This by-election was called after the resignation of Labour councillor Jo White. Labour won all three seats when the ward last voted, in May 2023, with 74 per cent of the vote. Earlier contests were led by Labour in 2019 and 2015. 5 candidates stood.
Every ward and councillor, who runs the council, and each by-election since May.
Bassetlaw council page →| Party | Share |
|---|---|
| Reform UK | 45.9% |
| Labour | 37.1% |
| Restore Britain | 7.0% |
| Conservative | 6.8% |
| Green | 3.2% |
Conservative: fewer than 5 wins in 100 each.
Also on the ballot, not projected to win the seat: Restore Britain and Green.
How often each candidate wins the seat across 10,000 simulations of this contest - chances of winning, not vote shares.
| Result | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Independents and others |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | 26% | 74% | - | - |
| May 2019 | 14% | 68% | 4% | 14% |
| May 2015 | 9% | 77% | - | 14% |
Winning share of all votes cast in bold. Multi-member wards elect several councillors at once. Includes any county-division contest covering the same ground. The independents-and-others share includes UKIP (14% in May 2019) and UKIP (14% in May 2015).
Bassetlaw is a district council: it runs housing, planning and bin collections. Current control: Labour.
Seats under the independents-and-others heading here have been won by independents at elections since 2022.
How every council in Britain stands →
Wards coloured by the party that last won them; the by-election ward is outlined. Hover a ward for its last result.
Worksop East county division, May 2025: Reform UK 53%, Labour 31%, Conservative 8%.
Schools, social care and highways here are run by Nottinghamshire County Council, which is not affected by this vote.
The ward is part of the Bassetlaw constituency. Labour MP Jo White won it at the 2024 general election with 41 per cent of the vote.