Worksop North East (Bassetlaw electoral ward)

Worksop North 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 4,946 as of 2019.[1]

Worksop North East
Electoral ward
Electorate4,946 (2019)
District
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtS81
UK Parliament
Councillors3
List of places
UK
England

It consists of the Prospect, Thievesdale and Sunnyside areas of Worksop, between Blyth Road and Carlton 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 Simon Greaves (Labour) David Walsh (Labour) Janet Pimperton (Labour)
2003 Barry Bowles (Conservative)
2004 Bill Graham (Conservative)
2006 Joseph Hayward (Conservative)
2007 Simon Greaves (Labour)
2008
2010 Shirley Toms (Labour)
2011 by-election John Anderton (Labour)
2011
2012 Rebecca Leigh (Labour)
2014 Maddy Richardson (Labour)
2015 Alan Rhodes (Labour)
2019
2023 Fraser Merryweather (Labour)

Elections

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2023

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Worksop North East (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Rhodes (inc) 876 55.4%   15.9%
Labour Maddy Richardson (inc) 766
Labour Fraser Merryweather 757
Conservative Rachel Briggs 705 44.6%   15.9%
Conservative Russell Dodd 641
Conservative Wyktoria Krawczyk 536
Turnout 1,615 32.1%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2019

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Worksop North East (3)
2 May 2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Rhodes* 863 71.3%  26%
Labour Simon Greaves* 828
Labour Maddy Richardson* 774
Conservative Alec Thorpe 347 28.7%  1.2%
Conservative Matthew Peck 344
Conservative John Anderson 330
Turnout 1,355 27.4%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2015

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Worksop North East (3)
7 May 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Rhodes 1,632 45.3%
Labour Simon Greaves 1,614
Labour Maddy Richardson 1,330
Conservative Emma Auckland 992 27.5%
UKIP Tony Clayton 980 27.2%
Turnout 63.2%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014

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Worksop North East (1)
22 May 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maddy Richardson 868 53.5%
UKIP Tony Clayton 467 28.8%
Conservative Emma Aukland 288 17.7%
Turnout

2012

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Worksop North East (1)
3 May 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rebecca Leigh 1,265 77%
Conservative Emma Auckland 378 33%
Turnout 32.9%

2011

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Worksop North East (1)
5 May 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Greaves 1,630 73.2%
Conservative Raymond Simpson 598 26.8%
Turnout 2,228 44.3%

2011 by-election

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A by-election was held on 10 February 2011 following the disqualification of Bill Graham (Conservative) due to non-attendance at council meetings.

Worksop North East (1)
10 February 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Anderton 1,198 74%
Conservative Barry Bowles 317 19.6%
Independent Geoff Coe 75 4.6%
Liberal Democrats Mark Hunter 28 1.7%
Turnout

2010

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Worksop North East (1)
6 May 2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shirley Toms 2,110 64.1%
Conservative Alec Thorpe 1,184 35.9%
Turnout 67.2%

2008

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Worksop North East (1)
1 May 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Graham 926 53.3%
Labour Shirley Toms 813 46.7%
Turnout 34.3%

2007

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Worksop North East (1)
3 May 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Greaves 905 52.6%
Conservative Barry Bowles 816 47.4%
Turnout 34.2%

2006

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Worksop North East (1)
4 May 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Hayward 832 50.8%
Labour Simon Greaves 807 49.2%
Turnout 32.3%

2004

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Worksop North East (1)
10 June 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Graham 1,156 50.1%
Labour David Walsh 1,153 49.9%
Turnout

2003

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Worksop North East (1)
1 May 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Bowles 709 54.7%
Labour Janet Pimperton 588 45.3%
Turnout 25.6%

2002

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References

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  1. ^ "Election results for Worksop North East". 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.