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

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

  1. ↑ "The District of Bassetlaw (Electoral Changes) Order 2000", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2000/3285, retrieved 20 August 2022
  2. ↑ "Lib Dem vote slumps in home counties". guardian.co.uk. London. 19 September 2003. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  3. ↑ By-election results Archived 29 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Bassetlaw District Council
  4. ↑ Harworth By-election results Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Bassetlaw District Council
  5. ↑ Worksop North East By-election result Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Bassetlaw District Council
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Britain Elects on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — East Retford West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ranskill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Sutton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Tuxford and Trent Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — East Retford South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Sutton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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