2004 UK local government election
2004 Bassetlaw District Council election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/County_Flag_of_Nottinghamshire.svg/50px-County_Flag_of_Nottinghamshire.svg.png)
|
|
One third of seats to Bassetlaw District Council (16 seats) 25 seats needed for a majority |
---|
Turnout | 42.1% |
---|
| First party | Second party | Third party | | Con | Lab | Ind | Party | Conservative | Labour | Independent | Seats won | 10 | 3 | 3 | Seats after | 24 | 18 | 5 | Seat change | 5 | 7 | 3 | |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/BassetlawResults2004.svg/300px-BassetlawResults2004.svg.png) No election Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results. |
Council control before election No overall control | Council control after election No overall control | |
The 2004 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Bassetlaw District Council in Nottinghamshire, England as part of the 2004 United Kingdom local elections. One third of the council was up for election.
Election result
The Conservative Party won a majority of seats in the election and the Labour Party lost control of the council for the first time since 1976. Following the election, the council was under no overall control as no single party held a majority, with the Conservatives one seat short of a majority.
Overall result | |
Party | Seats (2000) | Seats (Council) | Seats (Change) |
| Conservative | 10 | 24 | +5 |
| Labour | 3 | 18 | -7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Independent | 3 | 5 | +3 |
Registered electors | 67,177 |
Votes cast | 28,266 |
Turnout | 42.1% |
Ward results
Beckingham
Beckingham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kenneth Bullivant | 610 | 67.5% | |
| Labour | Joan Sanger | 294 | 32.5% | |
Turnout | 904 | 51.8% | |
Registered electors | 1,768 | | |
Carlton
Carlton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Valerie Bowles | 1,039 | 50.3% | |
| Labour | William Walters | 1,027 | 49.7% | |
Turnout | 2,066 | 45.5% | |
Registered electors | 4,605 | | |
Clayworth
Clayworth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kathleen Sutton | 702 | 81.5% | |
| Labour | Gillian Freeman | 159 | 18.5% | |
Turnout | 861 | 55.2% | |
Registered electors | 1,582 | | |
East Retford East
East Retford East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Quigley | 1,346 | 55.4% | |
| Labour | Pamela Skelding | 646 | 26.6% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lawrence Hudson | 437 | 18.0% | |
Turnout | 2,426 | 46.0% | |
Registered electors | 5,308 | | |
East Retford North
East Retford North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anthony Tromans | 1,084 | 51.9% | |
| Labour | James Napier | 1,006 | 48.1% | |
Turnout | 2,090 | 44.8% | |
Registered electors | 4,716 | | |
East Retford South
East Retford South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Lionel Skelding | 746 | 56.5% | |
| Conservative | Andrew Dibb | 575 | 43.5% | |
Turnout | 1,321 | 41.4% | |
Registered electors | 3,259 | | |
East Retford West
East Retford West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Perry Offer | 575 | 46.0% | |
| Labour | James Anderson | 399 | 31.9% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tegfryn Davies | 276 | 22.1% | |
Turnout | 1,250 | 39.1% | |
Registered electors | 3,212 | | |
Harworth
Harworth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Sharon Randall | 1,137 | 53.4% | |
| Labour | Keith Muskett | 993 | 46.6% | |
Turnout | 2,130 | 37.8% | |
Registered electors | 5,662 | | |
Sutton
Sutton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Yates | 572 | 75.1% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Chapman | 190 | 24.9% | |
Turnout | 762 | 48.1% | |
Registered electors | 1,594 | | |
Tuxford and Trent
Tuxford and Trent Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Jenkins | 675 | 46.8% | |
| Labour | Albert Hunt | 407 | 28.2% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Lock | 362 | 25.1% | |
Turnout | 1,444 | 45.8% | |
Registered electors | 3,181 | | |
Worksop East
Worksop East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Geoffrey Coe | 1,204 | 54.9% | |
| Labour | James Elliott | 988 | 45.1% | |
Turnout | 2,192 | 43.8% | |
Registered electors | 5,053 | | |
Worksop North
Worksop North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Allan Makeman | 1,283 | 53.7% | |
| Conservative | Christopher Wanless | 1,105 | 46.3% | |
Turnout | 2,388 | 39.6% | |
Registered electors | 6,117 | | |
Worksop North East
Worksop North East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Graham | 1,156 | 50.1% | |
| Labour | David Walsh | 1,153 | 49.9% | |
Turnout | 2,309 | 46.0% | |
Registered electors | 5,130 | | |
Worksop North West
Worksop North West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Ivor Jones | 1,166 | 57.9% | |
| Labour | Glynn Gilfoyle | 849 | 42.1% | |
Turnout | 2,015 | 38.9% | |
Registered electors | 5,277 | | |
Worksop South
Worksop South East
Worksop South East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Shephard | 1,281 | 71.9% | |
| Conservative | Carole Mangham | 502 | 28.1% | |
Turnout | 1,783 | 33.4% | |
Registered electors | 5,448 | | |
References
- 2004 Bassetlaw election result