Bassetlaw District Council election, 2012

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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 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.

Election result

Bassetlaw election result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 34
  Conservative 11
  Independent 3
  Liberal Democrat 0

Ward results

Beckingham

Beckingham
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Joan Sanger25838.6
Independent Raymond Arthur16324.4
Conservative Simon Taylor15322.9
Labour Phillip Goodliffe9514.2
Turnout 36.36
Independent gain from Conservative

Carlton

Carlton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Val Bowles1,00162.3
Labour David Pidwell60737.7
Turnout 36.63
Conservative hold

Clayworth

Clayworth
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Kath Sutton40869.3
Labour Gavin Briers18130.7
Turnout 38.58
Conservative hold

East Retford East

East Retford East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Michael Storey1,03351.9
Conservative Mike Quigley84242.3
Liberal Democrat Mark Hunter1155.8
Turnout 37.25
Labour gain from Conservative

East Retford North

East Retford North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Michelle Gregory1,14455.7
Conservative Anthony Tromans61044.3
Turnout 36.41
Labour hold

East Retford South

East Retford East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Ann Batty83171.5
Conservative Bryn Jones33128.5
Turnout 34.90
Labour hold

East Retford West

East Retford West
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Alan Chambers70766.7
Conservative Graham Ince35333.3
Turnout 31.13
Labour gain from Conservative

Harworth

Harworth
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour David Challinor1,40288.1
Conservative Dianne Hare19011.9
Turnout 28.01
Labour hold

Sutton

Sutton
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Tracey Taylor34067.6
Labour Tony Brown16332.4
Turnout 30.93
Conservative hold

Tuxford and Trent

Tuxford and Trent
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Shirley Isard54352.0
Labour Andy Jee50248.0
Turnout 31.55
Conservative hold

Worksop East

Worksop East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jo White1,13575.1
Independent Geoff Coe37624.9
Turnout 31.07
Labour hold

Worksop North

Worksop North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Gwynneth Jones1,32376.8
Conservative David Alan Hare40023.2
Turnout 25.88
Labour gain from Conservative

Worksop North-East

Worksop North-East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Rebecca Leigh1,26577
Conservative Emma Auckland37833
Turnout 32.88
Labour gain from Conservative

Worksop North-West

Worksop North-West
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Sybil Fielding1,20978.9
Conservative James Halpin32321.1
Turnout 26.75
Labour gain from Conservative

Worksop South

Worksop South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Sylvia May98554.9
Conservative Alec Thorpe63535.4
Liberal Democrat Leon Duveen1749.7
Turnout 33.05
Labour gain from Conservative

Worksop South

Worksop South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John Shephard1,23287.3
Conservative Catherine Parrish17912.7
Turnout 24.91
Labour hold

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