Jason Zadrozny has resigned as an Ashfield councillor.

A council spokesperson said: “We can confirm Jason Zadrozny has formally resigned as district councillor for the Larwood Ward.

“In accordance with electoral legislation, no by-election will be held before the scheduled local elections on 6 May 2027.

“The councillor position will therefore remain vacant until the elections take place.

Jason Zadrozny has resigned as an Ashfield councillor. Photo: Submitted

placeholder image — Jason Zadrozny has resigned as an Ashfield councillor. Photo: Submitted

Mr Zadrozny said: “I want to offer my heartfelt thanks, apologies, and very best wishes to every officer and member with whom I have worked over these past nineteen-and-a-half years.”

Zadrozny was found guilty last month of fraud and tax evasion at Northampton Crown Court and immediately stepped down as leader of the council and of the Ashfield Independents.

However, he remained as the council member for Larwood and was then controversially appointed to the council’s planning committee.

This led to calls for in Parliament from Ashfield MP Lee Anderson (Ref) for the Government to send in commissioners to investigate the council and Hucknall MP Michelle Welsh (Lab) calling for a police investigation into the council’s affair.

Several members of the Ashfield Indepdendents also quit the party with 10 forming a new party, the District Alliance, which is now the official opposition at the council while the Ashfield Independents, now led by Coun Samanthan Deakin, remain in control but with a majority of just one.