Bassetlaw District Council Election Results 1973-2012 Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre Plymouth University The information contained in this report has been obtained from a number of sources. Election results from the immediate post-reorganisation period were painstakingly collected by Alan Willis largely, although not exclusively, from local newspaper reports. From the mid- 1980s onwards the results have been obtained from each local authority by the Elections Centre. The data are stored in a database designed by Lawrence Ware and maintained by Brian Cheal and others at Plymouth University. Despite our best efforts some information remains elusive whilst we accept that some errors are likely to remain. Notice of any mistakes should be sent to [email protected]. The results sequence can be kept up to date by purchasing copies of the annual Local Elections Handbook, details of which can be obtained by contacting the email address above. Front cover: the graph shows the distribution of percentage vote shares over the period covered by the results. The lines reflect the colours traditionally used by the three main parties. The grey line is the share obtained by Independent candidates while the purple line groups together the vote shares for all other parties. Rear cover: the top graph shows the percentage share of council seats for the main parties as well as those won by Independents and other parties. The lines take account of any by- election changes (but not those resulting from elected councillors switching party allegiance) as well as the transfers of seats during the main round of local election. The lower graph shows for each main round of local elections the overall percentage turnout (solid line), the percentage of women candidates standing at (dotted line) and the percentage of women among those elected (hashed line). No. 16 (Worksop: North West) (3404)3 No. 3 (Harworth) (5561)4 Bassetlaw - 1973 vote share vote share Wells D. Lab 0 0.0 Hawkins N. Lab 1,511 70.9 Cooley C. Lab 0 - Wilson E. Ms. Lab 1,370 - Blyth (1278) Burton A. Lab 0 - Nicholson T. Lab 1,182 - vote share Birchby G. Lab 1,068 - Buchanan A. Ind 331 49.9 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Morris S. Ind 621 - Muskett K. Lab 173 26.1 Plant D. Ind 621 29.1 Moxon C. Ind 159 24.0 4 No. 17 (Worksop: North East) (7530) vote share Turnout 38.3 41.7 Turnout 51.9 23.8 Bell H. Lab 1,408 44.6 3 Vickers D. Lab 1,349 - No. 7 (Clarborough) (1666) Carlton (4000) Edmondson S. Lab 1,135 - vote share vote share Hubble E. Ms. Lab 1,091 - Kay H. Con 515 72.5 Lacey J. Ind 828 43.2 Edmondson J. Ind 928 29.4 Bundy K. Lab 195 27.5 Dodd C. Dem Lab 564 29.4 Toop F. Ms. Con 823 26.1 Russon L. Lab 524 27.3 Law J. Ms. Con 764 - Turnout 42.6 45.1 Connolly J. Lab 511 - Hince L. Lab 479 - Turnout 42.0 15.2 No. 8 (Beckingham) (1358) vote share Turnout 47.9 13.8 No. 18 (Worksop: South West) (3636)3 Ritchie E. Ind 420 69.1 vote share Johnson E. Lab 188 30.9 East Retford West (4342)3 Simcox B. Con 830 62.3 vote share Howe R. Con 805 - Turnout 44.8 38.2 Mitchell E. Lab 1,114 54.5 Tandy L. Con 805 - Cooper W. Lab 1,052 - Miller P. Lab 502 37.7 No. 9 (North Leverton) (1581) Pulford H. Lab 947 - Nixon M. Ms. Lab 442 - vote share Alexander R. Con 929 45.5 Tunningley J. Lab 400 - Widdowson J. Ind 452 68.0 Pitts D. Con 850 - Baddily R. Lab 213 32.0 Myers N. Con 789 - Turnout 36.6 24.6 Turnout 42.1 35.9 Turnout 47.1 9.1 No. 19 (Worksop: Bracebridge) (3339)3 vote share Ranskill (1128) Hodsock (2128) Field P. Lab 681 73.1 vote share vote share Webster R. Lab 624 - Ash F. Ind 247 47.2 Slack S. Lab 590 52.3 McDonald J. Lab 611 - Cook A. Lab 192 36.7 Smith J. Comm 353 31.3 Norvall B. Ms. Con 250 26.9 Stacey K. Ind 84 16.1 Brown W. Dem Lab 102 9.0 Baker E. Ind 84 7.4 Turnout 27.9 46.3 Turnout 46.4 10.5 Turnout 53.1 21.0 No. 20 (Worksop: South East) (3876)3 Sutton (1532) vote share vote share Misterton (1591) Bates J. Lab 0 - Tew G. Con 364 44.2 vote share Bloomer W. Lab 0 - Jones C. Lab 279 33.9 Wright F. Ind 527 70.3 Rabbitt R. Lab 0 0.0 Proctor A. Ind 180 21.9 Hunt J. Lab 138 18.4 Haydon-Baillie M. Ind 85 11.3 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 53.7 10.3 Turnout 47.1 51.9 No. 21 (Nether Langwith) (1015) Trent (1044) vote share vote share No. 1 (Everton) (1011) Stokes M. Ms. Ind 208 42.3 Lawrence J. Ind 357 73.6 vote share Millard D. Ind 187 38.0 Cartwright M. Ms. Con 128 26.4 Brown S. Con 257 74.7 Harrison F. Ind 97 19.7 James C. Lab 87 25.3 Turnout 46.5 47.2 Turnout 48.5 4.3 Turnout 34.0 49.4 4 No. 22 (Elkesley) (1231) No. 10 (East Retford: North) (4992) vote share Bassetlaw - 1976 vote share Horrocks M. Ind 494 73.7 Davidson E. Lab 1,180 54.7 Timms N. Lab 176 26.3 Plews G. Lab 1,101 - Blyth (1391) Webster B. Lab 979 - Turnout 54.4 47.5 vote share Ostick G. Con 979 45.3 Earle G. Ind 436 51.9 Jones W. Lab 953 - No. 23 (East Markham) (1265) Waplington B. Ind 404 48.1 Dixon I. Con 907 - vote share Winter J. Con 801 - Bowness W. Ind 403 60.0 Turnout 61.3 3.8 Adlam D. Ms. Con 755 - Hunt A. Lab 269 40.0 3 Carlton (4645) Turnout 43.2 9.3 vote share Turnout 53.1 19.9 Lacey J. Ind 1,089 29.8 3 No. 11 (East Retford: East) (4231) No. 24 (Rampton) (1076) Russon L. Lab 780 21.3 vote share vote share Black M. Con 752 20.6 Clark A. Con 848 55.0 Rickells J. Con 355 51.2 Wilson M. Con 694 - Hobbs J. Con 820 - Fielding K. Lab 339 48.8 Hince L. Lab 656 - Marriott T. Con 774 - Walters W. Lab 541 - Grove C. Lab 694 45.0 Turnout 64.5 2.3 Dodd C. Dem Lab 526 14.4 Spencer R. Lab 656 - McCredie H. Lib 512 14.0 Dorrin M. Lab 638 - No. 26 (Tuxford) (1550) Calvert D. Lib 472 - vote share Stephenson C. Ind 168 - Turnout 36.4 10.0 Hird D. Lab 334 54.9 Turnout 52.2 8.4 3 Procope C. Con 214 35.2 No. 15 (Worksop: North) (4407) Perrins I. Ind 60 9.9 vote share East Retford West (4366)3 Baird A. Lab 894 57.7 Turnout 39.2 19.7 vote share Espin C. Lab 855 - Mitchell E. Lab 1,001 42.2 Ellis B. Ms. Lab 794 - Hewgill W. Con 965 40.7 Birchall R. Ind 655 42.3 McNeil G. Con 891 - Cooper W. Lab 698 - Turnout 35.1 15.4 Grove C. Lab 586 - Toseland J. Lib 405 17.1 Turnout 46.3 1.5 Results of the English Shire District Elections 1973-2012 1 Hodsock (2014) No. 19 (Worksop: Bracebridge) (2531)3 Sutton (1464) vote share vote share vote share Slack S. Lab 0 0.0 Webster R. Lab 578 58.4 Tew G. Con 608 73.2 Espin C. Lab 504 - Whitaker R. Lab 223 26.8 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Russon P. Lab 490 - Norvall B. Ms. Con 412 41.6 Turnout 57.8 46.3 Misterton (1630) vote share Turnout 39.1 16.8 Trent (1068) Wright F. Ind 633 76.4 vote share Bage P. Con 196 23.6 No. 20 (Worksop: South East) (3806)3 Goddard J. Con 0 0.0 vote share Turnout 51.3 52.7 Rabbitt R. Lab 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Bloomer W. Lab 0 - No. 1 (Everton) (1032) Dowling R. Lab 0 - vote share Brown S. Con 0 0.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Bassetlaw - 1979 Turnout 0.0 0.0 No. 21 (Nether Langwith) (1028) vote share Beckingham (1592) No. 10 (East Retford: North) (5290)4 Stokes M. Ms. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Green J. Con 780 61.8 vote share Ostick G. Con 1,395 38.2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Weir D. Lab 482 38.2 Alexander R. Con 1,184 - Hardy R. Con 1,038 - No. 22 (Elkesley) (1238) Turnout 80.4 23.6 Green J. Con 861 - vote share Plews G. Lab 817 22.4 Horrocks M. Ind 581 84.1 Blyth (1360) Wilkinson A. Lib 768 21.0 Whettan P. Lab 110 15.9 vote share Earle G. Ind 599 52.3 Bryden P. Res 674 18.4 Webster B. Lab 670 - Turnout 55.8 68.2 Waplington B. Ind 547 47.7 Atkinson M. Ms. Lab 658 - Baker P. Lab 641 - No. 23 (East Markham) (1278) Turnout 85.1 4.5 Richardson K. Res 535 - vote share 3 Bowness W. Ind 0 0.0 Carlton (4729) vote share Turnout 50.9 15.8 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Russon L.