Nottingham's current Lord Mayor and Sheriff are among 19 Labour councillors who will not be standing again at the next local elections. Councillor David Mellen, the leader of the Labour-led Nottingham City Council, paid tribute to the councillors who would not be standing for re-election on May 4.
Current Lord Mayor, Councillor Wendy Smith, and the current Sheriff of Nottingham, Councillor Nicola Heaton, will both be standing down after the end of their current terms in May. Councillor Mellen said that taken together, the 19 councillors who are standing down have a combined service to the council of 243 years.
David Trimble, a former Lord Mayor and deputy leader of Nottingham City Council, is one of the longest-serving councillors who will be standing down in May. Other long-serving councillors not seeking re-election are Councillor Eunice Campbell-Clark and Councillor Dave Liversidge.
