The 2017 Nottinghamshire County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom.^[1] The whole council of 66 councillors was elected for a four-year term spanning 56 electoral divisions, a minority of which return two councillors. The voting system used is first-past-the-post.

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2017 Nottinghamshire County Council election

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All 66 seats to Nottinghamshire County Council 34 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Kay Cutts Alan Rhodes Jason Zadrozny Party Conservative Labour Ashfield Independents Last election 21 34 Seats before 21 34 0 Seats won 31 23 5 Seat change 10 11 5 Popular vote 105,636 95,737 10,554 Percentage 38.1% 34.5% 3.8% Swing 12.3% 1.9% 3.8
Map showing the results of the 2017 Nottinghamshire County Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election No overall control

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The result was no overall party group of candidates formed a majority. Before the election the council, had a one-councillor Labour Party majority — after the election the Labour Party formed the second-largest party group, with the Conservative party being the largest party. The Conservatives formed a coalition with the Mansfield Independent Forum which took control of the council, with the Conservative leader, Kay Cutts, being appointed leader of the council at the council's annual meeting following the election.^[2]

A review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England led to altered boundaries for this election.^[3][4]