The 2012 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Bassetlaw District Council in Nottinghamshire, England as part of the 2012 United Kingdom local elections. One third of the council was up for election. After the election, the composition of the council was: [1]
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a two-tier arrangement.
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditional county town is Nottingham, though the county council is based in West Bridgford in the borough of Rushcliffe, at a site facing Nottingham over the River Trent.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 34 | ||||||||
Conservative | 11 | ||||||||
Independent | 3 | ||||||||
Liberal Democrat | 0 | ||||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joan Sanger | 258 | 38.6 | |
Independent | Raymond Arthur | 163 | 24.4 | |
Conservative | Simon Taylor | 153 | 22.9 | |
Labour | Phillip Goodliffe | 95 | 14.2 | |
Turnout | 36.36 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Val Bowles | 1,001 | 62.3 | |
Labour | David Pidwell | 607 | 37.7 | |
Turnout | 36.63 | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kath Sutton | 408 | 69.3 | |
Labour | Gavin Briers | 181 | 30.7 | |
Turnout | 38.58 | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Storey | 1,033 | 51.9 | |
Conservative | Mike Quigley | 842 | 42.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mark Hunter | 115 | 5.8 | |
Turnout | 37.25 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michelle Gregory | 1,144 | 55.7 | |
Conservative | Anthony Tromans | 610 | 44.3 | |
Turnout | 36.41 | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ann Batty | 831 | 71.5 | |
Conservative | Bryn Jones | 331 | 28.5 | |
Turnout | 34.90 | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Chambers | 707 | 66.7 | |
Conservative | Graham Ince | 353 | 33.3 | |
Turnout | 31.13 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Challinor | 1,402 | 88.1 | |
Conservative | Dianne Hare | 190 | 11.9 | |
Turnout | 28.01 | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tracey Taylor | 340 | 67.6 | |
Labour | Tony Brown | 163 | 32.4 | |
Turnout | 30.93 | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Shirley Isard | 543 | 52.0 | |
Labour | Andy Jee | 502 | 48.0 | |
Turnout | 31.55 | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jo White | 1,135 | 75.1 | |
Independent | Geoff Coe | 376 | 24.9 | |
Turnout | 31.07 | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gwynneth Jones | 1,323 | 76.8 | |
Conservative | David Alan Hare | 400 | 23.2 | |
Turnout | 25.88 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rebecca Leigh | 1,265 | 77 | |
Conservative | Emma Auckland | 378 | 33 | |
Turnout | 32.88 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sybil Fielding | 1,209 | 78.9 | |
Conservative | James Halpin | 323 | 21.1 | |
Turnout | 26.75 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sylvia May | 985 | 54.9 | |
Conservative | Alec Thorpe | 635 | 35.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Leon Duveen | 174 | 9.7 | |
Turnout | 33.05 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Shephard | 1,232 | 87.3 | |
Conservative | Catherine Parrish | 179 | 12.7 | |
Turnout | 24.91 | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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