Bassetlaw District
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Bassetlaw District | |
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District | |
 Shown within Nottinghamshire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Administrative county | Nottinghamshire |
| Founded | 1 April 1974 |
| Admin. HQ | Worksop |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district |
| • Governing body | Bassetlaw District Council |
| • Council Leader | Cllr Simon Greaves (Lab) |
| • Executive | Labour |
| • MPs: | John Mann, Robert Jenrick |
| Area | |
| • Total | 246 sq mi (638 km2) |
| • Rank | 55th |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 120,012 |
| • Rank | Ranked 198th |
| • Density | 490/sq mi (190/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| Postcode Areas | |
| ONS code | 37UC (ONS) E07000171 (GSS) |
| Ethnicity | 97.5% White 1.0% S.Asian |
| Website | bassetlaw.gov.uk |
Bassetlaw is the northernmost district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of 114,143 according to the mid-2014 estimate[1] by the Office for National Statistics. The borough is predominantly rural, with two towns: Worksop, site of the borough council offices, and Retford. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the boroughs of Worksop and East Retford and most of Worksop Rural District and most of East Retford Rural District. It is named after the historic Bassetlaw wapentake of Nottinghamshire.
The district council is now a non-constituent partner member of the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority.
Settlements
The two main settlements in Bassetlaw are Worksop and Retford. Smaller settlements include: Askham, Babworth, Beckingham, Bevercotes, Bircotes, Blyth, Bole, Bothamsall, Carburton, Carlton-in-Lindrick, Clarborough, Clayworth, Cotes, Cottam, Cuckney, Darlton, Dunham on Trent, East Drayton, East Markham, Eaton, Elkesley, Everton, Gamston, Gringley-on-the-Hill, Grove, Harwell, Harworth, Hayton, Headon, Langold, Lound, Low Marnham, Markham Moor, Marnham, Mattersey, Milton, Misson, Misterton, Normanton-on-Trent, North Leverton-with-Habblesthorpe, North Wheatley, Oldcotes, Ragnall, Rampton, Ranby, Ranskill, Rhodesia, Rockley, Saundby, Scrooby, Shireoaks, South Leverton, Sutton cum Lound, Sturton le Steeple, Torworth, Treswell, Tuxford, Walkeringham, West Drayton, West Markham, West Stockwith, Woodbeck
Civil parishes
There are 68 parishes in Bassetlaw. The two main settlements of Retford and Worksop are the only areas of the district that are unparished.
Wards
Bassetlaw is split into 25 separate wards for elections.
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Politics
The first elections to the council took place in 1973, with Labour gaining control. The party held power until 1976, with no party in overall control until 1979. Labour gained control again in 1979 and held overall control until 2004. From 2004 to 2006 no party had overall control, but in 2006, the Conservatives gained control of the council. John Mann, of the Labour party, has been MP of Bassetlaw since 2001.
Parliamentary constituency
The constituency was created in 1885 by the Redistribution of Seats Act. Bassetlaw is a safe seat for the Labour Party, with them having held it since 1935. In fact, Labour first won the seat in the 1929 general election. However its Member of Parliament Malcolm MacDonald was one of the few Labour MPs to join his father Ramsay MacDonald's National Government. MacDonald held the seat as a National Labour candidate in the 1931 election, but was defeated at the next election in 1935 by Labour's Frederick Bellenger.
MPs:
- 1935 Frederick Bellenger (Labour)
- 1968 Joe Ashton (Labour)
- 2001 John Mann (Labour)
Council elections
Bassetlaw District Council was founded in 1973 with Labour first gaining control. From 1976 to 1979, no party had overall control, until the 1979 local elections in which Labour gained control. Labour controlled the council for 25 years, until once again no party had overall control. In 2006, the Conservatives gained control of the council, and held control until 2010 when a series of by-election defeats caused them to lose their majority. In 2011 Labour gained control of the council for the first time in seven years. In 2015 the District Council changed to all out elections with the entire Council's seats being up for election. The next elections will be held in 2019.
Council political makeup
| Year | Labour | Conservative | Independent | Liberal Democrats |
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| 2011 election | 27 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 election | 20 | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 election | 16 | 30 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 election | 16 | 27 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 election | 14 | 28 | 5 | 1 |
Demography
Population
| Population of Bassetlaw (1811–2011) | |||||||
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| Year | Population | Year | Population | Year | Population | ||
| 1811 | 25,813 | 1881 | 43,735 | 1951 | 101,590 | ||
| 1821 | 30,148 | 1891 | 45,203 | 1961 | 99,221 | ||
| 1831 | 32,950 | 1901 | 50,796 | 1971 | 96,918 | ||
| 1841 | 34,961 | 1911 | 57,084 | 1981 | 101,119 | ||
| 1851 | 37,180 | 1921 | 63,854 | 1991 | 105,354 | ||
| 1861 | 39,365 | 1931 | 71,427 | 2001 | 107,701 | ||
| 2011 | 112,863 | ||||||
| Pre-1974 statistics were gathered from local government areas that now comprise Bassetlaw. Source: Great Britain Historical GIS.[2] | |||||||
Religion
| Religion | Percent[3] |
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| Christian | 81.53% |
| Buddhist | 0.09% |
| Hindu | 0.13% |
| Jewish | 0.05% |
| Muslim | 0.33% |
| Sikh | 0.07% |
| No religion | 9.99% |
Town twinning
Farmers Branch, Texas, USA
Garbsen, Germany- Pfungstadt, Germany
Aurillac, France
References
- ^ "MYE1: Population Estimates Summary for the UK, mid-2014" (ZIP). Ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ Bassetlaw District: Historical statistics: Population, A Vision of Britain through Time, retrieved 18 April 2011
- ^ Bassetlaw: Census Area Statistics, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 18 April 2011
