Worksop East (Bassetlaw electoral ward)

Worksop 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 5,014 as of 2019.

Worksop East
Electoral ward
Electorate	5,014 (2019)
District	Bassetlaw
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	S81
UK Parliament	Bassetlaw
Councillors	3

It consists of the Bracebridge and Kilton areas of Worksop, and the hamlet of Scofton.

The ward was created in 1979 following a review of ward boundaries in Bassetlaw by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. A subsequent review of electoral arrangements in 2002 resulted in minor changes to the boundaries of the ward, although the number of councillors remained the same.

Councillors

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.

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
1979		D. Vickers (Labour)		R. Webster (Labour)		P. Russon (Labour)
1980
1982				D. Grundy (Labour)
1983
1984						A. Deakin (Labour)
1986
1987		G. Gilfoyle (Labour)
1988
1990
1991		M. Grundy (Labour)
1992
1994				Griff Wynne (Labour)
1995
1996						James Elliott (Labour)
1998
1999		Cliff Entwistle (Labour)
2000
2002†
2003
2004						Geoff Coe (Independent)
2006
2007
2008						John Scott (Labour)
2010
2011
2012						Jo White (Labour)
2014
2015				Debbie Merryweather (Labour)
2019
2023

† Minor changes to ward boundaries however the number of councillors remained the same.

Elections

2023

Worksop East (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jo White (inc)	824	71.5%	20.1%
	Labour	Cliff Entwistle (inc)	805
	Labour	Deborah Merryweather (inc)	770
	Conservative	Pamela Briggs	328	28.5%	18.2%
	Conservative	Tim Griffith	287
	Conservative	Klaudia Piatek	222
Turnout			1,234	25.9%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2019

Worksop East (3)
2 May 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cliff Entwistle*	834	51.4%	2.9%
	Labour	Debbie Merryweather*	785
	Labour	Jo White*	767
	UKIP	David Kirton	480	29.6%	1.9%
	Conservative	Deidre Vernon	167	10.3%	7.6%
	Conservative	Arthur Dernie	161
	Conservative	Susan Radcliffe	156
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Cooper	143	8.8%	N/A
Turnout			1,481	29.5%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2015

Worksop East (3)
7 May 2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cliff Entwistle	1,731	54.3%
	Labour	Debbie Merryweather	1,640
	Labour	Jo White	1,435
	UKIP	Chris Barker	884	27.7%
	Conservative	Richard Strickson	571	17.9%
Turnout				60.1%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2014

Worksop East (1)
22 May 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Griff Wynne	914	59.4%
	UKIP	Michael Lowe	463	30.1%
	Independent	Geoff Coe	161	10.5%
Turnout

2012

Worksop East (1)
3 May 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jo White	1135	75.1%
	Independent	Geoff Coe	376	24.9%
Turnout				31.1%

2011

Worksop East (1)
5 May 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cliff Entwistle	1,436	72.2%
	Independent	Geoff Coe	554	27.8%
Turnout				40.6%

2010

Worksop East (1)
6 May 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Griff Wynne	2,090	70.1%
	Independent	Geoff Coe	893	29.9%
Turnout				61.4%

2008

Worksop East (1)
1 May 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Scott	663	41.4%
	Independent	Geoff Coe	581	36.3%
	Independent	Geoff Hurst	357	22.3%
Turnout

2007

Worksop East (1)
3 May 2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cliff Entwistle	953	57.9%
	Independent	Martin Introna	692	42.1%
Turnout				32.5%

2006

Worksop East (1)
4 May 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Griff Wynne	812	52.2%
	Independent	William Rodgers	744	47.8%
Turnout				30.4%

2004

Worksop East (1)
10 June 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Geoff Coe	1,204	54.9%
	Labour	James Elliott	988	45.1%
Turnout

2003

Worksop East (1)
1 May 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cliff Entwistle	745	50.3%
	Independent	Geoff Coe	620	41.8%
	Green	Paul Thorpe	117	7.9%
Turnout				29.1%

2002

Worksop East (3)
2 May 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Griff Wynne	709	46.6%
	Labour	James Elliott	708
	Labour	Cliff Entwistle	688
	Independent	Geoff Coe	523	34.4%
	Green	Paul Thorpe	288	18.9%
Turnout			1,377	26.7%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)