Newark and Sherwood

  • Council Control: Min Lab/Green
  • Conservatives 12
  • Labour 10
  • Liberal Democrats 3
  • Green 1
  • Other 11
  • Vacant 2

Independents for Newark and District 6, Independent 3, Newark and Sherwood District Independents 2. A large district of central Nottinghamshire; Newark is a market town, and Southwell is the seat of a Bishop. The western part includes some mining areas.

There are byelections on 6 November in Balderton North and Coddington (held by a Green Party councillor elected as an Independent) and Castle (held by an Independent). Linda Dales (Collingham) returned to the Conservatives in May 2025.

Next local elections
2027

Election cycle
Full

Local authority type
District

Address
Castle House, Great North Road, Newark NG24 1BY

Phone
01636 650000

Website
http://www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/

Council Tax (Band D)
£2582.22

Upper tier authority
Nottinghamshire