East Retford South (Bassetlaw electoral ward)

East Retford South
East Retford South
Electoral ward
Electorate	3,888 (2019)
District	Bassetlaw ;
Region	East Midlands ;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	DN22
UK Parliament	Bassetlaw ;
Councillors	2
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Last updated February 22, 2024

East Retford South is an electoral ward in the district of Bassetlaw. The ward elects two 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 3,888 as of 2019.^[1]

Councillors

East Retford South (Bassetlaw electoral ward)

Interactive map of ward boundaries.

The ward elects 2 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]


Election
2002	Carolyn Troop (Labour)	Lionel Skelding (Labour)
2004
2006
2008		Bryn Jones (Conservative)
2010		Bryn Jones (Conservative)
2012		Ann Batty (Labour)
2014		Ann Batty (Labour)
2015		Helen Richards (Labour)
2019		Helen Richards (Labour)
2021 (by-election)		Mike Introna (Conservative)
2023		David Naylor (Labour)

Elections

2023

East Retford South (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carolyn Troop (inc)	634	52.7%	9.4%
	Labour	David Naylor	599
	Conservative	Daniel Ashford	381	31.7%	14.1%
	Conservative	Eva Cernysovaite	315
	Independent	John Hudson	97	8.1%	NEW
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Edley	91	7.6%	NEW
Turnout			1,169	30.3%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2021 by-election

A by-election was held on 29 July 2021 following the resignation of Helen Richards (Labour). Helen subsequently stood for re-election as an Independent candidate.

East Retford South (1)
29 July 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Introna	493	40.1%	22.5
	Independent	Helen Richards*	488	39.7%	New
	Labour	James Napier	247	20.1%	42.0
Turnout				32.1	+2.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

2019

East Retford South (2)
2 May 2019
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Helen Richards*	697	62.1%	11.7%
	Labour	Carolyn Troop*	679
	UKIP	Martin Introna	228	20.3%	0.3%
	Conservative	John Manners	197	17.6%	11.5%
	Conservative	Paul Chambers	179
Turnout				29.5%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2015

East Retford South (2)
7 May 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Carolyn Troop	1,194	50.4%
	Labour	Helen Richards	1,186
	Conservative	Bryn Jones	689	29.1%
	UKIP	Michael Lowe	488	20.6%
Turnout				65%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2014

East Retford South (1)
22 May 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Carolyn Troop	642	54.6%
	UKIP	Chris Walters	314	26.7%
	Conservative	Bryn Jones	220	18.7%
Turnout

2012

East Retford South (1)
3 May 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ann Batty	831	71.5%
	Conservative	Bryn Jones	331	28.5%
Turnout				34.9%

2010

East Retford South (1)
6 May 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Carolyn Troop	1,287	63.8%
	Conservative	Ferzanna Riley	730	36.2%
Turnout				63.7%

2008

East Retford South (1)
1 May 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Bryn Jones	526	53.4%
	Labour	Philip Skelding	459	46.6%
Turnout				30%

2006

East Retford South (1)
4 May 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Carolyn Troop	618	56.9%
	Conservative	Stephen Thornhill	468	43.1%
Turnout				33.2%

2004

East Retford South (1)
10 June 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Lionel Skelding	746	56.5%
	Conservative	Andrew Dibb	575	43.5%
Turnout

2002

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References

↑ "Election results for East Retford South". Bassetlaw District Council . Retrieved 1 December 2021.
↑ "Bassetlaw - LGBCE". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
↑ "Bassetlaw District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

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[1] "Election results for East Retford South". Bassetlaw District Council . Retrieved 1 December 2021.

[2] "Bassetlaw - LGBCE". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

[electionresults-3] "Bassetlaw District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

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