[7] In 1974 Nottingham became a non-metropolitan district under the Local Government Act 1972, becoming a lower tier authority with Nottinghamshire County Council providing county-level services in the city for the first time.

This therefore had the effect of restoring the city council to the powers it had held when Nottingham was a county borough prior to 1974.

[13] On 29 November 2023, the council declared itself effectively bankrupt, with a £23m overspend forecast for the 2023-24 financial year.

[14] This has been speculated to be mainly due to the Robin Hood Energy initiative, which was setup by the council in 2015 and was closed in 2020.

The combined authority is chaired by the directly elected Mayor of the East Midlands and oversees the delivery of certain strategic functions across the area.

Political control of the council since the 1974 reforms took effect has been as follows:[19] Non-metropolitan district Unitary authority The role of Lord Mayor of Nottingham is largely ceremonial.

The leaders since 1983 have been:[20] Following the 2023 election, a councillor resigning the Labour whip over the war in Gaza in October 2023, and another councillor having the Labour whip suspended for voting against the budget in March 2024, the composition of the council was:[24][25][26] The next election is due in 2027.