East Retford East (Bassetlaw electoral ward)

East Retford East is an electoral ward in the district of Bassetlaw. The ward elects 3 councillors to Bassetlaw District Council using the first past the post electoral system, with each councillor serving a four-year term in office. The number of registered voters in the ward is 5,287 as of 2019.

East Retford East
Electoral ward
Electorate	5,287 (2019)
District	Bassetlaw
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	DN22
UK Parliament	Bassetlaw
Councillors	3

It consists of the eastern part of Retford, including Newtown, Whitehouses, Balk Field and Spital Hill.

The ward was created in 1979 following a review of ward boundaries in Bassetlaw by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. A subsequent review of electoral arrangements in 2002 resulted in minor changes to the boundaries of the ward, although the number of councillors remained the same.

Councillors

The ward elects 3 councillors every four years. Prior to 2015, Bassetlaw District Council was elected by thirds with elections taking place every year except the year in which elections to Nottinghamshire County Council took place.

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
2002		Mike Quigley (Conservative)		Wendy Quigley (Conservative)		Jim Holland (Conservative)
2003
2004
2006
2007
2008
2010
2011						Carol Palmer (Labour)
2012		Michael Storey (Labour)
2014				Mike Quigley (Conservative)
2015						Susan Shaw (Labour)
2019		Bill Tomlinson (Labour)
2023		Daniel Henderson (Labour)		John Manners (Conservative)

Elections

2023

East Retford East (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sue Shaw (inc)	859	35.8%	8.1%
	Labour	Daniel Henderson	795
	Conservative	John Manners	727	30.3%	12.2%
	Conservative	Michael Hadwen	719
	Labour	Piers Digby	706
	Conservative	Liam Wildish	639
	Green	Rachel Reeves	295	12.3%	NEW
	Independent	Gerald Bowers	270	11.2%	NEW
	Independent	Mandy Bromley	251	10.4%	NEW
Turnout			1,932	35.0%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

2019

East Retford East (3)
2 May 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Shaw*	728	43.9%	6.2%
	Conservative	Mike Quigley*	704	42.5%	3%
	Labour	Bill Tomlinson	669
	Conservative	Martin Auckland	622
	Conservative	Richard Gill	620
	Labour	Fraser Merryweather	554
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Costello	226	13.6%	N/A
Turnout			1,610	30.5%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2015

East Retford East (3)
7 May 2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Quigley	1,735	45.5%
	Labour	Susan Shaw	1,440	37.7%
	Labour	Michael Storey	1,423
	Labour	Bill Tomlinson	1,223
	Green	Stuart Bower	640	16.8%
Turnout				66.9%

2014

East Retford East (1)
22 May 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Quigley	727	38.2%
	Labour	Andy Jee	702	36.9%
	UKIP	Kristian Denman	386	20.3%
	Liberal Democrats	Leon Duveen	86	4.5%
Turnout

2012

East Retford East (1)
3 May 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Storey	1,033	51.9%
	Conservative	Mike Quigley	842	42.3%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Hunter	115	5.8%
Turnout				37.3%

2011

East Retford East (1)
5 May 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carol Palmer	1,264	51.6%
	Conservative	James Holland	1,187	48.4%
Turnout				46.2%

2010

East Retford East (1)
6 May 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wendy Quigley	1,869	55%
	Labour	Jim Anderson	1,532	45%
Turnout				65.2%

2008

East Retford East (1)
1 May 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Quigley	1,148	57.7%
	Independent	Michael Jenkins	422	21.2%
	Labour	Robert Clyndes	420	21.1%
Turnout

2007

East Retford East (1)
3 May 2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jim Holland	1,197	67.5%
	Labour	Pam Skelding	577	32.5%
Turnout				32.9%

2006

East Retford East (1)
4 May 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wendy Quigley	1,467	72.7%
	Labour	Vivien Thomas	551	27.3%
Turnout				37.3%

2004

East Retford East (1)
10 June 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Quigley	1,346	55.4%
	Labour	Pamela Skelding	646	26.6%
	Liberal Democrats	Lawrence Hudson	437	18%
Turnout

2003

East Retford East (1)
1 May 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jim Holland	922	57.5%
	Labour	Philip Goodliffe	468	29.2%
	Liberal Democrats	Tegfryn Davies	215	13.4%
Turnout				30.8%

2002

East Retford East (3)
2 May 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wendy Quigley	1,147	59.8%
	Conservative	Michael Quigley	1,057
	Conservative	James Holland	898
	Labour	Faith Gabbitas	399	20.8%
	Labour	Michael Gee	388
	Labour	George Gabbitas	377
	Liberal Democrats	Lawrence Hudson	245	12.8%
	Liberal Democrats	Tegfryn Davies	211
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Hunter	168
	Green	Victor Chidlaw	128	6.7%
Turnout			1,790	34.3%
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

2000

East Retford East (1)
4 May 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Quigley	1,048	52.7%
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Dobbie	573	28.8%
	Labour	Pamela Cook	366	18.4%
Turnout				35.0%

1999

East Retford East (1)
6 May 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Holland	785	40.1%
	Labour	Lionel Skelding	734	37.5%
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Dobbie	439	22.4%
Turnout				34.3%

1998 by-election

East Retford East by-election
30 July 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Quigley	788	54.6%
	Labour	Susan Shaw	492	34.1%
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Dobbie	163	11.3%
Turnout				24.9%

1998

East Retford East (1)
7 May 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wendy Quigley	903	49.5%
	Labour	Edith Dernie	718	39.4%
	Liberal Democrats	Alastair Murray	202	11.1%
Turnout				31.6%