Following the news that Councillor Ben Bradley will step down as Leader, this morning the Conservative councillors at Nottinghamshire County Council have elected Newark East’s Councillor Sam Smith as their new Group Leader.
Councillor Smith is expected to be confirmed as Nottinghamshire County Council’s new Leader at its Full Council meeting on Thursday, 5th December.
Speaking after his election as Conservative Group Leader, Councillor Sam Smith said: “I thank Councillor Bradley for his leadership of our Group and this Council over the past three and a half years. Nottinghamshire is a far better place thanks to the leadership of Councillor Bradley and this Conservative administration at County Hall, and that is something I look forward to building on in the coming weeks and months.
“During the 2017 and 2021 Conservative administrations at this Council, I am proud that Nottinghamshire County Council’s Conservative councillors have kept Council Tax as low as possible, delivered good social care, protected and expanded bus services, retained a brilliant youth service, and never shut a library. We’re also investing more than £60 million into repairing our roads, £50 million into new schools, and have a capital programme of over £100 million.
“This is in stark contrast to bankrupt Labour-run Nottingham City Council. Here at County Hall, this Conservative administration will keep delivering on the priorities of Nottinghamshire’s residents, and I am honoured to have been elected as the next Conservative Leader. Working alongside fantastic colleagues, I will do all I can to continue to make Nottinghamshire a better place to live, work, and visit.”
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