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. The full list of candidates has been released for the upcoming Bassetlaw District Council elections. 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. 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Sally Gimson announced her selection as Labour's Bassetlaw candidate on 27 October. He is disillusioned with politics. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. Senior Labour sources in Bassetlaw have said they are 'immensely frustrated' at the decision, with one accusing the national party of 'inventing' allegations. Follow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Our dedicated coverage of Labour's policies and personalities, internal debates, selections and elections relies on donations from our readers. I never voted leave for a no deal., Now, Whitehead says, Id probably vote differently, if given the opportunity again. Parts of the constituency are former coal mining areas. These wards were transferred to Mansfield constituency in 2010. My childhood was dominated by my mum studying for . The Labour Party has picked Keir Morrison as its new parliamentary candidate for Bassetlaw, replacing originally selected challenger Sally Gimson. 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. 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 . A weekly round-up of some of the best articles featured in the most recent issue of the New Statesman, sent each Saturday. 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". 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.". Bassetlaw District Council was created in 1974 following the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Why should we do what other countries tell us? By clicking subscribe you confirm you have read and agree to our privacy policy. Meet Jo. Currently the confirmed candidates for the seat are: Green Party, Kristopher Wragg; Brexit Party, Debbie Soloman and Liberal Democrat, Helen Tamblyn-Saville. 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. In that year, the town of East Retford and the neighbouring areas were transferred to the redrawn Newark constituency. Mrs Gimson, a former councillor in Camden, north London, told the BBC that on Friday she was informed of a complaint made against her from within her local party in Camden. 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 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. It is important there are a broad range of people representing the party and that its MPs are reflective of society. The central aim of the Labour Party is to speak up for everyone in fighting for social justice. The Remain supporter said she had been "condemned by a kangaroo court". Its first Member of Parliament Malcolm MacDonald was one of the few Labour MPs to join his father Ramsay MacDonald's National Government. "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. 27 YEARS AS A LABOUR PARTY MEMBER Growing up, the tories ripped the heart out of our community. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric', The people who want you to believe the Ukraine war is fake. He says: I was never a lover of the EU. My suddenremoval as the parliamentary candidate for Bassetlaw shows how moderates are being frozen out of the party. No one understood what Labour stood for. 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. Labour officials have been accused of mounting a "smear campaign" against one of the party's election candidates after she was dumped just days after being selected. The local party backed Ms Gimson at an emergency meeting on Wednesday night and appealed to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to "see sense". Facebook; Twitter; I am a Bassetlaw resident and have been for over 20 years. Weve opened Pandoras box. 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. 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. Val Yates, who is believed to have been recently appointed to the role, has been suspended by the party. Many people have been in touch with me since it happened expressing outrage. I am a Remainer, living in London, and I had been given the opportunity to fight to represent the people of this wonderful place for a party that I love. The Liberal Democrats gained a seat from Labour in East Retford West, the first Liberal Democrat elected in Bassetlaw since 2006. More than two-thirds of voters in the constituency backed Leave in the referendum of 2016. The 1923 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 6 December 1923. [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". Currently the confirmed candidates for the seat are: Green Party, Kristopher Wragg; Brexit Party, Debbie Soloman and Liberal Democrat, Helen Tamblyn-Saville. The Conservative Party are. 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 BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Lincolnshire Live reached out to Ms Yates for comment but did not receive a response. Labour won the seat in 2017 with a majority from the Conservatives of 4,852. At that election, Labour won a majority of seats and retained its control of the council, which it has controlled since 2011. This includes thousands of jobs at Appleyhead, Vesuvius, Snape Lane, and Gamston Airport. The NEC also decided that Chris Williamson, the hard-Left MP filmed saying Labour should stop. 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, . 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 I usually end up singing in a bar somewhere with George, says Dave Anderson, 67, a gala committee member. 2023 BBC. The constituency was created in 1885 by the Redistribution of Seats Act. Lots of my friends voted Tory for the first time to get out of the EU, he says. Bassetlaw is a local government district in Nottinghamshire, England. 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. White is deputy leader of Bassetlaw council. [2], Bassetlaw is a shire district in Nottinghamshire, England. 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. We desperately need to defeat the Tories and secure a Labour government, but we will have difficulty doing so if we alienate our members and give natural Labour people excuses not to vote for us. But on Wednesday, Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) axed her over "very serious allegations". The Labour 2017. Lawyers for Ms Gimson are now seeking an injunction over this decision, calling the process "an utter sham". 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. It is where I raised my three children and serve as Deputy Leader at Bassetlaw District Council and as Cabinet Member for Regeneration. Definitions and Explanations . But I fell in love with Bassetlaw and its warm-hearted, straight-talking people in a short space of time. [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. 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. 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. 21cm x 15cm Overseas buyers - we are happy to combine purchases if buying more than one item - please buy each item but DO NOT pay - request an invoice so we can amend the postage for you Any questions, please . The north-east has also seen profound changes in the politics of its residents. 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. A former parliamentary candidate has confirmed she is to take legal action over her deselection. 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. 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. PURPOSE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY This was on the same day as other local elections.. Enough is enough. If anyone had said back then that wed go Tory, Id have thought they were mad, says Bell, now 72. That uncertainty takes its toll on your mind, says Potts. Although she was the vice chairwoman for campaigning, she did not hold a role as an officer in Bassetlaw Labour. Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. [1] Prior to this election, the council decided to move to all-out elections from 2015. The big employers locally are out-of-town warehouses and distribution centres. Each July (until Covid struck), the men I spoke to usually make the journey up to the Durham Miners Gala, where some 200,000 people gather on the second Saturday of the month to commemorate the countrys rich mining heritage, show solidarity and reminisce with old friends. 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. Speaking to LBC's Andrew Pierce, Mr Mann called for him to stand. 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. Bassetlaw District Council held local elections on 2 May 2019 along with other councils in England as part of the 2019 local elections. They said: "We are aware of comments made online by one of our members recently. The views expressed in these comments do not represent the views of the Bassetlaw Labour Party and we disassociate ourselves from them completely. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk. The district is along with Bolsover District, North East Derbyshire and Borough of Chesterfield is a non-constituent member of the Sheffield City Region. More than two-thirds of voters in the. 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. I didnt want to antagonise them and weaken Labours chances at the next election, he explains. Something went wrong, please try again later. It is predominantly rural, with two towns: Worksop and Retford. Potts was out of work for eight years, before North Notts FE College employed him to coordinate support for students. She has served on the council for ten years, nine of which she has spent as cabinet member for regeneration. and others attesting to my upstanding behaviour and probity in general and at meetings. 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]. The Tories have betrayed the trust of local people in Bassetlaw. Bellenger held the seat until he died in 1968. 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I have been replaced by Keir Morrison, the candidate I beat, who was chosen by the NEC yesterday evening. 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. Jo White Candidate for Bassetlaw. The district is named after the ancient Bassetlaw wapentake of Nottinghamshire. 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. Despite torycuts, Bassetlaw now has the largest Council House building programme in a generation and pays. Both Independents and Labour gained seats from the Conservatives. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Follow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. This was on the same day as the 2015 general election and other local elections. I will always rememberhow hard my parents worked to provide for our family. The Labour leader of Bassetlaw District Council has announced he is stepping down from the role after 10 years at the local authority. [n 2]Before that election, the seat had been part of the so-called "red wall", being held by the Labour Partysince 1929. The Labour Party will place cookies on your computer to help us make this website better. My names Simon and im seeking selection to be the Labour Candidatefor Bassetlaw at the next General Election, I attended Prospect Hill School and then Valley Comprehensive, I later qualified. 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.. He stood down in 2017. The most recent council election on 2 May 2019 resulted in the Labour Party retaining its control of the council with an increased majority. The seat voted strongly for Brexit in the 2016 referendum. 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. My aim has always been to make our local party a welcoming place for people like my daughter. She said she had been "threatened not to tell anyone" about the complaint against her. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Both Independents and Labour gained seats from the Conservatives. 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. The New Statesmans weekly environment email on the politics, business and culture of the climate and nature crises - in your inbox every Thursday. [3], Bassetlaw is divided into 25 wards for electoral purposes. [8] The fall in Labour's vote, 24.9%, was the greatest of any seat in the election.[9]. There were no boundary changes in 1997. This page was last edited on 29 December 2022, at 19:16. The election resulted in the Labour Party retaining its control of the council with an increased majority. 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. They stopped listening to the arguments [to stay in]. The Conservative Party suffered its worst defeat in Bassetlaw since 1973, winning only 5 seats of the 12 seats it was defending. 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. 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. Back Simons campaign to become the next Labour Candidate for Bassetlaw. 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.". 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 election will take place on the same day as other local elections in England as part of the 2023 United Kingdom local elections.. On a size-of-majority measure, it was a low to medium safe seat. The complainant, the woman referred to in the article, said that the article was inaccurate in breach of Clause 1. Well done, Darrell Pulk. 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. I have extensive experience in fighting the tories in Bassetlaw and accross the country. 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Labour won the seat in 2017 with a majority from the Conservatives of 4,852. The 2015 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 7 May 2015, to elect all 48 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. 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. 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. It is for her, and women from all walks of life, that I want to make a difference. We want them out. Labour cant achieve anything unless we are in power locally and nationally. The constituency's boundaries then remained unchanged until 1983. My aim has always been to make our local party a welcoming place for people like my daughter. Dont get me wrong, most peoples standard of living and health are miles better off now than they were in the 70s, but people felt secure then and for them everything looks rosy going back., Thats certainly true for Potts, who says nostalgically, I stand in the square in Durham on the Saturday morning [of the miners gala] when all the banners go past and I just think, how the hell did we ever lose [the strike]? The Conservative Party suffered its worst defeat in Bassetlaw since 1973, winning only 5 seats of the 12 seats it was defending. 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. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Theyve been replaced by young families buying four-bed houses in new upmarket housing estates, who have little attachment to the area or its history. Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results. Sign up to receive information regarding NS events, subscription offers & product updates. In 1950, the five Parliamentary Divisions of Nottinghamshire were reorganised as six County Constituencies. 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. General Election 2019 Latest . 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. He held the seat until retirement at the 2001 general election. However, its Member of parliament Malcolm MacDonald was one of the few Labour MPs to join his father Ramsay MacDonald's National Government. I hadnt expected to apply for Bassetlaw, nor even to stand as a candidateat this election. The constituency was created in 1885 by the Redistribution of Seats Act. I was intending to live there if I won. The Bassetlaw Division (named after one of the ancient Wapentakes of the county) as originally created in 1885 consisted of the municipal borough of East Retford, the petty sessional divisions of Retford and Worksop and part of Mansfield petty sessional division. 2023 BBC. 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. 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 is divided into 25 wards for electoral purposes, with each ward electing between one and three councillors. 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.
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