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 | |
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Electoral ward | |
Electorate | 4,946 (2019) |
District | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | S81 |
UK Parliament | |
Councillors | 3 |
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
editThe 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 | |||
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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
edit2023
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alan Rhodes (inc) | 876 | 55.4% | ||
Labour | Maddy Richardson (inc) | 766 | |||
Labour | Fraser Merryweather | 757 | |||
Conservative | Rachel Briggs | 705 | 44.6% | ||
Conservative | Russell Dodd | 641 | |||
Conservative | Wyktoria Krawczyk | 536 | |||
Turnout | 1,615 | 32.1% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
2019
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alan Rhodes* | 863 | 71.3% | ||
Labour | Simon Greaves* | 828 | |||
Labour | Maddy Richardson* | 774 | |||
Conservative | Alec Thorpe | 347 | 28.7% | ||
Conservative | Matthew Peck | 344 | |||
Conservative | John Anderson | 330 | |||
Turnout | 1,355 | 27.4% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
2015
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Maddy Richardson | 868 | 53.5% | ||
UKIP | Tony Clayton | 467 | 28.8% | ||
Conservative | Emma Aukland | 288 | 17.7% | ||
Turnout |
2012
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rebecca Leigh | 1,265 | 77% | ||
Conservative | Emma Auckland | 378 | 33% | ||
Turnout | 32.9% |
2011
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Simon Greaves | 1,630 | 73.2% | ||
Conservative | Raymond Simpson | 598 | 26.8% | ||
Turnout | 2,228 | 44.3% |
2011 by-election
editA by-election was held on 10 February 2011 following the disqualification of Bill Graham (Conservative) due to non-attendance at council meetings.
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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Shirley Toms | 2,110 | 64.1% | ||
Conservative | Alec Thorpe | 1,184 | 35.9% | ||
Turnout | 67.2% |
2008
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bill Graham | 926 | 53.3% | ||
Labour | Shirley Toms | 813 | 46.7% | ||
Turnout | 34.3% |
2007
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Simon Greaves | 905 | 52.6% | ||
Conservative | Barry Bowles | 816 | 47.4% | ||
Turnout | 34.2% |
2006
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Hayward | 832 | 50.8% | ||
Labour | Simon Greaves | 807 | 49.2% | ||
Turnout | 32.3% |
2004
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bill Graham | 1,156 | 50.1% | ||
Labour | David Walsh | 1,153 | 49.9% | ||
Turnout |
2003
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barry Bowles | 709 | 54.7% | ||
Labour | Janet Pimperton | 588 | 45.3% | ||
Turnout | 25.6% |
2002
editReferences
edit- ^ "Election results for Worksop North East". Bassetlaw District Council. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Bassetlaw - LGBCE". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Bassetlaw District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 December 2021.