Worksop South (Bassetlaw electoral ward)

Worksop South
Electoral ward
Electorate	5,636 (2019)
District	Bassetlaw
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	S80
UK Parliament	Bassetlaw
Councillors	3

Worksop South 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 southern part of Worksop, including the St. Anne's Estate.

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		Reginald Askew (Conservative)		Michael Bennett (Conservative)		Andrew Dibb (Conservative)
2003						Juliana Smith (Conservative)
2004
2006		Chris Wanless (Conservative)
2007
2008
2010
2010 by-election				Sylvia May (Labour)
2011						Julie Leigh (Labour)
2012
2014		Kevin Greaves (Labour)
2015				Dianne Hare (Conservative)
2019				Tony Eaton (Labour)
2023		Paddy Ducey (Labour)

Elections

2023

Worksop South (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Leigh (inc)	1,119	58.4%	16.2%
	Labour	Paddy Ducey	1,014
	Labour	Tony Eaton (inc)	1,011
	Conservative	John Jewitt	797	41.6%	8.2%
	Conservative	Ashley Penty-Williams	763
	Conservative	Ewa Romanczuk	674
Turnout			2,022	36.8%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2019

Worksop South (3)
2 May 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Leigh*	832	42.2%	10.4%
	Labour	Kevin Greaves*	790
	Labour	Tony Eaton	766
	Conservative	Rachel Briggs	657	33.4%	1%
	Conservative	Helen Colton	619
	Conservative	Lewis Stanniland	608
	Independent	Nigel Turner	481	24.4%	N/A
Turnout			1,919	34.1%
Registered electors			5,636
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2015

Worksop South (3)
7 May 2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dianne Hare	1,492	32.4%
	Labour	Julie Leigh	1,462	31.8%
	Labour	Kevin Greaves	1,443
	UKIP	Anthony Keeling	1,098	23.9%
	Labour	Geof Benson	1,069
	Green	Kris Wragg	551	12%
Turnout				64.9%

2014

Worksop South (1)
22 May 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Greaves	795	42.1%
	Conservative	Adam Gray	524	27.7%
	UKIP	Dave Scott	498	26.4%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Thompson	72	3.8%
Turnout

2012

Worksop South (1)
3 May 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sylvia May	985	54.9%
	Conservative	Alec Thorpe	635	35.4%
	Liberal Democrats	Leon Duveen	174	9.7%
Turnout			1,794	33.1%
Registered electors			5,469

2011

Worksop South (1)
5 May 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Leigh	1,274	53.8%
	Conservative	Alec Thorpe	993	41.9%
	Liberal Democrats	Leon Duveen	101	4.3%
Turnout			2,368	43.7%
Registered electors			5,462

2010 by-election

A by-election was held on 16 September 2010 due to the death of Michael Bennett (Conservative).

Worksop South (1)
16 September 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sylvia May	815	52.0%
	Conservative	Alex Thorpe	669	42.7%
	Liberal Democrats	Leon Duveen	84	5.4%
Turnout			1,568	28.5%

2010

Worksop South (1)
6 May 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Wanless	1,823	53.3%
	Labour	Kevin Greaves	1,600	46.8%
Turnout			3,423	62.4%
Registered electors			5,359

2008

Worksop South (1)
1 May 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Bennett	1,372	78.2%
	Labour	Eileen Hart	383	21.8%
Turnout			1,755	32.0%
Registered electors			5,518

2007

Worksop South (1)
3 May 2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julie Smith	1,217	67.5%
	Labour	Mick Golding	587	32.5%
Turnout			1,804	33.5%
Registered electors			5,466

2006

Worksop South (1)
4 May 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Wanless	1,114	60.5%
	Labour	Rory Palmer	728	39.5%
Turnout			1,842	34.6%
Registered electors			5,457

2004

Worksop South (1)
10 June 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Bennett	1,628	70.0%
	Labour	Roger Dyas-Elliott	697	30.0%
Turnout			2,325	45.1%
Registered electors			5,265

2003

Worksop South (1)
1 May 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Juliana Smith	725	53.2%
	Labour	Roger Dyas-Elliott	459	33.7%
	Green	Rowena Jackson	179	13.1%
Turnout			1,363	26.9%
Registered electors			5,085