Two-thirds of Broxtowe’s councillors at Nottinghamshire County Council are now Reform UK – one division saw both its seats taken by Reform.
The results of Nottinghamshire County Council’s 2025 election were revealed today (May 2), marking a dramatic twist for the previously Conservative-led county authority.
Reform UK will now control the council with a 40 members. The Conservatives now form the main opposition with 17 seats.
Prior to this election, Broxtowe at the County Council was represented by three Conservatives, four Independents, one Labour councillor and one Reform.
The area has seen some political shift since January, when 18 Labour councillors at Broxtowe Borough Council defected to form the new independent Broxtowe Alliance group – the group had candidates running for six of the nine County Council seats.
Broxtowe now has six Reform UK councillors, one Labour councillor, one Broxtowe Independent councillor and one Broxtowe Alliance councillor at county level.
Beeston Central & Rylands division – Broxtowe Alliance GAIN
Kate Foale, Leader of the Labour Group at the County Council, lost her seat, with 1,008 votes compared to Broxtowe Alliance’s Teresa Ann Cullen’s 1,035 votes.
Eastwood division – Reform UK GAIN
Reform’s James Donovan Adrian Walker-Gurley took the Eastwood seat with 1,326 votes. The Broxtowe Alliance candidate followed with 898 votes.
Bramcote and Beeston North division – Independent GAIN
Councillor Steve Carr was previously elected to this seat as a Lib Dem.
He stood down from the party in July 2024 and has now been re-elected but as a Broxtowe Independent with 2,104 votes.
Cllr Carr said he is “absolutely over the moon” but had concerns.
He said: “It looks as though the council is going to be run by a party that’s never run a council before. That is a big concern for me.”
Greasley and Brinsley division – Reform UK GAIN
This seat was previously held by Independent councillor Elizabeth Williamson who decided not to rerun.
Reform’s Glyn Pepper took the seat with 1,679 votes – the Conservative candidate was runner-up with 690 votes.
Nuthall and Kimberley division – Reform UK GAIN
Conservative councillor Philip Owen had held this seat for 20 years but today was defeated by Reform’s James Rawson, with 1,253 votes compared to 1,086.
He said: “I’m upset about but I’m afraid that’s politics and you have to live with that. It’s democracy in process and the people have had their say.”
Stapleford and Broxtowe Central division – Both Reform UK GAIN (two seats)
Councillor John Doddy has been elected as one of Reform’s candidates with 2,372 votes. Cllr Doddy defected to Reform in January after sitting as an Independent.
Jan Goold was the division’s second Reform candidate to be elected with 2,059 votes.
Cllr Doddy called the win a “landslide”.
He said: “This is a seismic shift in politics, I’ve never seen anything like it.
“The most hopeless place to be as a politician is in the opposition. Nobody listens to you. I’m looking forward to the opportunity of looking after and running County Hall for the people of Nottinghamshire.”
Toton, Chilwell and Attenborough division – Labour and Reform UK GAIN
This division was previously Conservative-held in two seats. Labour’s Helen Faccio took one, with 1,684 votes, and Reform’s Richard Gordon Lowe taking the other with 1,807 votes.
Conservative Richard Jackson lost his seat after serving as a County Councillor since 2002.
Mr Jackson said: “There’s been a big national swing. We saw that overnight. I came here thinking this might have been on the cards- 23 years on and time to move on and do something different.”
