2006 Bassetlaw District Council election
2006 UK local government election
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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.
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4 May 2006
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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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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 | ||||
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| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Margaret Skelton | 602 | 65.5% | ||
| Labour | James Napier | 317 | 34.5% | ||
| Turnout | 926 | 28.8% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,214 | ||||
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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gillian Freeman | 344 | 69.2% | ||
| Conservative | Tracey Taylor | 153 | 30.8% | ||
| Turnout | 497 | 26.4% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,905 | ||||
Misterton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Raymond Simpson | 321 | 50.7% | ||
| Labour | Jose Barry | 312 | 49.3% | ||
| Turnout | 633 | 33.1% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,915 | ||||
Tuxford and Trent
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Keith Isard | 803 | 73.1% | ||
| Labour | Pamela Skelding | 295 | 26.9% | ||
| Turnout | 1,098 | 33.8% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,301 | ||||
Worksop East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Griffith Wynne | 812 | 52.2% | ||
| Independent | William Rodgers | 744 | 47.8% | ||
| Turnout | 1,556 | 30.4% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,127 | ||||
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
| 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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christopher Wanless | 1,114 | 60.5% | ||
| Labour | Rory Palmer | 728 | 39.5% | ||
| Turnout | 1,842 | 34.6% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,457 | ||||
Worksop South East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Brian Hopkinson | 809 | 69.6% | ||
| Conservative | Maria Critchley | 353 | 30.4% | ||
| Turnout | 1,162 | 21.3% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,501 | ||||