Local government elections in Nottinghamshire, England
Bassetlaw District Council elections are held every four years. Prior to 2015, elections were generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Bassetlaw District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Bassetlaw in Nottinghamshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 48 councillors have been elected from 25 wards.[1]
Council elections
Year | Party in control | Turnout | SEATS | VOTE % | Notes |
Lab | Con | LD | Ind | Oth | Lab | Con | LD | Ind | Oth |
1973 | | Labour | 48.1% | 29 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 43.9% | 24.4% | 0.0% | 27.8% | 3.8% | |
1976 | | No overall control | 47.3% | 18 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 31.9% | 37.8% | 5.9% | 17.6% | 6.8% | |
1979 | | Labour | 76.9% | 29 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 46.6% | 37.3% | 5.5% | 8.5% | 2.1% | New ward boundaries |
1980 | | Labour | 43.2% | 31 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 53.7% | 30.6% | 4.7% | 9.4% | 1.7% | |
1982 | | Labour | 40.5% | 28 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 37.1% | 34.9% | 23.9% | 4.0% | 0.0% | |
1983 | | Labour | 45.4% | 27 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 46.0% | 37.5% | 13.6% | 2.9% | 0.0% | |
1984 | | Labour | 46.3% | 26 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 52.3% | 36.6% | 9.8% | 0.9% | 0.4% | |
1986 | | Labour | 43.8% | 27 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 49.2% | 33.3% | 11.8% | 2.2% | 3.5% | |
1987 | | Labour | 48.1% | 27 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 45.8% | 33.2% | 14.4% | 3.7% | 2.9% | |
1988 | | Labour | 42.1% | 26 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 55.8% | 35.9% | 4.4% | 0.6% | 3.4% | |
1990 | | Labour | 50.2% | 29 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 61.6% | 27.3% | 6.8% | 3.4% | 0.9% | |
1991 | | Labour | 42.2% | 29 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 51.4% | 27.6% | 7.7% | 11.7% | 1.6% | |
1992 | | Labour | 36.6% | 30 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 44.9% | 43.3% | 6.6% | 5.2% | 0.0% | |
1994 | | Labour | 39.6% | 30 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 59.1% | 23.5% | 9.9% | 7.6% | 0.0% | |
1995 | | Labour | 35.2% | 33 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 62.1% | 25.1% | 6.4% | 3.4% | 3.0% | |
1996 | | Labour | 29.9% | 34 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 59.1% | 22.5% | 5.9% | 12.4% | 0.0% | |
1998 | | Labour | 25.7% | 35 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 54.1% | 35.4% | 8.6% | 0.0% | 2.0% | |
1999 | | Labour | 26.3% | 32 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 50.3% | 34.9% | 8.4% | 3.6% | 2.8% | |
2000 | | Labour | 25.8% | 31 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 44.6% | 41.8% | 10.1% | 2.5% | 1.0% | |
2002 | | Labour | 29.7% | 28 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 41.1% | 40.0% | 8.3% | 7.6% | 3.0% | New ward boundaries |
2003 | | Labour | 27.3% | 25 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 38.3% | 40.1% | 6.9% | 11.8% | 2.9% | |
2004 | | No overall control | 42.1% | 18 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 42.2% | 40.9% | 4.5% | 12.4% | - | |
2006 | | Conservative | 40.4% | 14 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 46.3% | 46.4% | - | 6.5% | 0.8% | |
2007 | | Conservative | 32.1% | 16 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 45.9% | 46.8% | 0.7% | 6.6% | - | |
2008 | | Conservative | 32.3% | 16 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 39.9% | 47.9% | - | 11.1% | 1.2% | |
2010 | | Conservative | 62.1% | 25 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 55.4% | 36.5% | 2.1% | 5.3% | 0.7% | |
2011 | | Labour | 42.0% | 27 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 62.7% | 34.0% | 1.2% | 2.1% | - | |
2012 | | Labour | 32.2% | 34 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 65.8% | 29.1% | 1.3% | 3.7% | - | |
2014 | | Labour | 32.6% | 35 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 49.8% | 19.5% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 26.3% | |
2015 | | Labour | 63.7% | 33 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41.1% | 33.8% | 1.4% | 4.0% | 19.7% | |
2019 | | Labour | 30.0% | 37 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 45.4% | 29.0% | 4.7% | 13.0% | 8.0% | |
2023 | | Labour | 31.5% | 38 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47.1% | 35.5% | 4.0% | 9.5% | 3.9% | |
District result maps
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2010 results map
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2011 results map
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2012 results map
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2014 results map
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2015 results map
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2019 results map
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2023 results map
By-elections
1995-1999
East Retford East By-Election 30 July 1998 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mike Quigley | 788 | 54.6 | +5.1 |
| Labour | Susan Shaw | 492 | 34.1 | -5.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Dobbie | 163 | 11.3 | +0.2 |
Majority | 296 | 20.5 | |
Turnout | 1,443 | 24.8 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
2003-2007
Sutton By-Election 18 September 2003[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | | 335 | 87.5 | +58.0 |
| Labour | | 48 | 12.5 | +12.5 |
Majority | 287 | 75.0 | |
Turnout | 383 | 24.0 | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
2007-2011
Worksop South By-Election 16 September 2010[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Sylvia May | 815 | 51.98 | +4.22 |
| Conservative | Alec Thorpe | 669 | 42.67 | -10.59 |
| Liberal Democrats | Leon Maurice Duveen | 84 | 5.36 | +5.36 |
Turnout | 1,568 | 28.5 | |
Harworth By-Election 21 October 2010[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Gloria June Evans | 1,345 | 82.31 | |
| Conservative | Tracey Lee Taylor | 182 | 11.14 | |
| Independent | Richard Vernon Bennett | 68 | 4.16 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Peter Hunter | 39 | 2.39 | |
Turnout | 1,634 | 27.53 | |
Worksop North East By-Election 10 February 2011[5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John William Henry Anderton | 1,198 | 74.04 | |
| Conservative | Barry Albert Bowles | 317 | 19.59 | |
| Independent | Geoffrey Ernest Coe | 75 | 4.64 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Peter Hunter | 28 | 1.73 | |
Turnout | 1,618 | 32.09 | |
2015-2019
Worksop South East By-Election 22 March 2018[6][7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Clayton Tindle | 1,004 | 77.3 | +21.1 |
| Conservative | Lewis Antony Stanniland | 197 | 15.2 | +15.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Leon Maurice Duveen | 98 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
Turnout | | 23.28 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
East Retford West By-Election 15 November 2018[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Matthew Callingham | 441 | 49.9 | +12.6 |
| Conservative | Emma Auckland | 296 | 33.5 | +4.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Tamblyn-Saville | 146 | 16.5 | +3.7 |
Majority | 145 | 16.4 | |
Turnout | 883 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
2019-2023
Ranskill By-Election 6 May 2021[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Gerald Bowers | 454 | 63.0 | +34.0 |
| Independent | Michael Gray | 193 | 26.8 | +1.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Leon Duveen | 74 | 10.3 | +3.9 |
Majority | 261 | 36.2 | |
Turnout | 721 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Sutton By-Election 6 May 2021[10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Denise Depledge | 422 | 63.7 | +37.3 |
| Labour | Laura Sanders | 134 | 20.2 | +8.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Harris | 107 | 16.1 | +16.1 |
Majority | 288 | 43.4 | |
Turnout | 663 | | |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Tuxford and Trent By-Election 6 May 2021[11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lewis Stanniland | 745 | 57.7 | +14.2 |
| Labour | David Naylor | 472 | 36.5 | +16.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | James Nixon | 75 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
Majority | 273 | 21.1 | |
Turnout | 1,292 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
East Retford South By-Election 29 July 2021[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mike Introna | 493 | 40.1 | +22.5 |
| Independent | Helen Richards | 488 | 39.7 | +39.7 |
| Labour | James Napier | 247 | 20.1 | -42.0 |
Majority | 5 | 0.4 | |
Turnout | 1,288 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Sutton By-Election 24 November 2022[13] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Darrell Pulk | 301 | 55.9 | +35.7 |
| Conservative | Fraser McFarland | 224 | 41.6 | -22.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Phil Ray | 13 | 2.4 | -13.7 |
Majority | 77 | 14.3 | |
Turnout | 538 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "The District of Bassetlaw (Electoral Changes) Order 2000", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2000/3285, retrieved 20 August 2022
- ^ "Lib Dem vote slumps in home counties". guardian.co.uk. London. 19 September 2003. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- ^ By-election results Archived 29 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Bassetlaw District Council
- ^ Harworth By-election results Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Bassetlaw District Council
- ^ Worksop North East By-election result Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Bassetlaw District Council
- ^ "Worksop South East By-Election 22nd March 2018 - Bassetlaw District Council". www.bassetlaw.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Britain Elects on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — East Retford West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ranskill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Sutton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Tuxford and Trent Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — East Retford South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Sutton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
External links
- Bassetlaw District Council