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==Election result==
==Election result==
The Labour Party narrowly retained control of the council with a reduced majority after losing seats to the Conservatives and an Independent.

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! colspan="5" |Bassetlaw Council Election Result 2003
! colspan="4" |Overall result
|-
|-
! Party
! colspan="2" |Party
! Seats
! Seats<br><small>(2003)</small>
! Seats %
! Seats<br><small>(Council)</small>
! Votes
! Votes %
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|-
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|9
|56.25%
|6,618
|40.10%
⚫
|-
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|4
|4
|25.00%
|25
|6,320
|38.29%
|-
|-
|{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|Independents
|2
|9
|12.50%
|19
|1,948
|11.80%
|-
|-
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]
|{{party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
|1
|1
|6.25%
⚫
|2
|1,134
|6.87%
|-
|-
|{{party name with colour|Independent (politician)}}
|Green Party
|0
|2
|0.00%
|2
|484
|2.93%
|}
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Revision as of 08:30, 28 April 2023

2003 Bassetlaw District Council election
← 2002 1 May 2003 (2003-05-01) 2004 →
One third of seats to Bassetlaw District Council (16 seats)
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lab
Con
Ind
Party Labour Conservative Independent
Seats won 4 9 2
Seats after 25 19 2
Seat change Decrease3 Increase3 Increase1
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

Labour

The 2003 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Bassetlaw District Council in Nottinghamshire, England as part of the 2003 United Kingdom local elections. One third of the council was up for election.

Election result

The Labour Party narrowly retained control of the council with a reduced majority after losing seats to the Conservatives and an Independent.

Overall result
Party Seats
(2003) 		Seats
(Council)
Labour 4 25
Conservative 9 19
Liberal Democrats 1 2
Independent 2 2

Ward results

Blyth

Blyth (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terence Yates 365 66.5%
Liberal Democrats Mark Hunter 184 33.5%
Turnout 560 30.8%
Registered electors 1,817

Carlton

Carlton (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Hare 743 55.4%
Labour Gillian Freeman 649 46.6%
Turnout 1,402 30.6%
Registered electors 4,575

East Markham

East Markham (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Ogle 471 55.0%
Liberal Democrats Ann Neumann 385 45.0%
Turnout 863 47.2%
Registered electors 1,827

East Retford East

East Retford East (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Holland 922 57.5%
Labour Philip Goodliffe 468 29.2%
Liberal Democrats Tegfryn Davies 215 13.4%
Turnout 1,607 30.8%
Registered electors 5,221

East Retford North

East Retford North (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Pugsley 819 57.0%
Labour Pamela Skelding 617 43.0%
Turnout 1,442 30.6%
Registered electors 4,712

Harworth

Harworth (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Challinor 539 42.7%
Labour Margaret Muskett 489 38.8%
Independent George Burchby 234 18.5%
Turnout 1,271 22.8%
Registered electors 5,588

Rampton

Rampton (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeffery Rickells Unopposed

Ranskill

Ranskill (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sean Kerrigan 350 58.6%
Conservative Elizabeth Yates 247 41.4%
Turnout 599 33.9%
Registered electors 1,769

Sturton

Sturton (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Hugh Burton 555 76.0%
Conservative Marion Smith 175 24.0%
Turnout 731 44.4%
Registered electors 1,646

Welbeck

Welbeck (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mary Stokes 377 58.6%
Labour Robert Payne 266 41.4%
Turnout 652 39.6%
Registered electors 1,646

Worksop East

Worksop East (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clifford Entwistle 745 50.3%
Independent Geoff Coe 620 41.8%
Green Paul Thorpe 117 7.9%
Turnout 1,487 29.1%
Registered electors 5,104

Worksop North

Worksop North (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Clayton 671 54.2%
Conservative Valerie Bowles 567 45.8%
Turnout 1,249 20.8%
Registered electors 6,015

Worksop North East

Worksop North East (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Bowles 709 54.7%
Labour Janet Pimperton 588 45.3%
Turnout 1,306 25.6%
Registered electors 5,106

Worksop North West

Worksop North West (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Rhodes 624 56.7%
Conservative Marilyn Parkin 288 26.2%
Green Andrew Cliffe 188 17.1%
Turnout 1,104 21.9%
Registered electors 5,046

Worksop South

Worksop South (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Juliana Smith 725 53.2%
Labour Roger Dyas-Elliott 459 33.7%
Green Rowena Jackson 179 13.1%
Turnout 1,368 26.9%
Registered electors 5,085

Worksop South East

Worksop South East (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Laurence West 744 78.0%
Conservative Philip Smith 210 22.0%
Turnout 961 17.8%
Registered electors 5,403

References

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