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2001 Nottinghamshire County Council election

The 2001 Nottinghamshire County Council election was held on Thursday, 7 June 2001. The whole council was up for election and the result was the Labour Party retaining its control of the council.[1][2]

2001 Nottinghamshire County Council election
← 1997 7 June 2001 2005 →
All 63 seats to Nottinghamshire County Council
32 seats needed for a majority
Turnout60.5%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before 42 17 4
Seats won 40 20 3
Seat change Decrease2 Increase3 Decrease1
Popular vote 155,587 127,039 51,647
Percentage 44.2 36.1 14.7
Map of the results of the election in each division. Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

Labour

Election result

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Political composition of the council following the election
Overall Turnout
Registered electors 581,836
Votes cast 352,237
Turnout 60.5%
2001 Nottinghamshire County Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 63 40 44.2 155,587
  Conservative 63 20 36.1 127,039
  Liberal Democrats 41 3 14.7 51,647
  Independent 16 0 3.8 13,252
  Green 12 0 1.2 4,328
  Socialist Alliance (England) 1 0 0.1 262
  BNP 1 0 0.1 122

Results by electoral division

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Ashfield

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(9 seats, 9 electoral divisions)

Ashfield District
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Labour 9 9 0 0   57.8 26,706
  Conservative 9 0 0 0   27.6 12,771
  Independent 5 0 0 0   11.0 5,097
  Green 3 0 0 0   2.8 1,284
  Socialist Alliance 1 0 0 0   0.6 262
  BNP 1 0 0 0   0.3 122
Ashfield Turnout
Registered electors 86,806
Votes cast 46,242
Turnout 53.3%

Hucknall East

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Hucknall East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Baron 3,080 56.4
Conservative M Spencer 1,332 24.4
Independent R Gow 1,052 19.3
Turnout 5,464 54.7
Registered electors 9,995

Hucknall West

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Hucknall West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nellie Smedley 4,902 64.6
Conservative S Robbins 2,686 35.4
Turnout 7,588 56.9
Registered electors 13,327

Kirkby in Ashfield North

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Kirkby in Ashfield North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Needham 2,787 54.0
Independent Robert Hook 1,025 19.9
Conservative Sylvia Baker 1,001 19.4
Green Justin Smith 350 6.8
Turnout 5,163 49.5
Registered electors 10,424

Kirkby in Ashfield South

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Kirkby in Ashfield South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Yvonne Davidson 2,665 46.4
Conservative A Hobson 1,829 31.8
Independent N Woolley 640 11.1
Green M Harrison 615 10.7
Turnout 5,749 55.6
Registered electors 10,340

Selston

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Selston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joan Taylor 2,579 48.5
Independent Gail Turner 1,502 28.2
Conservative Roma Cox 1,242 23.3
Turnout 5,323 54.5
Registered electors 9,769

Sutton in Ashfield Central

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Sutton in Ashfield Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edward Llewellyn-Jones 2,341 56.7
Independent W Shaw 878 21.3
Conservative T Chandran 787 19.1
BNP A Johnson 122 3.0
Turnout 4,128 49.8
Registered electors 8,295

Sutton in Ashfield East

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Sutton in Ashfield East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Carroll 2,760 73.3
Conservative Eugene Di Villa 1,005 26.7
Turnout 3,765 49.9
Registered electors 7,543

Sutton in Ashfield North

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Sutton in Ashfield North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dick Anthony 2,553 57.7
Conservative John Baker 1,291 29.2
Green Daniela Perschke 319 7.2
Socialist Alliance Jeffrey Tucker 262 5.9
Turnout 4,425 53.3
Registered electors 8,296

Sutton in Ashfield West

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Sutton in Ashfield West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Kirkham 3,039 65.5
Conservative Christine Vernon 1,598 34.5
Turnout 4,637 52.6
Registered electors 8,817

Bassetlaw

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(9 seats, 9 electoral divisions)

Bassetlaw District
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Labour 9 7 0 0   50.0 23,671
  Conservative 9 2 0 0   38.6 18,292
  Liberal Democrats 4 0 0 0   9.7 4,588
  Independent 1 0 0 0   1.0 470
  Green 1 0 0 0   0.7 309
Bassetlaw Turnout
Registered electors 81,562
Votes cast 47,330
Turnout 58.0%

Blyth & Harworth

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Blyth & Harworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sheila Place 3,361 71.8
Conservative J Rickells 1,318 28.2
Turnout 4,679 52.3
Registered electors 8,949

Misterton

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Misterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Bullivant 3,376 51.9
Liberal Democrats Sean Kerrigan 1,714 26.3
Labour Laurence West 1,109 17.0
Green Paul Thorpe 309 4.7
Turnout 6,508 64.1
Registered electors 10,145

Retford North

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Retford North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Napier 2,187 41.1
Conservative Jean Bush 2,054 38.6
Liberal Democrats Graham Read 1,082 20.3
Turnout 5,323 64.4
Registered electors 8,264

Retford South

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Retford South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mick Storey 2,455 51.5
Conservative James Holland 1,542 32.4
Liberal Democrats John Bragger 766 16.1
Turnout 4,763 58.8
Registered electors 8,097

Tuxford

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Tuxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Hempsall 3,153 52.6
Labour J Shephard 1,818 30.3
Liberal Democrats P Horton 1,026 17.1
Turnout 5,997 65.3
Registered electors 9,189

Worksop East

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Worksop East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Glynn Gilfoyle 3,661 67.3
Conservative John Ogle 1,782 32.7
Turnout 5,443 56.0
Registered electors 9,727

Worksop North & Carlton

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Worksop North & Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Barsley 3,627 62.9
Conservative D Hare 2,137 37.1
Turnout 5,764 56.4
Registered electors 10,211

Worksop South East & Welbeck

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Worksop South East & Welbeck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vicki Smailes 1,844 62.1
Conservative A Dibb 655 22.1
Independent B Malacrida 470 15.8
Turnout 2,969 51.4
Registered electors 5,775

Worksop West

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Worksop West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Davison 3,609 61.3
Conservative J Smith 2,275 38.7
Turnout 5,884 52.5
Registered electors 11,205

Broxtowe

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(9 seats, 9 electoral divisions)

Broxtowe District
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Labour 9 6 40.8 22,352
  Conservative 9 2 33.4 18,281
  Liberal Democrats 9 1 22.8 12,516
  Green 3 0 0 0   2.0 1,082
  Independent 1 0 0 0   1.0 546
Broxtowe Turnout
Registered electors 84,576
Votes cast 54,777
Turnout 64.8%

Beeston North

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Beeston North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maureen Tewson 1,888 41.1
Conservative Joan Moodie 1,337 29.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Carr 1,113 24.2
Green Sylvia Rule 259 5.6
Turnout 4,597 63.2
Registered electors 7,270

Beeston South

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Beeston South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Warner 2,524 48.1
Conservative Daniel Walton 1,360 25.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Fox 840 16.0
Green Paul Anderson 524 10.0
Turnout 5,248 61.2
Registered electors 8,581

Bramcote & Stapleford East

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Bramcote and Stapleford East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stan Heptinstall 2,988 46.6
Conservative A Ford 1,939 30.2
Labour P Lally 1,491 23.2
Turnout 6,418 71.5
Registered electors 8,973

Chilwell

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Chilwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gordon Skinner 2,655 42.8
Conservative Richard Jackson 2,320 37.4
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Williams 931 15.0
Green Richard Eddleston 299 4.8
Turnout 6,205 69.1
Registered electors 8,985

Eastwood & Brinsley

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Eastwood and Brinsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eleanor Lodziak 3,266 55.3
Conservative M Brown 1,720 29.1
Liberal Democrats R Charlesworth 919 15.6
Turnout 5,905 56.1
Registered electors 10,526

Greasley & Nuthall

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Greasley and Nuthall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Taylor 3,726 42.5
Labour D Hedderly 3,542 40.4
Liberal Democrats P Ogden 954 10.9
Independent G Green 546 6.2
Turnout 8,768 65.8
Registered electors 13,331

Kimberley & Trowell

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Kimberley and Trowell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Robinson 2,287 38.1
Liberal Democrats Ken Rigby 2,131 35.5
Conservative L Ball 1,589 26.5
Turnout 6,007 65.1
Registered electors 9,229

Stapleford North & West

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Stapleford North & West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Bell 2,364 45.6
Liberal Democrats M Rich 1,720 33.2
Conservative S Bell 1,096 21.2
Turnout 5,180 60.7
Registered electors 8,528

Toton & Attenborough

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Toton and Attenborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Pettengell 3,194 49.5
Labour F Prince 2,335 36.2
Liberal Democrats C Wombwell 920 14.3
Turnout 6,449 70.5
Registered electors 9,153

Gedling

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(9 seats, 9 electoral divisions)

Gedling District
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Labour 9 5 42.9 23,499
  Conservative 9 3 39.6 21,687
  Liberal Democrats 7 1 13.4 7,359
  Independent 2 0 0 0   3.1 1,676
  Green 2 0 0 0   0.9 507
Gedling Turnout
Registered electors 86,824
Votes cast 54,728
Turnout 63.0%

Arnold Central

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Arnold Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rod Kempster 2,669 48.7
Labour Paul Feeney 2,249 41.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Pratt 560 10.2
Turnout 5,478 65.3
Registered electors 8,393

Arnold East

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Arnold East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Veronica Pepper 2,778 42.3
Labour Barrie Bowker 2,519 38.3
Liberal Democrats Janice Lambert 697 10.6
Independent Don Stickland 337 5.1
Green Henry Wheeler 238 3.6
Turnout 6,569 64.2
Registered electors 10,237

Arnold West

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Arnold West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Woodward 2,014 42.0
Conservative Melvyn Shepherd 1,959 40.8
Liberal Democrats Andrew Swift 826 17.2
Turnout 4,799 65.3
Registered electors 7,345

Calverton

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Calverton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Stocks 3,294 49.6
Conservative Graham Kilbourne 2,005 30.2
Independent Grant Withers 1,339 20.2
Turnout 6,638 63.6
Registered electors 10,444

Carlton Central

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Carlton Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Preston 2,725 49.5
Conservative Eric Collin 1,927 35.0
Liberal Democrats Anthony Gillam 848 15.4
Turnout 5,500 61.5
Registered electors 8,943

Carlton East

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Carlton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Raymond Poynter 2,815 43.3
Conservative Alan Bexon 2,206 33.9
Labour Jim Creamer 1,480 22.8
Turnout 6,501 67.5
Registered electors 9,638

Carlton South

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Carlton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Clarke 3,644 49.7
Conservative Richard Robinson 2,525 34.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Dunkin 901 12.3
Green Jean Katimertzis 269 3.7
Turnout 7,339 57.2
Registered electors 12,837

Carlton West

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Carlton West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Darrell Pulk 2,794 49.5
Conservative G Clarke 2,137 37.9
Liberal Democrats P Hughes 712 12.6
Turnout 5,643 62.5
Registered electors 9,031

Newstead

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Newstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joe Lonergan 3,481 55.6
Labour John Knight 2,780 44.4
Turnout 6,261 62.9
Registered electors 9,956

Mansfield

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(9 seats, 9 electoral divisions)

Mansfield District
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Labour 9 8 53.0 22,096
  Conservative 9 1 26.7 11,135
  Liberal Democrats 6 0 12.1 5,043
  Independent 3 0 0 0   5.4 2,268
  Green 3 0 0 0   2.7 1,146
Mansfield Turnout
Registered electors 76,074
Votes cast 41,688
Turnout 54.8%

Cumberlands & Ladybrook

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Cumberlands and Ladybrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rita Sharpe 2,481 56.1
Conservative M Allen 767 17.3
Independent C Hallam 626 14.2
Liberal Democrats J Smith 550 12.4
Turnout 4,424 51.6
Registered electors 8,575

Leeming & Forest Town

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Leeming and Forest Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Parry Tsimbiridis 2,836 47.4
Conservative P Moss 1,647 27.6
Liberal Democrats D Rumley 1,182 19.8
Green M Comerford 313 5.2
Turnout 5,978 55.1
Registered electors 10,841

Northfield & Manor

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Northfield and Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Reginald Strauther 2,470 55.7
Conservative K Ball 1,116 25.1
Liberal Democrats J Smith 852 19.2
Turnout 4,438 54.4
Registered electors 8,163

Oak Tree & Lindhurst

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Oak Tree and Lindhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terence Butler 1,948 49.1
Conservative K Rees 1,090 27.5
Liberal Democrats M Knight 656 16.5
Green J Frost 274 6.9
Turnout 3,968 55.6
Registered electors 7,138

Oakham & Berry Hill

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Oakham and Berry Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kathryn Allsop 2,738 47.2
Labour B Mason 1,913 33.0
Liberal Democrats M Leal 1,146 19.8
Turnout 5,797 63.3
Registered electors 9,161

Pleasley Hill & Broomhill

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Pleasley Hill and Broomhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Carter 2,147 56.1
Independent M Button 1,055 27.5
Conservative B Freeman 628 16.4
Turnout 3,830 54.6
Registered electors 7,018

Ravensdale & Sherwood

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Ravensdale and Sherwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joyce Bosnjak 2,134 49.1
Conservative N Bradshaw 972 22.3
Liberal Democrats P Smith 657 15.1
Independent C Smith 587 13.5
Turnout 4,350 50.7
Registered electors 8,582

Titchfield & Eakring

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Titchfield and Eakring
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Winterton 2,257 60.9
Conservative D Hatton 892 24.1
Green M J Jackson 559 15.1
Turnout 3,708 50.2
Registered electors 7,383

Warsop

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Warsop
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Smith 3,910 75.3
Conservative K Allsop 1,285 24.7
Turnout 5,195 56.4
Registered electors 9,213

Newark and Sherwood

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(9 seats, 9 electoral divisions)

Newark and Sherwood District
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Conservative 9 5 39.0 20,514
  Labour 9 4 37.8 19,904
  Liberal Democrats 6 0 17.1 8,979
  Independent 4 0 0 0   6.1 3,195
Newark and Sherwood Turnout
Registered electors 83,670
Votes cast 52,592
Turnout 62.9%

Balderton

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Balderton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Walker 3,042 43.4
Labour A Hannaford 2,249 32.1
Liberal Democrats N Allen 976 13.9
Independent D Logue 744 10.6
Turnout 7,011 63.2
Registered electors 11,087

Blidworth

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Blidworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Yvonne Woodhead 2,357 58.9
Independent Geoff Merry 899 22.5
Conservative Neil Dean 743 18.6
Turnout 3,999 55.3
Registered electors 7,233

Caunton

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Caunton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bruce Laughton 3,225 42.0
Liberal Democrats Brendan Haigh 2,714 35.4
Labour David Bates 1,731 22.6
Turnout 7,670 70.6
Registered electors 10,868

Collingham

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Collingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vincent Dobson 3,337 53.5
Labour Desmond Whicher 1,606 25.7
Liberal Democrats Marylyn Rayner 1,294 20.7
Turnout 6,237 67.3
Registered electors 9,266

Newark North

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Newark North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Prebble 2,087 38.8
Labour Victor Hall 2,040 37.9
Liberal Democrats Gillian Dawn 1,252 23.3
Turnout 5,379 56.0
Registered electors 9,599

Newark South

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Newark South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colin Bromfield 1,857 55.5
Conservative Ann Marshall 1,101 32.9
Liberal Democrats Francis Higson 388 11.6
Turnout 3,346 52.8
Registered electors 6,337

Ollerton

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Ollerton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stella Smedley 3,739 71.1
Conservative Brian Jarvis 1,522 28.9
Turnout 5,261 56.7
Registered electors 9,275

Rufford

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Rufford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Freeman 2,673 52.3
Conservative Mary Brown 1,347 26.4
Independent Samuel Dunlop 1,088 21.3
Turnout 5,108 60.9
Registered electors 8,381

Southwell

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Southwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Stuart 4,110 47.9
Liberal Democrats John Baker 2,355 27.4
Labour Neil Fawkes 1,652 19.3
Independent Timothy Cutler 464 5.4
Turnout 8,581 73.8
Registered electors 11,624

Rushcliffe

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(9 seats, 9 electoral divisions)

Rushcliffe District
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Conservative 9 7 44.4 24,359
  Labour 9 1 31.6 17,359
  Liberal Democrats 9 1 24.0 13,162
Rushcliffe Turnout
Registered electors 82,324
Votes cast 54,880
Turnout 66.7%

Bingham

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Bingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Suthers 3,409 45.0
Liberal Democrats George Davidson 2,096 27.7
Labour Avril Bear 2,072 27.3
Turnout 7,577 66.6
Registered electors 11,376

Cotgrave

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Cotgrave
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Butler 2,790 44.1
Labour P Morrissey 2,507 39.6
Liberal Democrats S Hull 1,036 16.4
Turnout 6,333 64.5
Registered electors 9,816

East Leake

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East Leake
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth O'Toole 2,771 47.1
Labour Paul Jacques 2,132 36.2
Liberal Democrats Daphne Butler 984 16.7
Turnout 5,887 66.4
Registered electors 8,870

Keyworth

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Keyworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Cottee 2,852 48.5
Liberal Democrats Samuel Boote 2,227 37.9
Labour Penelope Oldridge 797 13.6
Turnout 5,876 71.7
Registered electors 8,192

Radcliffe on Trent

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Radcliffe on Trent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kay Cutts 2,492 51.9
Labour E Gamble 1,459 30.4
Liberal Democrats D Allen 853 17.8
Turnout 4,804 66.3
Registered electors 7,250

Ruddington

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Ruddington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Bennett 2,086 41.2
Conservative Reg Adair 2,083 41.2
Labour A Clayworth 889 17.6
Turnout 5,058 69.7
Registered electors 7,259

West Bridgford East

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West Bridgford East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Jackson 3,116 46.8
Conservative Timothy Spencer 2,333 35.0
Liberal Democrats Christopher Evans 1,215 18.2
Turnout 6,664 66.4
Registered electors 10,029

West Bridgford South

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West Bridgford South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Cox 2,742 47.4
Labour Gillian Aldridge 1,748 30.2
Liberal Democrats Lawrence Porter 1,297 22.4
Turnout 5,787 68.1
Registered electors 8,504

West Bridgford West

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West Bridgford West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Brandon-Bravo 2,887 41.9
Labour A MacInnes 2,639 38.3
Liberal Democrats J Banks 1,368 19.8
Turnout 6,894 62.5
Registered electors 11,028

References

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  1. ^ "Election Results". Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Nottinghamshire County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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