Tuxford and Trent (Bassetlaw electoral ward)

Tuxford and Trent 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 3,489 as of 2019.^[1]

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

Councillors

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	Keith Isard (Conservative)	Robert Sutton (Conservative)
2004		Michael Jenkins (Conservative)
2006		Michael Jenkins (Conservative)
2008		Shirley Isard (Conservative)
2010
2012
2014
2015
2019
2021 by-election	Lewis Stanniland (Conservative)
2023	Lewis Stanniland (Conservative)	Emma Griffin (Conservative)

Tuxford and Trent (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Emma Griffin	666	49.3%	5.8%
	Conservative	Lewis Stanniland (inc)	595
	Labour	Ian Warton-Woods	389	28.8%	9.2%
	Green	Denise Taylor-Roome	297	22.0%	NEW
Turnout			1,110	31.3%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

A by-election was held on 6 May 2021 due to the resignation of Keith Isard (Conservative).

Tuxford and Trent (1)
6 May 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Lewis Stanniland	745	57.7%
	Labour	David Naylor	472	36.5%
	Liberal Democrats	James Nixon	75	5.8%
Turnout			1,303	37.6%
Registered electors			3,464

Tuxford and Trent (2)
2 May 2019
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Isard*	453	43.5%	18.9%
	Conservative	Shirley Isard*	412
	Independent	Matt Richards	385	36.9%	N/A
	Labour	Rebecca Littler-Leigh	204	19.6%	18%
	Labour	Michael Ouzman	159
Turnout			974	27.9%
Registered electors			3,489
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tuxford and Trent (1)
22 May 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Keith Isard	562	41.7%
	Labour	Ross Moloney	443	32.9%
	UKIP	Trevor Fisher	343	25.4%
Turnout

Tuxford and Trent (1)
6 May 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Keith Isard	1,264	57.4%
	Labour	Bert Hunt	937	42.6%
Turnout			2,201	65.5%
Registered electors			3,424
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tuxford and Trent (1)
1 May 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Shirley Isard	756	71.6%
	Labour	Marilyn McCarthy	300	28.4%
Turnout			1,056	31.5%
Registered electors			3,390

Tuxford and Trent (1)
4 May 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Keith Isard	803	73.1%
	Labour	Pamela Skelding	295	26.9%
Turnout				33.8%
Registered electors			3,301

Tuxford and Trent (1)
10 June 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Michael Jenkins	675	46.8%
	Labour	Albert Hunt	407	28.2%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Lock	362	25.1%
Turnout			1,444	45.8%
Registered electors			3,181

^ "Election results for Tuxford and Trent". Bassetlaw District Council. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^ "Bassetlaw - LGBCE". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^ "Bassetlaw District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 December 2021.