Borough of Gedling

Gedling is a local government district with borough status in Nottinghamshire, England. The council is based in Arnold. The borough also includes Carlton along with villages and rural areas to the north-east of Nottingham. The main built-up part of the borough around Arnold and Carlton forms part of the Nottingham Urban Area.

The neighbouring districts are Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, Rushcliffe and Nottingham.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. The new district covered the whole area of two former districts and part of a third, which were all abolished at the same time:

The new district was named after the old village of Gedling. The civil parish of Gedling had been abolished in 1935 and absorbed into the Carlton Urban District.

The new Gedling district was granted borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.

Gedling Borough Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Nottinghamshire County Council. Parts of the borough are also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.

The council has been under Labour majority control since 2011.

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements took effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: