# Beckingham (Bassetlaw electoral ward)

Beckingham is an electoral ward in the district of Bassetlaw. The ward elects one councillor to Bassetlaw District Council using the first past the post electoral system for a four-year term in office. The number of registered voters in the ward is 1,901 as of 2019.
It consists of the civil parishes of Beckingham, Walkeringham and Saundby.
The ward was created in 1979 following a review of ward boundaries in Bassetlaw by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. A subsequent review of electoral arrangements in 2002 resulted in minor changes to the boundaries of the ward, namely the transfer of Bole and West Burton from the ward.

## Councillors

The ward elects one councillor 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.
| Election | Councillor |
| 1979 | J. Green (Conservative) |
| 1980 | D. Weir (Labour) |
| 1984 | C. Johnson (Conservative) |
| 1988 | C. Johnson (Conservative) |
| 1992 | Kenneth Bullivant (Conservative) |
| 1996 | Kenneth Bullivant (Conservative) |
| 2000 | Kenneth Bullivant (Conservative) |
| 2002 | Kenneth Bullivant (Conservative) |
| 2004 | Kenneth Bullivant (Conservative) |
| 2008 | Kenneth Bullivant (Conservative) |
| 2012 | Joan Sanger (Independent) |
| 2015 | Joan Sanger (Independent) |
| 2019 | Joan Sanger (Independent) |
| 2023 | Joan Sanger (Independent) |

## Elections
### 2023

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% | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

Beckingham (1) 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Joan Sanger* | 558 | 73.1% | 33.4 |
| | Conservative | Raymond Simpson | 205 | 26.9% | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41% | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### 2015

Beckingham (1) 7 May 2015 :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 72.6% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### 2012

Beckingham (1) 3 May 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Joan Sanger | 258 | 38.6% |
| | Independent | Raymond Simpson | 163 | 24.4% |
| | Conservative | Simon Taylor | 153 | 22.9% |
| | Labour | Phillip Goodliffe | 95 | 14.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.4% |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### 2008

Beckingham (1) 1 May 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Bullivant | 518 | 70.4% |
| | Labour | Joan Sanger | 218 | 29.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.2% |

### 2004

Beckingham (1) 10 June 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Bullivant | 610 | 67.5% |
| | Labour | Joan Sanger | 294 | 32.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |