2023 Bassetlaw District Council election

2023 Bassetlaw District Council election
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All 48 seats to Bassetlaw District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
Turnout31.5%
  First party Second party
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Leader James Naish Lewis Stanniland
Party Labour Conservative
Leader since 2022 2022
Leader's seat Sturton Tuxford and Trent
Last election 37 5
Seats won 38 8
Seat change Increase1 Increase3
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Independent Liberal Democrats
Last election 5 1
Seats won 2 0
Seat change Decrease3 Decrease1
Map of the results of the election. Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
Leader before election

James Naish
Labour

Leader after election

James Naish
Labour

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.

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

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Bassetlaw 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

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Bassetlaw District Council election, 2023
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 38 2 1 +1 47.1% 13,587 Increase+1.7
  Conservative 8 3 0 +3 35.5% 10,235 Increase+6.6
  Independent 2 0 3 -3 9.5% 2,732 Decrease-3.5
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 1 -1 4.0% 1,152 Decrease-0.7
  Green 0 0 0 0 4.0% 1,142 NEW
Turnout
Registered electors 87,978
Votes cast 27,738
Turnout 31.5% (+1.5%)

Ward results

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[4][5] (inc) denotes incumbent Councillors seeking re-election.

Beckingham

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Map of Beckingham ward.
Beckingham (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Joan Sanger (inc) 447 59.0 Decrease 14.1
Conservative April Hayman 310 41.0 Increase 14.1
Turnout 760 36.9 Decrease 4.2
Independent hold Swing

Blyth

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Map of Blyth ward.
Blyth (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Peter Bowker (inc) 430 58.2 Increase 20.1
Conservative Donald Clarke 309 41.8 Increase 7.2
Turnout 744 39.8 Increase 2.6
Labour hold Swing

Carlton

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Map of Carlton ward.
Carlton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Scotthorne (inc)[6] 807 50.1 Decrease 3.6
Labour Robin Carrington-Wilde (inc)[6] 759 47.1 Increase 3.3
Labour David Pidwell (inc)[6] 738 45.8 Increase 1.4
Conservative Valerie Bowles 710 44.0 Increase 9.2
Conservative Charles Lister 707 43.9 Increase 14.1
Conservative Callum Bailey 706 43.8 Increase 21.5
Turnout 1,618 34.8 Increase 2.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Clayworth

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Map of Clayworth ward.
Clayworth (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fraser McFarland 307 51.7 Increase 7.9
Independent Ben Sofflet (inc) 287 48.3 Decrease 7.9
Turnout 599 39.3 Increase 1.6
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

East Markham

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Map of East Markham ward.
East Markham (1)
Party 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

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Map of East Retford East ward.
East Retford East (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sue Shaw (inc) 859 44.5 Decrease1.8
Labour Daniel Henderson 795 41.2 Decrease 1.4
Conservative John Manners 727 37.7 Decrease 7.1
Conservative Michael Hadwen 719 37.3 Decrease 2.3
Labour Piers Digby 706 36.6 Increase 1.4
Conservative Liam Wildish 639 33.1 Decrease 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 Increase 4.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

East Retford North

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Map of East Retford North ward.
East Retford North (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Oxby (inc) 934 55.1 Decrease 4.7
Labour David Challinor 852 50.2 Increase 1.2
Labour Jonathan Slater 793 46.8 Increase 2.2
Conservative Richard Gill 537 31.7 Increase 0.6
Conservative Anthony Dexter 505 29.8 Increase 0.5
Conservative Perry Offer 437 25.8 Increase 1.1
Independent Mark Nicholson 261 15.4 NEW
Liberal Democrats Jennie Coggles 173 10.2 Decrease3.6
Independent Clifford Miller 170 10.0 NEW
Turnout 1,701 33.1 Increase 2.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Retford South

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Map of East Retford South ward.
East Retford South (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carolyn Troop (inc) 634 54.3 Decrease 5.7
Labour David Naylor 599 51.3 Decrease 10.3
Conservative Daniel Ashford 381 32.6 Increase 15.2
Conservative Eva Cernysovaite 315 27.0 Increase 11.2
Independent John Hudson 97 8.3 NEW
Liberal Democrats Ian Edley 91 7.8 NEW
Turnout 1,169 30.3 Increase 0.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Retford West

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Map of East Retford West ward.
East Retford West (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harriet Digby 477 39.7 Increase 2.0
Labour Malachi Carroll 459 38.2 Increase 3.3
Liberal Democrats Helen Tamblyn-Saville (inc) 401 33.4 Decrease 2.1
Conservative James Purle 316 26.3 Increase 3.7
Conservative Karen Dexter 288 24.0 Increase 10.4
Liberal Democrats Phil Ray 235 19.6 Increase 3.9
Independent Jon Wade 78 6.5 NEW
Turnout 1,209 31.6 Increase 3.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Everton

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Map of Everton ward.
Everton (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Pashley 386 50.9 Increase 7.7
Independent Mark Watson (inc) 372 49.1 Decrease 7.7
Turnout 765 38.1 Increase 2.1
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Harworth

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Map of Harworth ward.
Harworth (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynne Schuller (inc) 1,058 70.8 Increase 6.4
Labour June Evans (inc) 950 63.5 Decrease 4.1
Labour Joe Horrocks 913 61.1 Decrease 4.8
Conservative Jake Boothroyd 298 19.9 Decrease 6.1
Green Sarah Whitehead 269 18.0 NEW
Conservative Alastair Bowman 259 17.3 Decrease 8.0
Conservative Nancy Wright 235 15.7 Decrease 6.4
Turnout 1,506 22.7 Decrease 2.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Langold

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Map of Langold ward.
Langold (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gillian Freeman (inc) 313 68.6 Decrease 7.7
Conservative James Palmer 143 31.4 Increase 7.7
Turnout 466 23.9 Increase 0.4
Labour hold Swing

Misterton

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Map of Misterton ward.
Misterton (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Hazel Brand (inc) 499 86.3 Increase 4.9
Conservative Richard Maltby-Azeemi 79 13.7 Decrease 4.9
Turnout 583 29.6 Increase 0.2
Independent hold Swing

Rampton

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Map of Rampton ward.
Rampton (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Coultate (inc) 381 70.6 Decrease 1.4
Labour Joe Butler 159 29.4 Increase 1.4
Turnout 547 32.7 Increase 0.1
Conservative hold Swing

Ranskill

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Map of Ranskill ward.
Ranskill (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Bamford 393 56.5 Increase 27.5
Labour Andy Jee 302 43.5 Increase 4.0
Turnout 704 36.5 Decrease 1.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Sturton

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Map of Sturton ward.
Sturton (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Naish (inc) 524 77.6 Increase 15.2
Conservative Kirsty Glasby 151 22.4 Decrease 15.2
Turnout 680 36.5 Decrease 3.0
Labour hold Swing

Sutton

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Map of Sutton ward.
Sutton (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Darrell Pulk (inc) 409 58.3 Increase 46.3
Conservative Tracey Taylor 292 41.7 Increase 15.3
Turnout 706 42.3 Increase 4.8
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Tuxford and Trent

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Map of Tuxford and Trent ward.
Tuxford and Trent (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Emma Griffin 666 60.4 Increase 12.9
Conservative Lewis Stanniland (inc) 595 53.9 Increase 10.7
Labour Ian Warton-Woods 389 35.3 Increase 13.9
Green Denise Taylor-Roome 297 26.9 NEW
Turnout 1,110 31.3 Increase 3.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Welbeck

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Map of Welbeck ward.
Welbeck (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Adams 335 55.6 Decrease 4.7
Conservative Matthew Evans 241 40.0 Increase 0.3
Liberal Democrats Steffi Harangozo 27 4.5 NEW
Turnout 609 40.5
Labour hold Swing Increase 3.7

Worksop East

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Map of Worksop East ward.
Worksop East (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jo White (inc) 824 67.2 Increase 16.3
Labour Cliff Entwistle (inc) 805 65.6 Increase 9.1
Labour Deborah Merryweather (inc) 770 62.8 Increase 9.7
Conservative Pamela Briggs 328 26.7 Increase 15.4
Conservative Tim Griffith 287 23.4 Increase 12.5
Conservative Klaudia Piatek 222 18.1 Increase 7.5
Turnout 1,234 25.9 Decrease 3.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Worksop North

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Map of Worksop North ward.
Worksop North (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maria Charlesworth (inc) 1,072 54.3 Increase 1.3
Labour Neil Sanders (inc) 1,031 52.2 Increase 1.1
Labour Laura Sanders 960 48.6 Decrease 1.5
Conservative Ben Storey 677 34.3 Increase 9.4
Conservative Helen Colton 663 33.6 Increase 12.7
Conservative Barry Bowles 593 30.0 Increase 9.5
Green Jack Best 281 14.2 NEW
Liberal Democrats Simon Russell 168 8.5 NEW
Turnout 1,982 26.7 Increase 1.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Worksop North East

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Map of Worksop North East ward.
Worksop North East (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Rhodes (inc) 876 54.7 Decrease 12.5
Labour Madelaine Richardson (inc) 766 47.8 Decrease 12.4
Labour Fraser Merryweather 757 47.3 Decrease 17.1
Conservative Rachel Briggs 705 44.0 Increase 17.0
Conservative Russell Dodd 641 40.0 Increase 13.2
Conservative Wyktoria Krawczyk 536 33.5 Increase 7.8
Turnout 1,615 32.1 Increase 4.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Worksop North West

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Map of Worksop North West ward.
Worksop North West (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sybil Fielding (inc) 1,047 67.0 Increase 6.1
Labour David Pressley (inc) 989 63.3 Increase 6.2
Labour Lynne Dixon 948 60.7 Increase 6.1
Conservative Ewa Blachewicz 405 25.9 Decrease 3.0
Conservative Ewa Niec 379 24.2 Increase 1.9
Conservative Miroslaw Zubicki 340 21.8 Steady
Liberal Democrats Leon Duveen 197 12.6 NEW
Turnout 1,568 24.6 Decrease 0.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Worksop South

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Map of Worksop South ward.
Worksop South (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Leigh (inc) 1,119 55.7 Increase 12.2
Labour Paddy Ducey 1,014 50.5 Increase 9.2
Labour Tony Eaton (inc) 1,011 50.3 Increase 9.2
Conservative John Jewitt 797 39.7 Increase 5.3
Conservative Ashley Penty-Williams 763 38.0 Increase 5.6
Conservative Ewa Romanczuk 674 33.5 Increase 1.7
Turnout 2,022 36.8 Increase 2.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Worksop South East

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Map of Worksop South East ward.
Worksop South East (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Josie Potts (inc) 861 74.8 Increase 9.0
Labour John Shephard (inc) 709 61.6 Increase 6.7
Labour Clayton Tindle (inc) 700 60.8 Increase 4.0
Conservative Ryan Penty-Williams 205 17.8 Increase 9.4
Conservative Stephen Evans 192 16.7 Increase 10.6
Conservative Yvonne Evans 192 16.7 Increase 11.5
Turnout 1,160 21.1 Decrease 4.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Changes 2023–2027

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  • Gillian Freeman and Deborah Merryweather, both elected as Labour councillors, left the party in May 2024 to sit as independents.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Upcoming elections". Bassetlaw District Council. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Bassetlaw result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Elections 2008: Bassetlaw". BBC News. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. ^ Pridmore, Oliver (5 May 2023). "Full Bassetlaw District Council 2023 local election results". NottinghamshireLive. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Declaration of Results of Poll - District". Bassetlaw District Council. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "Your Labour Candidates For Carlton". Facebook. Bassetlaw Labour. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  7. ^ Cox, Phoebe (16 May 2024). "Two Worksop councillors resign from Bassetlaw Labour to become independents". Worksop Guardian. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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