Ashfield

  • Council Control: Ash Ind
  • Conservatives 1
  • Labour 0
  • Liberal Democrats 0
  • Green 0
  • Reform UK 3
  • Other 31

Ashfield Independents 31. 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.

Cathy Mason (Carsic) moved from Labour to Reform UK in February 2025. Andy Gascoyne (Selston) moved from Ashfield Independents to Reform UK in January 2025. 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)
£2506.63

Upper tier authority
Nottinghamshire