2017 Nottinghamshire County Council election
The 2017 Nottinghamshire County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. The whole council of 66 councillors was elected for a four-year term spanning 56 electoral divisions, a minority of which return two councillors. The voting system used is first-past-the-post. The result was no overall party group of candidates formed a majority. Before the election the council, had a one-councillor Labour Party majority — after the election the Labour Party formed the second-largest party group, behind Conservative councillors  who will require the support of three other councillors during the administration to pass major changes. A review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England led to altered boundaries for this election. Results by electoral division. Ashfield District. "(10 seats, 10 electoral divisions") Bassetlaw District. "(9 seats, 9 electoral divisions") Broxtowe Borough. "(9 seats, 7 electoral divisions") Gedling Borough. "(9 seats, 6 electoral divisions") Mansfield District. "(9 seats, 5 electoral divisions") Newark & Sherwood District. "(10 seats, 10 electoral divisions") Rushcliffe Borough. "(10 seats, 9 electoral divisions")