Newark and Sherwood District Council elections

Newark and Sherwood District Council in Nottinghamshire, England is elected every four years.

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]

Party in control	Years
Labour	1973 - 1976
Conservative	1976 - 1979
No overall control	1979 - 1991
Labour	1991 - 1999
No overall control	1999 - 2007
Conservative	2007–present

Council elections

1973 Newark District Council election
1976 Newark District Council election
1979 Newark District Council election (New ward boundaries)[2]
1983 Newark District Council election
1987 Newark District Council election (Some new ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place)[3][4]
1991 Newark District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
1995 Newark District Council election
1999 Newark and Sherwood District Council election
2003 Newark and Sherwood District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 8)[6][7]
2007 Newark and Sherwood District Council election (New ward boundaries)[8][9]
2011 Newark and Sherwood District Council election
2015 Newark and Sherwood District Council election (New ward boundaries)[10]
2019 Newark and Sherwood District Council election

By-election results

1995-1999

Castle By-Election 7 November 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	492	46.3
	Labour	378	35.6
	Liberal Democrats	193	18.1
Majority		114	10.7
Turnout		1,063	23.0
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Southwell West By-Election 17 July 1997
Party		Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrats	550	60.0	-3.4
	Conservative	294	32.1	+11.4
	Labour	73	8.0	-7.9
Majority		256	27.9
Turnout		917	36.0
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Bilsthorpe By-Election 25 September 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour		unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Edwinstowe By-Election 25 September 1997
Party		Votes	%
	Independent	609	54.7
	Labour	505	45.3
Majority		104	9.4
Turnout		1,114
	Independent gain from Labour	Swing

Bilsthorpe By-Election 23 April 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour		unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Winthorpe By-Election 11 June 1998
Party		Votes	%	±
	Conservative	394	72.6	+31.7
	Labour	116	21.4	-23.4
	Independent Labour	33	6.1	+6.1
Majority		278	51.2
Turnout		543	29.9
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

1999-2003

Farnsfield By-Election 14 September 2000
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	672	65.1
	Labour	210	20.3
	Liberal Democrats	150	14.5
Majority		462	44.8
Turnout		1,032	31.0
	Conservative gain from Independent	Swing

Bridge By-Election 24 January 2002
Party		Votes	%	±
	Independent	599	71.2	+40.2
	Labour	242	28.8	-0.8
Majority		357	42.4
Turnout		841	18.5
	Independent gain from Labour	Swing

2003-2007

Clipstone By-Election 11 September 2003[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	David Thompson	361	50.3	+16.0
	Independent	William Giles	272	37.9	-6.5
	Conservative	Carol Hewson	84	11.7	+11.7
Majority			89	12.4
Turnout			717	24.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Collingham and Meering By-Election 18 September 2003[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Kevin Rontree	744	67.0	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Declan Logue	213	19.2	-2.8
	Labour	Matt Stevenson-Dodd	154	13.9	-2.2
Majority			531	47.8
Turnout			1,111	29.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Southwell East By-Election 3 March 2005[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrats	Eileen Rodgers	376	52.7	-8.7
	Conservative		338	47.3	+8.7
Majority			38	5.4
Turnout			714	42.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Balderton West By-Election 14 July 2005[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Betty Brooks	271	58.7	+8.2
	Labour	Janet Weinbren	103	22.3	-12.0
	Independent	Anne Trout	88	19.0	+19.0
Majority			168	36.4
Turnout			462
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ollerton By-Election 19 January 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Russell Snood	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

2007-2011

Edwinstowe By-Election 5 June 2008[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Shirley Moore	715	60.9	+6.8
	Labour	John Benson	459	39.1	+8.9
Majority			256	21.8
Turnout			1,174	28.9
	Independent hold		Swing

Magnus By-Election 24 July 2008[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Maxwell Cope	310	49.8	-17.1
	Independent	Helen Gent	173	27.8	+27.8
	Liberal Democrats	Antony Barson	140	22.5	+22.5
Majority			137	22.0
Turnout			623	16.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clipstone By-Election 11 December 2008[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Sheila Soar	326	43.4	+7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Orton	216	28.8	+28.8
	Independent	Lynn Buttery	157	20.9	-22.3
	Conservative	Stefan Prest	52	6.9	-13.8
Majority			110	14.6
Turnout			751	22.9
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Beacon By-Election 17 September 2009[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Simon Dawson	413	48.2	-0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Declan Logue	296	34.7	+7.8
	Labour	Douglas Hough	147	17.2	-7.1
Majority			117	13.5
Turnout			856	16.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

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References

"Newark & Sherwood". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
The District of Newark (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
The Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1985
legislation.gov.uk - The Nottinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
legislation.gov.uk - The Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
"Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
legislation.gov.uk - The District of Newark and Sherwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
legislation.gov.uk - The District of Newark and Sherwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
legislation.gov.uk - The District of Newark and Sherwood (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
legislation.gov.uk - The Newark & Sherwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
"Labour Win Key Election". Nottingham Evening Post. 2003-09-12.
"Tories Win By-Election". Nottingham Evening Post. 2003-09-19.
"Alarm over BNP near miss". guardian.co.uk. 2005-03-04. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
"Balderton West by-election result". Newark & Sherwood District Council. 2005-07-22. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
"Edwinstowe newsletter 'not politically biased'". Hucknall Dispatch.co.uk. 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
"Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Newark & Sherwood District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
"Clipstone by-election result". Mansfield Chad. 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
"By election results". Newark & Sherwood District Council. 2009-09-18. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2009-09-25.

By-election results

External links

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[gain-1] "Newark & Sherwood". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-25.

[2] The District of Newark (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976

[3] The Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1985

[4] slation.gov.uk - The Nottinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.

[5] slation.gov.uk - The Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[change-6] "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-25.

[7] slation.gov.uk - The District of Newark and Sherwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[8] slation.gov.uk - The District of Newark and Sherwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[9] slation.gov.uk - The District of Newark and Sherwood (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[10] slation.gov.uk - The Newark & Sherwood (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[key-11] "Labour Win Key Election". Nottingham Evening Post. 2003-09-12.

[meering-12] "Tories Win By-Election". Nottingham Evening Post. 2003-09-19.

[alarm-13] "Alarm over BNP near miss". guardian.co.uk. 2005-03-04. Retrieved 2009-09-25.

[balderton-14] "Balderton West by-election result". Newark & Sherwood District Council. 2005-07-22. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2009-09-25.

[edwinstowe-15] "Edwinstowe newsletter 'not politically biased'". Hucknall Dispatch.co.uk. 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2009-09-25.

[magnus-16] "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Newark & Sherwood District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2008-07-30.

[clipstone-17] "Clipstone by-election result". Mansfield Chad. 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2009-09-25.

[beacon-18] "By election results". Newark & Sherwood District Council. 2009-09-18. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2009-09-25.

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See also: Wards Boundary changes