Worksop South East (Bassetlaw electoral ward)

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Worksop South East
Electoral ward
Bassetlaw - Worksop South East.png
Electorate 5,636 (2019)
District
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district S80
UK Parliament
Councillors3
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UK
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Worksop South East is an electoral ward in the district of Bassetlaw. The ward elects 3 councillors to Bassetlaw District Council using the first past the post electoral system, with each councillor serving a four-year term in office. The number of registered voters in the ward is 5,636 as of 2019. [1]

Contents

It consists of the southeastern part of Worksop, including the former pit village of Manton.

The ward was created in 2002 following a review of electoral boundaries in Bassetlaw by the Boundary Committee for England. [2]

Councillors

Worksop South East (Bassetlaw electoral ward)
Interactive map of ward boundaries.

The ward elects 3 councillors every four years. Prior to 2015, Bassetlaw District Council was elected by thirds with elections taking place every year except the year in which elections to Nottinghamshire County Council took place. [3]

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2002 Brian Hopkinson (Labour)John Shephard (Labour)Laurence West (Labour)
2003
2004
2006
2007 Josie Potts (Labour)
2008
2010
2011
2012
2014 Deirdre Foley (Labour)
2015
2018 by-electionClayton Tindle (Labour)
2019
2023

Elections

2023

Worksop South East (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Josie Potts (inc) 861 80.8% Increase2.svg 23.1%
Labour John Shephard (inc) 709
Labour Clayton Tindle (inc) 700
Conservative Ryan Penty-Williams20519.2%Increase2.svg 11.9%
Conservative Stephen Evans192
Conservative Yvonne Evans192
Turnout 1,16021.1%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2019

Worksop South East (3)
2 May 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Josie Potts*94557.7%Increase2.svg1.5%
Labour Clayton Tindle*815
Labour John Shephard*788
UKIP Ash Henderson41825.5%Increase2.svg0.3%
Liberal Democrats Leon Duveen1569.5%N/A
Conservative Colin Barton †1207.3%N/A
Conservative Ethel Boddy88
Conservative Angela Chambers74
Turnout 1,46225.9%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
† Colin Barton was expelled from the Conservative Party in April 2019, however he remained a nominated Conservative candidate in this election as the deadline for withdrawals had passed. [4]

2018 by-election

A by-election was held on 22 March 2018 due to the resignation of Deirdre Foley (Labour).

Worksop South East (1)
22 March 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clayton Tindle1,00477.3%
Conservative Lewis Stanniland19715.2%
Liberal Democrats Leon Duveen987.5%
Turnout 23.3%

2015

Worksop South East (3)
7 May 2015
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%

2014

Worksop South East (1)
22 May 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Deirdre Foley1,07166.6%
UKIP Anthony Keeling39324.4%
Conservative Nathan Gray945.9%
Liberal Democrats Carole Thompson503.1%
Turnout

2012

Worksop South East (1)
3 May 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Shephard1,23287.3%
Conservative Catherine Parrish17912.7%
Turnout 24.9%

2011

Worksop South East (1)
5 May 2011
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Josie Potts1,62485.4%
Conservative Catherine Parrish27714.6%
Turnout 1,90133.6%

2010

Worksop South East (1)
6 May 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Hopkinson2,02474.2%
Liberal Democrats Mark Hunter38614.1%
Conservative Catherine Parrish31911.7%
Turnout 2,72950.9%

2008

Worksop South East (1)
1 May 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Shephard85872.8%
Conservative Philip Smith32127.2%
Turnout 1,17920.8%

2007

Worksop South East (1)
3 May 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Josie Potts91773.8%
Conservative Philip Smith32626.2%
Turnout 1,24322.3%

2006

Worksop South East (1)
4 May 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Hopkinson80969.6%
Conservative Maria Critchley35330.4%
Turnout 21.3%

2004

Worksop South East (1)
10 June 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Shephard1,28171.8%
Conservative Carole Mangham50228.2%
Turnout 1,783

2003

Worksop South East (1)
1 May 2003
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Laurence West74478.0%
Conservative Philip Smith21022.0%
Turnout 95417.8%

2002

References

  1. "Election results for Worksop South East". Bassetlaw District Council . Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. "Bassetlaw - LGBCE". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. "Bassetlaw District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. "Conservatives bar council candidates over Facebook posts". BBC News. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.