Ashfield postal voters impacted by printing error
Replacement postal vote packs are being hand delivered to a small number of voters in the Ashfield district.
Politics
Mayor and Crime Commissioner elections: ID deadline approaches
Wednesday 24 April deadline to apply for free voter ID for Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner and East Midlands Mayor elections
Candidates
This page lists the candidates standing at forthcoming elections in the Ashfield District
Teenage politician defiant over UK Youth Parliament “transphobia” investigation
Ashfield’s member of the UK Youth Parliament has said he would resign his seat rather than be silenced after the parliament’s steering group launched an…
New local government structure as Ashfield District Council celebrates golden jubilee
As Ashfield District Council celebrates its 50th birthday this month, changes are underway to the structure of local government in the region with the creation of a new East Midlands Combined Authority.
Six candidates for Mayor and three for Police and Crime Commissioner
The official list of candidates for elections for a new Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner and the first ever executive East Midlands Mayor have been announced.
Sherwood MP Mark Spencer made a Knight Bachelor in surprise Honours list
The MP for Sherwood, whose constituency includes four electoral wards in the Ashfield district of Hucknall, has been made a Knight Bachelor.
Three prison staff disciplined after wrongly releasing prisoner who then killed pensioner
Three members of staff at HMP Ranby have been disciplined over the early release of prolific criminal Gavin Collins.
Elections for regional mayor and police and crime commissioner to be held on 2 May
Residents in Ashfield will vote in two regional elections this spring for Nottinghamshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner and the new East Midlands Mayor.
Ashfield MP Lee Anderson defects to Reform UK
Ashfield was the centre of the nation’s political news last week as the district’s MP, Lee Anderson, defected to Reform UK.