Blyth (Bassetlaw electoral ward)

Blyth
Electoral ward
Electorate1,862 (2019)
District
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtS81
Postcode districtDN10
UK Parliament
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UK
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Blyth 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 1,862 as of 2019.[1]

It consists of the civil parishes of Blyth, Scrooby and Styrrup with Oldcotes.

The ward was created in 1979 following a review of ward boundaries in Bassetlaw by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. A subsequent review of electoral arrangements in 2002 resulted in minor changes to the boundaries of the ward, although the number of councillors remained the same.[2]

Councillors

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
1979 G. Earle

(Independent 1979-1991)

(Conservative 1991-1995)

1983
1987
1991
1995 J. Healey (Independent)
1999 J. Harris (Conservative)
2002 Terry Yates (Conservative)
2003
2007
2011 Barry Bowles (Conservative)
2015
2019 Jack Bowker (Labour)
2023

Elections

2023

Blyth (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Bowker (inc) 430 58.2% Increase 20.1%
Conservative Donald Clarke 309 41.8% Increase 7.2%
Turnout 744 39.8%
Labour hold Swing

2019

Blyth (1)
2 May 2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Bowker 261 38.1% Increase3.5
Conservative Barry Bowles* 237 34.6% Decrease9.6
UKIP John Hudson 124 18.1% Increase1.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Thompson 63 9.2% Increase4.5
Turnout 37.2%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2015

Blyth (1)
7 May 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Bowles 556 44.2%
Labour Bill Barker 435 34.6%
UKIP Roger Vernon 208 16.5%
Liberal Democrats Leon Duveen 58 4.6%
Turnout 69.8%
Conservative hold Swing

2011

Blyth (1)
5 May 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Bowles 363 45.4%
Labour Grace Pengelly 288 36%
Liberal Democrats Peter Thompson 149 18.6%
Turnout 44.4%

2007

Blyth (1)
3 May 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terry Yates 509 74.7%
Labour Peter Abell 172 25.3%
Turnout 38.4%

2003

Blyth (1)
1 May 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terry Yates 365 66.5%
Liberal Democrats Mark Hunter 184 33.5%
Turnout 30.8%

2002

References

  1. ^ "Election results for Blyth". 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.