Ashfield

  • Council Control: Ash Ind
  • Conservatives 1
  • Labour 1
  • Liberal Democrats 0
  • Green 0
  • Other 33

Ashfield Independents 32, Reform UK 1. Mining area including some D.H. Lawrence country, north of Nottingham; includes Lord Byron's ancestral home. Trying to attract new technology employers; the council shares some services with Mansfield.

Dawn Justice (Underwood) moved from Conservative to Reform UK in November 2024. The leader and deputy leader have both been charged with criminal offences but are not suspended.

Next local elections
2027

Election cycle
Full

Local authority type
District

Address
Urban Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield NG17 8DA

Phone
01623 450000

Website
http://www.ashfield-dc.gov.uk/

Council Tax (Band D)
£2399.81

Upper tier authority
Nottinghamshire