vote dropped sharply this year, leading to their loses.![]()
So, after the Labour gains and Conservative loses, how do the parties stack up on the council now?![]()
