2008 Bassetlaw District Council election
The 2008 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Bassetlaw District Council in Nottinghamshire, England. One third of the council was up for election.

Conservative
Labour
Independent
No election
After the election, the composition of the council was:[1]
- Conservative 30
- Labour 16
- Others 2
Election result
| Bassetlaw Council Election Result 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Seats % | Votes | Votes % |
| Conservative | 12 | 75.00% | 10,705 | 49.51% |
| Labour | 3 | 18.75% | 8,354 | 38.63% |
| Independent | 1 | 6.25% | 2,321 | 10.73% |
| British National Party | 0 | 0.00% | 243 | 1.12% |
Ward results
Beckingham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kenneth Bullivant | 518 | 70.38 | |
| Labour | Joan Sanger | 218 | 29.62 | |
| Turnout | 736 | 35.17 | ||
Carlton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Val Bowles | 980 | 60.12 | |
| Labour | Maurice Stocks | 650 | 39.88 | |
| Turnout | 1,630 | 51.85 | ||
Clayworth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kath Sutton | 1,148 | 76.64 | |
| BNP | David Otter | 243 | 16.22 | |
| Labour | Philip Goodliffe | 107 | 7.14 | |
| Turnout | 1,498 | 36.88 | ||
East Retford East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mike Quigley | 1,148 | 57.69 | |
| Independent | Michael Jenkins | 422 | 21.21 | |
| Labour | Robert Clyndes | 420 | 21.11 | |
| Turnout | 1,990 | ? | ||
East Retford North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Tromans | 965 | 57.85 | |
| Labour | Pamela Skelding | 703 | 42.15 | |
| Turnout | 1,668 | ? | ||
East Retford South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bryn Jones | 526 | 53.40 | |
| Labour | Philip Skelding | 459 | 46.60 | |
| Turnout | 985 | 30.03 | ||
East Retford West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Perry Offer | 570 | 63.76 | |
| Labour | Rod Pickford | 324 | 36.24 | |
| Turnout | 894 | 25.75 | ||
Harworth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Challinor | 1,009 | 63.98 | |
| Conservative | Tracey Taylor | 568 | 36.02 | |
| Turnout | 1,577 | 27.07 | ||
Sutton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Liz Yates (Elected uncontested) | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Turnout | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Tuxford and Trent
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Shirley Isard | 756 | 71.59 | |
| Labour | Marilyn McCarthy | 300 | 28.41 | |
| Turnout | 1,056 | 31.53 | ||
Worksop East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Scott | 663 | 41.41 | |
| Independent | Geoff Coe | 581 | 36.29 | |
| Independent | Geoff Hurst | 357 | 22.30 | |
| Turnout | 1,601 | ? | ||
Worksop North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Vicky Wanless | 907 | 51.83 | |
| Labour | David Potts | 843 | 48.17 | |
| Turnout | 1,750 | ? | ||
Worksop North-East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bill Graham | 926 | 53.25 | |
| Labour | Shirley Toms | 813 | 46.75 | |
| Turnout | 1,739 | 34.31 | ||
Worksop North-West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ivor Jons | 961 | 61.41 | |
| Labour | Robin Carrington-Wilde | 604 | 38.59 | |
| Turnout | 1,565 | 28.70 | ||
Worksop South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Bennett | 1,372 | 78.18 | |
| Labour | Eileen Hart | 383 | 21.82 | |
| Turnout | 1,755 | 32.00 | ||
Worksop South-East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Shephard | 858 | 72.77 | |
| Conservative | Philip Smith | 321 | 27.23 | |
| Turnout | 1,179 | 20.76 | ||
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