# 2011 Bassetlaw District Council election

The 2011 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Bassetlaw District Council in Nottinghamshire, England as part of the 2011 United Kingdom local elections. One third of the council was up for election. A UK-wide referendum on whether to adopt the Alternative Vote electoral system was also held on this date. After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 27
* Conservative 18
* Independents 3

## Election result

Bassetlaw Council Election Result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Seats % | Votes | Votes % |
| Labour | 11 | 68.72% | 16,425 | 62.72% |
| Conservative | 4 | 25.00% | 8,907 | 34.01% |
| Independents | 1 | 6.25% | 554 | 2.12% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0.00% | 303 | 1.16% |

## Ward Results
### Blyth

Blyth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Barry Albert Bowles | 363 | 45.38 |
| | Labour | Grace Pengelly | 288 | 36.00 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter John Thompson | 149 | 18.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 800 | 44.41 |

### Carlton

Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tina Rafferty | 1,333 | 60.51 |
| | Conservative | David Alan Hare | 870 | 39.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,203 | 47.94 |

### East Markham

East Markham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Ogle | 745 | 75.40 |
| | Labour | James Trebor Arthur Napier | 243 | 24.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 988 | 54.23 |

### East Retford East

East Retford East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Carol Palmer | 1,264 | 51.57 |
| | Conservative | James Walter Holland | 1,187 | 48.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,451 | 46.15 |

### East Retford North

East Retford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Adele Mumby | 1,374 | 59.90 |
| | Conservative | Mike Pugsley | 920 | 40.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,294 | 47.47 |

### Harworth

Harworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | June Evans | 1,668 | 82.66 |
| | Conservative | Dianne Hare | 350 | 17.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,018 | 34.95 |

### Rampton

Rampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jeff Rickells | 573 | 70.39 |
| | Labour | Pam Skelding | 241 | 29.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 814 | 50.77 |

### Ranskill

Ranskill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Tom Gray | 441 | 51.10 |
| | Labour | Aidan Mann | 369 | 42.76 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Peter Hunter | 53 | 6.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 863 | 47.02 |

### Sturton

Sturton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Hugh Burton (Elected uncontested) | 0 | 0.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 0 | 0.00 |

### Welbeck

Welbeck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Pat Douglas | 457 | 57.56 |
| | Conservative | Mary Stokes | 337 | 42.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 794 | 51.28 |

### Worksop East

Worksop East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Cliff Entwistle | 1,436 | 72.16 |
| | Independent | Geoff Coe | 554 | 27.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,990 | 40.61 |

### Worksop North

Worksop North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bill Barker | 1,733 | 71.35 |
| | Conservative | Hannah Wright | 696 | 28.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,429 | 37.07 |

### Worksop North East

Worksop North East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Simon Greaves | 1,630 | 73.16 |
| | Conservative | Raymond Simpson | 598 | 26.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,228 | 44.34 |

### Worksop North West

Worksop North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alan Rhodes | 1,491 | 72.80 |
| | Conservative | Tracey Lee Taylor | 557 | 27.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,048 | 36.18 |

### Worksop South

Worksop South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Julie Leigh | 1,274 | 53.80 |
| | Conservative | Alec Thorpe | 993 | 41.93 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leon Maurice Duveen | 101 | 4.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,368 | 43.70 |

### Worksop South East

Worksop South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Josie Potts | 1,624 | 85.43 |
| | Conservative | Catherine Margaret Parrish | 277 | 14.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,901 | 33.58 |

## Referendum

United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum result (Bassetlaw) :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 8,757 | 24.88% |
| No | 26,441 | 75.12% |
* Electorate: 84,371
* Valid votes cast: 35,198
* Turnout: 41.98%
* Spoilt ballots: 221