2001 Nottinghamshire County Council election

2001 Nottinghamshire County Council election

7 June 2001
All 63 seats to Nottinghamshire County Council 32 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	60.5%
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Seats before 42 17 4 Seats won 40 20 3 Seat change 2 3 1 Popular vote 155,587 127,039 51,647 Percentage 44.2 36.1 14.7
Map of the results of the election in each division. Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

The 2001 Nottinghamshire County Council election was held on Thursday, 7 June 2001. The whole council was up for election and the result was the Labour Party retaining its control of the council.

Election result

Political composition of the council following the election

Overall Turnout
Registered electors		581,836
Votes cast		352,237
Turnout		60.5%

2001 Nottinghamshire County Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	63	40					44.2	155,587
	Conservative	63	20					36.1	127,039
	Liberal Democrats	41	3					14.7	51,647
	Independent	16	0					3.8	13,252
	Green	12	0					1.2	4,328
	Socialist Alliance (England)	1	0					0.1	262
	BNP	1	0					0.1	122

Results by electoral division

Ashfield

(9 seats, 9 electoral divisions)

Ashfield District
Party		Candidates						Votes
		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Labour	9	9	0	0			57.8	26,706
	Conservative	9	0	0	0			27.6	12,771
	Independent	5	0	0	0			11.0	5,097
	Green	3	0	0	0			2.8	1,284
	Socialist Alliance	1	0	0	0			0.6	262
	BNP	1	0	0	0			0.3	122

Ashfield Turnout
Registered electors		86,806
Votes cast		46,242
Turnout		53.3%

Hucknall East

Hucknall East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Baron	3,080	56.4
	Conservative	M Spencer	1,332	24.4
	Independent	R Gow	1,052	19.3
Turnout			5,464	54.7
Registered electors			9,995

Hucknall West

Hucknall West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nellie Smedley	4,902	64.6
	Conservative	S Robbins	2,686	35.4
Turnout			7,588	56.9
Registered electors			13,327

Kirkby in Ashfield North

Kirkby in Ashfield North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Needham	2,787	54.0
	Independent	Robert Hook	1,025	19.9
	Conservative	Sylvia Baker	1,001	19.4
	Green	Justin Smith	350	6.8
Turnout			5,163	49.5
Registered electors			10,424

Kirkby in Ashfield South

Kirkby in Ashfield South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Yvonne Davidson	2,665	46.4
	Conservative	A Hobson	1,829	31.8
	Independent	N Woolley	640	11.1
	Green	M Harrison	615	10.7
Turnout			5,749	55.6
Registered electors			10,340

Selston

Selston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Taylor	2,579	48.5
	Independent	Gail Turner	1,502	28.2
	Conservative	Roma Cox	1,242	23.3
Turnout			5,323	54.5
Registered electors			9,769

Sutton in Ashfield Central

Sutton in Ashfield Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edward Llewellyn-Jones	2,341	56.7
	Independent	W Shaw	878	21.3
	Conservative	T Chandran	787	19.1
	BNP	A Johnson	122	3.0
Turnout			4,128	49.8
Registered electors			8,295

Sutton in Ashfield East

Sutton in Ashfield East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Carroll	2,760	73.3
	Conservative	Eugene Di Villa	1,005	26.7
Turnout			3,765	49.9
Registered electors			7,543

Sutton in Ashfield North

Sutton in Ashfield North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dick Anthony	2,553	57.7
	Conservative	John Baker	1,291	29.2
	Green	Daniela Perschke	319	7.2
	Socialist Alliance	Jeffrey Tucker	262	5.9
Turnout			4,425	53.3
Registered electors			8,296

Sutton in Ashfield West

Sutton in Ashfield West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Kirkham	3,039	65.5
	Conservative	Christine Vernon	1,598	34.5
Turnout			4,637	52.6
Registered electors			8,817

Bassetlaw

(9 seats, 9 electoral divisions)

Bassetlaw District
Party		Candidates						Votes
		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Labour	9	7	0	0			50.0	23,671
	Conservative	9	2	0	0			38.6	18,292
	Liberal Democrats	4	0	0	0			9.7	4,588
	Independent	1	0	0	0			1.0	470
	Green	1	0	0	0			0.7	309

Bassetlaw Turnout
Registered electors		81,562
Votes cast		47,330
Turnout		58.0%

Blyth & Harworth

Blyth & Harworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sheila Place	3,361	71.8
	Conservative	J Rickells	1,318	28.2
Turnout			4,679	52.3
Registered electors			8,949

Misterton

Misterton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kenneth Bullivant	3,376	51.9
	Liberal Democrats	Sean Kerrigan	1,714	26.3
	Labour	Laurence West	1,109	17.0
	Green	Paul Thorpe	309	4.7
Turnout			6,508	64.1
Registered electors			10,145

Retford North

Retford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Napier	2,187	41.1
	Conservative	Jean Bush	2,054	38.6
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Read	1,082	20.3
Turnout			5,323	64.4
Registered electors			8,264

Retford South

Retford South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mick Storey	2,455	51.5
	Conservative	James Holland	1,542	32.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Bragger	766	16.1
Turnout			4,763	58.8
Registered electors			8,097

Tuxford

Tuxford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Hempsall	3,153	52.6
	Labour	J Shephard	1,818	30.3
	Liberal Democrats	P Horton	1,026	17.1
Turnout			5,997	65.3
Registered electors			9,189

Worksop East

Worksop East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Glynn Gilfoyle	3,661	67.3
	Conservative	John Ogle	1,782	32.7
Turnout			5,443	56.0
Registered electors			9,727

Worksop North & Carlton

Worksop North & Carlton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roy Barsley	3,627	62.9
	Conservative	D Hare	2,137	37.1
Turnout			5,764	56.4
Registered electors			10,211

Worksop South East & Welbeck

Worksop South East & Welbeck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Vicki Smailes	1,844	62.1
	Conservative	A Dibb	655	22.1
	Independent	B Malacrida	470	15.8
Turnout			2,969	51.4
Registered electors			5,775

Worksop West

Worksop West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Davison	3,609	61.3
	Conservative	J Smith	2,275	38.7
Turnout			5,884	52.5
Registered electors			11,205

Broxtowe

(9 seats, 9 electoral divisions)

Broxtowe District
Party		Candidates						Votes
		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Labour	9	6					40.8	22,352
	Conservative	9	2					33.4	18,281
	Liberal Democrats	9	1					22.8	12,516
	Green	3	0	0	0			2.0	1,082
	Independent	1	0	0	0			1.0	546

Broxtowe Turnout
Registered electors		84,576
Votes cast		54,777
Turnout		64.8%

Beeston North

Beeston North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maureen Tewson	1,888	41.1
	Conservative	Joan Moodie	1,337	29.1
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Carr	1,113	24.2
	Green	Sylvia Rule	259	5.6
Turnout			4,597	63.2
Registered electors			7,270

Beeston South

Beeston South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Warner	2,524	48.1
	Conservative	Daniel Walton	1,360	25.9
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Fox	840	16.0
	Green	Paul Anderson	524	10.0
Turnout			5,248	61.2
Registered electors			8,581

Bramcote & Stapleford East

Bramcote and Stapleford East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stan Heptinstall	2,988	46.6
	Conservative	A Ford	1,939	30.2
	Labour	P Lally	1,491	23.2
Turnout			6,418	71.5
Registered electors			8,973

Chilwell

Chilwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gordon Skinner	2,655	42.8
	Conservative	Richard Jackson	2,320	37.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline Williams	931	15.0
	Green	Richard Eddleston	299	4.8
Turnout			6,205	69.1
Registered electors			8,985

Eastwood & Brinsley

Eastwood and Brinsley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eleanor Lodziak	3,266	55.3
	Conservative	M Brown	1,720	29.1
	Liberal Democrats	R Charlesworth	919	15.6
Turnout			5,905	56.1
Registered electors			10,526

Greasley & Nuthall

Greasley and Nuthall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Taylor	3,726	42.5
	Labour	D Hedderly	3,542	40.4
	Liberal Democrats	P Ogden	954	10.9
	Independent	G Green	546	6.2
Turnout			8,768	65.8
Registered electors			13,331

Kimberley & Trowell

Kimberley and Trowell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Robinson	2,287	38.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ken Rigby	2,131	35.5
	Conservative	L Ball	1,589	26.5
Turnout			6,007	65.1
Registered electors			9,229

Stapleford North & West

Stapleford North & West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Bell	2,364	45.6
	Liberal Democrats	M Rich	1,720	33.2
	Conservative	S Bell	1,096	21.2
Turnout			5,180	60.7
Registered electors			8,528

Toton & Attenborough

Toton and Attenborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Pettengell	3,194	49.5
	Labour	F Prince	2,335	36.2
	Liberal Democrats	C Wombwell	920	14.3
Turnout			6,449	70.5
Registered electors			9,153

Gedling

(9 seats, 9 electoral divisions)

Gedling District
Party		Candidates						Votes
		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Labour	9	5					42.9	23,499
	Conservative	9	3					39.6	21,687
	Liberal Democrats	7	1					13.4	7,359
	Independent	2	0	0	0			3.1	1,676
	Green	2	0	0	0			0.9	507

Gedling Turnout
Registered electors		86,824
Votes cast		54,728
Turnout		63.0%

Arnold Central

Arnold Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rod Kempster	2,669	48.7
	Labour	Paul Feeney	2,249	41.1
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Pratt	560	10.2
Turnout			5,478	65.3
Registered electors			8,393

Arnold East

Arnold East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Veronica Pepper	2,778	42.3
	Labour	Barrie Bowker	2,519	38.3
	Liberal Democrats	Janice Lambert	697	10.6
	Independent	Don Stickland	337	5.1
	Green	Henry Wheeler	238	3.6
Turnout			6,569	64.2
Registered electors			10,237

Arnold West

Arnold West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Woodward	2,014	42.0
	Conservative	Melvyn Shepherd	1,959	40.8
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Swift	826	17.2
Turnout			4,799	65.3
Registered electors			7,345

Calverton

Calverton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Stocks	3,294	49.6
	Conservative	Graham Kilbourne	2,005	30.2
	Independent	Grant Withers	1,339	20.2
Turnout			6,638	63.6
Registered electors			10,444

Carlton Central

Carlton Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher Preston	2,725	49.5
	Conservative	Eric Collin	1,927	35.0
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Gillam	848	15.4
Turnout			5,500	61.5
Registered electors			8,943

Carlton East

Carlton East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond Poynter	2,815	43.3
	Conservative	Alan Bexon	2,206	33.9
	Labour	Jim Creamer	1,480	22.8
Turnout			6,501	67.5
Registered electors			9,638

Carlton South

Carlton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Clarke	3,644	49.7
	Conservative	Richard Robinson	2,525	34.4
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Dunkin	901	12.3
	Green	Jean Katimertzis	269	3.7
Turnout			7,339	57.2
Registered electors			12,837

Carlton West

Carlton West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Darrell Pulk	2,794	49.5
	Conservative	G Clarke	2,137	37.9
	Liberal Democrats	P Hughes	712	12.6
Turnout			5,643	62.5
Registered electors			9,031

Newstead

Newstead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joe Lonergan	3,481	55.6
	Labour	John Knight	2,780	44.4
Turnout			6,261	62.9
Registered electors			9,956

Mansfield

(9 seats, 9 electoral divisions)

Mansfield District
Party		Candidates						Votes
		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Labour	9	8					53.0	22,096
	Conservative	9	1					26.7	11,135
	Liberal Democrats	6	0					12.1	5,043
	Independent	3	0	0	0			5.4	2,268
	Green	3	0	0	0			2.7	1,146

Mansfield Turnout
Registered electors		76,074
Votes cast		41,688
Turnout		54.8%

Cumberlands & Ladybrook

Cumberlands and Ladybrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rita Sharpe	2,481	56.1
	Conservative	M Allen	767	17.3
	Independent	C Hallam	626	14.2
	Liberal Democrats	J Smith	550	12.4
Turnout			4,424	51.6
Registered electors			8,575

Leeming & Forest Town

Leeming and Forest Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Parry Tsimbiridis	2,836	47.4
	Conservative	P Moss	1,647	27.6
	Liberal Democrats	D Rumley	1,182	19.8
	Green	M Comerford	313	5.2
Turnout			5,978	55.1
Registered electors			10,841

Northfield & Manor

Northfield and Manor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Reginald Strauther	2,470	55.7
	Conservative	K Ball	1,116	25.1
	Liberal Democrats	J Smith	852	19.2
Turnout			4,438	54.4
Registered electors			8,163

Oak Tree & Lindhurst

Oak Tree and Lindhurst

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terence Butler	1,948	49.1
	Conservative	K Rees	1,090	27.5
	Liberal Democrats	M Knight	656	16.5
	Green	J Frost	274	6.9
Turnout			3,968	55.6
Registered electors			7,138

Oakham & Berry Hill

Oakham and Berry Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kathryn Allsop	2,738	47.2
	Labour	B Mason	1,913	33.0
	Liberal Democrats	M Leal	1,146	19.8
Turnout			5,797	63.3
Registered electors			9,161

Pleasley Hill & Broomhill

Pleasley Hill and Broomhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Carter	2,147	56.1
	Independent	M Button	1,055	27.5
	Conservative	B Freeman	628	16.4
Turnout			3,830	54.6
Registered electors			7,018

Ravensdale & Sherwood

Ravensdale and Sherwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joyce Bosnjak	2,134	49.1
	Conservative	N Bradshaw	972	22.3
	Liberal Democrats	P Smith	657	15.1
	Independent	C Smith	587	13.5
Turnout			4,350	50.7
Registered electors			8,582

Titchfield & Eakring

Titchfield and Eakring

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Winterton	2,257	60.9
	Conservative	D Hatton	892	24.1
	Green	M J Jackson	559	15.1
Turnout			3,708	50.2
Registered electors			7,383

Warsop

Warsop

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Smith	3,910	75.3
	Conservative	K Allsop	1,285	24.7
Turnout			5,195	56.4
Registered electors			9,213

Newark and Sherwood

(9 seats, 9 electoral divisions)

Newark and Sherwood District
Party		Candidates						Votes
		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Conservative	9	5					39.0	20,514
	Labour	9	4					37.8	19,904
	Liberal Democrats	6	0					17.1	8,979
	Independent	4	0	0	0			6.1	3,195

Newark and Sherwood Turnout
Registered electors		83,670
Votes cast		52,592
Turnout		62.9%

Balderton

Balderton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Walker	3,042	43.4
	Labour	A Hannaford	2,249	32.1
	Liberal Democrats	N Allen	976	13.9
	Independent	D Logue	744	10.6
Turnout			7,011	63.2
Registered electors			11,087

Blidworth

Blidworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Yvonne Woodhead	2,357	58.9
	Independent	Geoff Merry	899	22.5
	Conservative	Neil Dean	743	18.6
Turnout			3,999	55.3
Registered electors			7,233

Caunton

Caunton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bruce Laughton	3,225	42.0
	Liberal Democrats	Brendan Haigh	2,714	35.4
	Labour	David Bates	1,731	22.6
Turnout			7,670	70.6
Registered electors			10,868

Collingham

Collingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Vincent Dobson	3,337	53.5
	Labour	Desmond Whicher	1,606	25.7
	Liberal Democrats	Marylyn Rayner	1,294	20.7
Turnout			6,237	67.3
Registered electors			9,266

Newark North

Newark North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Prebble	2,087	38.8
	Labour	Victor Hall	2,040	37.9
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian Dawn	1,252	23.3
Turnout			5,379	56.0
Registered electors			9,599

Newark South

Newark South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Colin Bromfield	1,857	55.5
	Conservative	Ann Marshall	1,101	32.9
	Liberal Democrats	Francis Higson	388	11.6
Turnout			3,346	52.8
Registered electors			6,337

Ollerton

Ollerton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stella Smedley	3,739	71.1
	Conservative	Brian Jarvis	1,522	28.9
Turnout			5,261	56.7
Registered electors			9,275

Rufford

Rufford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Freeman	2,673	52.3
	Conservative	Mary Brown	1,347	26.4
	Independent	Samuel Dunlop	1,088	21.3
Turnout			5,108	60.9
Registered electors			8,381

Southwell

Southwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Samuel Stuart	4,110	47.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Baker	2,355	27.4
	Labour	Neil Fawkes	1,652	19.3
	Independent	Timothy Cutler	464	5.4
Turnout			8,581	73.8
Registered electors			11,624

Rushcliffe

(9 seats, 9 electoral divisions)

Rushcliffe District
Party		Candidates						Votes
		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Conservative	9	7					44.4	24,359
	Labour	9	1					31.6	17,359
	Liberal Democrats	9	1					24.0	13,162

Rushcliffe Turnout
Registered electors		82,324
Votes cast		54,880
Turnout		66.7%

Bingham

Bingham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin Suthers	3,409	45.0
	Liberal Democrats	George Davidson	2,096	27.7
	Labour	Avril Bear	2,072	27.3
Turnout			7,577	66.6
Registered electors			11,376

Cotgrave

Cotgrave

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Butler	2,790	44.1
	Labour	P Morrissey	2,507	39.6
	Liberal Democrats	S Hull	1,036	16.4
Turnout			6,333	64.5
Registered electors			9,816

East Leake

East Leake

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kenneth O'Toole	2,771	47.1
	Labour	Paul Jacques	2,132	36.2
	Liberal Democrats	Daphne Butler	984	16.7
Turnout			5,887	66.4
Registered electors			8,870

Keyworth

Keyworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Cottee	2,852	48.5
	Liberal Democrats	Samuel Boote	2,227	37.9
	Labour	Penelope Oldridge	797	13.6
Turnout			5,876	71.7
Registered electors			8,192

Radcliffe on Trent

Radcliffe on Trent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kay Cutts	2,492	51.9
	Labour	E Gamble	1,459	30.4
	Liberal Democrats	D Allen	853	17.8
Turnout			4,804	66.3
Registered electors			7,250

Ruddington

Ruddington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Bennett	2,086	41.2
	Conservative	Reg Adair	2,083	41.2
	Labour	A Clayworth	889	17.6
Turnout			5,058	69.7
Registered electors			7,259

West Bridgford East

West Bridgford East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Jackson	3,116	46.8
	Conservative	Timothy Spencer	2,333	35.0
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Evans	1,215	18.2
Turnout			6,664	66.4
Registered electors			10,029

West Bridgford South

West Bridgford South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Cox	2,742	47.4
	Labour	Gillian Aldridge	1,748	30.2
	Liberal Democrats	Lawrence Porter	1,297	22.4
Turnout			5,787	68.1
Registered electors			8,504

West Bridgford West

West Bridgford West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin Brandon-Bravo	2,887	41.9
	Labour	A MacInnes	2,639	38.3
	Liberal Democrats	J Banks	1,368	19.8
Turnout			6,894	62.5
Registered electors			11,028