Worksop South (Bassetlaw electoral ward)
Worksop South | |
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Electoral ward | |
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Electorate | 5,636 (2019) |
District | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | S80 |
UK Parliament | |
Councillors | 3 |
Worksop South 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]
It consists of the southern part of Worksop, including the St. Anne's Estate.
The ward was created in 2002 following a review of electoral boundaries in Bassetlaw by the Boundary Committee for England.[2]
Councillors
[edit]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]
Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
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2002 | Reginald Askew (Conservative) | Michael Bennett (Conservative) | Andrew Dibb (Conservative) | |||
2003 | Juliana Smith (Conservative) | |||||
2004 | ||||||
2006 | Chris Wanless (Conservative) | |||||
2007 | ||||||
2008 | ||||||
2010 | ||||||
2010 by-election | Sylvia May (Labour) | |||||
2011 | Julie Leigh (Labour) | |||||
2012 | ||||||
2014 | Kevin Greaves (Labour) | |||||
2015 | Dianne Hare (Conservative) | |||||
2019 | Tony Eaton (Labour) | |||||
2023 | Paddy Ducey (Labour) |
Elections
[edit]2023
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Julie Leigh (inc) | 1,119 | 58.4% | ![]() | |
Labour | Paddy Ducey | 1,014 | |||
Labour | Tony Eaton (inc) | 1,011 | |||
Conservative | John Jewitt | 797 | 41.6% | ![]() | |
Conservative | Ashley Penty-Williams | 763 | |||
Conservative | Ewa Romanczuk | 674 | |||
Turnout | 2,022 | 36.8% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
2019
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Julie Leigh* | 832 | 42.2% | ![]() | |
Labour | Kevin Greaves* | 790 | |||
Labour | Tony Eaton | 766 | |||
Conservative | Rachel Briggs | 657 | 33.4% | ![]() | |
Conservative | Helen Colton | 619 | |||
Conservative | Lewis Stanniland | 608 | |||
Independent | Nigel Turner | 481 | 24.4% | N/A | |
Turnout | 1,919 | 34.1% | |||
Registered electors | 5,636 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
2015
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Dianne Hare | 1,492 | 32.4% | ||
Labour | Julie Leigh | 1,462 | 31.8% | ||
Labour | Kevin Greaves | 1,443 | |||
UKIP | Anthony Keeling | 1,098 | 23.9% | ||
Labour | Geof Benson | 1,069 | |||
Green | Kris Wragg | 551 | 12% | ||
Turnout | 64.9% |
2014
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Kevin Greaves | 795 | 42.1% | ||
Conservative | Adam Gray | 524 | 27.7% | ||
UKIP | Dave Scott | 498 | 26.4% | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Thompson | 72 | 3.8% | ||
Turnout |
2012
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sylvia May | 985 | 54.9% | ||
Conservative | Alec Thorpe | 635 | 35.4% | ||
Liberal Democrats | Leon Duveen | 174 | 9.7% | ||
Turnout | 1,794 | 33.1% | |||
Registered electors | 5,469 |
2011
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Julie Leigh | 1,274 | 53.8% | ||
Conservative | Alec Thorpe | 993 | 41.9% | ||
Liberal Democrats | Leon Duveen | 101 | 4.3% | ||
Turnout | 2,368 | 43.7% | |||
Registered electors | 5,462 |
2010 by-election
[edit]A by-election was held on 16 September 2010 due to the death of Michael Bennett (Conservative).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sylvia May | 815 | 52.0% | ||
Conservative | Alex Thorpe | 669 | 42.7% | ||
Liberal Democrats | Leon Duveen | 84 | 5.4% | ||
Turnout | 1,568 | 28.5% |
2010
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Chris Wanless | 1,823 | 53.3% | ||
Labour | Kevin Greaves | 1,600 | 46.8% | ||
Turnout | 3,423 | 62.4% | |||
Registered electors | 5,359 |
2008
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael Bennett | 1,372 | 78.2% | ||
Labour | Eileen Hart | 383 | 21.8% | ||
Turnout | 1,755 | 32.0% | |||
Registered electors | 5,518 |
2007
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Julie Smith | 1,217 | 67.5% | ||
Labour | Mick Golding | 587 | 32.5% | ||
Turnout | 1,804 | 33.5% | |||
Registered electors | 5,466 |
2006
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Chris Wanless | 1,114 | 60.5% | ||
Labour | Rory Palmer | 728 | 39.5% | ||
Turnout | 1,842 | 34.6% | |||
Registered electors | 5,457 |
2004
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael Bennett | 1,628 | 70.0% | ||
Labour | Roger Dyas-Elliott | 697 | 30.0% | ||
Turnout | 2,325 | 45.1% | |||
Registered electors | 5,265 |
2003
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Juliana Smith | 725 | 53.2% | ||
Labour | Roger Dyas-Elliott | 459 | 33.7% | ||
Green | Rowena Jackson | 179 | 13.1% | ||
Turnout | 1,363 | 26.9% | |||
Registered electors | 5,085 |
2002
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Election results for Worksop South". 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.