Bassetlaw Council election, 2008
The 2008 Bassetlaw 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]
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
| Beckingham |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Conservative |
Kenneth Bullivant |
518 |
70.38% |
|
Labour |
Joan Sanger |
218 |
29.62% |
| Voter turnout |
35.17% |
Carlton
| Carlton |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Conservative |
Val Bowles |
980 |
60.12% |
|
Labour |
Maurice Stocks |
650 |
39.88% |
| Voter turnout |
51.85% |
Clayworth
| Clayworth |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Conservative |
Kath Sutton |
1,148 |
76.64% |
|
BNP |
David Otter |
243 |
16.22% |
|
Labour |
Philip Goodliffe |
107 |
7.14% |
| Voter turnout |
36.88% |
East Retford East
| East Retford East |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Conservative |
Mike Quigley |
1,148 |
57.69% |
|
Independent |
Michael Jenkins |
422 |
21.21% |
|
Labour |
Robert Clyndes |
420 |
21.11% |
| Voter turnout |
?% |
East Retford North
| East Retford North |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Conservative |
Anthony Tromans |
965 |
57.85% |
|
Labour |
Pamela Skelding |
703 |
42.15% |
| Voter turnout |
?% |
East Retford South
| East Retford South |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Conservative |
Bryn Jones |
526 |
53.40% |
|
Labour |
Philip Skelding |
459 |
46.60% |
| Voter turnout |
30.03% |
East Retford West
| East Retford West |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Conservative |
Perry Offer |
570 |
63.76% |
|
Labour |
Rod Pickford |
324 |
36.24% |
| Voter turnout |
25.75% |
Harworth
| Harworth |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Labour |
David Challinor |
1,009 |
63.98% |
|
Conservative |
Tracey Taylor |
568 |
36.02% |
| Voter turnout |
27.07% |
Sutton
| Sutton |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Conservative |
Liz Yates (Elected uncontested) |
0 |
0.00% |
| Voter turnout |
0.00% |
Tuxford and Trent
| Tuxford and Trent |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Conservative |
Shirley Isard |
756 |
71.59% |
|
Labour |
Marilyn McCarthy |
300 |
28.41% |
| Voter turnout |
31.53% |
Worksop East
| Worksop East |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Labour |
John Scott |
663 |
41.41% |
|
Independent |
Geoff Coe |
581 |
36.29% |
|
Independent |
Geoff Hurst |
357 |
22.30% |
| Voter turnout |
?% |
Worksop North
| Worksop North |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Conservative |
Vicky Wanless |
907 |
51.83% |
|
Labour |
David Potts |
843 |
48.17% |
| Voter turnout |
?% |
Worksop North-East
| Worksop North-East |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Conservative |
Bill Graham |
926 |
53.25% |
|
Labour |
Shirley Toms |
813 |
46.75% |
| Voter turnout |
34.31% |
Worksop North-West
| Worksop North-West |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Independent |
Ivor Jons |
961 |
61.41% |
|
Labour |
Robin Carrington-Wilde |
604 |
38.59% |
| Voter turnout |
28.70% |
Worksop South
| Worksop South |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Conservative |
Michael Bennett |
1,372 |
78.18% |
|
Labour |
Eileen Hart |
383 |
21.82% |
| Voter turnout |
32.00% |
Worksop South-East
| Worksop South-East |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Labour |
John Shephard |
858 |
72.77% |
|
Conservative |
Philip Smith |
321 |
27.23% |
| Voter turnout |
20.76% |
References
- ^ BBC Election 2008 Results,