Worksop South East (Bassetlaw electoral ward)

Worksop South East
Worksop South East
Electoral ward
Electorate	5,636 (2019)
District	Bassetlaw;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	S80
UK Parliament	Bassetlaw;
Councillors	3
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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]

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

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
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	Deirdre Foley (Labour)
2018 by-election	Clayton Tindle (Labour)
2019
2023

Elections

2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

References

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

[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.

[electionresults-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.

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