# Worksop North East (Bassetlaw electoral ward)

Worksop North East is an electoral ward in the district of Bassetlaw. The ward elects 3 councillors to Bassetlaw District Council using the first past the post electoral system, with each councillor serving a four-year term in office. The number of registered voters in the ward is 4,946 as of 2019.
It consists of the Prospect, Thievesdale and Sunnyside areas of Worksop, between Blyth Road and Carlton Road.
The ward was created in 2002 following a review of electoral boundaries in Bassetlaw by the Boundary Committee for England.

## Councillors

The ward elects 3 councillors 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 | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2002 | Simon Greaves (Labour) | David Walsh (Labour) | Janet Pimperton (Labour) |
| 2003 | Simon Greaves (Labour) | David Walsh (Labour) | Barry Bowles (Conservative) |
| 2004 | Simon Greaves (Labour) | Bill Graham (Conservative) | Barry Bowles (Conservative) |
| 2006 | Joseph Hayward (Conservative) | Bill Graham (Conservative) | Barry Bowles (Conservative) |
| 2007 | Joseph Hayward (Conservative) | Bill Graham (Conservative) | Simon Greaves (Labour) |
| 2008 | Joseph Hayward (Conservative) | Bill Graham (Conservative) | Simon Greaves (Labour) |
| 2010 | Shirley Toms (Labour) | Bill Graham (Conservative) | Simon Greaves (Labour) |
| 2011 by-election | Shirley Toms (Labour) | John Anderton (Labour) | Simon Greaves (Labour) |
| 2011 | Shirley Toms (Labour) | John Anderton (Labour) | Simon Greaves (Labour) |
| 2012 | Shirley Toms (Labour) | Rebecca Leigh (Labour) | Simon Greaves (Labour) |
| 2014 | Maddy Richardson (Labour) | Rebecca Leigh (Labour) | Simon Greaves (Labour) |
| 2015 | Maddy Richardson (Labour) | Alan Rhodes (Labour) | Simon Greaves (Labour) |
| 2019 | Maddy Richardson (Labour) | Alan Rhodes (Labour) | Simon Greaves (Labour) |
| 2023 | Maddy Richardson (Labour) | Alan Rhodes (Labour) | Fraser Merryweather (Labour) |

## Elections
### 2023

Worksop North East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Rhodes (inc) | 876 | 55.4% | 15.9% |
| | Labour | Maddy Richardson (inc) | 766 | | |
| | Labour | Fraser Merryweather | 757 | | |
| | Conservative | Rachel Briggs | 705 | 44.6% | 15.9% |
| | Conservative | Russell Dodd | 641 | | |
| | Conservative | Wyktoria Krawczyk | 536 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,615 | 32.1% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

Worksop North East (3) 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Rhodes* | 863 | 71.3% | 26% |
| | Labour | Simon Greaves* | 828 | | |
| | Labour | Maddy Richardson* | 774 | | |
| | Conservative | Alec Thorpe | 347 | 28.7% | 1.2% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Peck | 344 | | |
| | Conservative | John Anderson | 330 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,355 | 27.4% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2015

Worksop North East (3) 7 May 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alan Rhodes | 1,632 | 45.3% |
| | Labour | Simon Greaves | 1,614 | |
| | Labour | Maddy Richardson | 1,330 | |
| | Conservative | Emma Auckland | 992 | 27.5% |
| | UKIP | Tony Clayton | 980 | 27.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 63.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2014

Worksop North East (1) 22 May 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Maddy Richardson | 868 | 53.5% |
| | UKIP | Tony Clayton | 467 | 28.8% |
| | Conservative | Emma Aukland | 288 | 17.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### 2012

Worksop North East (1) 3 May 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rebecca Leigh | 1,265 | 77% |
| | Conservative | Emma Auckland | 378 | 33% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.9% |

### 2011

Worksop North East (1) 5 May 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Simon Greaves | 1,630 | 73.2% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Simpson | 598 | 26.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,228 | 44.3% |

### 2011 by-election

A by-election was held on 10 February 2011 following the disqualification of Bill Graham (Conservative) due to non-attendance at council meetings.
Worksop North East (1) 10 February 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Anderton | 1,198 | 74% |
| | Conservative | Barry Bowles | 317 | 19.6% |
| | Independent | Geoff Coe | 75 | 4.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Hunter | 28 | 1.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### 2010

Worksop North East (1) 6 May 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Shirley Toms | 2,110 | 64.1% |
| | Conservative | Alec Thorpe | 1,184 | 35.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 67.2% |

### 2008

Worksop North East (1) 1 May 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bill Graham | 926 | 53.3% |
| | Labour | Shirley Toms | 813 | 46.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.3% |

### 2007

Worksop North East (1) 3 May 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Simon Greaves | 905 | 52.6% |
| | Conservative | Barry Bowles | 816 | 47.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.2% |

### 2006

Worksop North East (1) 4 May 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Hayward | 832 | 50.8% |
| | Labour | Simon Greaves | 807 | 49.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.3% |

### 2004

Worksop North East (1) 10 June 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bill Graham | 1,156 | 50.1% |
| | Labour | David Walsh | 1,153 | 49.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### 2003

Worksop North East (1) 1 May 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Barry Bowles | 709 | 54.7% |
| | Labour | Janet Pimperton | 588 | 45.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.6% |