Local government elections in Nottinghamshire, England
Ashfield District Council elections are held every four years. Ashfield District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Ashfield in Nottinghamshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 35 councillors are elected from 23 wards.[1]
Council elections
District result maps
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2003 results map
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2007 results map
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2011 results map
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2015 results map
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2019 results map
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2023 results map
By-election results
1999–2003
Hucknall Central By-Election 4 May 2000 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | | 445 | 31.8 | −7.9 |
| Conservative | | 420 | 30.0 | +30.0 |
| Independent Labour | | 211 | 15.1 | +15.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | | 205 | 14.7 | +14.7 |
| Independent | | 118 | 8.4 | −23.1 |
Majority | 25 | 1.8 | |
Turnout | 1,399 | 28.1 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Underwood By-Election 7 June 2001[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Stephen Mays | 533 | 39.6 | |
| Conservative | Eugene Di Villa | 438 | 32.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Birkitt | 375 | 27.9 | |
Majority | 95 | 7.1 | |
Turnout | 1,346 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Woodhouse By-Election 18 July 2002[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Christopher Davidson | 323 | 35.0 | −15.3 |
| Independent | | 249 | 27.0 | +27.0 |
| Independent | | 181 | 19.6 | +19.6 |
| Conservative | | 169 | 18.3 | −31.4 |
Majority | 74 | 8.0 | |
Turnout | 922 | 15.9 | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
2003–2007
Hucknall West By-Election 13 July 2006[9] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Austin Rathe | 848 | 40.7 | +40.7 |
| Labour | Ian Briggs | 514 | 24.7 | −18.6 |
| Independent | Ruth Welton | 389 | 18.7 | +18.7 |
| BNP | Michael Clarke | 331 | 15.9 | −2.9 |
Majority | 334 | 16.0 | |
Turnout | 2,082 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
2007–2011
Sutton West By-Election 1 November 2007[10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Fiona Asbury | 873 | 37.0 | +37.0 |
| Labour | Kier Barsby | 560 | 23.7 | −3.7 |
| BNP | Michael Clarke | 321 | 13.6 | +13.6 |
| Independent | John Ross | 275 | 11.7 | −38.2 |
| Conservative | Michael Halls | 257 | 10.9 | −11.8 |
| Green | Mark Harrison | 72 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
Majority | 313 | 13.3 | |
Turnout | 2,358 | 26.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Sutton-in-Ashfield North By-Election 4 June 2009[11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Patrick | 996 | 33.8 | −31.9 |
| Labour | Scott Darrington | 612 | 20.8 | +4.0 |
| Conservative | Michael Halls | 519 | 17.6 | +7.3 |
| BNP | Michael Clarke | 380 | 12.9 | +12.9 |
| Independent | Alfred Thorpe | 299 | 10.2 | +2.9 |
| Green | Mark Harrison | 140 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
Majority | 384 | 13.0 | |
Turnout | 2,946 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hucknall Central By-Election 20 August 2009[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Moore | 463 | 32.3 | +18.8 |
| Labour | Trevor Charles | 392 | 27.3 | +6.8 |
| Conservative | Robert Copley | 320 | 22.3 | −7.7 |
| UKIP | Ronald Nixon | 181 | 12.6 | +12.6 |
| Independent | Diane Butler | 79 | 5.5 | −30.5 |
Majority | 71 | 6.0 | |
Turnout | 1,435 | 26.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Hucknall Central By-Election 11 February 2010[13] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Trevor Locke | 675 | 38.4 | +17.9 |
| Conservative | Mick Murphy | 437 | 24.9 | −5.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Cotham | 357 | 20.3 | +6.8 |
| UKIP | Ronald Nixon | 158 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| BNP | Edward Holmes | 131 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
Majority | 238 | 13.5 | |
Turnout | 1,758 | 32.3 | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
2011–2015
Sutton in Ashfield Central By-Election 2 May 2013[14] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jim Aspinall | 1,250 | 56.6 | +3.8 |
| Independent | Tony Wallis | 458 | 20.7 | +20.7 |
| Conservative | Shaun Hartley | 317 | 14.4 | +14.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Brewer | 184 | 8.3 | −19.4 |
Majority | 792 | 35.9 | |
Turnout | 2,209 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
2015–2019
Selston By-Election 26 November 2015[15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Selston Parish Independents | Christine Quinn-Wilcox | 1,180 | 66.5 | +21.8 |
| Independent | Anna Wilson | 294 | 16.6 | +16.6 |
| Labour | Donna Gilbert | 172 | 9.7 | −4.3 |
| UKIP | Ray Young | 77 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| Conservative | Michelle Sims | 52 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
Majority | 886 | 49.9 | |
Turnout | 1,775 | | |
| Selston Parish Independents hold | Swing | | |
Hucknall North By-Election 12 October 2017[16] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Ashfield Ind. | John Wilmott | 1,329 | 51 | N/A |
| Labour | Ian Morrison | 629 | 24 | N/A |
| Conservative | Sheila Clarke | 532 | 20 | N/A |
| UKIP | Stephen Crosby | 66 | 3 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | James Harvey | 46 | 2 | N/A |
| Ashfield Ind. gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Sutton Junction and Harlow Wood By-Election 12 December 2018[17] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Ashfield Ind. | Matthew Relf | 856 | 82 | N/A |
| Labour | Kevin Ball | 97 | 9 | N/A |
| Conservative | Christine Self | 48 | 4.6 | N/A |
| Democrats and Veterans | Stephen Crosby | 26 | 2.4 | N/A |
| UKIP | Moira Samson | 13 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Howes | 5 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Ashfield Ind. gain from Labour | Swing | | |
2019–2023
Annesley and Kirkby Woodhouse By-Election 6 May 2021[18] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Ashfield Ind. | Jamie Bell | 1,630 | 74.9 | +2.1 |
| Labour | Perry Woodhouse | 547 | 25.1 | +9.3 |
Majority | 1,083 | 49.8 | |
Turnout | 2,177 | | |
| Ashfield Ind. hold | Swing | | |
Skegby By-Election 6 May 2021[19] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Ashfield Ind. | Will Bostock | 1,137 | 60.7 | −20.3 |
| Conservative | Sam Howlett | 426 | 22.7 | +18.1 |
| Labour | Joanne Booker-Varley | 310 | 16.6 | +2.2 |
Majority | 711 | 38.0 | |
Turnout | 1,873 | | |
| Ashfield Ind. hold | Swing | | |
Hucknall Central By-Election 23 November 2022[20] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Ashfield Ind. | Nick Parvin | 710 | 54.5 | +17.9 |
| Labour | John Wilkinson | 397 | 30.5 | +0.8 |
| Conservative | Jan Lees | 195 | 15.0 | −3.9 |
Majority | 313 | 24.0 | |
Turnout | 1,302 | | |
| Ashfield Ind. hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ a b "The Ashfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2015", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2015/112, retrieved 20 August 2022
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Ashfield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Nottinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Ashfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Ashfield District Council Elections – Underwood Ward". Ashfield District Council. Archived from the original on 30 June 2003. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ "Boost for Labour in byelection". guardian.co.uk. 19 July 2002. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ^ "Lib Dem in poll victory". Nottingham Evening Post. 14 July 2006.
- ^ "Sutton West Ward By-election – Nov 2007". Ashfield District Council. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ^ "Declaration of result of poll". Ashfield District Council. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ^ "Lib Dems win Ashfield seat". this is nottingham.co.uk. 21 August 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ^ "Labour "overjoyed" with Hucknall by-election win". this is nottingham.co.uk. 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Sutton in Ashfield Central Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Selston Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Hucknall North By-Election - Ashfield District Council". Ashfield District Council. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ "Sutton Junction and Harlow Wood By-Election - Ashfield District Council". Ashfield District Council. 12 December 2018. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Annesley and Kirkby Woodhouse Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Skegby Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hucknall Central Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
External links
- Ashfield District Council