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

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

By-election results

1995-1999

Castle By-Election 7 November 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		492	46.3
	Labour		378	35.6
	Liberal Democrat		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		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		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 Democrat hold		Swing

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

Edwinstowe By-Election 25 September 1997
Party		Candidate	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		Candidate	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		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		672	65.1
	Labour		210	20.3
	Liberal Democrat		150	14.5
Majority			462	44.8
Turnout			1,032	31.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Bridge By-Election 24 January 2002
Party		Candidate	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 Democrat	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 Democrat	Eileen Rodgers	376	52.7	-8.7
	Conservative		338	47.3	+8.7
Majority			38	5.4
Turnout			714	42.9
	Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat	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 Democrat	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 Democrat	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

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. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Tories Win By-Election". Nottingham Evening Post. 2003-09-19. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "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. 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. 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. Retrieved 2009-09-25.

By-election results

External links

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Council elections in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

Ashfield District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Bassetlaw District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Broxtowe Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Gedling Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Mansfield District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Newark and Sherwood District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Nottingham City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Rushcliffe Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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