Ben Bradley says he will be carrying on as leader of Nottinghamshire County Council after losing last week’s East Midlands Mayoral election. Claire Ward claimed the race for Labour when Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire elected the first ever Combined County Authority leader on Thursday. The former MP for Watford won by around 50,000 votes and took just over 40 per cent of the overall vote, with the Conservative candidate Ben Bradley in second place with 29 per cent. Ms Ward won in several districts which have voted for Conservative MPs in recent elections – including Mr Bradley’s own constituenc…
