# Worksop North (Bassetlaw electoral ward)

Worksop North 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 6,882 as of 2019.
It consists of the northern area of the Gateford estate in Worksop, between Carlton Road and Gateford 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 | Avril Barsley (Labour) | Allan Makeman (Labour) | John Clayton (Labour) |
| 2003 | Avril Barsley (Labour) | Allan Makeman (Labour) | John Clayton (Labour) |
| 2004 | Avril Barsley (Labour) | Allan Makeman (Labour) | John Clayton (Labour) |
| 2006 | Steven Burton (Conservative) | Allan Makeman (Labour) | John Clayton (Labour) |
| 2007 | Steven Burton (Conservative) | Allan Makeman (Labour) | Bill Barker (Labour) |
| 2008 | Steven Burton (Conservative) | Vicky Wanless (Conservative) | Bill Barker (Labour) |
| 2010 | David Potts (Labour) | Vicky Wanless (Conservative) | Bill Barker (Labour) |
| 2011 | David Potts (Labour) | Vicky Wanless (Conservative) | Bill Barker (Labour) |
| 2012 | David Potts (Labour) | Gwynneth Jones (Labour) | Bill Barker (Labour) |
| 2014 | David Potts (Labour) | Gwynneth Jones (Labour) | Bill Barker (Labour) |
| 2015 | David Potts (Labour) | Gwynneth Jones (Labour) | Sarah Farncombe (Labour) |
| 2019 | Maria Charlesworth (Labour) | Gwynneth Jones (Labour) | Neil Sanders (Labour) |
| 2023 | Maria Charlesworth (Labour) | Laura Sanders (Labour) | Neil Sanders (Labour) |

## Elections
### 2023

Worksop North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maria Charlesworth (inc) | 1,072 | 48.8% | 0.7% |
| | Labour | Neil Sanders (inc) | 1,031 | | |
| | Labour | Laura Sanders | 960 | | |
| | Conservative | Ben Storey | 677 | 30.8% | 7.6% |
| | Conservative | Helen Colton | 663 | | |
| | Conservative | Barry Bowles | 593 | | |
| | Green | Jack Best | 281 | 12.8% | NEW |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Russell | 168 | 7.6% | NEW |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,982 | 26.7% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

Worksop North (3) 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maria Charlesworth | 874 | 49.5% | 3.4% |
| | Labour | Neil Sanders | 843 | | |
| | Labour | Gwynneth Jones | 826 | | |
| | UKIP | Glen Marshall | 482 | 27.3% | 0.5% |
| | Conservative | Neil Dexter | 410 | 23.2% | 3.8% |
| | Conservative | Alan Tonks | 344 | | |
| | Conservative | Roger Vernon | 338 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,706 | 24.8% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2015

Worksop North (3) 7 May 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sarah Farncombe | 2,130 | 46.1% |
| | Labour | Gwynneth Jones | 1,971 | |
| | Labour | David Potts | 1,731 | |
| | Conservative | Perry Offer | 1,248 | 27% |
| | UKIP | Rachel Briggs | 1,239 | 26.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.8% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2014

Worksop North (1) 22 May 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Potts | 980 | 51.4% |
| | UKIP | Deidre Vernon | 593 | 31.1% |
| | Conservative | Perry Offer | 333 | 17.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### 2012

Worksop North (1) 3 May 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gwynneth Jones | 1,323 | 76.8% |
| | Conservative | David Alan Hare | 400 | 23.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.9% |

### 2011

Worksop North (1) 5 May 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bill Barker | 1,733 | 71.3% |
| | Conservative | Hannah Wright | 696 | 28.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.1% |

### 2010

Worksop North (1) 6 May 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Potts | 2,428 | 62.1% |
| | Conservative | Peter Ashford | 1,480 | 37.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 61.7% |

### 2008

Worksop North (1) 1 May 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Vicky Wanless | 907 | 51.8% |
| | Labour | David Potts | 843 | 48.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### 2007

Worksop North (1) 3 May 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bill Barker | 981 | 55.2% |
| | Conservative | Vicky Wanless | 795 | 44.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.8% |

### 2006

Worksop North (1) 4 May 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Steven Geoffrey Burton | 881 | 53.6% |
| | Labour | Vaughan Thomas | 763 | 46.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.9% |

### 2004

Worksop North (1) 10 June 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Allan Makeman | 1,283 | 53.7% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Wanless | 1,105 | 46.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### 2003

Worksop North (1) 1 May 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Clayton | 671 | 54.2% |
| | Conservative | Valerie Bowles | 567 | 45.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.8% |