Carlton (Bassetlaw electoral ward)

Carlton 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 4,439 as of 2019.[1]

Carlton
Electoral ward
Electorate4,439 (2019)
District
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtS81
UK Parliament
Councillors3
List of places
UK
England

It consists of the village of Carlton in Lindrick and the hamlet of Wallingwells.

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

Councillors

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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 Alastair Williams (Labour) William Walters (Labour) Gillian Freeman (Labour)
2003 David Hare (Conservative)
2004 Val Bowles (Conservative)
2006 Helen Colton (Conservative)
2007
2008
2010 Robin Carrington-Wilde (Labour)
2011 Tina Rafferty (Labour)
2012
2014
2015 Steve Scotthorne (Labour) David Pidwell (Labour)
2019
2023

Elections

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2023

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Carlton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Scotthorne (inc) 807 53.2%   4.9%
Labour Robin Carrington-Wilde (inc) 759
Labour David Pidwell (inc) 738
Conservative Valerie Bowles 710 46.8%   15.4%
Conservative Charles Lister 707
Conservative Callum Bailey 706
Turnout 1,618 34.8%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2019

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Carlton (3)
2 May 2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Scotthorne* 779 48.3%  6.6%
Labour David Pidwell* 644
Labour Robin Carrington-Wilde* 636
Conservative Val Bowles 506 31.4%  4%
Conservative Joanne Morrison 433
UKIP Kevin "Of the Blackburn family" 329 20.4%  2.5%
Conservative Alexandra Gregory 324
Turnout 32.8%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2015

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Carlton (3)
7 May 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Scotthorne 1,393 41.7%
Labour Robin Carrington-Wilde 1,273
Labour David Pidwell 1,235
Conservative Val Bowles 1,182 35.4%
Conservative Helen Colton 875
UKIP Donna Scott 763 22.9%
Turnout 66.4%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014

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Carlton (1)
22 May 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robin Wilde 784 48.7%
UKIP Roger Martin Vernon 441 27.3%
Conservative Wayne Roy Clarke 386 24%
Turnout

2012

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Carlton (1)
3 May 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Val Bowles 1,001 62.3%
Labour David Pidwell 607 37.7%
Turnout 36.6%

2011

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Carlton (1)
5 May 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tina Rafferty 1,333 60.5%
Conservative David Alan Hare 870 39.5%
Turnout 47.9%

2010

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Carlton (1)
6 May 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robin Wilde 1,628 54.8%
Conservative Helen Stuttard Colton 1,342 45.2%
Turnout 65%

2008

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Carlton (1)
1 May 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Val Bowles 980 60.1%
Labour Maurice Stocks 650 39.9%
Turnout 51.9%

2007

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Carlton (1)
3 May 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Hare 903 52.1%
Labour Gary Moor 832 47.9%
Turnout 37.3%

2006

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Carlton (1)
4 May 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Colton 787 50.6%
Labour Gary Moore 767 49.4%
Turnout 33.9%

2004

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Carlton (1)
10 June 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Val Bowles 1,039 50.3%
Labour William Walters 1,027 49.7%
Turnout

2003

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Carlton (1)
1 May 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Hare 743 55.4%
Labour Gillian Freeman 649 46.6%
Turnout 30.6%

2002

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References

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  1. ^ "Election results for Carlton". Bassetlaw District Council. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Bassetlaw - LGBCE". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Bassetlaw District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 December 2021.