Serving MP set to become county council leader
Serving Mansfield MP Ben Bradley (Con) is set to become the new leader of Nottinghamshire CC, creating a virtually unprecedented situation.
Cllr Bradley, who was elected as a Mansfield North councillor last week, was today confirmed by Conservative councillors as their nomination for the new leader after they took control of the council this weekend. The move awaits confirmation by the full council.
The Conservative party picked up 37 of the council's 66 available seats, having previously ruled in coalition with the Mansfield Independents.
Cllr Bradley has been a county councillor for the last four years and told Chad news site that tying the two jobs together “is the best way to get things done”.