2015 Bassetlaw District Council election

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2015 Bassetlaw District Council election
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All 48 seats to Bassetlaw District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
Turnout63.7%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Lab
Con
Ind
LeaderSimon GreavesN/A
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Seats won33123
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg2Steady2.svg
Popular vote24,10219,8212,360
Percentage41.1%33.8%4.0%
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Map of the results of the election. Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 2015 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 7 May 2015, to elect all 48 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. This was on the same day as the 2015 general election and other local elections. [1]

Contents

Prior to this election, the council decided to move to all-out elections from 2015. Previously, the council had been elected by thirds with district elections being held every year except the year in which elections to Nottinghamshire County Council were held in the area. Councillors elected at this election will serve a four-year term and face re-election in 2019. [2] [3]

Result

The election resulted in the Labour Party retaining its control of the council. [4] [5]

Bassetlaw District Council election, 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 3302-241.124,102
  Conservative 1220+233.819,821
  Independent 30004.02,360
  UKIP 000016.89,865
  Green 00002.91,712
  Liberal Democrats 00001.4835

Ward results

Beckingham

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Map of Beckingham ward.
Beckingham (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Joan Sanger53339.7
Conservative Raymond Simpson42831.9
UKIP Diana Capp23217.3
Labour Alec Freeman14811
Turnout 72.6
Independent hold Swing

Blyth

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Map of Blyth ward.
Blyth (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Bowles55644.2
Labour Bill Barker43534.6
UKIP Roger Vernon20816.5
Liberal Democrats Leon Duveen584.6
Turnout 69.8
Conservative hold Swing

Carlton

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Map of Carlton ward.
Carlton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Scotthorne1,39341.7
Labour Robin Carrington-Wilde1,273
Labour Dave Pidwell1,235
Conservative Val Bowles1,18235.4
Conservative Helen Colton875
UKIP Donna Scott76322.9
Turnout 66.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Clayworth

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Map of Clayworth ward.
Clayworth (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kath Sutton84673.2
Labour John Myers31026.8
Turnout 76.4
Conservative hold Swing

East Markham

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Map of East Markham ward.
East Markham (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Ogle1,11076.6
Labour Cecily Wilde34023.4
Turnout 74.9
Conservative hold Swing

East Retford East

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Map of East Retford East ward.
East Retford East (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Quigley 1,73545.5
Labour Susan Shaw1,44037.7
Labour Michael Storey1,423
Labour Bill Tomlinson1,223
Green Stuart Bower64016.8
Turnout 66.9
Conservative hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Retford North

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Map of East Retford North ward.
East Retford North (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Oxby1,74647.9
Labour Garry Clarkson1,311
Conservative Anthony Tromans1,13631.1
Labour Ellen Mee1,100
UKIP Deidre Vernon76621
Turnout 64.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

East Retford South

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Map of East Retford South ward.
East Retford South (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carolyn Troop1,19450.4
Labour Helen Richards1,186
Conservative Bryn Jones68929.1
UKIP Michael Lowe48820.6
Turnout 65
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Retford West

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Map of East Retford West ward.
East Retford West (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Chambers1,01137.3
Labour Jim Anderson889
Conservative Jamie Ditch77828.7
UKIP Jon Wade57621.2
Liberal Democrats Jennie Coggles34812.8
Turnout 62
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Everton

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Map of Everton ward.
Everton (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Annette Simpson78054.9
Labour Peter Abell33723.7
UKIP Dave Taylor22015.5
Liberal Democrats Matan Duveen856
Turnout 74.9
Conservative hold Swing

Harworth

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Map of Harworth ward.
Harworth (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour June Evans1,97671.1
Labour David Challinor1,945
Labour Anita Smith1,899
Conservative Robert Robson80328.9
Turnout 55.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Langold

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Map of Langold ward.
Langold (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jill Freeman75070.1
UKIP Kevin Blackburn32029.9
Turnout 57.4
Labour hold Swing

Misterton

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Map of Misterton ward.
Misterton (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Hazel Brand74458.1
Conservative James Wood33125.8
UKIP Charles Capp20616.1
Turnout 65.5
Independent hold Swing

Rampton

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Map of Rampton ward.
Rampton (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marie Critchley79169.4
Labour Vicky Rowbotham34930.6
Turnout 71.6
Conservative hold Swing

Ranskill

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Map of Ranskill ward.
Ranskill (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Gray78963
Labour Audrey Samuel30724.5
Liberal Democrats Mark Hunter15612.5
Turnout 67.7
Conservative hold Swing

Sturton

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Map of Sturton ward.
Sturton (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Hugh Burton81963.5
Labour Patricia Woollett27921.6
Green Doug Macdonald19114.8
Turnout 71.7
Independent hold Swing

Sutton

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Map of Sutton ward.
Sutton (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tracey Taylor77466
Labour Rebecca Leigh30225.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Thompson978.3
Turnout 70.8
Conservative hold Swing

Tuxford and Trent

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Map of Tuxford and Trent ward.
Tuxford and Trent (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Isard1,34162.4
Conservative Shirley Isard1,191
Labour Michelle Gregory80737.6
Labour Ross Moloney782
Turnout 67.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Welbeck

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Map of Welbeck ward.
Welbeck (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Dukes47947.2
Conservative Julian Watts44543.8
Liberal Democrats Helen Cooper919
Turnout 67.3
Labour hold Swing

Worksop East

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Map of Worksop East ward.
Worksop East (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cliff Entwistle1,73154.3
Labour Debbie Merryweather1,640
Labour Jo White1,435
UKIP Chris Barker88427.7
Conservative Richard Strickson57117.9
Turnout 60.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Worksop North

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Map of Worksop North ward.
Worksop North (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah Farncombe2,13046.1
Labour Gwynneth Jones1,971
Labour David Potts1,731
Conservative Perry Offer1,24827
UKIP Rachel Briggs1,23926.8
Turnout 60.8
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)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Rhodes1,63245.3
Labour Simon Greaves1,614
Labour Maddy Richardson1,330
Conservative Emma Auckland99227.5
UKIP Tony Clayton98027.2
Turnout 63.2
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)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sybil Fielding1,74645.6
Labour David Pressley1,533
Labour Dean Brett1,434
UKIP Ivor Jones1,07828.2
Conservative Adam Gray1,00426.2
Turnout 59.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Worksop South

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Map of Worksop South ward.
Worksop South (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dianne Hare1,49232.4
Labour Julie Leigh1,46231.8
Labour Kevin Greaves1,443
UKIP Anthony Keeling1,09823.9
Labour Geof Benson1,069
Green Kris Wragg55112
Turnout 64.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Worksop South East

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Map of Worksop South East ward.
Worksop South East (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Josie Potts1,79856.2
Labour Deirdre Foley1,632
Labour John Shephard1,494
UKIP David Scott80725.2
Green Dan Machin33010.3
Independent Kurtis-Jay Castle2648.3
Turnout 50.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

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