2008 Bassetlaw District Council election
Conservative
Labour
Independent
No election
The 2008 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Bassetlaw District Council in Nottinghamshire, England. One third of the council was up for election.
After the election, the composition of the council was:[1]
- Conservative 30
- Labour 16
- Others 2
Election result
| Bassetlaw Council Election Result 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Seats % | Votes | Votes % |
| Conservative | 12 | 75.00% | 10,705 | 49.51% |
| Labour | 3 | 18.75% | 8,354 | 38.63% |
| Independent | 1 | 6.25% | 2,321 | 10.73% |
| British National Party | 0 | 0.00% | 243 | 1.12% |
Ward results
Beckingham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kenneth Bullivant | 518 | 70.38 | |
| Labour | Joan Sanger | 218 | 29.62 | |
| Turnout | 736 | 35.17 | ||
Carlton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Val Bowles | 980 | 60.12 | |
| Labour | Maurice Stocks | 650 | 39.88 | |
| Turnout | 1,630 | 51.85 | ||
Clayworth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kath Sutton | 1,148 | 76.64 | |
| BNP | David Otter | 243 | 16.22 | |
| Labour | Philip Goodliffe | 107 | 7.14 | |
| Turnout | 1,498 | 36.88 | ||
East Retford East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mike Quigley | 1,148 | 57.69 | |
| Independent | Michael Jenkins | 422 | 21.21 | |
| Labour | Robert Clyndes | 420 | 21.11 | |
| Turnout | 1,990 | ? | ||
East Retford North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Tromans | 965 | 57.85 | |
| Labour | Pamela Skelding | 703 | 42.15 | |
| Turnout | 1,668 | ? | ||
East Retford South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bryn Jones | 526 | 53.40 | |
| Labour | Philip Skelding | 459 | 46.60 | |
| Turnout | 985 | 30.03 | ||
East Retford West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Perry Offer | 570 | 63.76 | |
| Labour | Rod Pickford | 324 | 36.24 | |
| Turnout | 894 | 25.75 | ||
Harworth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Challinor | 1,009 | 63.98 | |
| Conservative | Tracey Taylor | 568 | 36.02 | |
| Turnout | 1,577 | 27.07 | ||
Sutton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Liz Yates (Elected uncontested) | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Turnout | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Tuxford and Trent
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Shirley Isard | 756 | 71.59 | |
| Labour | Marilyn McCarthy | 300 | 28.41 | |
| Turnout | 1,056 | 31.53 | ||
Worksop East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Scott | 663 | 41.41 | |
| Independent | Geoff Coe | 581 | 36.29 | |
| Independent | Geoff Hurst | 357 | 22.30 | |
| Turnout | 1,601 | ? | ||
Worksop North
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Vicky Wanless | 907 | 51.83 | |
| Labour | David Potts | 843 | 48.17 | |
| Turnout | 1,750 | ? | ||
Worksop North-East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bill Graham | 926 | 53.25 | |
| Labour | Shirley Toms | 813 | 46.75 | |
| Turnout | 1,739 | 34.31 | ||
Worksop North-West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ivor Jons | 961 | 61.41 | |
| Labour | Robin Carrington-Wilde | 604 | 38.59 | |
| Turnout | 1,565 | 28.70 | ||
Worksop South
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Bennett | 1,372 | 78.18 | |
| Labour | Eileen Hart | 383 | 21.82 | |
| Turnout | 1,755 | 32.00 | ||
Worksop South-East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Shephard | 858 | 72.77 | |
| Conservative | Philip Smith | 321 | 27.23 | |
| Turnout | 1,179 | 20.76 | ||
