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.
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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 | 42.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
editThe 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 | ||||
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| 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
editBeckingham
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kenneth Bullivant | 610 | 67.5% | ||
| Labour | Joan Sanger | 294 | 32.5% | ||
| Turnout | 904 | 51.8% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,768 | ||||
Carlton
edit| 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Kathleen Sutton | 702 | 81.5% | ||
| Labour | Gillian Freeman | 159 | 18.5% | ||
| Turnout | 861 | 55.2% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,582 | ||||
East Retford East
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Lionel Skelding | 746 | 56.5% | ||
| Conservative | Andrew Dibb | 575 | 43.5% | ||
| Turnout | 1,321 | 41.4% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,259 | ||||
East Retford West
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Elizabeth Yates | 572 | 75.1% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Chapman | 190 | 24.9% | ||
| Turnout | 762 | 48.1% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,594 | ||||
Tuxford and Trent
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Geoffrey Coe | 1,204 | 54.9% | ||
| Labour | James Elliott | 988 | 45.1% | ||
| Turnout | 2,192 | 43.8% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,053 | ||||
Worksop North
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Ivor Jones | 1,166 | 57.9% | ||
| Labour | Glynn Gilfoyle | 849 | 42.1% | ||
| Turnout | 2,015 | 38.9% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,277 | ||||
Worksop South
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Michael Bennett | 1,628 | 70.0% | ||
| Labour | Roger Dyas-Elliott | 697 | 30.0% | ||
| Turnout | 2,325 | 45.1% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,265 | ||||
Worksop South East
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | John Shephard | 1,281 | 71.9% | ||
| Conservative | Carole Mangham | 502 | 28.1% | ||
| Turnout | 1,783 | 33.4% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,448 | ||||