Labour's Claire Ward defeated the Conservative's Ben Bradley by a huge margin
Ben Bradley was undoubtedly one of the key figures spearheading the creation of the East Midlands Mayor role, having been accused by his opponents of simply creating himself another job. That accusation rested on the now flawed assumption that the mayoral election would be a shoo-in for Mr Bradley, primarily given his local profile.
It is not just that Labour secured an absolutely romping victory in this election, it is how they did it. Outside the city boundary, Nottinghamshire has its solid Conservative areas like Newark and Rushcliffe.The county is also home to several constituencies that formed part of the apparent 'Blue Wall' formed after Boris Johnson's general election victory in 2019, chief among them being the North Notts trio of Ashfield, Bassetlaw and Mansfield.
Labour secured a victory in Ashfield by some margin and despite the defection of Lee Anderson to Reform, that party ended up finishing in fourth place behind the independent candidate Matt Relf. In fact, the Conservatives were only ahead in just one Nottinghamshire constituency - Newark. Make no mistake, this was the first major test for Labour in Nottinghamshire on whether Keir Starmer has done enough since 2019 to attract the county's voters back to the party. The indications for him and his prospective MPs from this vote are incredibly positive.
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