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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. At that election, Labour won a majority of seats and retained its control of the council, which it has controlled since 2011. 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. The Tories have failed us in Bassetlaw. [1] Prior to this election, the council decided to move to all-out elections from 2015. My aim has always been to make our local party a welcoming place for people like my daughter. For Potts, who was sacked from Manton after being jailed during the strike in 1984, the betrayals during the miners strike still loom large. They stopped listening to the arguments [to stay in]. 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. 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. We dont stand together., Although he voted Labour 12 months ago, Potts has since left the party after 40 years, including a stint as a local councillor. 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 . 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. The Local Democracy Reporting Service said it was understood the deselection came after complaints from the party in London, relating to "very serious allegations" concerning "protected characteristics" - this can relate to issues surrounding race, disability and sexuality. Weve opened Pandoras box. The Labour Party said it did not comment on its internal selection processes. He says: I was never a lover of the EU. With its ageing population, it could be a test bed for delivering Labours promise of free social care. The district was formed in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. Local families are being taxed to the hilt. Labour cant achieve anything unless we are in power locally and nationally. 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. Councillor Simon Greaves, who has led the authority for a. A weekly newsletter helping you fit together the pieces of the global economic slowdown. This was on the same day as other local elections.. We will not be commenting further at this stage.". No one understood what Labour stood for. The Tories have slashed funding to Bassetlaw Council by10m. The election will take place on the same day as other local elections in England as part of the 2023 United Kingdom local elections.. It comes on the same day that three former Labour MPs - including Jeremy Corbyn ally Chris Williamson - were barred from standing by the NEC. 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. 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. The Labour leader of Bassetlaw District Council has announced he is stepping down from the role after 10 years at the local authority. Former Bassetlaw MP John Mann - who resigned last month to become a member of the House of Lords - called the removal of Mrs Gimson a "stitch-up" by Momentum, the grassroots movement that supports Jeremy Corbyn. [8] The fall in Labour's vote, 24.9%, was the greatest of any seat in the election.[9]. Read about our approach to external linking. For too many politicians its the career thats important to them, not the people they represent. 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. [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. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. The Liberal Democrats gained a seat from Labour in East Retford West, the first Liberal Democrat elected in Bassetlaw since 2006. But Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) deselected her earlier. It was this that led me to join the Labour Party to stand up and fight for thearea I am proud to call home. Local members wanted a moderate on the ballot paper and as the selection had reopened for women not enough had applied this was an opportunity. I grew up in a large noisy family with four sisters and a brother, money was scarce, with winters spent squashed into one room and a reliance on free school dinners and jumble sales to get by. 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.". The New Statesmans weekly environment email on the politics, business and culture of the climate and nature crises - in your inbox every Thursday. In 1918, the number of parliamentary divisions in Nottinghamshire was increased from four to five, with resulting changes in boundaries. 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Ive come from a miners strike that fell apart. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Map of the results of the election. 2023 BBC. 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. This was on the same day as the 2015 general election and other local elections. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Patil was mayor of Lambeth from 2010 to 2011 and served as a councillor in the borough for seven years. 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I first met George Bell on the 20th anniversary of the 1984-85 miners strike when he and many fellow miners had swapped the camaraderie of the coalface for jobs in the public sector and charities helping communities devastated by the closure of the local pits. 31st October, 2022, 1:51 pm Our rolling list of Labour parliamentary candidate selections Katie Neame Local parties have been selecting their candidates for the next general election. Support 100 years of independent journalism. However, a telephone interview with Momentum head Jon Lansman and several others determined I could not stand. Support my campaign and lets win Bassetlaw for Labour. I have been replaced by Keir Morrison, the candidate I beat, who was chosen by the NEC yesterday evening. Val Yates, who is believed to have been recently appointed to the role, has been suspended by the party. They slash the budgets and deflect the blame. In the pub, they say things like If they [foreign workers] are in our factories we havent got control. A stroke seven years ago forced him to retire from Bassetlaw Learning Centre where he was working with pupils excluded from school. Neeraj Patil has made it on to the shortlist. 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. It is important there are a broad range of people representing the party and that its MPs are reflective of society. 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Whitehead gained a sociology degree and an MA in housing when the pits, which he first entered aged 16, closed. Bassetlaw is divided into 25 wards for electoral purposes, with each ward electing between one and three councillors. 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]. John Scott, 73, another ex-Manton miner, worked for a local charity providing second-hand furniture for homeless people and people on low incomes. 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. The 2015 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 7 May 2015, to elect all 48 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. Parts of the constituency are former coal mining areas. [3], Bassetlaw is divided into 25 wards for electoral purposes. The complainant, the woman referred to in the article, said that the article was inaccurate in breach of Clause 1. Bassetlaw is divided into 66 parishes, each governed by an elected parish council or parish meeting. 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.[3]. Worksop was where the miners lived and had always voted Labour, but a lot of them are dead now, says Whitehead. I hadnt expected to apply for Bassetlaw, nor even to stand as a candidateat this election. The full list of candidates has been released for the upcoming Bassetlaw District Council elections. The Labour Party has until 14 November to name its new candidate. . Bassetlaw, NottinghamshireBassetlawLabour.co.ukJoined January 2012 248Following 408Followers Tweets Tweets & replies Media Likes Bassetlaw Labour's Tweets Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric', The people who want you to believe the Ukraine war is fake, What we've learned from Alex Murdaugh murder trial. 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. 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. [2], Bassetlaw is a shire district in Nottinghamshire, England. They said in full: "The Labour Party takes all complaints seriously. But I fell in love with Bassetlaw and its warm-hearted, straight-talking people in a short space of time. The Labour Party has become a second family for me, and it is a party that I care about deeply. 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. Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2015. Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. In 2011 I became a Labour councillor in Camden and served in the cabinet. The Tories are hell bent on division and hate. Phil Whitehead, 61, had been an electrician at Shireoaks. The Tory gain of the Nottinghamshire seat of Bassetlaw not only ended an unbroken run of Labour dominance stretching back to 1929, but also saw the largest swing of the night. 27 YEARS AS A LABOUR PARTY MEMBER Growing up, the tories ripped the heart out of our community. 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. Surprisingly, I was long-listed and then short-listed. What's he waiting for? Sally Gimson was last week. Promoted by Daniel Henderson on behalf of Bassetlaw Labour Party, all at Labour Hall, New Street, Retford, DN22 6EG. Sitting in the living room of the council house he bought under right-to-buy with the payoff when he left Shireoaks, the ironys not lost on Bell that he benefited from one of Margaret Thatchers flagship policies, but he says he didnt know if hed ever work again so he needed to keep the roof over his familys heads. The Conservative Party suffered a heavy defeat and was reduced to just 5 seats, a historic low. The second name on the list is Jo White. 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I also offered a vision beyond Brexit of a constituency which could power the country with renewable energy as it once powered the country with coal. Some outraged Bassetlaw Labour members demonstrated outside the meeting. These wards were transferred to Mansfield constituency in 2010. Our dedicated coverage of Labour's policies and personalities, internal debates, selections and elections relies on donations from our readers. I know the difficulties of when there are only pennies available to pay for food or heating. 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. She is the wife of former MP John Mann and worked as his office manager between 2003 and 2019. We win in Bassetlaw by working as a team, listening to local residents and taking on the tories head on. It has not been confirmed if the content of Ms Yates' tweets was directly linked to her suspension from the party. The district was formed in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. Westminster Parliamentary Candidate Application Form - The Labour Party Candidate Selections Westminster Parliamentary Candidate Application Form Westminster Parliamentary Candidate Application Form Seat Deadline Step 1 of 4 25% First Name * Last Name * Full name to appear on ballot paper * Membership Number * 0 of 8 max characters But on Wednesday, Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) axed her over "very serious allegations". From an actual Tory MP The 2023 Bassetlaw District Council election will take place on 4 May, 2023, to elect all 48 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. [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. With you on our side, we are stronger in this fight. In the letter they said: "The Labour Party has undertaken a process that is an utter sham conducted with no concern for the truth or fairness but with the single objective of ensuring our client does not run.". Bassetlaw District Council held local elections on 2 May 2019 along with other councils in England as part of the 2019 local elections. But I believe that we are at a turning point for the country and that we need a Labour government to stop us turning into a low-tax state with a race to the bottom on wages and workers rights and with the NHS becoming a bargaining chip in trade negotiations with the US. The profile picture linked to the account matched a profile picture used by a Facebook account belonging to Ms Yates. He is in no doubt that the partys position cost it the 2019 election. Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election. People in a short space of time May 2019 along with other councils in England part... 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