Worksop North (Bassetlaw electoral ward)

Worksop North 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 6,882 as of 2019.[1]

Worksop North
Electoral ward
Electorate6,882 (2019)
District
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtS81
UK Parliament
Councillors3
List of places
UK
England

It consists of the northern area of the Gateford estate in Worksop, between Carlton Road and Gateford Road.

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 Avril Barsley (Labour) Allan Makeman (Labour) John Clayton (Labour)
2003
2004
2006 Steven Burton (Conservative)
2007 Bill Barker (Labour)
2008 Vicky Wanless (Conservative)
2010 David Potts (Labour)
2011
2012 Gwynneth Jones (Labour)
2014
2015 Sarah Farncombe (Labour)
2019 Maria Charlesworth (Labour) Neil Sanders (Labour)
2023 Laura Sanders (Labour)

Elections

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2023

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Worksop North (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maria Charlesworth (inc) 1,072 48.8%   0.7%
Labour Neil Sanders (inc) 1,031
Labour Laura Sanders 960
Conservative Ben Storey 677 30.8%   7.6%
Conservative Helen Colton 663
Conservative Barry Bowles 593
Green Jack Best 281 12.8% NEW
Liberal Democrats Simon Russell 168 7.6% NEW
Turnout 1,982 26.7%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2019

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Worksop North (3)
2 May 2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maria Charlesworth 874 49.5%  3.4%
Labour Neil Sanders 843
Labour Gwynneth Jones 826
UKIP Glen Marshall 482 27.3%  0.5%
Conservative Neil Dexter 410 23.2%  3.8%
Conservative Alan Tonks 344
Conservative Roger Vernon 338
Turnout 1,706 24.8%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2015

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Worksop North (3)
7 May 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Farncombe 2,130 46.1%
Labour Gwynneth Jones 1,971
Labour David Potts 1,731
Conservative Perry Offer 1,248 27%
UKIP Rachel Briggs 1,239 26.8%
Turnout 60.8%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014

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Worksop North (1)
22 May 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Potts 980 51.4%
UKIP Deidre Vernon 593 31.1%
Conservative Perry Offer 333 17.5%
Turnout

2012

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Worksop North (1)
3 May 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gwynneth Jones 1,323 76.8%
Conservative David Alan Hare 400 23.2%
Turnout 25.9%

2011

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Worksop North (1)
5 May 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Barker 1,733 71.3%
Conservative Hannah Wright 696 28.7%
Turnout 37.1%

2010

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Worksop North (1)
6 May 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Potts 2,428 62.1%
Conservative Peter Ashford 1,480 37.9%
Turnout 61.7%

2008

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Worksop North (1)
1 May 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Vicky Wanless 907 51.8%
Labour David Potts 843 48.2%
Turnout

2007

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Worksop North (1)
3 May 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Barker 981 55.2%
Conservative Vicky Wanless 795 44.8%
Turnout 27.8%

2006

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Worksop North (1)
4 May 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steven Geoffrey Burton 881 53.6%
Labour Vaughan Thomas 763 46.4%
Turnout 25.9%

2004

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Worksop North (1)
10 June 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Allan Makeman 1,283 53.7%
Conservative Christopher Wanless 1,105 46.3%
Turnout

2003

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Worksop North (1)
1 May 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Clayton 671 54.2%
Conservative Valerie Bowles 567 45.8%
Turnout 20.8%

2002

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References

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  1. ^ "Election results for Worksop North". Bassetlaw District Council. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Bassetlaw - LGBCE". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Bassetlaw District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 December 2021.