Bassetlaw District Council election, 2011
Labour
Conservative
Independent
No 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:[1]
Election result
Bassetlaw Council Election Result 2011 |
Party |
Seats |
Seats % |
Votes |
Votes % |
Labour |
11 |
68.75% |
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[2]
Blyth
Carlton
East Markham
East Markham
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Conservative |
John Ogle |
745 |
75.40 |
|
Labour |
James Trebor Arthur Napier |
243 |
24.60 |
Turnout |
988 |
54.23 |
East Retford East
East Retford East
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Labour |
Carol Palmer |
1,264 |
51.57 |
|
Conservative |
James Walter Holland |
1,187 |
48.43 |
Turnout |
2,451 |
46.15 |
East Retford North
East Retford North
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Labour |
Adele Mumby |
1,374 |
59.90 |
|
Conservative |
Mike Pugsley |
920 |
40.10 |
Turnout |
2,294 |
47.47 |
Harworth
Rampton
Ranskill
Sturton
Sturton
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Independent |
Hugh Burton (Elected uncontested) |
0 |
0.00 |
Turnout |
0 |
0.00 |
Welbeck
Worksop East
Worksop East
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Labour |
Cliff Entwistle |
1,436 |
72.16 |
|
Independent |
Geoff Coe |
554 |
27.84 |
Turnout |
1,990 |
40.61 |
Worksop North
Worksop North
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Labour |
Bill Barker |
1,733 |
71.35 |
|
Conservative |
Hannah Wright |
696 |
28.65 |
Turnout |
2,429 |
37.07 |
Worksop North East
Worksop North East
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Labour |
Simon Greaves |
1,630 |
73.16 |
|
Conservative |
Raymond Simpson |
598 |
26.84 |
Turnout |
2,228 |
44.34 |
Worksop North West
Worksop North West
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Labour |
Alan Rhodes |
1,491 |
72.80 |
|
Conservative |
Tracey Lee Taylor |
557 |
27.20 |
Turnout |
2,048 |
36.18 |
Worksop South
Worksop South East
Worksop South East
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Labour |
Josie Potts |
1,624 |
85.43 |
|
Conservative |
Catherine Margaret Parrish |
277 |
14.57 |
Turnout |
1,901 |
33.58 |
Referendum
United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum result (Bassetlaw)[3] |
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
References