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]
| Worksop South East | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward | |
 | |
| Electorate | 5,636 (2019) |
| District | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | S80 |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors | 3 |
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 edit
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]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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-election | Clayton Tindle (Labour) | |||||
| 2019 | ||||||
| 2023 | ||||||
Elections edit
2023 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Josie Potts (inc) | 861 | 80.8% |  23.1%
| |
| Labour | John Shephard (inc) | 709 | |||
| Labour | Clayton Tindle (inc) | 700 | |||
| Conservative | Ryan Penty-Williams | 205 | 19.2% | 11.9%
| |
| Conservative | Stephen Evans | 192 | |||
| Conservative | Yvonne Evans | 192 | |||
| Turnout | 1,160 | 21.1% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2019 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Josie Potts* | 945 | 57.7% | 1.5%
| |
| Labour | Clayton Tindle* | 815 | |||
| Labour | John Shephard* | 788 | |||
| UKIP | Ash Henderson | 418 | 25.5% | 0.3%
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Leon Duveen | 156 | 9.5% | N/A | |
| Conservative | Colin Barton † | 120 | 7.3% | N/A | |
| Conservative | Ethel Boddy | 88 | |||
| Conservative | Angela Chambers | 74 | |||
| Turnout | 1,462 | 25.9% | |||
| 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 edit
A by-election was held on 22 March 2018 due to the resignation of Deirdre Foley (Labour).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Clayton Tindle | 1,004 | 77.3% | ||
| Conservative | Lewis Stanniland | 197 | 15.2% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Leon Duveen | 98 | 7.5% | ||
| Turnout | 23.3% | ||||
2015 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Josie Potts | 1,798 | 56.2% | ||
| Labour | Deirdre Foley | 1,632 | |||
| Labour | John Shephard | 1,494 | |||
| UKIP | David Scott | 807 | 25.2% | ||
| Green | Dan Machin | 330 | 10.3% | ||
| Independent | Kurtis-Jay Castle | 264 | 8.3% | ||
| Turnout | 50.5% | ||||
2014 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Deirdre Foley | 1,071 | 66.6% | ||
| UKIP | Anthony Keeling | 393 | 24.4% | ||
| Conservative | Nathan Gray | 94 | 5.9% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Carole Thompson | 50 | 3.1% | ||
| Turnout | |||||
2012 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Shephard | 1,232 | 87.3% | ||
| Conservative | Catherine Parrish | 179 | 12.7% | ||
| Turnout | 24.9% | ||||
2011 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Josie Potts | 1,624 | 85.4% | ||
| Conservative | Catherine Parrish | 277 | 14.6% | ||
| Turnout | 1,901 | 33.6% | |||
2010 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Hopkinson | 2,024 | 74.2% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Hunter | 386 | 14.1% | ||
| Conservative | Catherine Parrish | 319 | 11.7% | ||
| Turnout | 2,729 | 50.9% | |||
2008 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Shephard | 858 | 72.8% | ||
| Conservative | Philip Smith | 321 | 27.2% | ||
| Turnout | 1,179 | 20.8% | |||
2007 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Josie Potts | 917 | 73.8% | ||
| Conservative | Philip Smith | 326 | 26.2% | ||
| Turnout | 1,243 | 22.3% | |||
2006 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Hopkinson | 809 | 69.6% | ||
| Conservative | Maria Critchley | 353 | 30.4% | ||
| Turnout | 21.3% | ||||
2004 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Shephard | 1,281 | 71.8% | ||
| Conservative | Carole Mangham | 502 | 28.2% | ||
| Turnout | 1,783 | ||||
2003 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Laurence West | 744 | 78.0% | ||
| Conservative | Philip Smith | 210 | 22.0% | ||
| Turnout | 954 | 17.8% | |||
2002 edit
References edit
- ^ "Election results for Worksop South East". 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.
- ^ "Conservatives bar council candidates over Facebook posts". BBC News. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.