East Retford South | |
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Electoral ward | |
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Electorate | 3,888 (2019) |
District | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Postcode district | DN22 |
UK Parliament | |
Councillors | 2 |
East Retford South is an electoral ward in the district of Bassetlaw. The ward elects two 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 3,888 as of 2019.[1]
It consists of the southern part of the village of Ordsall in Retford, south of the train line.
The ward was created in 2002 following a review of electoral boundaries in Bassetlaw by the Boundary Committee for England.[2]
Councillors
[edit]The ward elects 2 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.[3]
Election | Councillor | Councillor | ||
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2002 | Carolyn Troop (Labour) | Lionel Skelding (Labour) | ||
2004 | ||||
2006 | ||||
2008 | Bryn Jones (Conservative) | |||
2010 | ||||
2012 | Ann Batty (Labour) | |||
2014 | ||||
2015 | Helen Richards (Labour) | |||
2019 | ||||
2021 (by-election) | Mike Introna (Conservative) | |||
2023 | David Naylor (Labour) |
Elections
[edit]2023
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Carolyn Troop (inc) | 634 | 52.7% | ![]() | |
Labour | David Naylor | 599 | |||
Conservative | Daniel Ashford | 381 | 31.7% | ![]() | |
Conservative | Eva Cernysovaite | 315 | |||
Independent | John Hudson | 97 | 8.1% | NEW | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Edley | 91 | 7.6% | NEW | |
Turnout | 1,169 | 30.3% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
2021 by-election
[edit]A by-election was held on 29 July 2021 following the resignation of Helen Richards (Labour). Helen subsequently stood for re-election as an Independent candidate.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mike Introna | 493 | 40.1% | ![]() | |
Independent | Helen Richards* | 488 | 39.7% | New | |
Labour | James Napier | 247 | 20.1% | ![]() | |
Turnout | 32.1 | +2.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
2019
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Helen Richards* | 697 | 62.1% | ![]() | |
Labour | Carolyn Troop* | 679 | |||
UKIP | Martin Introna | 228 | 20.3% | ![]() | |
Conservative | John Manners | 197 | 17.6% | ![]() | |
Conservative | Paul Chambers | 179 | |||
Turnout | 29.5% | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
2015
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Carolyn Troop | 1,194 | 50.4% | ||
Labour | Helen Richards | 1,186 | |||
Conservative | Bryn Jones | 689 | 29.1% | ||
UKIP | Michael Lowe | 488 | 20.6% | ||
Turnout | 65% | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
2014
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Carolyn Troop | 642 | 54.6% | ||
UKIP | Chris Walters | 314 | 26.7% | ||
Conservative | Bryn Jones | 220 | 18.7% | ||
Turnout |
2012
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ann Batty | 831 | 71.5% | ||
Conservative | Bryn Jones | 331 | 28.5% | ||
Turnout | 34.9% |
2010
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Carolyn Troop | 1,287 | 63.8% | ||
Conservative | Ferzanna Riley | 730 | 36.2% | ||
Turnout | 63.7% |
2008
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Bryn Jones | 526 | 53.4% | ||
Labour | Philip Skelding | 459 | 46.6% | ||
Turnout | 30% |
2006
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Carolyn Troop | 618 | 56.9% | ||
Conservative | Stephen Thornhill | 468 | 43.1% | ||
Turnout | 33.2% |
2004
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lionel Skelding | 746 | 56.5% | ||
Conservative | Andrew Dibb | 575 | 43.5% | ||
Turnout |
2002
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Election results for East Retford South". Bassetlaw District Council. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Bassetlaw - LGBCE". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Bassetlaw District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 December 2021.