Bassetlaw District Council election, 2007

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The 2007 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Bassetlaw District Council in Nottinghamshire, England. 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 2007
Party Seats Seats % Votes Votes %
Conservative 853.33%9,43646.76%
Labour 640.00%9,27245.94%
Independent16.67%1,3326.60%
Liberal Democrats 00.00%1410.70%

Ward results

Blyth

Blyth
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Terry Yates 509 74.74
Labour Peter Abell 172 25.26
Turnout 681 38.40

Carlton

Carlton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative David Alan Hare 903 52.05
Labour Gary Moor 832 47.95
Turnout 1,735 37.30

East Markham

East Markham
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative John Ogle 734 83.50
Labour Roderick Pickford 145 16.50
Turnout 879 47.70

East Retford East

East Retford East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Jim Holland 1,197 67.47
Labour Pam Skelding 577 32.53
Turnout 1,774 32.90

East Retford North

East Retford North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Mike Pugsley 1,094 61.36
Labour Vaughan Thomas 689 38.64
Turnout 1,783 37.70

Harworth

Harworth
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John Clayton 1,066 71.21
Conservative Carole Daphne Mangham 431 28.79
Turnout 1,497 25.90

Ranskill

Ranskill
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Michael Tom Gray 392 57.23
Labour Viv Thomas 152 22.19
Liberal Democrat Mark Hunter 141 20.58
Turnout 685 38.20

Sturton

Sturton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Hugh Burton 640 83.55
Labour Cadell Wynford Thomas 126 16.45
Turnout 766 43.43

Welbeck

Welbeck
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Mary Stokes 401 59.14
Labour Robin Brian Carrington-Wilde 277 40.86
Turnout 678 41.06

Worksop East

Worksop East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Cliff Entwistle 953 57.93
Independent Martin Introna 692 42.07
Turnout 1,645 32.50

Worksop North

Worksop North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Bill Barker 981 55.24
Conservative Vicky Wanless 795 44.76
Turnout 1,776 27.80

Worksop North East

Worksop North East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Simon Greaves 905 52.59
Conservative Barry Albert Bowles 816 47.41
Turnout 1,721 34.17

Worksop North West

Worksop North West
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Alan Rhodes 893 58.98
Conservative Tracey Lee Taylor 621 41.02
Turnout 1,514 27.50

Worksop South

Worksop South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Julie Smith 1,217 67.46
Labour Mick Golding 587 32.54
Turnout 1,804 33.50

Worksop South East

Worksop South East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Josie Potts 917 73.77
Conservative Philip Makepeace Smith 326 26.23
Turnout 1,243 22.30

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