Bassetlaw District Council election, 2003

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The 2003 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Bassetlaw District Council in Nottinghamshire, England as part of the 2003 United Kingdom local elections. One third of the council was up for election.

Non-metropolitan district Type of local government district in England

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 County of England

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.

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Election result

Bassetlaw Council Election Result 2003
Party Seats Seats % Votes Votes %
Conservative 956.25%6,61840.10%
Labour 425.00%6,32038.29%
Independents212.50%1,94811.80%
Liberal Democrats 16.25%1,1346.87%
Green Party00.00%4842.93%

Ward results

Blyth

Blyth
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Terence Ernest Yates 365 66.48
Liberal Democrat Mark Peter Hunter 184 33.52
Turnout 549 30.82

Carlton

Carlton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative David Alan Hare 743 55.38
Labour Gillian Freeman 649 46.62
Turnout 1,392 30.64

East Markham

East Markham
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John William Ogle 471 55.02
Liberal Democrat Ann Neumann 385 44.98
Turnout 856 47.24

East Retford East

East Retford East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative James Walter Holland 922 57.45
Labour Philip Stanley Goodliffe 468 29.16
Liberal Democrat Tegfryn Davies 215 13.40
Turnout 1,605 30.78

East Retford North

East Retford North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Michael George Pugsley 819 57.03
Labour Pamela Anne Skelding 617 42.97
Turnout 1,436 30.60

Harworth

Harworth
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent David Challinor 539 42.71
Labour Margaret Ann Muskett 489 38.75
Independent George Henry Burchby 234 18.54
Turnout 1,262 22.75

Rampton

Rampton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Jeffery Briggs Rickells (Elected uncontested) 0 0.00
Turnout 0 0.00

Ranskill

Ranskill
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrat Sean Desmond Michael Kerrigan 350 58.63
Conservative Elizabeth May Yates 247 41.37
Turnout 597 33.86

Sturton

Sturton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Hugh Burton 555 76.03
Conservative Marion Andrea Smith 175 23.97
Turnout 730 44.41

Welbeck

Welbeck
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Mary Stokes 377 58.63
Labour Robery Henry Payne 266 41.37
Turnout 643 39.56

Worksop East

Worksop East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Clifford Entwistle 745 50.27
Independent Geoffrey Ernest Coe 620 41.84
Green Paul Christopher Thorpe 117 7.89
Turnout 1,482 29.13

Worksop North

Worksop North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John Henry Clayton 671 54.20
Conservative Valerie Ann Bowles 567 45.80
Turnout 1,238 20.76

Worksop North-East

Worksop North-East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Barry Albert Bowles 709 54.66
Labour Janet Pimperton 588 45.34
Turnout 1,297 25.58

Worksop North-West

Worksop North-West
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Alan Rhodes 624 56.73
Conservative Marilyn Ann Parkin 288 26.18
Green Andrew Mark Cliffe 188 17.09
Turnout 1,100 21.88

Worksop South

Worksop South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Juliana Frances Smith 725 53.19
Labour Roger Dyas-Elliott 459 33.68
Green Rowena Jane Jackson 179 13.13
Turnout 1,363 26.90

Worksop South-East

Worksop South-East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Laurence Francis West 744 77.99
Conservative Philip Makepeace Smith 210 22.01
Turnout 954 17.79

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