# Bassetlaw District Council elections

Bassetlaw District Council elections are held every four years. Prior to 2015, elections were generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Bassetlaw District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Bassetlaw in Nottinghamshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 48 councillors have been elected from 25 wards.

## Council elections

| Year | Party in control | Party in control | Turnout | SEATS | SEATS | SEATS | SEATS | SEATS | VOTE % | VOTE % | VOTE % | VOTE % | VOTE % | Notes |
| Year | Party in control | Party in control | Turnout | Lab | Con | LD | Ind | Oth | Lab | Con | LD | Ind | Oth | Notes |
| 1973 | | Labour | 48.1% | 29 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 43.9% | 24.4% | 0.0% | 27.8% | 3.8% | |
| 1976 | | No overall control | 47.3% | 18 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 31.9% | 37.8% | 5.9% | 17.6% | 6.8% | |
| 1979 | | Labour | 76.9% | 29 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 46.6% | 37.3% | 5.5% | 8.5% | 2.1% | New ward boundaries |
| 1980 | | Labour | 43.2% | 31 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 53.7% | 30.6% | 4.7% | 9.4% | 1.7% | |
| 1982 | | Labour | 40.5% | 28 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 37.1% | 34.9% | 23.9% | 4.0% | 0.0% | |
| 1983 | | Labour | 45.4% | 27 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 46.0% | 37.5% | 13.6% | 2.9% | 0.0% | |
| 1984 | | Labour | 46.3% | 26 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 52.3% | 36.6% | 9.8% | 0.9% | 0.4% | |
| 1986 | | Labour | 43.8% | 27 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 49.2% | 33.3% | 11.8% | 2.2% | 3.5% | |
| 1987 | | Labour | 48.1% | 27 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45.8% | 33.2% | 14.4% | 3.7% | 2.9% | |
| 1988 | | Labour | 42.1% | 26 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 55.8% | 35.9% | 4.4% | 0.6% | 3.4% | |
| 1990 | | Labour | 50.2% | 29 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 61.6% | 27.3% | 6.8% | 3.4% | 0.9% | |
| 1991 | | Labour | 42.2% | 29 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 51.4% | 27.6% | 7.7% | 11.7% | 1.6% | |
| 1992 | | Labour | 36.6% | 30 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 44.9% | 43.3% | 6.6% | 5.2% | 0.0% | |
| 1994 | | Labour | 39.6% | 30 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 59.1% | 23.5% | 9.9% | 7.6% | 0.0% | |
| 1995 | | Labour | 35.2% | 33 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 62.1% | 25.1% | 6.4% | 3.4% | 3.0% | |
| 1996 | | Labour | 29.9% | 34 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 59.1% | 22.5% | 5.9% | 12.4% | 0.0% | |
| 1998 | | Labour | 25.7% | 35 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 54.1% | 35.4% | 8.6% | 0.0% | 2.0% | |
| 1999 | | Labour | 26.3% | 32 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 50.3% | 34.9% | 8.4% | 3.6% | 2.8% | |
| 2000 | | Labour | 25.8% | 31 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 44.6% | 41.8% | 10.1% | 2.5% | 1.0% | |
| 2002 | | Labour | 29.7% | 28 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 41.1% | 40.0% | 8.3% | 7.6% | 3.0% | New ward boundaries |
| 2003 | | Labour | 27.3% | 25 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38.3% | 40.1% | 6.9% | 11.8% | 2.9% | |
| 2004 | | No overall control | 42.1% | 18 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 42.2% | 40.9% | 4.5% | 12.4% | - | |
| 2006 | | Conservative | 40.4% | 14 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 46.3% | 46.4% | - | 6.5% | 0.8% | |
| 2007 | | Conservative | 32.1% | 16 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 45.9% | 46.8% | 0.7% | 6.6% | - | |
| 2008 | | Conservative | 32.3% | 16 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39.9% | 47.9% | - | 11.1% | 1.2% | |
| 2010 | | Conservative | 62.1% | 25 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 55.4% | 36.5% | 2.1% | 5.3% | 0.7% | |
| 2011 | | Labour | 42.0% | 27 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 62.7% | 34.0% | 1.2% | 2.1% | - | |
| 2012 | | Labour | 32.2% | 34 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 65.8% | 29.1% | 1.3% | 3.7% | - | |
| 2014 | | Labour | 32.6% | 35 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 49.8% | 19.5% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 26.3% | |
| 2015 | | Labour | 63.7% | 33 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41.1% | 33.8% | 1.4% | 4.0% | 19.7% | |
| 2019 | | Labour | 30.0% | 37 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 45.4% | 29.0% | 4.7% | 13.0% | 8.0% | |
| 2023 | | Labour | 31.5% | 38 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47.1% | 35.5% | 4.0% | 9.5% | 3.9% | |

## District result maps

* 2010 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2012 results map
* 2014 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-elections
### 1995-1999

East Retford East By-Election 30 July 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Quigley | 788 | 54.6 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | Susan Shaw | 492 | 34.1 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Dobbie | 163 | 11.3 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 296 | 20.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,443 | 24.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

Sutton By-Election 18 September 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 335 | 87.5 | +58.0 |
| | Labour | | 48 | 12.5 | +12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 287 | 75.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 383 | 24.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Worksop South By-Election 16 September 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sylvia May | 815 | 51.98 | +4.22 |
| | Conservative | Alec Thorpe | 669 | 42.67 | −10.59 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leon Maurice Duveen | 84 | 5.36 | +5.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,568 | 28.5 | |
Harworth By-Election 21 October 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gloria June Evans | 1,345 | 82.31 |
| | Conservative | Tracey Lee Taylor | 182 | 11.14 |
| | Independent | Richard Vernon Bennett | 68 | 4.16 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Peter Hunter | 39 | 2.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,634 | 27.53 |
Worksop North East By-Election 10 February 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John William Henry Anderton | 1,198 | 74.04 |
| | Conservative | Barry Albert Bowles | 317 | 19.59 |
| | Independent | Geoffrey Ernest Coe | 75 | 4.64 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Peter Hunter | 28 | 1.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,618 | 32.09 |

### 2015-2019

Worksop South East By-Election 22 March 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clayton Tindle | 1,004 | 77.3 | +21.1 |
| | Conservative | Lewis Antony Stanniland | 197 | 15.2 | +15.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leon Maurice Duveen | 98 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.28 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
East Retford West By-Election 15 November 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Matthew Callingham | 441 | 49.9 | +12.6 |
| | Conservative | Emma Auckland | 296 | 33.5 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Tamblyn-Saville | 146 | 16.5 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 16.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 883 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Ranskill By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gerald Bowers | 454 | 63.0 | +34.0 |
| | Independent | Michael Gray | 193 | 26.8 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leon Duveen | 74 | 10.3 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | 36.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 721 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Sutton By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Denise Depledge | 422 | 63.7 | +37.3 |
| | Labour | Laura Sanders | 134 | 20.2 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Harris | 107 | 16.1 | +16.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 288 | 43.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 663 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Tuxford and Trent By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lewis Stanniland | 745 | 57.7 | +14.2 |
| | Labour | David Naylor | 472 | 36.5 | +16.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Nixon | 75 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 273 | 21.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,292 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
East Retford South By-Election 29 July 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mike Introna | 493 | 40.1 | +22.5 |
| | Independent | Helen Richards | 488 | 39.7 | +39.7 |
| | Labour | James Napier | 247 | 20.1 | −42.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,288 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Sutton By-Election 24 November 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Darrell Pulk | 301 | 55.9 | +35.7 |
| | Conservative | Fraser McFarland | 224 | 41.6 | −22.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Ray | 13 | 2.4 | −13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 14.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 538 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2023-2027

Rampton By-Election 4 July 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Richardson | 652 | 59.2 | −11.4 |
| | Labour | Ray Fielding | 278 | 25.2 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Russell | 172 | 15.6 | +15.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 374 | 33.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,102 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |