2007 Bassetlaw District Council election

The 2007 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Bassetlaw District Council in Nottinghamshire, England. One third of the council was up for election.

2007 Bassetlaw District Council election
3 May 2007 (2007-05-03)
One third of seats to Bassetlaw District Council (16 seats)
25 seats needed for a majority
Turnout32.1%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
Lab
Ind
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Seats won 9 6 1
Seats after 27 16 5
Seat change Decrease1 Increase2 Steady
  No election

Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

Election result

The Conservative Party retained control of the council, winning nine of sixteen seats up for election, and twenty-seven seats overall. Notably, the Liberal Democrats lost their only seat on the council to the Conservatives in the Ranskill ward.

Overall result
Party Seats
(2007)		 Seats
(Council)		 Seats
(Change)
Conservative 9 27 -1
Labour 6 16 +2
Independent 1 5 -
Registered electors 62,838
Votes cast 20,181
Turnout 32.1%


Ward results

Blyth
Blyth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terry Yates 509 74.7%
Labour Peter Abell 172 25.3%
Turnout 681 38.4%
Registered electors 1,801

Carlton
Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Hare 903 52.0%
Labour Gary Moore 832 48.0%
Turnout 1,735 37.3%
Registered electors 4,663

East Markham
East Markham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Ogle 734 83.5%
Labour Roderick Pickford 145 16.5%
Turnout 879 47.7%
Registered electors 1,843

East Retford East
East Retford East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jim Holland 1,197 67.5%
Labour Pam Skelding 577 32.5%
Turnout 1,774 32.9%
Registered electors 5,483

East Retford North
East Retford North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Pugsley 1,094 61.4%
Labour Vaughan Thomas 689 38.6%
Turnout 1,783 37.7%
Registered electors 4,801

Harworth
Harworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Clayton 1,066 71.2%
Conservative Carole Mangham 431 28.8%
Turnout 1,497 25.9%
Registered electors 5,800

Rampton
Rampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeffery Rickells Unopposed

Ranskill
Ranskill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Gray 392 57.2%
Labour Viv Thomas 152 22.2%
Liberal Democrats Mark Hunter 141 20.6%
Turnout 685 38.2%
Registered electors 1,776

Sturton
Sturton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Hugh Burton 640 83.6%
Labour Cadell Thomas 126 16.4%
Turnout 766 43.4%
Registered electors 1,775

Welbeck
Welbeck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mary Stokes 401 59.1%
Labour Robin Carrington-Wilde 277 40.9%
Turnout 678 41.1%
Registered electors 1,661

Worksop East
Worksop East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Cliff Entwistle 953 57.9%
Independent Martin Introna 692 42.1%
Turnout 1,645 32.5%
Registered electors 5,071

Worksop North
Worksop North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Barker 981 55.2%
Conservative Vicky Wanless 795 44.8%
Turnout 1,776 27.8%
Registered electors 6,412

Worksop North East
Worksop North East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Greaves 905 52.6%
Conservative Barry Bowles 816 47.4%
Turnout 1,721 34.2%
Registered electors 5,084

Worksop North West
Worksop North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Rhodes 893 59.0%
Conservative Tracey Taylor 621 41.0%
Turnout 1,514 27.5%
Registered electors 5,553

Worksop South
Worksop South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julie Smith 1,217 67.5%
Labour Mick Golding 587 32.5%
Turnout 1,804 33.5%
Registered electors 5,466

Worksop South East
Worksop South East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Josie Potts 917 73.8%
Conservative Philip Smith 326 26.2%
Turnout 1,243 22.3%
Registered electors 5,649

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