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The leader of Nottingham City Council said Labour's results in the local elections showed the party has the backing of residents.

Out of 55 seats a total of 51 Labour councillors have been elected, and for the first time there are no Conservative representatives winning seats.

David Mellen said the results showed people in the city "have put their confidence in Nottingham Labour, despite the challenges that we've had over the last couple of years".

He added the absence of any Tories meant voters "rejected the government completely", adding the country "desperately needs a general election".

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Quote Message: The people of Nottingham have made their choice, and they've made the choice that they trust Labour. from David Mellen Leader, Nottingham City Council

The people of Nottingham have made their choice, and they've made the choice that they trust Labour.

Labour has won overall control of Mansfield District Council, passing the threshold of 19 seats.

The party now has 20 seats with just nine results left to declare.

Mansfield Mayor Andy Abrahams, who will now potentially lead the district council, said: "The whole Labour team have worked hard and you can tell it's team work.

"We've helped each other. That's how we've built this majority and they built it by getting out in the community, speaking to and listening to their concerns, and now that's our job to translate that into action."

The Labour party has again maintained a majority in Nottingham City Council.

Though the count is still ongoing they have already secured 36 seats, with three won by the Nottingham Independents and one going to Andrew Rule, the former Conservative group leader now standing as an independent candidate.

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Though Labour has taken back control of Mansfield District Council, the Conservatives have also improved on their performance from the last election.

Liz Langrick won in the Kings Walk ward, the first time she’s stood for office.

She said it was "a fantastic result" to have secured a seat, and with the Tories already boasting one more councillor than before she said they can "hopefully have some influence".

The Conservative party has lost Newark & Sherwood District Council to no overall control.

The Tories previously held a majority of 29 seats on the authority but now have 14. Labour has won 11, Independents also have 11 and the Liberal Democrats have three seats.

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So far it all appears to be going Labour’s way.

They now have 12 seats in Mansfield, with two for the Conservatives, two for the Mansfield Independents and one for another Independent candidate.

The majority number required is 19 but we are barely half way through the results and anything could still happen.

Last time around, no one party took overall control.

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We’re now onto the count for the district council in Mansfield.

One interesting thing is seeing just how many people turned out to vote in different areas.

For example, in the Central Ward it’s just 19.6%, but in Berry Hill it’s 41.3%. Persuading voters to the polling stations is always a challenge in local elections – and the relatively low figures in some places reflect that.

The Conservative councillor and deputy leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, Bruce Laughton, has lost his Farnsfield seat on Newark and Sherwood District Council.

It was won by Labour councillor Maurice Shakeshaft with 51% of the votes.

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The blow to the Tories comes just after the Conservative leader of Newark and Sherwood District Council, David Lloyd, lost his seat.

Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats have won their first seat with Keith Melton taking a former Conservative seat in Trent ward.

Independents have also taken two seats from Conservative councillors in Balderton South.

Conservative Andre Camilleri, who finished in second place in the Mansfield mayoral election, said: "I'm a little disappointed - obviously I wanted to win but I'm very pleased we came second because we've gone from fourth place [in 2019] to second, which is an achievement."

Mr Camilleri said he hoped the Conservatives would "pick up a few council candidates this afternoon but the national picture is really bad for us".

He added: "Hopefully, we can buck the trend and then we'll keep to our promises.

"Labour promise so much but deliver so little and we want to make sure they deliver more."

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The Conservative leader of Newark & Sherwood District Council David Lloyd has lost his seat.

Of the six candidates in the Beacon ward, Mr Lloyd came fifth, with 694 votes.

The bottom three were all Conservatives, with the three elected candidates coming from independent groups.

He said: "I'm disappointed because I love the job that I've done.

“I love the town and representing it and the very many things we've done.

“I am proud of what we've achieved over the last five to seven years.”

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