Carlton (Bassetlaw electoral ward)

Carlton
Carlton
Electoral ward
Electorate	4,439 (2019)
District	Bassetlaw;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	S81
UK Parliament	Bassetlaw;
Councillors	3
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Carlton is an electoral ward in the district of Bassetlaw. The ward elects 3 councillors to Bassetlaw District Council using the first past the post electoral system, with each councillor serving a four-year term in office. The number of registered voters in the ward is 4,439 as of 2019.^[1]

It consists of the village of Carlton in Lindrick and the hamlet of Wallingwells.

The ward was created in 2002 following a review of electoral boundaries in Bassetlaw by the Boundary Committee for England.^[2]

Councillors

Interactive map of ward boundaries.

The ward elects 3 councillors every four years. Prior to 2015, Bassetlaw District Council was elected by thirds with elections taking place every year except the year in which elections to Nottinghamshire County Council took place.^[3]


Election
2002	Alastair Williams (Labour)	William Walters (Labour)	Gillian Freeman (Labour)
2003		William Walters (Labour)	David Hare (Conservative)
2004		Val Bowles (Conservative)
2006	Helen Colton (Conservative)
2007
2008
2010	Robin Carrington-Wilde (Labour)
2011			Tina Rafferty (Labour)
2012
2014
2015		Steve Scotthorne (Labour)	David Pidwell (Labour)
2019
2023

Elections

2023

Carlton (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Scotthorne (inc)	807	53.2%	4.9%
	Labour	Robin Carrington-Wilde (inc)	759
	Labour	David Pidwell (inc)	738
	Conservative	Valerie Bowles	710	46.8%	15.4%
	Conservative	Charles Lister	707
	Conservative	Callum Bailey	706
Turnout			1,618	34.8%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2019

Carlton (3)
2 May 2019
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Scotthorne*	779	48.3%	6.6%
	Labour	David Pidwell*	644
	Labour	Robin Carrington-Wilde*	636
	Conservative	Val Bowles	506	31.4%	4%
	Conservative	Joanne Morrison	433
	UKIP	Kevin "Of the Blackburn family"	329	20.4%	2.5%
	Conservative	Alexandra Gregory	324
Turnout				32.8%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2015

Carlton (3)
7 May 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Steve Scotthorne	1,393	41.7%
	Labour	Robin Carrington-Wilde	1,273
	Labour	David Pidwell	1,235
	Conservative	Val Bowles	1,182	35.4%
	Conservative	Helen Colton	875
	UKIP	Donna Scott	763	22.9%
Turnout				66.4%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2014

Carlton (1)
22 May 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Robin Wilde	784	48.7%
	UKIP	Roger Martin Vernon	441	27.3%
	Conservative	Wayne Roy Clarke	386	24%
Turnout

2012

Carlton (1)
3 May 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Val Bowles	1,001	62.3%
	Labour	David Pidwell	607	37.7%
Turnout				36.6%

2011

Carlton (1)
5 May 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Tina Rafferty	1,333	60.5%
	Conservative	David Alan Hare	870	39.5%
Turnout				47.9%

2010

Carlton (1)
6 May 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Robin Wilde	1,628	54.8%
	Conservative	Helen Stuttard Colton	1,342	45.2%
Turnout				65%

2008

Carlton (1)
1 May 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Val Bowles	980	60.1%
	Labour	Maurice Stocks	650	39.9%
Turnout				51.9%

2007

Carlton (1)
3 May 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Hare	903	52.1%
	Labour	Gary Moor	832	47.9%
Turnout				37.3%

2006

Carlton (1)
4 May 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Helen Colton	787	50.6%
	Labour	Gary Moore	767	49.4%
Turnout				33.9%

2004

Carlton (1)
10 June 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Val Bowles	1,039	50.3%
	Labour	William Walters	1,027	49.7%
Turnout

2003

Carlton (1)
1 May 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Hare	743	55.4%
	Labour	Gillian Freeman	649	46.6%
Turnout				30.6%

2002

References

^ "Election results for Carlton". Bassetlaw District Council. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^ "Bassetlaw - LGBCE". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^ "Bassetlaw District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

[1] "Election results for Carlton". Bassetlaw District Council. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

[2] "Bassetlaw - LGBCE". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

[electionresults-3] "Bassetlaw District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

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