Reform takes overall control
Jason Zadrozny has lost his Ashfield seat to Reform UK, with candidate Alan Bite beating him by more than 600 votes
Conservative cabinet member loses seat to Reform
Tories hold Newstead by single vote
Nottinghamshire County Council has 66 seats in total, so the number to form a majority is 34
A by-election for the Mansfield North division has been delayed and is set to take place in June
The counts have completed, the results declared, and the rooms at County Hall emptied once more.
After a dramatic day with the balance of power tilting away from the established parties towards Reform UK, our coverage is ending.
Isaac Ashe
BBC News, Nottingham
Reform has the overall majority, having been elected in 40 seats across Nottinghamshire.
The Conservatives form the largest opposition group, with 17 councillors.
Labour collected enough votes in four areas, while three other parties - the Ashfield Independents, the Broxtowe Alliance and the Broxtowe Independent Group - are represented by a sole councillor.
There remain two seats still to be decided, which will take place in a by-election in June.
Pete Saull
Political correspondent, BBC East Midlands
A turquoise tide has swept across the East Midlands.
Local politicians of all parties expected Reform to do well, but few thought the results would be this emphatic.
Nigel Farage’s party now has big working majorities in both Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire – and is also comfortably the largest party in Leicestershire.
I’m at County Hall in Notts, where at times it’s felt like a wake – because only Conservative councillors have made it in to the central results hub.
Reform has had a sensational day, but as one local Tory put it to me, “Nigel Farage can’t lead all of these councils from London.”
The party still doesn’t have local group leaders and it’s unclear what the process will be, in the coming days, to elect new council leaders.
In Leicestershire a deal may have to be struck with the Conservatives to get things done.
Remember these new administrations inherit the same problems; increasing demand for social care and special educational needs provision, and then there’s fixing the potholes.
Other parties point out that few of those elected today have any experience as councillors.
At future elections, just like the Conservatives and Labour, Reform UK will have a record in office to defend.
Isaac Ashe
BBC News, Nottingham
Before today, Reform had only ever been represented by one councillor in Nottinghamshire.
Now Dr John Doddy, a former Conservative who switched allegiances in January this year, is part of the ruling party at County Hall.
He's told the BBC that he "had to see it with his own eyes" the support he was getting on the campaign trail. He said: "I think the results are quite staggering. I had to pinch myself a lot at the time when I was out campaigning."
Dr Doddy said despite any perceived inexperience, Reform was ready to take the reins of a council.
He said: "We recognise the things we've got to do, we're just going to do them differently.
"We're looking at how to use the taxpayers' money better and that's what people say to me - they don't understand where all the money is going and their services are going down and the money they're paying is going up and they can't put that together .
"That's where the common sense come in."
Tom Oakley
BBC News, Nottingham
Reform takes the two final seats in Arnold North. Preceding councillors Michael Payne and Pauline Allen - both Labour - were elected in 2021.
Here are your final set of results:
Tom Oakley
BBC News, Nottingham
Two wins for Reform in Carlton West - a ward which previously was held by Labour Party members.
Here are the results:
Dan Hunt
BBC News, Nottingham
Reform UK has gained two seats from the Conservatives in Mansfield East, with the party receiving over 7000 votes in the ward.
Dan Hunt
BBC News, Nottingham
Reform UK has gained both seats in Mansfield West from Labour and the Conservatives respectively, receiving over 56% of the vote share in the process.
Hugh Casswell
Political reporter, BBC Nottingham
A reminder that we have not received the full set of results for Nottinghamshire today.
The election for the Mansfield North division has been delayed after the death of candidate Karen Seymour.
A by-election for the division’s two seats is set to be held on 12 June, with the outcome revealed the following day.
Image source, SuppliedTom Oakley
BBC News, Nottingham
Reform win two further seats in Stapleford and Broxtowe Central. John Doddy was expelled from the Conservatives in 2024 and then joined Reform, making him the only incumbent Reform councillor on the council.
Former councillor Maggie McGrath quit Labour in early 2025 as part of mass defections, she stood for Broxtowe Alliance and lost her seat.
Tom Oakley
BBC News, Nottingham
Tom Oakley
BBC News, Nottingham
Two more wins in Mansfield South for Reform. The seats were previously held by Tory Andre Camilleri and independent Steve Garner.
Here are the results:
Tom Oakley
BBC News, Nottingham
Reform and Labour win in Toton, Chilwell and Attenborough. This was the moment Reform reached the magic 34 seats for a majority.
Labour won despite its vote share going down by 18.5%. The Tories previously held both wards.
Dan Hunt
BBC News, Nottingham
The cabinet member for communities and public health, Scott Carlton, has lost the Sherwood Forest seat to Reform UK's James Gamble.
Dan Hunt
BBC News, Nottingham
The Conservative party has held the Carlton East seat beating competition from the Green Party.
Tom Oakley
BBC News, Nottingham
Reform win in Calverton, taking the seat from Conservative, Boyd Bryan Elliott, who finishes in third spot behind independent candidate Andy Meads.
Tom Oakley
BBC News, Nottingham
The Tory deputy leader keeps his seat in Muskham and Farnsfield, with Reform coming just behind in second.
Here are the results:
Isaac Ashe
BBC News, Nottingham
Reform has seen a clean sweep of wins - seven seats for what the area's Reform MP Lee Anderson is calling "The Magnificent Seven".
Taking to social media he said: "I could not be prouder of our new councillors, our volunteers and all our supporters.
"The capital of common sense has spoken."
Image source, Lee Anderson/XTom Oakley
BBC News, Nottingham
Reform win in Sutton North, where the ward was previously held by the Ashfield Independents. Here are the results:
Dan Hunt
BBC News, Nottingham
The Tories and Reform UK have won one seat each in Leake and Ruddington. Previously the Conservatives held both seats in the ward.