# 2023 Bassetlaw District Council election

The 2023 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 4 May, 2023, to elect all 48 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. The election was held on the same day as other local elections in England as part of the 2023 United Kingdom local elections.
The Labour Party retained control of the council with an increased majority, gaining one seat from the Liberal Democrats and one seat from an Independent. The Conservatives gained three seats, one from Labour and two from Independents.

## Background

Bassetlaw is a shire district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is predominantly rural, with two towns: Worksop and Retford. The district was formed in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. Local Government in Nottinghamshire is organised on a two-tier basis, with local district councils responsible for local services such as housing, local planning and refuse collection and Nottinghamshire County Council responsible for "wide-area" services, including education, social services and public transport. Bassetlaw District Council has been controlled by Labour for most of its existence, except for a brief period from 2006 to 2011 when it was controlled by the Conservatives.
Bassetlaw is divided into 25 wards for electoral purposes, with each ward electing between one and three councillors. Until 2015, the council was elected by thirds, with district elections being held every year except the year in which elections to Nottinghamshire County Council took place. The council resolved in 2014 to hold all-out elections from 2015 onwards, with all 48 councillors elected in all-out elections every four years.

## Result

Bassetlaw District Council election, 2023 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 38 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 47.1% | 13,587 | +1.7 |
| Conservative | 8 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 35.5% | 10,235 | +6.6 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 9.5% | 2,732 | -3.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4.0% | 1,152 | -0.7 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0% | 1,142 | NEW |
Turnout :
| Registered electors | Registered electors | 87,978 | 87,978 | 87,978 |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 27,738 | 27,738 | 27,738 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 31.5% (+1.5%) | 31.5% (+1.5%) | 31.5% (+1.5%) |

## Ward results

(inc) denotes incumbent Councillors seeking re-election.

### Beckingham

Beckingham (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Joan Sanger (inc) | 447 | 59.0 | 14.1 |
| | Conservative | April Hayman | 310 | 41.0 | 14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 760 | 36.9 | 4.2 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Blyth

Blyth (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jack Peter Bowker (inc) | 430 | 58.2 | 20.1 |
| | Conservative | Donald Clarke | 309 | 41.8 | 7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 744 | 39.8 | 2.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Carlton

Carlton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steve Scotthorne (inc) | 807 | 50.1 | 3.6 |
| | Labour | Robin Carrington-Wilde (inc) | 759 | 47.1 | 3.3 |
| | Labour | David Pidwell (inc) | 738 | 45.8 | 1.4 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Bowles | 710 | 44.0 | 9.2 |
| | Conservative | Charles Lister | 707 | 43.9 | 14.1 |
| | Conservative | Callum Bailey | 706 | 43.8 | 21.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,618 | 34.8 | 2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Clayworth

Clayworth (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Fraser McFarland | 307 | 51.7 | 7.9 |
| | Independent | Ben Sofflet (inc) | 287 | 48.3 | 7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 599 | 39.3 | 1.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### East Markham

East Markham (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gary Dinsdale | 491 | 66.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Marcin Wasiak | 158 | 21.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Thompson | 95 | 12.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 749 | 36.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### East Retford East

East Retford East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue Shaw (inc) | 859 | 44.5 | 1.8 |
| | Labour | Daniel Henderson | 795 | 41.2 | 1.4 |
| | Conservative | John Manners | 727 | 37.7 | 7.1 |
| | Conservative | Michael Hadwen | 719 | 37.3 | 2.3 |
| | Labour | Piers Digby | 706 | 36.6 | 1.4 |
| | Conservative | Liam Wildish | 639 | 33.1 | 6.3 |
| | Green | Rachel Reeves | 295 | 15.3 | NEW |
| | Independent | Gerald Bowers | 270 | 14.0 | NEW |
| | Independent | Mandy Bromley | 251 | 13.0 | NEW |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,932 | 35.0 | 4.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### East Retford North

East Retford North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham Oxby (inc) | 934 | 55.1 | 4.7 |
| | Labour | David Challinor | 852 | 50.2 | 1.2 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Slater | 793 | 46.8 | 2.2 |
| | Conservative | Richard Gill | 537 | 31.7 | 0.6 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Dexter | 505 | 29.8 | 0.5 |
| | Conservative | Perry Offer | 437 | 25.8 | 1.1 |
| | Independent | Mark Nicholson | 261 | 15.4 | NEW |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennie Coggles | 173 | 10.2 | 3.6 |
| | Independent | Clifford Miller | 170 | 10.0 | NEW |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,701 | 33.1 | 2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### East Retford South

East Retford South (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carolyn Troop (inc) | 634 | 54.3 | 5.7 |
| | Labour | David Naylor | 599 | 51.3 | 10.3 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Ashford | 381 | 32.6 | 15.2 |
| | Conservative | Eva Cernysovaite | 315 | 27.0 | 11.2 |
| | Independent | John Hudson | 97 | 8.3 | NEW |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Edley | 91 | 7.8 | NEW |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,169 | 30.3 | 0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### East Retford West

East Retford West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harriet Digby | 477 | 39.7 | 2.0 |
| | Labour | Malachi Carroll | 459 | 38.2 | 3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Tamblyn-Saville (inc) | 401 | 33.4 | 2.1 |
| | Conservative | James Purle | 316 | 26.3 | 3.7 |
| | Conservative | Karen Dexter | 288 | 24.0 | 10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Ray | 235 | 19.6 | 3.9 |
| | Independent | Jon Wade | 78 | 6.5 | NEW |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,209 | 31.6 | 3.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Everton

Everton (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Pashley | 386 | 50.9 | 7.7 |
| | Independent | Mark Watson (inc) | 372 | 49.1 | 7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 765 | 38.1 | 2.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Harworth

Harworth (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lynne Schuller (inc) | 1,058 | 70.8 | 6.4 |
| | Labour | June Evans (inc) | 950 | 63.5 | 4.1 |
| | Labour | Joe Horrocks | 913 | 61.1 | 4.8 |
| | Conservative | Jake Boothroyd | 298 | 19.9 | 6.1 |
| | Green | Sarah Whitehead | 269 | 18.0 | NEW |
| | Conservative | Alastair Bowman | 259 | 17.3 | 8.0 |
| | Conservative | Nancy Wright | 235 | 15.7 | 6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,506 | 22.7 | 2.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Langold

Langold (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gillian Freeman (inc) | 313 | 68.6 | 7.7 |
| | Conservative | James Palmer | 143 | 31.4 | 7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 466 | 23.9 | 0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Misterton

Misterton (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Hazel Brand (inc) | 499 | 86.3 | 4.9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Maltby-Azeemi | 79 | 13.7 | 4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 583 | 29.6 | 0.2 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Rampton

Rampton (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Coultate (inc) | 381 | 70.6 | 1.4 |
| | Labour | Joe Butler | 159 | 29.4 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 547 | 32.7 | 0.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ranskill

Ranskill (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Bamford | 393 | 56.5 | 27.5 |
| | Labour | Andy Jee | 302 | 43.5 | 4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 704 | 36.5 | 1.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Sturton

Sturton (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Naish (inc) | 524 | 77.6 | 15.2 |
| | Conservative | Kirsty Glasby | 151 | 22.4 | 15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 680 | 36.5 | 3.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Sutton

Sutton (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Darrell Pulk (inc) | 409 | 58.3 | 46.3 |
| | Conservative | Tracey Taylor | 292 | 41.7 | 15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 706 | 42.3 | 4.8 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Tuxford and Trent

Tuxford and Trent (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Emma Griffin | 666 | 60.4 | 12.9 |
| | Conservative | Lewis Stanniland (inc) | 595 | 53.9 | 10.7 |
| | Labour | Ian Warton-Woods | 389 | 35.3 | 13.9 |
| | Green | Denise Taylor-Roome | 297 | 26.9 | NEW |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,110 | 31.3 | 3.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Welbeck

Welbeck (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Adams | 335 | 55.6 | 4.7 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Evans | 241 | 40.0 | 0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steffi Harangozo | 27 | 4.5 | NEW |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 609 | 40.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.7 | |

### Worksop East

Worksop East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jo White (inc) | 824 | 67.2 | 16.3 |
| | Labour | Cliff Entwistle (inc) | 805 | 65.6 | 9.1 |
| | Labour | Deborah Merryweather (inc) | 770 | 62.8 | 9.7 |
| | Conservative | Pamela Briggs | 328 | 26.7 | 15.4 |
| | Conservative | Tim Griffith | 287 | 23.4 | 12.5 |
| | Conservative | Klaudia Piatek | 222 | 18.1 | 7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,234 | 25.9 | 3.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Worksop North

Worksop North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maria Charlesworth (inc) | 1,072 | 54.3 | 1.3 |
| | Labour | Neil Sanders (inc) | 1,031 | 52.2 | 1.1 |
| | Labour | Laura Sanders | 960 | 48.6 | 1.5 |
| | Conservative | Ben Storey | 677 | 34.3 | 9.4 |
| | Conservative | Helen Colton | 663 | 33.6 | 12.7 |
| | Conservative | Barry Bowles | 593 | 30.0 | 9.5 |
| | Green | Jack Best | 281 | 14.2 | NEW |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Russell | 168 | 8.5 | NEW |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,982 | 26.7 | 1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Worksop North East

Worksop North East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Rhodes (inc) | 876 | 54.7 | 12.5 |
| | Labour | Madelaine Richardson (inc) | 766 | 47.8 | 12.4 |
| | Labour | Fraser Merryweather | 757 | 47.3 | 17.1 |
| | Conservative | Rachel Briggs | 705 | 44.0 | 17.0 |
| | Conservative | Russell Dodd | 641 | 40.0 | 13.2 |
| | Conservative | Wyktoria Krawczyk | 536 | 33.5 | 7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,615 | 32.1 | 4.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Worksop North West

Worksop North West (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sybil Fielding (inc) | 1,047 | 67.0 | 6.1 |
| | Labour | David Pressley (inc) | 989 | 63.3 | 6.2 |
| | Labour | Lynne Dixon | 948 | 60.7 | 6.1 |
| | Conservative | Ewa Blachewicz | 405 | 25.9 | 3.0 |
| | Conservative | Ewa Niec | 379 | 24.2 | 1.9 |
| | Conservative | Miroslaw Zubicki | 340 | 21.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leon Duveen | 197 | 12.6 | NEW |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,568 | 24.6 | 0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Worksop South

Worksop South (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julie Leigh (inc) | 1,119 | 55.7 | 12.2 |
| | Labour | Paddy Ducey | 1,014 | 50.5 | 9.2 |
| | Labour | Tony Eaton (inc) | 1,011 | 50.3 | 9.2 |
| | Conservative | John Jewitt | 797 | 39.7 | 5.3 |
| | Conservative | Ashley Penty-Williams | 763 | 38.0 | 5.6 |
| | Conservative | Ewa Romanczuk | 674 | 33.5 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,022 | 36.8 | 2.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Worksop South East

Worksop South East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Josie Potts (inc) | 861 | 74.8 | 9.0 |
| | Labour | John Shephard (inc) | 709 | 61.6 | 6.7 |
| | Labour | Clayton Tindle (inc) | 700 | 60.8 | 4.0 |
| | Conservative | Ryan Penty-Williams | 205 | 17.8 | 9.4 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Evans | 192 | 16.7 | 10.6 |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Evans | 192 | 16.7 | 11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,160 | 21.1 | 4.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections 2023-2027
### Rampton (July 2024)

A by-election was held on 4 July 2024 due to the resignation of Anthony Coultate (Conservative)
Rampton: 4 July 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Richardson | 652 | 59.2 | −11.4 |
| | Labour | Raymond Fielding | 278 | 25.2 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Russell | 172 | 15.6 | NEW |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,127 | 66.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Changes 2023–2027

* Gillian Freeman and Deborah Merryweather, both elected as Labour councillors, left the party in May 2024 to sit as independents.