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Bassetlaw 2025
Local elections held 1 May 2025.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 9 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 9 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 14,046 | 45.1% | 8 | 88.9% | 5 | 55.6% | +3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 7,098 | 22.8% | 1 | 11.1% | 2 | 22.2% | -1 |
| Labour Party | 5,456 | 17.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 22.2% | -2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,915 | 6.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 1,648 | 5.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 1,013 | 3.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 31,176 | 100.0% | 9 | 100.0% | 9 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Retford East · 1 seat · won at 37.8% · +12.2 pts below quota
- Retford West · 1 seat · won at 37.9% · +12.1 pts below quota
- Tuxford · 1 seat · won at 42.0% · +8.0 pts below quota
- Misterton · 1 seat · won at 45.5% · +4.5 pts below quota
- Worksop South · 1 seat · won at 47.1% · +2.9 pts below quota
- Worksop North · 1 seat · won at 47.2% · +2.8 pts below quota
- Blyth & Harworth · 1 seat · won at 49.6% · +0.4 pts below quota
- Worksop West · 1 seat · won at 52.3% · above quota
- Worksop East · 1 seat · won at 52.7% · above quota
Race results
Retford East · single-seat
Marginal winner 37.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,484
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Introna | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,317 | 37.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Andrew Peter McCallum | Reform UK | 1,135 | 32.6% | |
| 3 | Sue Shaw | Labour Party | 701 | 20.1% | |
| 4 | David Andrew Bean | Green Party | 181 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Jennie Coggles | Liberal Democrats | 150 | 4.3% |
Retford West · single-seat
Marginal winner 37.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +12.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,363
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Carl Saban | Reform UK | 1,276 | 37.9% | Elected |
| 2 | Mike Quigley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 866 | 25.8% | |
| 3 | Piers Digby | Labour and Co-operative Party | 732 | 21.8% | |
| 4 | Helen Louise Tamblyn-Saville | Liberal Democrats | 489 | 14.5% |
Tuxford · single-seat
Marginal winner 42.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,577
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warren John Limber | Reform UK | 1,502 | 42.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Emma Marie Griffin | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,264 | 35.3% | |
| 3 | Ian Warton-Woods | Labour Party | 455 | 12.7% | |
| 4 | Denise Taylor-Roome | Green Party | 194 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Kristian Lee Langrick | Liberal Democrats | 162 | 4.5% |
Misterton · single-seat
Marginal winner 45.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,311
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Robertson | Reform UK | 1,962 | 45.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Tracey Lee Taylor | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,290 | 29.9% | |
| 3 | Rhona Michelle Collins | Labour Party | 635 | 14.7% | |
| 4 | Rachel Sara Reeves | Green Party | 221 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | Andrew Davies | Liberal Democrats | 203 | 4.7% |
Worksop South · single-seat
Marginal winner 47.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,445
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelvin Donald Wright | Reform UK | 1,622 | 47.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Charles Lindsay Adams | Labour Party | 965 | 28.0% | |
| 3 | Nigel Turner | Conservative and Unionist Party | 616 | 17.9% | |
| 4 | Phil Ray | Liberal Democrats | 242 | 7.0% |
Worksop North · single-seat
Marginal winner 47.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,495
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin George Dale | Reform UK | 1,650 | 47.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Callum Robert Bailey | Conservative and Unionist Party | 824 | 23.6% | |
| 3 | Neil John Sanders | Labour Party | 808 | 23.1% | |
| 4 | Steffi Harangozo | Liberal Democrats | 213 | 6.1% |
Blyth & Harworth · single-seat
Marginal winner 49.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,102
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hana John | Reform UK | 1,540 | 49.6% | Elected |
| 2 | Beverley Lynne Schuller | Labour Party | 1,068 | 34.4% | |
| 3 | Steve Pashley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 278 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | Peter Thompson | Liberal Democrats | 113 | 3.6% | |
| 5 | Heather Anne Finley | Green Party | 103 | 3.3% |
Worksop West · single-seat
Marginal winner 52.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.3 pts Valid ballots 3,759
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Kevin Bingham | Reform UK | 1,967 | 52.3% | Elected |
| 2 | Sybil Jacqueline Fielding | Labour and Co-operative Party | 916 | 24.4% | |
| 3 | James Robert Purle | Conservative and Unionist Party | 436 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Olive Hope Welch | Green Party | 223 | 5.9% | |
| 5 | Simon Russell | Liberal Democrats | 217 | 5.8% |
Worksop East · single-seat
Marginal winner 52.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.7 pts Valid ballots 2,640
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Dodd | Reform UK | 1,392 | 52.7% | Elected |
| 2 | Glynn Gilfoyle | Labour Party | 824 | 31.2% | |
| 3 | Andy Tyler | Conservative and Unionist Party | 207 | 7.8% | |
| 4 | Leon Maurice Duveen | Liberal Democrats | 126 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | Margaret Hamilton | Green Party | 91 | 3.4% |