Get the latest Nottinghamshire politics news straight to your phone on WhatsApp

There is no doubt about it - no matter what your political allegiance is - it's going to be an interesting few months ahead. We're just weeks away from the election of the first-ever East Midlands Mayor.

A general election is also expected to be held at some point over the next few months. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt hinted one could be held in October, with the latest date an election could legally take place being January 28, 2025.

Closer to home, the budget troubles at Nottingham City Council have led to commissioners being appointed to oversee decisions at Loxley House. Keeping up to date with all the latest political updates and news can be a little difficult, to say the least.

Click here to join Nottinghamshire Live: Politics and election updates on WhatsApp

Nottinghamshire Live aims to make this easier by launching a new WhatsApp Community. We will be providing updates from the county political arena as well as updates on all the election results as they are announced.

We hope it will give you an easier way of keeping updated. It'll also mean you are first to know about election results - whether that be the East Midlands Mayoral election, the police and crime commissioner election or the general election.

All you need to do is click this link to join the community and you're in. We cannot accept incoming calls on the phone number used for WhatsApp - if you want to get in touch with us email newsdesk@nottinghampost.com.

If you decide for any reason that you no longer want to be in our community, you can leave by clicking on the name at the top of your screen and clicking 'Exit Group'. You can read our Privacy Notice here.