Gedling councillor Sam Smith will replace Ben Bradley as Nottinghamshire County Council‘s leader after a vote by his party this morning (25).
The 27-year-old, who also represents Newark East on Nottinghamshire County Council, was chosen by the Conservative group at the county council to be their new leader. Councillor Richard Jackson and Councillor Neil Clarke were the other two contenders seen off by Smith.
The Trent Valley councillor is now expected to be confirmed as Nottinghamshire County Council’s new Leader at its Full Council meeting on Thursday, December 5.
Speaking after his election win today Cllr Sam Smith said: “I thank Cllr 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 Cllr 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 £60million 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.”
