There continues to be considerable debate over which specific constituencies make up the Red Wall but Bassetlaw seems a pretty clear-cut case. The Remain supporter said she had been "condemned by a kangaroo court". A lot of it is low-paid, non-unionised work, says Bell. [n 2] Before that election, the seat had been part of the so-called "red wall", being held by the Labour Party since 1929. 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. I have extensive experience in fighting the tories in Bassetlaw and accross the country. The Tories have slashed funding to Bassetlaw Council by10m. Local families are being taxed to the hilt. 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. 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. In 1950, the five Parliamentary Divisions of Nottinghamshire were reorganised as six County Constituencies. 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 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. This was on the same day as other local elections.. Maybe no one thought I had a chance. But I fell in love with Bassetlaw and its warm-hearted, straight-talking people in a short space of time. 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Local government boundary changes in the 1930s now meant that Bassetlaw County Constituency was defined as comprising the Municipal Boroughs of East Retford and Worksop, the Urban District of Warsop and the Rural Districts of East Retford and Worksop. DeSantis won't say he's running. 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He held the seat until retirement at the 2001 general election. as a Solicitor specialising in Criminal Defence. But on Wednesday, Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) axed her over "very serious allegations". Bassetlaw is a pro-Leave marginal seat with a Labour majority of fewer than 5,000 votes. [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. The 2023 Bassetlaw District Council election will take place on 4 May, 2023, to elect all 48 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. The Tories have failed us in Bassetlaw. 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 . Jo White Candidate for Bassetlaw. 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They slash the budgets and deflect the blame. 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. Although she was the vice chairwoman for campaigning, she did not hold a role as an officer in Bassetlaw Labour. For too many politicians its the career thats important to them, not the people they represent. Phil Whitehead, 61, had been an electrician at Shireoaks. 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. This was on the same day as the 2015 general election and other local elections. On a size-of-majority measure, it was a low to medium safe seat. The Labour Party has become a second family for me, and it is a party that I care about deeply. 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. The Tories have betrayed the trust of local people in Bassetlaw. "2019 District & Parish Council Elections", "Conservatives bar council candidates over Facebook posts", "Notice of vacancy in office of District Councillor", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2019_Bassetlaw_District_Council_election&oldid=1141089180, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 08:17. Two weeks ago I thought I was going to be the Labour parliamentary candidate for Bassetlaw. She has served on the council for ten years, nine of which she has spent as cabinet member for regeneration. 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. The Nottinghamshire constituency of Bassetlaw has been a Labour stronghold since 1935, with John Mann having represented the seat since 2001. LabourList has more readers than ever before - but we need your support. The Conservative Party suffered its worst defeat in Bassetlaw since 1973, winning only 5 seats of the 12 seats it was defending. SAFER COMMUNITIES We have installed extra CCTV cameras and upgraded street lighting in our Town Centres. 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 . He is in no doubt that the partys position cost it the 2019 election. I have been replaced by Keir Morrison, the candidate I beat, who was chosen by the NEC yesterday evening. I have represented Bassetlaw at a national level for over 10 years fighting for our area. It is predominantly rural, with two towns: Worksop and Retford. 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. In that year, the town of East Retford and the neighbouring areas were transferred to the redrawn Newark constituency. But last night, Brendan Clarke-Smith became the. He went out canvassing for Labour at the last election and says he heard the same two things on the doorstep: Im voting for Boris cos hell get Brexit done and I dont trust that Corbyn. My suddenremoval as the parliamentary candidate for Bassetlaw shows how moderates are being frozen out of the party. Currently the confirmed candidates for the seat are: Green Party, Kristopher Wragg; Brexit Party, Debbie Soloman and Liberal Democrat, Helen Tamblyn-Saville. Northernmost district of Nottinghamshire, England, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Bassetlaw voters reject Labour in 'gigantic' swing to Tories at General Election", Local Government Boundary Commission for England, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bassetlaw_District&oldid=1130351275, Non-metropolitan districts of Nottinghamshire, Articles needing additional references from November 2016, All articles needing additional references, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox settlement with no coordinates, Articles needing additional references from September 2022, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. 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. I have been a Labour Party member for 27 years, a local Councillor for 19 years and Council Leader for 10 years. However, its Member of parliament Malcolm MacDonald was one of the few Labour MPs to join his father Ramsay MacDonald's National Government. Pre-1974 statistics were gathered from local government areas that now comprise Bassetlaw. 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. 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. He says: I was never a lover of the EU. 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.. The full list of candidates has been released for the upcoming Bassetlaw District Council elections. Bellenger held the seat until he died in 1968. Women and some ethnic minority men, who were treated similarly, have called me to offer their sympathy and solidarity. 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. From left-right: Adrian Gilfoyle, Phil Whitehead, George Bell (holding his original miners lamp) and Dave Potts. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The district is along with Bolsover District, North East Derbyshire and Borough of Chesterfield is a non-constituent member of the Sheffield City Region. BBC Radio Nottingham political reporter Hugh Casswell said local supporters were "incandescent with rage" at the deselection. A weekly newsletter helping you fit together the pieces of the global economic slowdown. The Labour Party said that all complaints were taken "seriously" and were "fully investigated". With you on our side, we are stronger in this fight. What's he waiting for? Born and bred in Worksop, once the area's 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 . VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. I know the difficulties of when there are only pennies available to pay for food or heating. In 1918, the number of parliamentary divisions in Nottinghamshire was increased from four to five, with resulting changes in boundaries. She said she had been "threatened not to tell anyone" about the complaint against her. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. In 2019, Mann resigned being having been appointed to head a government inquiry on tackling anti-Semitism and to take a seat in the House of Lords. 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 . Our dedicated coverage of Labour's policies and personalities, internal debates, selections and elections relies on donations from our readers. 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. Despite torycuts, Bassetlaw now has the largest Council House building programme in a generation and pays. A fortnight on and that has all changed. We also underestimated how it has in some ways legitimised xenophobia and racist opinions., Bell agrees. John Scott, 73, another ex-Manton miner, worked for a local charity providing second-hand furniture for homeless people and people on low incomes. Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2015. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Bassetlaw is divided into 66 parishes, each governed by an elected parish council or parish meeting. More than two-thirds of voters in the constituency backed Leave in the referendum of 2016. He then worked nationally for Unison and in 2005 became Labour MP for Blaydon, in Gateshead. We are a proud diverse country with so much to offer the world. Val Yates, who is believed to have been recently appointed to the role, has been suspended by the party. 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. 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. In the pub, they say things like If they [foreign workers] are in our factories we havent got control. 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 2019 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect all 48 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. Bassetlaw is divided into 25 wards for electoral purposes, with each ward electing between one and three councillors. The Liberal Democrats gained a seat from Labour in East Retford West, the first Liberal Democrat elected in Bassetlaw since 2006. 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 seat was retained for the Labour Party by Joe Ashton with a slender 1.72% majority, the narrowest since the 1920s. The election will take place on the same day as other local elections in England as part of the 2023 United Kingdom local elections.. The views expressed in these comments do not represent the views of the Bassetlaw Labour Party and we disassociate ourselves from them completely. The election resulted in the Labour Party retaining its control of the council with an increased majority. When funding for his post as deputy manager, and then volunteer coordinator, ran out, he stayed on as a driver until he retired eight years ago. The Labour Party earlier said it did not comment on its internal selection processes but has been approached for comment about the latest developments. He has worked in senior roles for a number of housing associations across the region ever since. Whitehead gained a sociology degree and an MA in housing when the pits, which he first entered aged 16, closed. Both Independents and Labour gained seats from the Conservatives. Sally Gimson's deselection and the battle for Labour's soul | The Spectator Anyone who doubts that the far left is more interested in winning the faction fight within the Labour party than. The district was formed in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. "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. It is predominantly rural, with two towns: Worksop and Retford. Each ward returns either one, two or three councillors at each election depending upon the number of electors within each ward. The district is named after the ancient Bassetlaw wapentake of Nottinghamshire. And his family waited for a council house for 27 years. Outside of politics, Patil has worked as a doctor in the NHS for 27 years. Bassetlaw was for many years a safe seat for the Labour Party. I was overwhelmed. Some comrades made this video to encourage eligible Labour Party to members attend their branch meetings and vote for an open selection. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The profile picture linked to the account matched a profile picture used by a Facebook account belonging to Ms Yates. I believe in celebrating and championing our communities Meanwhile the tories pitch worker against worker, young against old, businessagainst union. There were no boundary changes in 1997. A newsletter showcasing the finest writing from the ideas section, covering political ideas, philosophy, criticism and intellectual history - sent every Wednesday. They stopped listening to the arguments [to stay in]. 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. 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. What's he waiting for? A former parliamentary candidate has confirmed she is to take legal action over her deselection. The Labour leader of Bassetlaw District Council has announced he is stepping down from the role after 10 years at the local authority. My names Simon and im seeking selection to be the Labour Candidate. The Labour Party has removed a parliamentary candidate, less than two weeks after she received the endorsement of her local party. The only way to win against the tories is to face them head on. Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk. The New Statesmans global affairs newsletter, every Monday and Friday. Promoted by Daniel Henderson on behalf of Bassetlaw Labour Party, all at Labour Hall, New Street, Retford, DN22 6EG. Bassetlaw Labour has laid the foundation for up to 9,700 new jobs in Bassetlaw. They said: "We are aware of comments made online by one of our members recently. 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]. 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. No official complaint has ever been made about me in all my time as a member and on the contrary I have numerous character references from my local party in Holborn and St Pancrasand others attesting to my upstanding behaviour and probity in general and at meetings. The Conservative Party are. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Our part of the country benefited from huge amounts of EU money for infrastructure but people didnt realise that. With its ageing population, it could be a test bed for delivering Labours promise of free social care. I am a Remainer,living in London, andI had been given the opportunity to fight to represent the people of this wonderful place for a party that I love. The Labour Party has picked Keir Morrison as its new parliamentary candidate for Bassetlaw, replacing originally selected challenger Sally Gimson. Worksop was where the miners lived and had always voted Labour, but a lot of them are dead now, says Whitehead. The local party backed Ms Gimson at an emergency meeting on Wednesday night and appealed to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to "see sense". 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.". This is a heavily Leave seat and although Scottish, I have been living in London. [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". My dad worked at Manton Colliery before establishing his own business in Worksop. Birklands, Meden (both in the Warsop area). Follow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. In 2011 I became a Labour councillor in Camden and served in the cabinet. [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. General Election 2019 Latest . 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. On June 12, a tweet was posted from the account saying that Ms Yates was going "walk the walk" and had been elected to the position at the Bassetlaw party's annual gathering meeting (AGM). Bassetlaw, NottinghamshireBassetlawLabour.co.ukJoined January 2012 248Following 408Followers Tweets Tweets & replies Media Likes Bassetlaw Labour's Tweets Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election. I joined the Labour Party when my daughter Katy was nine months old. He stood down in 2017. Senior Labour sources in Bassetlaw have said they are 'immensely frustrated' at the decision, with one accusing the national party of 'inventing' allegations. Councillors will be elected across the district, in elections on Thursday, May 2. The Conservative Party suffered a heavy defeat and was reduced to just 5 seats, a historic low. Sally Gimson is a former Labour parliamentary candidate and a former Camden councillor. The 2015 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 7 May 2015, to elect all 48 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. [6] Keir Morrison, a councillor in the Ashfield District, replaced Gimson as the Labour candidate. White is deputy leader of Bassetlaw council. 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. [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 previous Bassetlaw District Council election occurred in 2019 and resulted in the Labour Party winning 37 seats and . 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. I love the Labour Party dearly and believe in it, but it cannot narrow its base like this. 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