Worksop South East (Bassetlaw electoral ward)

Worksop South 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 5,636 as of 2019.[1]

Worksop South East
Electoral ward
Electorate5,636 (2019)
District
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtS80
UK Parliament
Councillors3
List of places
UK
England

It consists of the southeastern part of Worksop, including the former pit village of Manton.

The ward was created in 2002 following a review of electoral boundaries in Bassetlaw by the Boundary Committee for England.[2]

Councillors

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Interactive map of ward boundaries.

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.[3]

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2002 Brian Hopkinson (Labour) John Shephard (Labour) Laurence West (Labour)
2003
2004
2006
2007 Josie Potts (Labour)
2008
2010
2011
2012
2014 Deirdre Foley (Labour)
2015
2018 by-election Clayton Tindle (Labour)
2019
2023

Elections

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2023

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Worksop South East (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Josie Potts (inc) 861 80.8%   23.1%
Labour John Shephard (inc) 709
Labour Clayton Tindle (inc) 700
Conservative Ryan Penty-Williams 205 19.2%   11.9%
Conservative Stephen Evans 192
Conservative Yvonne Evans 192
Turnout 1,160 21.1%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2019

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Worksop South East (3)
2 May 2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Josie Potts* 945 57.7%  1.5%
Labour Clayton Tindle* 815
Labour John Shephard* 788
UKIP Ash Henderson 418 25.5%  0.3%
Liberal Democrats Leon Duveen 156 9.5% N/A
Conservative Colin Barton † 120 7.3% N/A
Conservative Ethel Boddy 88
Conservative Angela Chambers 74
Turnout 1,462 25.9%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
† Colin Barton was expelled from the Conservative Party in April 2019, however he remained a nominated Conservative candidate in this election as the deadline for withdrawals had passed.[4]

2018 by-election

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A by-election was held on 22 March 2018 due to the resignation of Deirdre Foley (Labour).

Worksop South East (1)
22 March 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clayton Tindle 1,004 77.3%
Conservative Lewis Stanniland 197 15.2%
Liberal Democrats Leon Duveen 98 7.5%
Turnout 23.3%

2015

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Worksop South East (3)
7 May 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Josie Potts 1,798 56.2%
Labour Deirdre Foley 1,632
Labour John Shephard 1,494
UKIP David Scott 807 25.2%
Green Dan Machin 330 10.3%
Independent Kurtis-Jay Castle 264 8.3%
Turnout 50.5%

2014

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Worksop South East (1)
22 May 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Deirdre Foley 1,071 66.6%
UKIP Anthony Keeling 393 24.4%
Conservative Nathan Gray 94 5.9%
Liberal Democrats Carole Thompson 50 3.1%
Turnout

2012

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Worksop South East (1)
3 May 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Shephard 1,232 87.3%
Conservative Catherine Parrish 179 12.7%
Turnout 24.9%

2011

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Worksop South East (1)
5 May 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Josie Potts 1,624 85.4%
Conservative Catherine Parrish 277 14.6%
Turnout 1,901 33.6%

2010

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Worksop South East (1)
6 May 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Hopkinson 2,024 74.2%
Liberal Democrats Mark Hunter 386 14.1%
Conservative Catherine Parrish 319 11.7%
Turnout 2,729 50.9%

2008

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Worksop South East (1)
1 May 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Shephard 858 72.8%
Conservative Philip Smith 321 27.2%
Turnout 1,179 20.8%

2007

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Worksop South East (1)
3 May 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Josie Potts 917 73.8%
Conservative Philip Smith 326 26.2%
Turnout 1,243 22.3%

2006

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Worksop South East (1)
4 May 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Hopkinson 809 69.6%
Conservative Maria Critchley 353 30.4%
Turnout 21.3%

2004

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Worksop South East (1)
10 June 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Shephard 1,281 71.8%
Conservative Carole Mangham 502 28.2%
Turnout 1,783

2003

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Worksop South East (1)
1 May 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Laurence West 744 78.0%
Conservative Philip Smith 210 22.0%
Turnout 954 17.8%

2002

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References

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  1. ^ "Election results for Worksop South East". Bassetlaw District Council. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Bassetlaw - LGBCE". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Bassetlaw District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Conservatives bar council candidates over Facebook posts". BBC News. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.