The 2023 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 4 May, 2023, to elect all 48 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England.[1] The election was held on the same day as other local elections in England as part of the 2023 United Kingdom local elections.
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The Labour Party retained control of the council with an increased majority, gaining one seat from the Liberal Democrats and one seat from an Independent. The Conservatives gained three seats, one from Labour and two from Independents.[2]
Background
editBassetlaw is a shire district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is predominantly rural, with two towns: Worksop and Retford. The district was formed in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. Local Government in Nottinghamshire is organised on a two-tier basis, with local district councils responsible for local services such as housing, local planning and refuse collection and Nottinghamshire County Council responsible for "wide-area" services, including education, social services and public transport. Bassetlaw District Council has been controlled by Labour for most of its existence, except for a brief period from 2006 to 2011 when it was controlled by the Conservatives.[3]
Bassetlaw is divided into 25 wards for electoral purposes, with each ward electing between one and three councillors. Until 2015, the council was elected by thirds, with district elections being held every year except the year in which elections to Nottinghamshire County Council took place. The council resolved in 2014 to hold all-out elections from 2015 onwards, with all 48 councillors elected in all-out elections every four years.
Result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 38 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 47.1% | 13,587 | +1.7 | ||
Conservative | 8 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 35.5% | 10,235 | +6.6 | ||
Independent | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 9.5% | 2,732 | -3.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4.0% | 1,152 | -0.7 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0% | 1,142 | NEW |
Turnout | ||||
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Registered electors | 87,978 | |||
Votes cast | 27,738 | |||
Turnout | 31.5% (+1.5%) |
Ward results
edit[4][5] (inc) denotes incumbent Councillors seeking re-election.
Beckingham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joan Sanger (inc) | 447 | 59.0 | 14.1 | |
Conservative | April Hayman | 310 | 41.0 | 14.1 | |
Turnout | 760 | 36.9 | 4.2 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Blyth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack Peter Bowker (inc) | 430 | 58.2 | 20.1 | |
Conservative | Donald Clarke | 309 | 41.8 | 7.2 | |
Turnout | 744 | 39.8 | 2.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Carlton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steve Scotthorne (inc)[6] | 807 | 50.1 | 3.6 | |
Labour | Robin Carrington-Wilde (inc)[6] | 759 | 47.1 | 3.3 | |
Labour | David Pidwell (inc)[6] | 738 | 45.8 | 1.4 | |
Conservative | Valerie Bowles | 710 | 44.0 | 9.2 | |
Conservative | Charles Lister | 707 | 43.9 | 14.1 | |
Conservative | Callum Bailey | 706 | 43.8 | 21.5 | |
Turnout | 1,618 | 34.8 | 2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Clayworth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Fraser McFarland | 307 | 51.7 | 7.9 | |
Independent | Ben Sofflet (inc) | 287 | 48.3 | 7.9 | |
Turnout | 599 | 39.3 | 1.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
East Markham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gary Dinsdale | 491 | 66.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Marcin Wasiak | 158 | 21.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Thompson | 95 | 12.8 | N/A | |
Turnout | 749 | 36.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
East Retford East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sue Shaw (inc) | 859 | 44.5 | 1.8 | |
Labour | Daniel Henderson | 795 | 41.2 | 1.4 | |
Conservative | John Manners | 727 | 37.7 | 7.1 | |
Conservative | Michael Hadwen | 719 | 37.3 | 2.3 | |
Labour | Piers Digby | 706 | 36.6 | 1.4 | |
Conservative | Liam Wildish | 639 | 33.1 | 6.3 | |
Green | Rachel Reeves | 295 | 15.3 | NEW | |
Independent | Gerald Bowers | 270 | 14.0 | NEW | |
Independent | Mandy Bromley | 251 | 13.0 | NEW | |
Turnout | 1,932 | 35.0 | 4.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
East Retford North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Graham Oxby (inc) | 934 | 55.1 | 4.7 | |
Labour | David Challinor | 852 | 50.2 | 1.2 | |
Labour | Jonathan Slater | 793 | 46.8 | 2.2 | |
Conservative | Richard Gill | 537 | 31.7 | 0.6 | |
Conservative | Anthony Dexter | 505 | 29.8 | 0.5 | |
Conservative | Perry Offer | 437 | 25.8 | 1.1 | |
Independent | Mark Nicholson | 261 | 15.4 | NEW | |
Liberal Democrats | Jennie Coggles | 173 | 10.2 | 3.6 | |
Independent | Clifford Miller | 170 | 10.0 | NEW | |
Turnout | 1,701 | 33.1 | 2.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
East Retford South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Carolyn Troop (inc) | 634 | 54.3 | 5.7 | |
Labour | David Naylor | 599 | 51.3 | 10.3 | |
Conservative | Daniel Ashford | 381 | 32.6 | 15.2 | |
Conservative | Eva Cernysovaite | 315 | 27.0 | 11.2 | |
Independent | John Hudson | 97 | 8.3 | NEW | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Edley | 91 | 7.8 | NEW | |
Turnout | 1,169 | 30.3 | 0.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
East Retford West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harriet Digby | 477 | 39.7 | 2.0 | |
Labour | Malachi Carroll | 459 | 38.2 | 3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Helen Tamblyn-Saville (inc) | 401 | 33.4 | 2.1 | |
Conservative | James Purle | 316 | 26.3 | 3.7 | |
Conservative | Karen Dexter | 288 | 24.0 | 10.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Phil Ray | 235 | 19.6 | 3.9 | |
Independent | Jon Wade | 78 | 6.5 | NEW | |
Turnout | 1,209 | 31.6 | 3.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Everton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Steve Pashley | 386 | 50.9 | 7.7 | |
Independent | Mark Watson (inc) | 372 | 49.1 | 7.7 | |
Turnout | 765 | 38.1 | 2.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Harworth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lynne Schuller (inc) | 1,058 | 70.8 | 6.4 | |
Labour | June Evans (inc) | 950 | 63.5 | 4.1 | |
Labour | Joe Horrocks | 913 | 61.1 | 4.8 | |
Conservative | Jake Boothroyd | 298 | 19.9 | 6.1 | |
Green | Sarah Whitehead | 269 | 18.0 | NEW | |
Conservative | Alastair Bowman | 259 | 17.3 | 8.0 | |
Conservative | Nancy Wright | 235 | 15.7 | 6.4 | |
Turnout | 1,506 | 22.7 | 2.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Langold
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gillian Freeman (inc) | 313 | 68.6 | 7.7 | |
Conservative | James Palmer | 143 | 31.4 | 7.7 | |
Turnout | 466 | 23.9 | 0.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Misterton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Hazel Brand (inc) | 499 | 86.3 | 4.9 | |
Conservative | Richard Maltby-Azeemi | 79 | 13.7 | 4.9 | |
Turnout | 583 | 29.6 | 0.2 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Rampton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Anthony Coultate (inc) | 381 | 70.6 | 1.4 | |
Labour | Joe Butler | 159 | 29.4 | 1.4 | |
Turnout | 547 | 32.7 | 0.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ranskill
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Bamford | 393 | 56.5 | 27.5 | |
Labour | Andy Jee | 302 | 43.5 | 4.0 | |
Turnout | 704 | 36.5 | 1.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Sturton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Naish (inc) | 524 | 77.6 | 15.2 | |
Conservative | Kirsty Glasby | 151 | 22.4 | 15.2 | |
Turnout | 680 | 36.5 | 3.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Sutton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Darrell Pulk (inc) | 409 | 58.3 | 46.3 | |
Conservative | Tracey Taylor | 292 | 41.7 | 15.3 | |
Turnout | 706 | 42.3 | 4.8 | ||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Tuxford and Trent
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Emma Griffin | 666 | 60.4 | 12.9 | |
Conservative | Lewis Stanniland (inc) | 595 | 53.9 | 10.7 | |
Labour | Ian Warton-Woods | 389 | 35.3 | 13.9 | |
Green | Denise Taylor-Roome | 297 | 26.9 | NEW | |
Turnout | 1,110 | 31.3 | 3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Welbeck
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Adams | 335 | 55.6 | 4.7 | |
Conservative | Matthew Evans | 241 | 40.0 | 0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steffi Harangozo | 27 | 4.5 | NEW | |
Turnout | 609 | 40.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.7 |
Worksop East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jo White (inc) | 824 | 67.2 | 16.3 | |
Labour | Cliff Entwistle (inc) | 805 | 65.6 | 9.1 | |
Labour | Deborah Merryweather (inc) | 770 | 62.8 | 9.7 | |
Conservative | Pamela Briggs | 328 | 26.7 | 15.4 | |
Conservative | Tim Griffith | 287 | 23.4 | 12.5 | |
Conservative | Klaudia Piatek | 222 | 18.1 | 7.5 | |
Turnout | 1,234 | 25.9 | 3.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Worksop North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Maria Charlesworth (inc) | 1,072 | 54.3 | 1.3 | |
Labour | Neil Sanders (inc) | 1,031 | 52.2 | 1.1 | |
Labour | Laura Sanders | 960 | 48.6 | 1.5 | |
Conservative | Ben Storey | 677 | 34.3 | 9.4 | |
Conservative | Helen Colton | 663 | 33.6 | 12.7 | |
Conservative | Barry Bowles | 593 | 30.0 | 9.5 | |
Green | Jack Best | 281 | 14.2 | NEW | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Russell | 168 | 8.5 | NEW | |
Turnout | 1,982 | 26.7 | 1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Worksop North East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Rhodes (inc) | 876 | 54.7 | 12.5 | |
Labour | Madelaine Richardson (inc) | 766 | 47.8 | 12.4 | |
Labour | Fraser Merryweather | 757 | 47.3 | 17.1 | |
Conservative | Rachel Briggs | 705 | 44.0 | 17.0 | |
Conservative | Russell Dodd | 641 | 40.0 | 13.2 | |
Conservative | Wyktoria Krawczyk | 536 | 33.5 | 7.8 | |
Turnout | 1,615 | 32.1 | 4.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Worksop North West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sybil Fielding (inc) | 1,047 | 67.0 | 6.1 | |
Labour | David Pressley (inc) | 989 | 63.3 | 6.2 | |
Labour | Lynne Dixon | 948 | 60.7 | 6.1 | |
Conservative | Ewa Blachewicz | 405 | 25.9 | 3.0 | |
Conservative | Ewa Niec | 379 | 24.2 | 1.9 | |
Conservative | Miroslaw Zubicki | 340 | 21.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Leon Duveen | 197 | 12.6 | NEW | |
Turnout | 1,568 | 24.6 | 0.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Worksop South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julie Leigh (inc) | 1,119 | 55.7 | 12.2 | |
Labour | Paddy Ducey | 1,014 | 50.5 | 9.2 | |
Labour | Tony Eaton (inc) | 1,011 | 50.3 | 9.2 | |
Conservative | John Jewitt | 797 | 39.7 | 5.3 | |
Conservative | Ashley Penty-Williams | 763 | 38.0 | 5.6 | |
Conservative | Ewa Romanczuk | 674 | 33.5 | 1.7 | |
Turnout | 2,022 | 36.8 | 2.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Worksop South East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Josie Potts (inc) | 861 | 74.8 | 9.0 | |
Labour | John Shephard (inc) | 709 | 61.6 | 6.7 | |
Labour | Clayton Tindle (inc) | 700 | 60.8 | 4.0 | |
Conservative | Ryan Penty-Williams | 205 | 17.8 | 9.4 | |
Conservative | Stephen Evans | 192 | 16.7 | 10.6 | |
Conservative | Yvonne Evans | 192 | 16.7 | 11.5 | |
Turnout | 1,160 | 21.1 | 4.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Changes 2023–2027
edit- Gillian Freeman and Deborah Merryweather, both elected as Labour councillors, left the party in May 2024 to sit as independents.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Upcoming elections". Bassetlaw District Council. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Bassetlaw result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Elections 2008: Bassetlaw". BBC News. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ Pridmore, Oliver (5 May 2023). "Full Bassetlaw District Council 2023 local election results". NottinghamshireLive. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Declaration of Results of Poll - District". Bassetlaw District Council. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "Your Labour Candidates For Carlton". Facebook. Bassetlaw Labour. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ Cox, Phoebe (16 May 2024). "Two Worksop councillors resign from Bassetlaw Labour to become independents". Worksop Guardian. Retrieved 16 May 2024.