Its time to turn Bassetlaw red once again at the next General Election. My suddenremoval as the parliamentary candidate for Bassetlaw shows how moderates are being frozen out of the party. I had spoken to Anderson in 2004 when he had gone from being a fitter at the Eppleton colliery in Durham to a care services officer for Newcastle city council. I was overwhelmed. Brendan Clarke-Smith MP for Bassetlaw My Map News Surgeries & Events Contact Constituency Office 16 Bridge Place, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 1JS 01909 738 956 brendan.clarkesmith.mp@parliament.uk Westminster Office House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, London, SW1A 0AA 020 7219 4272 brendan.clarkesmith.mp@parliament.uk Brendan on Facebook And so it was. The district is named after the ancient Bassetlaw wapentake of Nottinghamshire. In the pub, they say things like If they [foreign workers] are in our factories we havent got control. Back Simons campaign to become the next Labour Candidate for Bassetlaw. White is deputy leader of Bassetlaw council. The Conservative Party have won 4 by elections in 2021, taking 2 seats from Labour Party and 1 seat from Independents . The seat was retained for the Labour Party by Joe Ashton with a slender 1.72% majority, the narrowest since the 1920s. No date set for when landline and internet will be restored in village left without access for more than a month, 'Devastated' family launch fundraiser after fire rips through farm, Relief as A17 Cross Keys Swing Bridge roadworks 'finally' come to an end, Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage says Boris Johnson will 'inevitably lose' next election during Lincoln visit, Youths using makeshift flamethrowers at nature reserve. 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. It is predominantly rural, with two towns: Worksop and Retford. The district is along with Bolsover District, North East Derbyshire and Borough of Chesterfield is a non-constituent member of the Sheffield City Region. The election resulted in the Labour Party retaining its control of the council[4]. (They hung on with a 5,000 majority in 2019). Labour won the seat in 2017 with a majority from the Conservatives of 4,852. 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[1] Prior to this election, the council decided to move to all-out elections from 2015. Labour regained control of the council following the 1979 local elections and continued to hold a majority of seats on the council for a further 25 years until they once again lost their majority in 2004. 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. 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. Ive come from a miners strike that fell apart. The district was formed in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. Bassetlaw is divided into 25 wards for electoral purposes, with each ward electing between one and three councillors. The 2019 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect all 48 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. The quick and essential guide to domestic and global politics from the New Statesman's politics team. More than two-thirds of voters in the. Bassetlaw Division was now defined as containing the Municipal Borough of East Retford, the Urban Districts of Warsop and Worksop, and the Rural Districts of Blyth & Cuckney, Misterton and East Retford, with the civil parish of Sookholme from Skegby Rural District. The views expressed in these comments do not represent the views of the Bassetlaw Labour Party and we disassociate ourselves from them completely. 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. Lincolnshire Live reached out to Ms Yates for comment but did not receive a response. [n 2]Before that election, the seat had been part of the so-called "red wall", being held by the Labour Partysince 1929. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. The 2019 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect all 48 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. I always thought it primarily represented the interests of bosses, big business and the banks, it rarely did anything for ordinary people. Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2015. I will always rememberhow hard my parents worked to provide for our family. 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. I joined the Labour Party when my daughter Katy was nine months old. The Labour Party has become a second family for me, and it is a party that I care . Your experience, your passion, and your voice are vital for change - which is why we hope you will remain a member. Labour cant achieve anything unless we are in power locally and nationally. I know all parties stitch up selections to secure their preferred candidates, but this was of a different order. It was my neighbour who encouraged me to join. The 2023 Bassetlaw District Council election will take place on 4 May, 2023, to elect all 48 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. Senior Labour sources in Bassetlaw have said they are 'immensely frustrated' at the decision, with one accusing the national party of 'inventing' allegations. A fortnight on and that has all changed. A lot of it is low-paid, non-unionised work, says Bell. Mrs Gimson said: "I am the democratically selected candidate by Bassetlaw Labour Party; I have the full backing of their executive and their anger is overwhelming.". They said in full: "The Labour Party takes all complaints seriously. and others attesting to my upstanding behaviour and probity in general and at meetings. Dominic Cummingss trip to Barnard Castle. Sign up to receive information regarding NS events, subscription offers & product updates. 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. We will not be commenting further at this stage.". In the 2019 general election the Conservative Party candidate Brendan Clarke-Smith won the seat with the biggest swing in the election, turning a 4,852 Labour majority into a 14,013 Conservative majority and becoming the first non-Labour MP to represent the constituency in 90 years.[2]. 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. Some outraged Bassetlaw Labour members demonstrated outside the meeting. Most people dont like change, but theyll get use to it, says Gilfoyle, who is semi-retired from the council caretaker job he still loves after 17 years. as a Solicitor specialising in Criminal Defence. I was soon on the board of my local community centre and a governor at the local hospital and school. 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. Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. The East Midlands Labour Party tweeted a photo of their new favourite holding up a placard of Jeremy Corbyn, which will raise a smile for HERE'S a story to wake a sleeping blog: the former Camden councillor and one time leadership contender Sally Gimson was yesterday selected by Labour as the parliamentary candidate for Bassetlaw. This was on the same day as the 2015 general election and other local elections. VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. I have represented Bassetlaw at a national level for over 10 years fighting for our area. Read about our approach to external linking. Lewisham Deptford is running a ballot to see if they want an Open Selection. The Conservatives have subsequently improved their position to 8 seats following a series of by-election gains. I believe in celebrating and championing our communities Meanwhile the tories pitch worker against worker, young against old, businessagainst union. Its first Member of Parliament Malcolm MacDonald was one of the few Labour MPs to join his father Ramsay MacDonald's National Government. I accepted that it could initially put the British economy in a tough position, but I thought we could get a deal like Norway has. Residents' health and wealth are slightly below the UK average.[3]. Arguments about how were stronger together staying in the EU dont hold true, he says. He says: I was never a lover of the EU. Facebook; Twitter; I am a Bassetlaw resident and have been for over 20 years. SAFER COMMUNITIES We have installed extra CCTV cameras and upgraded street lighting in our Town Centres. 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. John Scott, 73, another ex-Manton miner, worked for a local charity providing second-hand furniture for homeless people and people on low incomes. By clicking subscribe you confirm you have read and agree to our privacy policy. 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. 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: Labour have enjoyed comfortable majorities of over 8,000 at all recent elections until 2017, when the Conservatives shaved it to under 5,000. 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. Currently the confirmed candidates for the seat are: Green Party, Kristopher Wragg; Brexit Party, Debbie Soloman and Liberal Democrat, Helen Tamblyn-Saville. Are you thinking of leaving the Labour Party? From an actual Tory MP The Tories have betrayed the trust of local people in Bassetlaw. The Liberal Democrats gained a seat from Labour in East Retford West, the first Liberal Democrat elected in Bassetlaw since 2006. The Tories are hell bent on division and hate. 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. But I fell in love with Bassetlaw and its warm-hearted, straight-talking people in a short space of time. During her time on the council, White has helped secure funding for a new education hub and led campaigns to save the local A&E, maternity ward, ambulance stations and fire service. The Tories have slashed funding to Bassetlaw Council by10m. She is the wife of former MP John Mann and worked as his office manager between 2003 and 2019. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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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. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. The NEC also decided that Chris Williamson, the hard-Left MP filmed saying Labour should stop. Bassetlaw Labour is the controller and responsible for your personal data (referred to as " we ", " us " or " our " in this privacy policy). The Conservative Party suffered its worst defeat in Bassetlaw since 1973, winning only 5 seats of the . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Currently the confirmed candidates for the seat are: Green Party, Kristopher Wragg; Brexit Party, Debbie Soloman and Liberal Democrat, Helen Tamblyn-Saville. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk. [n 2]Before that election, the seat had been part of the so-called "red wall", being held by the Labour Partysince 1929. The constituency had been represented by Labours John Mann now Lord Mann, a non-affiliated member of the House of Lords for 18 years, but he chose not to contest the 2019 election, stepping down to take up a role as the governments independent adviser on antisemitism. The constituency was created in 1885 by the Redistribution of Seats Act. The tweet read: "Had enough of the all-round [expletive] that is our Tory government. The seat voted strongly for Brexit in the 2016 referendum. That uncertainty takes its toll on your mind, says Potts. Many cited confusing messaging over Covid, and Dominic Cummingss trip to Barnard Castle as the reason for their change of heart. 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