2006 UK local government election
2006 Bassetlaw District Council election
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One third of seats to Bassetlaw District Council (16 seats) 25 seats needed for a majority |
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Turnout | 30.6% |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | Con | Lab | Ind | Party | Conservative | Labour | Independent | Seats won | 9 | 7 | 0 | Seats after | 28 | 14 | 5 | Seat change | 4 | 4 | | |
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 Conservative | |
The 2006 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Bassetlaw District Council in Nottinghamshire, England. One third of the council was up for election.
Election result
The Conservative Party won nine seats, taking their overall number of seats to 28, and gained control of the council for the first time since the Bassetlaw district was created in 1974.
Overall result |
Party | Seats (2006) | Seats (Council) | Seats (Change) |
| Conservative | 9 | 28 | +4 |
| Labour | 7 | 14 | -4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 1 | - |
| Independent | 0 | 5 | - |
Registered electors | 69,032 |
Votes cast | 21,134 |
Turnout | 30.6% |
Ward results
Carlton
Carlton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Helen Colton | 787 | 50.6% | |
| Labour | Gary Moore | 767 | 49.4% | |
Turnout | 1,575 | 33.9% | |
Registered electors | 4,642 | | |
East Retford East
East Retford East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Wendy Quigley | 1,467 | 72.7% | |
| Labour | Vivien Thomas | 551 | 27.3% | |
Turnout | 2,038 | 37.3% | |
Registered electors | 5,470 | | |
East Retford North
East Retford North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Graham Oxby | 889 | 50.5% | |
| Conservative | Michael Gray | 873 | 49.5% | |
Turnout | 1,771 | 36.9% | |
Registered electors | 4,798 | | |
East Retford South
East Retford South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Carolyn Troop | 618 | 56.9% | |
| Conservative | Stephen Thornhill | 468 | 43.1% |
Turnout | 1,091 | 33.2% | |
Registered electors | 3,287 | | |
East Retford West
East Retford West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Margaret Skelton | 602 | 65.5% | |
| Labour | James Napier | 317 | 34.5% | |
Turnout | 926 | 28.8% | |
Registered electors | 3,214 | | |
Everton
Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Annette Simpson | 484 | 59.4% | |
| BNP | David Otter | 177 | 21.7% | |
| Labour | Philip Goodliffe | 154 | 18.9% | |
Turnout | 815 | 46.7% |
Registered electors | 1,773 | | |
Harworth
Harworth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Frank Hart | 798 | 56.2% | |
| Independent | Denise Challinor | 623 | 43.8% | |
Turnout | 1,421 | 25.2% | |
Registered electors | 5,673 | | |
Langold
Langold Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Gillian Freeman | 344 | 69.2% | |
| Conservative | Tracey Taylor | 153 | 30.8% | |
Turnout | 497 | 26.4% | |
Registered electors | 1,905 | | |
Misterton
Misterton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Raymond Simpson | 321 | 50.7% | |
| Labour | Jose Barry | 312 | 49.3% | |
Turnout | 633 | 33.1% | |
Registered electors | 1,915 | | |
Tuxford and Trent
Tuxford and Trent Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Keith Isard | 803 | 73.1% | |
| Labour | Pamela Skelding | 295 | 26.9% | |
Turnout | 1,098 | 33.8% | |
Registered electors | 3,301 | | |
Worksop East
Worksop East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Griffith Wynne | 812 | 52.2% | |
| Independent | William Rodgers | 744 | 47.8% | |
Turnout | 1,556 | 30.4% |
Registered electors | 5,127 | | |
Worksop North
Worksop North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Steven Burton | 881 | 53.6% | |
| Labour | Vaughan Thomas | 763 | 46.4% | |
Turnout | 1,644 | 26.0% | |
Registered electors | 6,357 | | |
Worksop North East
Worksop North East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Hayward | 832 | 50.8% | |
| Labour | Simon Greaves | 807 | 49.2% | |
Turnout | 1,639 | 32.3% | |
Registered electors | 5,113 | | |
Worksop North West
Worksop North West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Pressley | 797 | 55.9% | |
| Conservative | Vicky Wanless | 629 | 44.1% | |
Turnout | 1,426 | 26.4% | |
Registered electors | 5,499 | | |
Worksop South
Worksop South East
Worksop South East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Brian Hopkinson | 809 | 69.6% | |
| Conservative | Maria Critchley | 353 | 30.4% | |
Turnout | 1,162 | 21.3% | |
Registered electors | 5,501 | | |
References
- 2006 Bassetlaw election result (Archive)