The north-east has also seen profound changes in the politics of its residents. The Labour leader of Bassetlaw District Council has announced he is stepping down from the role after 10 years at the local authority. 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. A newsletter showcasing the finest writing from the ideas section, covering political ideas, philosophy, criticism and intellectual history - sent every Wednesday. All these foreign countries want to do business with us they cant afford not to. It was this that led me to join the Labour Party to stand up and fight for thearea I am proud to call home. I have extensive experience in fighting the tories in Bassetlaw and accross the country. The account has since gone private, but screenshots seen by Lincolnshire Live show Ms Yates discussing being banned from Facebook and criticising nearby towns and families. Covering Retford, Worksop, Harworth & Bircotes and our rural villages. The Bassetlaw constituency is mostly rural and covers the north of Nottinghamshire, including the towns of Worksop and Retford. Video, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, Ed Sheeran says wife developed tumour in pregnancy, Survivors describe 'nightmarish seconds' as trains crashed, Bieber cancels remaining Justice world tour dates, Daily walk prevents one in 10 early deaths - study, Trump lashes out at Murdoch over vote fraud case, Uranium particles enriched to 83.7% found in Iran, Why the lab-leak theory is being taken seriously, Finland starts construction of Russia border fence. Labour first won the seat in the 1929 general election. The tweet read: "Had enough of the all-round [expletive] that is our Tory government. Bassetlaw constituency then comprised Worksop and surrounding areas in the Bassetlaw district as well as the town of Warsop in the Mansfield district (see list of wards during this period below). The district is named after the ancient Bassetlaw wapentake of Nottinghamshire. Yet once the country voted to leave, however, he believes Labour should have accepted the decision and fought for a proper deal. Sign up to receive information regarding NS events, subscription offers & product updates. Speaking to LBC's Andrew Pierce, Mr Mann called for him to stand. The seat was retained for the Labour Party by Joe Ashton with a slender 1.72% majority, the narrowest since the 1920s. I always thought it primarily represented the interests of bosses, big business and the banks, it rarely did anything for ordinary people. 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. The Labour Party has become a second family for me, and it is a party that I care . The 2015 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 7 May 2015, to elect all 48 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. Until 2015, the council was elected by thirds, with district elections being held every year except the year in which elections to Nottinghamshire County Council took place. [1] The election will take place on the same day as other local elections in England as part of the 2023 United Kingdom local elections. Bassetlaw was announced as one of a second tranche of 21 seats in which the Constituency Labour Party (CLP) was allowed by the central party to get started on its selection process early. If anyone had said back then that wed go Tory, Id have thought they were mad, says Bell, now 72. These by election results returned the Conservative Party to be the official opposition on Bassetlaw District Council. The Red Wall will crumble unless Rishi Sunak delivers on his pledge to stop small migrant boats crossing the Channel, the new chairman of the Blue Collar Conservatives group has warned.. Brendan . [5] Gimson referred to the process as a "kangaroo court", and Mann called the decision a stitch-up;[5] Gimson started legal action against the party, but dropped the case several days later. The NEC also decided that Chris Williamson, the hard-Left MP filmed saying Labour should stop. The previous Bassetlaw District Council election occurred in 2019 and resulted in the Labour Party winning 37 seats and retaining control of the council with an increased majority. She also criticised current Conservative MP Brendan Clarke-Smith, who represents Bassetlaw, describing him as "rude" and "contemptuous," and the wider legacy of the Conservatives in the UK. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Bassetlaw /bstl/ is a parliamentary constituency[n 1] in Nottinghamshire, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the 2019 general election by Brendan Clarke-Smith, a Conservative. [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. A shortlist for the constituencys next parliamentary candidate has now been finalised and hustings are scheduled for August 6th after which local members will vote for who they want to be Labours parliamentary candidate. Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. And his family waited for a council house for 27 years. This page was last edited on 14 July 2022, at 12:42. 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. The Mexican Silver Town Band and Shireoaks colliery banner at the Durham miners gala in 2009. The only way to win against the tories is to face them head on. He is in no doubt that the partys position cost it the 2019 election. From left-right: Adrian Gilfoyle, Phil Whitehead, George Bell (holding his original miners lamp) and Dave Potts. A former fitter at Shireoaks colliery, near Worksop, Bell is retired and volunteers on the Chesterfield Canal a 46-mile stretch of water created in the 18th century to transport coal and which until last year ran through traditional Labour heartlands. Labour won the seat in 2017 with a majority from the Conservatives of 4,852. DeSantis won't say he's running. Bassetlaw is divided into 66 parishes, each governed by an elected parish council or parish meeting. Almost two decades on, I decided to track down Bell and the others now in their 60s and 70s to find out how the seismic shifts in this part of the east Midlands, where the history of the mines and the strike still casts a long shadow, had affected them and their families. Bassetlaw was for many years a safe seat for the Labour Party. The Labour Party has picked Keir Morrison as its new parliamentary candidate for Bassetlaw, replacing originally selected challenger Sally Gimson. The constituency was held by the Labour Party until December 2019, when the incumbent Labour MP John Mann stood down to take on a full-time role as the government's antisemitism tsar. Brexit is our way of getting those people back to where they came from. I challenge them but it gets really nasty. The 1923 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 6 December 1923. The Labour Party said it did not comment on its internal selection processes. Labour Party suspend Jared O'Mara over offensive comments; South Yorkshire: Sheffield: EXT Various shots people along in street John Mann MP interview SOT Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images Update, August 6th: Deputy leader of Bassetlaw council Jo White has been selected as the Labour candidate for Bassetlaw. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk. Following the next set of elections in 1976, the Labour Party lost its majority and no single party held a majority of seats. Ms Gimson said: "I am baffled that when we have a party which talks about justice and fairness, and also talks about how local members need to be making decisions, that the central party can come in and say the decision made by local members here in Bassetlaw is not valid and they cannot endorse me.". Support 100 years of independent journalism. Bassetlaw is divided into 25 wards for electoral purposes, with each ward electing between one and three councillors. Bassetlaw is a shire district in Nottinghamshire, England. Arguments about how were stronger together staying in the EU dont hold true, he says. Lewisham Deptford is running a ballot to see if they want an Open Selection. Outside of politics, Patil has worked as a doctor in the NHS for 27 years. The 2019 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect all 48 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. The Bassetlaw Labour Party executive said Mrs Gimson had "already been out on doorstep", adding that the deselection decision had been "widely and voraciously condemned". BBC Radio Nottingham political reporter Hugh Casswell said local supporters were "incandescent with rage" at the deselection. Cllr Greaves has led the District Council and Bassetlaw Labour Group for more than 10 years and will formally hand over the leadership role at Bassetlaw District Council at the next meeting of Full Council on Thursday 22 nd September, . But on Wednesday, Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) axed her over "very serious allegations". The two main settlements of Retford and Worksop are the only areas of the district that are unparished, however, both towns are entitled to elect a town mayor via their respective charter trustees. as a Solicitor specialising in Criminal Defence. Bassetlaw /bstl/ is a parliamentary constituency[n 1] in Nottinghamshire, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the 2019 general election by Brendan Clarke-Smith, a Conservative. They didnt trust Labour to follow Brexit through and enough believed the Corbyn caricatures in the tabloids.. . Enough is enough. 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. Ms Yates' suspension comes after tweets were sent out from an account that appeared to belong to her under the screen name 'Val' and the handle @chuffbag24. Our part of the country benefited from huge amounts of EU money for infrastructure but people didnt realise that. Many cited confusing messaging over Covid, and Dominic Cummingss trip to Barnard Castle as the reason for their change of heart. The Labour Party was born at the turn of the 20th century out of the frustration of working-class people at their inability to field parliamentary candidates through the Liberal Party, which at that time was the dominant social-reform party in Britain. From 1983 to 2010, the constituency comprised the following Bassetlaw district wards: On a historical measure, this had been a very safe seat for the Labour Party before 2019, with their own or related candidates having held it since the 1929 general election. Bassetlaw was announced as one of a second tranche of 21 seats in which the Constituency Labour Party (CLP) was allowed by the central party to get started on its selection process early. Each ward returns either one, two or three councillors at each election depending upon the number of electors within each ward. The district was formed in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. The views expressed in these comments do not represent the views of the Bassetlaw Labour Party and we disassociate ourselves from them completely. Former Bassetlaw MP John Mann, who has become a member of the House of Lords, called Ms Gimson's removal a "stitch-up". It is where I raised my three children and serve as Deputy Leader at Bassetlaw District Council and as Cabinet Member for Regeneration. MacDonald held the seat as a National Labour candidate in the 1931 election, but was defeated at the next election in 1935 by Labour's Frederick Bellenger. Labour won the seat in 2017 with a majority from the Conservatives of 4,852. General Election 2019 Latest . Councillor Simon Greaves, who has led the authority for a. I want to build a better future for her, and I am convinced that the Labour Party is the only party of equality that truly represents working people. DeSantis won't say he's running. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. I know all parties stitch up selections to secure their preferred candidates, but this was of a different order. Well done, Darrell Pulk. The Labour 2017. The district was formed in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. The electricians, brick works, timber yards and other industries that used to service the mines are all long gone. And there are now at least eight food banks. Since then he has volunteered for another furniture project and was a local ward councillor for a term. Maybe no one thought I had a chance. He was later given a life peerage in Theresa May's resignation honours list, styling himself Baron Mann, of Holbeck Moor in the City of Leeds. Labour regained control of the council in 2011 for the first time in seven years and has been in control of the council since. The Tories have slashed funding to Bassetlaw Council by10m. The local party backed Ms Gimson at an emergency meeting on Wednesday night and appealed to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to "see sense". Bassetlaw was created as a non-metropolitan district in 1974 by the merger of the municipal boroughs of Worksop and East Retford and most of Worksop Rural District and East Retford Rural District following the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. 2023 BBC. Lawyers Mischon de Reya have written to the Governance and Legal Unit of the Labour Party. Sutton (Bassetlaw) council by-election result: LAB: 56.1% (+35.8) CON: 41.7% (-21.9) LDEM: 2.2% (-13.9) Votes cast: 537 The 2023 Bassetlaw District Council election will take place on 4 May, 2023, to elect all 48 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the situation is an 'insulting and ghoulish spectacle' and called on the Prime Minister to ensure the Covid inquiry, which has already cost 85million, is . It feels like the machine now running the party believes it can be as brutal as it likes, especially now a general election has been called. The chairman of Bassetlaw Conservatives, Fraser McFarland, said it was "shocking behaviour" and called for the whip to be removed and for those involved to be expelled from the Labour party. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. Sally Gimson said she was 'baffled' by the action of the party, The previous Labour MP for Bassetlaw, John Mann, described the action as a "stitch-up", At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. People feel emboldened to say things they wouldnt have done before.. This was on the same day as other local elections.. [4] The Labour candidate initially chosen to replace Mann, Sally Gimson, was deselected before the election by the party's National Executive Committee over what were described as "very serious allegations". Read about our approach to external linking. Lawyers for Ms Gimson are now seeking an injunction over this decision, calling the process "an utter sham". Asia Pacific; EMEA; Latin America; UK Solicitors; UK Bar; United States The Labour members of Bassetlaw had placed their trust in me. However, a telephone interview with Momentum head Jon Lansman and several others determined I could not stand. Its time to turn Bassetlaw red once again at the next General Election. He adds that although he and his wife, Christine, a former care assistant, are comfortably off, he voted leave in the EU referendum, hoping it would be a catalyst for change for the area. Election results: Labour Party loses 25 percent of votes in Bassetlaw since 2017 (Image: BBC) With the Tories expected to cruise to a comfortable majority, a deflated Mr Corbyn said it had been a "very disappointing night", with support crumbling in former Labour heartlands. The constituency was created in 1885 by the Redistribution of Seats Act. 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. Theyre here because of reasonable housing prices with good links to the M1 and rail services to Nottingham and Sheffield where there are decent jobs.. I was overwhelmed. The district has four towns: Worksop, Tuxford, Harworth Bircotes and Retford. The Conservative Party have won 4 by elections in 2021, taking 2 seats from Labour Party and 1 seat from Independents . It comes on the same day that three former Labour MPs - including Jeremy Corbyn ally Chris Williamson - were barred from standing by the NEC. The comments from the Bassetlaw MP were described as "disgraceful" and "misogynistic". Bassetlaw District Council was created in 1974 following the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. We win in Bassetlaw by working as a team, listening to local residents and taking on the tories head on. Labour's victory in the Sutton ward of Bassetlaw on Thursday has to be one of the greatest local victories I've ever heard of in our locale. Your experience, your passion, and your voice are vital for change - which is why we hope you will remain a member. Until 2015, the council was elected by thirds, with district elections being held every year except the year in which elections to Nottinghamshire County Council took place. It was this that led me to join the Labour Party to stand up and fight for the area I am proud to call home. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Read more: Bassetlaw council leader Simon Greaves announces he is standing as Labour MP candidate, "Swift action has been taken and the individual concerned has been immediately suspended from the Labour Party. And so it was. [n 2]Before that election, the seat had been part of the so-called "red wall", being held by the Labour Partysince 1929. But I fell in love with Bassetlaw and its warm-hearted, straight-talking people in a short space of time. [2], Bassetlaw is a shire district in Nottinghamshire, England. What's he waiting for? That needs to change, The autonomous future is nearly here with Wejo, The need to grow Londons EV infrastructure at speed and scale, Is it time to get rid of hospitals? Most of the figures in this report are derived from the 2011 Census which was held on 27 March 2011. Pre-1974 statistics were gathered from local government areas that now comprise Bassetlaw. [1] Prior to this election, the council decided to move to all-out elections from 2015. It is important there are a broad range of people representing the party and that its MPs are reflective of society. and others attesting to my upstanding behaviour and probity in general and at meetings. With its ageing population, it could be a test bed for delivering Labours promise of free social care. We also underestimated how it has in some ways legitimised xenophobia and racist opinions., Bell agrees. We seem to be forgotten.. 27 YEARS AS A LABOUR PARTY MEMBER Growing up, the tories ripped the heart out of our community. Local families are being taxed to the hilt.Living standards are being squeezed like never before.The Tories have betrayed the trust of local people andwasted billions of taxpayers money. LabourList has more readers than ever before - but we need your support. 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It was held by Labour from 1935 until 2019, before being lost to Conservative Brendan Clarke-Smith in a swing of almost 19,000 votes. "As the Labour Party prepares for the District Elections in May 2023, I think the time is right for them . Quick and essential guide to domestic and global politics from the New Statesman's politics team. Bassetlaw Labour is the controller and responsible for your personal data (referred to as " we ", " us " or " our " in this privacy policy). He stood down in 2017. My names Simon and im seeking selection to be the Labour Candidate. "Dan Henderson & Sue Shaw for Retford East", "One Of Your Labour Candidates For Retford North", "Your Labour Candidates For Retford South", "Your Labour Candidates For Worksop East", "Your Labour Candidates For Worksop North East", "Your Labour Candidates For Worksop South", "Your Labour Candidates For Worksop South East", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2023_Bassetlaw_District_Council_election&oldid=1140177993, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 18 February 2023, at 21:03. The constituency includes 22 electoral wards from Bassetlaw District Council: Following their review of parliamentary boundaries in Nottinghamshire, the Boundary Commission for England made changes to the constituency for the 2010 general election to allow for population changes, most noticeably by moving the small town of Market Warsop into Mansfield constituency. Bassetlaw is a local government district in Nottinghamshire, England. They stopped listening to the arguments [to stay in]. They slash the budgets and deflect the blame. Worksop was where the miners lived and had always voted Labour, but a lot of them are dead now, says Whitehead. Read about our approach to external linking. A poll for Channel 4 earlier this month of 45 red wall seats won by the Tories in the North and Midlands in 2019, found that 16% of 2019 Conservative voters say they do not know how they would vote now, while 7% say they would switch directly to Labour. Are you thinking of leaving the Labour Party? A lot of it was down to the anti-Corbyn rhetoric.. Back Simons campaign to become the next Labour Candidate for Bassetlaw. Bassetlaw/bstl/is a parliamentary constituency[n 1]in Nottinghamshire, represented in the House of Commonsof the UK Parliamentsince the 2019 general electionby Brendan Clarke-Smith, a Conservative. [n 2] Before that election, the seat had been part of the so-called "red wall", being held by the Labour Party since 1929. From an actual Tory MP Therefore, I was astonished that five days after my winning photo was taken, I was told that Labours National Executive Committee wanted to interview me about complaints of my behaviour at meetings in London, which had suddenly emerged. This includes thousands of jobs at Appleyhead, Vesuvius, Snape Lane, and Gamston Airport. Bassetlaw District Council has been controlled by Labour for most of its existence, except for a brief period from 2006 to 2011 when it was controlled by the Conservatives.[2]. Our dedicated coverage of Labour's policies and personalities, internal debates, selections and elections relies on donations from our readers. In 1918, the number of parliamentary divisions in Nottinghamshire was increased from four to five, with resulting changes in boundaries. More than two-thirds of voters in the constituency backed Leave in the referendum of 2016. He is disillusioned with politics. But Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) deselected her earlier. 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