[4], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}5324N 057W / 53.40N 0.95W / 53.40; -0.95. Matt Hancock is paying the price for his self-congratulatory book, Sunaks Windsor deal has left Boris Johnson high and dry, Universal Credit falls short of covering the bare essentials. It was my neighbour who encouraged me to join. Local Government in Nottinghamshire is organised on a two-tier basis, with local district councils responsible for local services such as housing, local planning and refuse collection and Nottinghamshire County Council responsible for "wide-area" services, including education, social services and public transport. My names Simon and im seeking selection to be the Labour Candidate. The first elections to the council took place on 7 June 1973, which resulted in the Labour Party taking control of the newly created council after winning 29 of 51 seats available. The Tories have failed us in Bassetlaw. When funding for his post as deputy manager, and then volunteer coordinator, ran out, he stayed on as a driver until he retired eight years ago. The Liberal Democrats gained a seat from Labour in East Retford West, the first Liberal Democrat elected in Bassetlaw since 2006. The election resulted in the Labour Party retaining its control of the council[4]. It [voting leave] was an emotional response to a feeling that theyd been betrayed for 30 years., If there had been more working-class MPs listened to in the Blair years, it would have been different, but he ignored them, and took it for granted that people in this part of the world would always vote Labour because they had no alternative., People say to me, it must have been awful working down the pit, says Anderson. Read about our approach to external linking. A lot of it is low-paid, non-unionised work, says Bell. More than two-thirds of voters in the. DeSantis won't say he's running. The Labour Party has until 14 November to name its new candidate. The Liberal Democrats gained a seat from Labour in East Retford West, the first Liberal Democrat elected in Bassetlaw since 2006. Local Government in Nottinghamshire is organised on a two-tier basis, with local district councils such as Bassetlaw District Council responsible for local services such as housing, local planning and refuse collection and Nottinghamshire County Council responsible for "wide-area" services, including education, social services and public transport. This is the mother of all Momentum stitch ups. The New Statesmans global affairs newsletter, every Monday and Friday. Senior Labour sources in Bassetlaw have said they are 'immensely frustrated' at the decision, with one accusing the national party of 'inventing' allegations. [n 2] Before that election, the seat had been part of the so-called "red wall", being held by the Labour Party since 1929. Sally Gimson was last week. Today they feel they owe their allegiance to no one, he says: Ultimately, her legacy is a fragmented, individualised society., Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Mrs Gimson, a former councillor in Camden, north London, told the BBC that on Friday she was informed of a complaint made against her from within her local party in Camden. With its ageing population, it could be a test bed for delivering Labours promise of free social care. Further 2011 Census statistics are available from the Nomis wizard/advanced query for areas in England and Wales and the SCROL site for areas in Scotland.. Census figures are used as these provide the only comprehensive source of labour market information at ward . 4. The Labour Party has suspended Bassetlaw Labour's vice chairwoman for campaigning pending investigation after it was believed that she posted abusive messages on Twitter. More than two-thirds of voters in the constituency backed Leave in the referendum of 2016. Labour cant achieve anything unless we are in power locally and nationally. The council resolved in 2014 to hold all-out elections from 2015 onwards, with all 48 councillors elected in all-out elections every four years. John Scott, 73, another ex-Manton miner, worked for a local charity providing second-hand furniture for homeless people and people on low incomes. Put other recent Notts results into some perspective. My dad worked at Manton Colliery before establishing his own business in Worksop. Born and bred in Worksop, once the areas industrial powerhouse, Whitehead believes demographic changes also have a lot to do with Labour losing a quarter of its votes in Bassetlaw at the last general election and a 7% swing to the Tories in neighbouring Bolsover, where Dennis Skinner lost his seat after 49 years. Former journalist and campaigner Sally Gimson announced on 27 October that she was "delighted to have been selected" to represent Labour in Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire. Our dedicated coverage of Labour's policies and personalities, internal debates, selections and elections relies on donations from our readers. She said she had been recently elected to a new role, Sign up to our free email alerts for the top daily stories sent straight to your e-mail. He is in no doubt that the partys position cost it the 2019 election. The Labour Party has picked Keir Morrison as its new parliamentary candidate for Bassetlaw, replacing originally selected challenger Sally Gimson. However, its Member of parliament Malcolm MacDonald was one of the few Labour MPs to join his father Ramsay MacDonald's National Government. The district was formed in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election. Weve opened Pandoras box. [8] The fall in Labour's vote, 24.9%, was the greatest of any seat in the election.[9]. She is 17 now and supported me through the whole process of becoming a candidate, bringing me a care package of chocolate and bubble bath to Bassetlaw, and listening to my speech 100 times, to the extent she knew it almost better than I did. A spokesperson for Bassetlaw Labour said the group was aware of the comments. 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Lawyers for Ms Gimson are now seeking an injunction over this decision, calling the process "an utter sham". Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Read about our approach to external linking. Councillors will be elected across the district, in elections on Thursday, May 2. I just thought things couldnt get any worse for a lot of people round here and maybe it would lead to more internal investment if we left., Whitehead was another Brexiter. Sutton (Bassetlaw) council by-election result: LAB: 56.1% (+35.8) CON: 41.7% (-21.9) LDEM: 2.2% (-13.9) Votes cast: 537 It was headlined "Labour Party suspends Bassetlaw vice chairwoman after controversial tweets" and was published on 1 July. A stroke seven years ago forced him to retire from Bassetlaw Learning Centre where he was working with pupils excluded from school. We want them out. He had become a homelessness officer for Bassetlaw district council in Nottinghamshire, and was an active Unison branch secretary, using skills gained from his days in the National Union of Mineworkers to fight for employees terms and conditions, when the council transferred its housing staff to a new organisation. Some outraged Bassetlaw Labour members demonstrated outside the meeting. The Conservative Party have won 4 by elections in 2021, taking 2 seats from Labour Party and 1 seat from Independents . [7], In the December 2019 general election, the Conservatives won the seat with a swing from Labour of 18.4%, the largest recorded in the election. He has worked in senior roles for a number of housing associations across the region ever since. They stopped listening to the arguments [to stay in]. The 2023 Bassetlaw District Council election will take place on 4 May, 2023, to elect all 48 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. Outside of politics, Patil has worked as a doctor in the NHS for 27 years. My aim has always been to make our local party a welcoming place for people like my daughter. The election will take place on the same day as other local elections in England as part of the 2023 United Kingdom local elections.. LOCAL COUNCILLOR FOR 19 YEARS Ive come from a miners strike that fell apart. The Labour members of Bassetlaw had placed their trust in me. The constituency was created in 1885 by the Redistribution of Seats Act. Sally Gimson's deselection and the battle for Labour's soul | The Spectator Anyone who doubts that the far left is more interested in winning the faction fight within the Labour party than. Labour first won the seat in the 1929 general election. Councillor Simon Greaves, who has led the authority for a. I have been a Labour Party member for 27 years, a local Councillor for 19 years and Council Leader for 10 years. Although she was the vice chairwoman for campaigning, she did not hold a role as an officer in Bassetlaw Labour. Labour regained control of the council in 2011 for the first time in seven years and has been in control of the council since. Women and some ethnic minority men, who were treated similarly, have called me to offer their sympathy and solidarity. He has served on the BAME Labour executive committee and is currently standing for election as a local party rep on Labours ruling national executive committee. In 1950, the five Parliamentary Divisions of Nottinghamshire were reorganised as six County Constituencies. I decided rather than talk the talk I am going to walk the walk and in today's local Labour Party AGM I was elected vice [chairwoman] for campaigning. Map of the results of the election. The Bassetlaw Division (named after one of the ancient Wapentakes of the county) as originally created in 1885 consisted of the municipal borough of East Retford, the petty sessional divisions of Retford and Worksop and part of Mansfield petty sessional division. Follow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. The first elections to the council took place on 7 June 1973, which resulted in the Labour Party taking control of the newly created council after winning 29 of 51 seats available. It has not been confirmed if the content of Ms Yates' tweets was directly linked to her suspension from the party. The 2015 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 7 May 2015, to elect all 48 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. He was an active party member and very much a believer that being a member was the best way of being involved in the local community. But Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) deselected her earlier. I just cant imagine it., As for Whitehead, he believes Thatcher has finally achieved what she set out to do when she took on the miners almost four decades ago in Labours heartlands. Speaking to LBC's Andrew Pierce, Mr Mann called for him to stand. A by-election was held on 24 November 2022 due to the resignation of Denise Depledge (Conservative)[6]. For Potts, who was sacked from Manton after being jailed during the strike in 1984, the betrayals during the miners strike still loom large. 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