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Clayworth (Bassetlaw electoral ward)

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Clayworth
Electoral ward
Electorate1,530 (2019)
District
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtDN22
UK Parliament
Councillors1
List of places
UK
England

Clayworth is an electoral ward in the district of Bassetlaw. The ward elects one councillor to Bassetlaw District Council using the first past the post electoral system for a four-year term in office. The number of registered voters in the ward is 1,530 as of 2019.[1]

It consists of the villages of Clayworth, Clarborough, Hayton and Wiseton.

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

Councillors

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Map
Interactive map of ward boundaries.

The ward elects one councillor 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 Councillor
2002 Kath Sutton (Conservative)
2004
2008
2012
2015
2019 Ben Sofflet (Independent)
2023 Fraser McFarland (Conservative)

Elections

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2023

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Clayworth (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fraser McFarland 307 51.7% Increase 7.9%
Independent Ben Sofflet (inc) 287 48.3% Decrease 7.9%
Turnout 599 39.3%
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

2019

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Clayworth (1)
2 May 2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ben Sofflet 315 56.3% N/A
Conservative Drew Smith 245 43.8% Decrease29.5
Turnout 37.7%
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

2015

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Clayworth (1)
7 May 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kath Sutton 846 73.2%
Labour John Myers 310 26.8%
Turnout 76.4%
Conservative hold Swing

2012

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Clayworth (1)
3 May 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kath Sutton 408 69.3%
Labour Gavin Briers 181 30.7%
Turnout 38.6%
Conservative hold

2008

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Clayworth (1)
1 May 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kath Sutton 1,148 76.6%
BNP David Otter 243 16.2%
Labour Philip Goodliffe 107 7.1%
Turnout 36.9%

2004

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Clayworth (1)
10 June 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kath Sutton 702 81.5%
Labour Gillian Freeman 159 18.5%
Turnout

2002

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References

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  1. ^ "Election results for Clayworth". 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.
  3. ^ "Bassetlaw District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 December 2021.