# Worksop South East (Bassetlaw electoral ward)

Worksop South 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 5,636 as of 2019.
It consists of the southeastern part of Worksop, including the former pit village of Manton.
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 | Brian Hopkinson (Labour) | John Shephard (Labour) | Laurence West (Labour) |
| 2003 | Brian Hopkinson (Labour) | John Shephard (Labour) | Laurence West (Labour) |
| 2004 | Brian Hopkinson (Labour) | John Shephard (Labour) | Laurence West (Labour) |
| 2006 | Brian Hopkinson (Labour) | John Shephard (Labour) | Laurence West (Labour) |
| 2007 | Brian Hopkinson (Labour) | John Shephard (Labour) | Josie Potts (Labour) |
| 2008 | Brian Hopkinson (Labour) | John Shephard (Labour) | Josie Potts (Labour) |
| 2010 | Brian Hopkinson (Labour) | John Shephard (Labour) | Josie Potts (Labour) |
| 2011 | Brian Hopkinson (Labour) | John Shephard (Labour) | Josie Potts (Labour) |
| 2012 | Brian Hopkinson (Labour) | John Shephard (Labour) | Josie Potts (Labour) |
| 2014 | Deirdre Foley (Labour) | John Shephard (Labour) | Josie Potts (Labour) |
| 2015 | Deirdre Foley (Labour) | John Shephard (Labour) | Josie Potts (Labour) |
| 2018 by-election | Clayton Tindle (Labour) | John Shephard (Labour) | Josie Potts (Labour) |
| 2019 | Clayton Tindle (Labour) | John Shephard (Labour) | Josie Potts (Labour) |
| 2023 | Clayton Tindle (Labour) | John Shephard (Labour) | Josie Potts (Labour) |

## Elections
### 2023

Worksop South East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Josie Potts (inc) | 861 | 80.8% | 23.1% |
| | Labour | John Shephard (inc) | 709 | | |
| | Labour | Clayton Tindle (inc) | 700 | | |
| | Conservative | Ryan Penty-Williams | 205 | 19.2% | 11.9% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Evans | 192 | | |
| | Conservative | Yvonne Evans | 192 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,160 | 21.1% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

Worksop South East (3) 2 May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Josie Potts* | 945 | 57.7% | 1.5% |
| | Labour | Clayton Tindle* | 815 | | |
| | Labour | John Shephard* | 788 | | |
| | UKIP | Ash Henderson | 418 | 25.5% | 0.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leon Duveen | 156 | 9.5% | N/A |
| | Conservative | Colin Barton † | 120 | 7.3% | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ethel Boddy | 88 | | |
| | Conservative | Angela Chambers | 74 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,462 | 25.9% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
    † Colin Barton was expelled from the Conservative Party in April 2019, however he remained a nominated Conservative candidate in this election as the deadline for withdrawals had passed.

### 2018 by-election

A by-election was held on 22 March 2018 due to the resignation of Deirdre Foley (Labour).
Worksop South East (1) 22 March 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Clayton Tindle | 1,004 | 77.3% |
| | Conservative | Lewis Stanniland | 197 | 15.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leon Duveen | 98 | 7.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.3% |

### 2015

Worksop South East (3) 7 May 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Josie Potts | 1,798 | 56.2% |
| | Labour | Deirdre Foley | 1,632 | |
| | Labour | John Shephard | 1,494 | |
| | UKIP | David Scott | 807 | 25.2% |
| | Green | Dan Machin | 330 | 10.3% |
| | Independent | Kurtis-Jay Castle | 264 | 8.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.5% |

### 2014

Worksop South East (1) 22 May 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Deirdre Foley | 1,071 | 66.6% |
| | UKIP | Anthony Keeling | 393 | 24.4% |
| | Conservative | Nathan Gray | 94 | 5.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carole Thompson | 50 | 3.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### 2012

Worksop South East (1) 3 May 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Shephard | 1,232 | 87.3% |
| | Conservative | Catherine Parrish | 179 | 12.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.9% |

### 2011

Worksop South East (1) 5 May 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Josie Potts | 1,624 | 85.4% |
| | Conservative | Catherine Parrish | 277 | 14.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,901 | 33.6% |

### 2010

Worksop South East (1) 6 May 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brian Hopkinson | 2,024 | 74.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Hunter | 386 | 14.1% |
| | Conservative | Catherine Parrish | 319 | 11.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,729 | 50.9% |

### 2008

Worksop South East (1) 1 May 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Shephard | 858 | 72.8% |
| | Conservative | Philip Smith | 321 | 27.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,179 | 20.8% |

### 2007

Worksop South East (1) 3 May 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Josie Potts | 917 | 73.8% |
| | Conservative | Philip Smith | 326 | 26.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,243 | 22.3% |

### 2006

Worksop South East (1) 4 May 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brian Hopkinson | 809 | 69.6% |
| | Conservative | Maria Critchley | 353 | 30.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 21.3% |

### 2004

Worksop South East (1) 10 June 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Shephard | 1,281 | 71.8% |
| | Conservative | Carole Mangham | 502 | 28.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,783 | |

### 2003

Worksop South East (1) 1 May 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Laurence West | 744 | 78.0% |
| | Conservative | Philip Smith | 210 | 22.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 954 | 17.8% |