2015 Bassetlaw District Council election

The 2015 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 7 May 2015, to elect all 48 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. This was on the same day as the 2015 general election and other local elections.[1]

2015 Bassetlaw District Council election

7 May 2015
All 48 seats to Bassetlaw District Council 25 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	63.7%
Lab Con Ind Party Labour Conservative Independent Seats won 33 12 3 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 24,102 19,821 2,360 Percentage 41.1% 33.8% 4%
Map of the results of the election. Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

Prior to this election, the council decided to move to all-out elections from 2015. Previously, the council had been elected by thirds with district elections being held every year except the year in which elections to Nottinghamshire County Council were held in the area. Councillors elected at this election will serve a four-year term and face re-election in 2019.[2][3]

Result

The election resulted in the Labour Party retaining its control of the council.[4][5]

Bassetlaw District Council election, 2015

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	33	0	2	-2		41.1	24,102
	Conservative	12	2	0	+2		33.8	19,821
	Independent	3	0	0	0		4	2,360
	UKIP	0	0	0	0		16.8	9,865
	Green	0	0	0	0		2.9	1,712
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0	0		1.4	835

Ward results

Beckingham

Map of Beckingham ward.

Beckingham (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Joan Sanger	533	39.7
	Conservative	Raymond Simpson	428	31.9
	UKIP	Diana Capp	232	17.3
	Labour	Alec Freeman	148	11
Turnout				72.6
	Independent hold		Swing

Blyth

Map of Blyth ward.

Blyth (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barry Bowles	556	44.2
	Labour	Bill Barker	435	34.6
	UKIP	Roger Vernon	208	16.5
	Liberal Democrats	Leon Duveen	58	4.6
Turnout				69.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carlton

Map of Carlton ward.

Carlton (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Scotthorne	1,393	41.7
	Labour	Robin Carrington-Wilde	1,273
	Labour	Dave 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

Clayworth

Map of Clayworth ward.

Clayworth (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kath Sutton	846	73.2
	Labour	John Myers	310	26.8
Turnout				76.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

East Markham

Map of East Markham ward.

East Markham (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Ogle	1,110	76.6
	Labour	Cecily Wilde	340	23.4
Turnout				74.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

East Retford East

Map of East Retford East ward.

East Retford East (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Quigley	1,735	45.5
	Labour	Susan Shaw	1,440	37.7
	Labour	Michael Storey	1,423
	Labour	Bill Tomlinson	1,223
	Green	Stuart Bower	640	16.8
Turnout				66.9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

East Retford North

Map of East Retford North ward.

East Retford North (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Oxby	1,746	47.9
	Labour	Garry Clarkson	1,311
	Conservative	Anthony Tromans	1,136	31.1
	Labour	Ellen Mee	1,100
	UKIP	Deidre Vernon	766	21
Turnout				64.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

East Retford South

Map of East Retford South ward.

East Retford South (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carolyn Troop	1,194	50.4
	Labour	Helen Richards	1,186
	Conservative	Bryn Jones	689	29.1
	UKIP	Michael Lowe	488	20.6
Turnout				65
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

East Retford West

Map of East Retford West ward.

East Retford West (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Chambers	1,011	37.3
	Labour	Jim Anderson	889
	Conservative	Jamie Ditch	778	28.7
	UKIP	Jon Wade	576	21.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jennie Coggles	348	12.8
Turnout				62
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Everton

Map of Everton ward.

Everton (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Annette Simpson	780	54.9
	Labour	Peter Abell	337	23.7
	UKIP	Dave Taylor	220	15.5
	Liberal Democrats	Matan Duveen	85	6
Turnout				74.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Harworth

Map of Harworth ward.

Harworth (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gloria Evans	1,976	71.1
	Labour	David Challinor	1,945
	Labour	Anita Smith	1,899
	Conservative	Robert Robson	803	28.9
Turnout				55.6
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Langold

Map of Langold ward.

Langold (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jill Freeman	750	70.1
	UKIP	Kevin Blackburn	320	29.9
Turnout				57.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Misterton

Map of Misterton ward.

Misterton (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Hazel Brand	744	58.1
	Conservative	James Wood	331	25.8
	UKIP	Charles Capp	206	16.1
Turnout				65.5
	Independent hold		Swing

Rampton

Map of Rampton ward.

Rampton (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marie Critchley	791	69.4
	Labour	Vicky Rowbotham	349	30.6
Turnout				71.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ranskill

Map of Ranskill ward.

Ranskill (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Gray	789	63
	Labour	Audrey Samuel	307	24.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Hunter	156	12.5
Turnout				67.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sturton

Map of Sturton ward.

Sturton (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Hugh Burton	819	63.5
	Labour	Patricia Woollett	279	21.6
	Green	Doug Macdonald	191	14.8
Turnout				71.7
	Independent hold		Swing

Sutton

Map of Sutton ward.

Sutton (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tracey Taylor	774	66
	Labour	Rebecca Leigh	302	25.7
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Thompson	97	8.3
Turnout				70.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tuxford and Trent

Map of Tuxford and Trent ward.

Tuxford and Trent (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Isard	1,341	62.4
	Conservative	Shirley Isard	1,191
	Labour	Michelle Gregory	807	37.6
	Labour	Ross Moloney	782
Turnout				67.9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Welbeck

Map of Welbeck ward.

Welbeck (1)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Dukes	479	47.2
	Conservative	Julian Watts	445	43.8
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Cooper	91	9
Turnout				67.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Worksop East

Map of Worksop East ward.

Worksop East (3)

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

Worksop North

Map of Worksop North ward.

Worksop North (3)

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

Worksop North East

Map of Worksop North East ward.

Worksop North East (3)

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

Worksop North West

Map of Worksop North West ward.

Worksop North West (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sybil Fielding	1,746	45.6
	Labour	David Pressley	1,533
	Labour	Dean Brett	1,434
	UKIP	Ivor Jones	1,078	28.2
	Conservative	Adam Gray	1,004	26.2
Turnout				59.1
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Worksop South

Map of Worksop South ward.

Worksop South (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dianne Hare	1,492	32.4
	Labour	Julie Leigh	1,462	31.8
	Labour	Kevin Greaves	1,443
	UKIP	Anthony Keeling	1,098	23.9
	Labour	Geof Benson	1,069
	Green	Kris Wragg	551	12
Turnout				64.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Worksop South East

Map of Worksop South East ward.

Worksop South East (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Josie Potts	1,798	56.2
	Labour	Deirdre Foley	1,632
	Labour	John Shephard	1,494
	UKIP	David Scott	807	25.2
	Green	Dan Machin	330	10.3
	Independent	Kurtis-Jay Castle	264	8.3
Turnout				50.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
2. "Election streamlining gets the vote from Bassetlaw councillors". Retford Times. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
3. "Changing to whole council elections – explanatory document" (PDF). Bassetlaw District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
4. "Local election results 2015 in full". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
5. "Election Results 2015". Bassetlaw District Council. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.