Bassetlaw District

Coordinates: 53°24′N 0°57′W / 53.40°N 0.95°W / 53.40; -0.95
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Bassetlaw District
Dunham on Trent connecting Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire and also a toll bridge
  • Middle 1st: Harworth Bircotes and Tuxford town centres
  • Middle 2nd: Blyth Priory Church and Worksop Priory church
  • Lower: Retford Town Hall
    • Shown within Nottinghamshire
    Shown within Nottinghamshire
    Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
    Constituent countryEngland
    RegionEast Midlands
    Administrative countyNottinghamshire
    Founded1 April 1974
    Admin. HQWorksop
    Government
     • TypeNon-metropolitan district
     • Governing bodyBassetlaw District Council
     • MPs:Brendan Clarke-Smith,
    Robert Jenrick
    Area
     • Total246.3 sq mi (637.8 km2)
     • Rank55th
    Population
     (2021)
     • Total118,351
     • RankRanked 201st
     • Density480/sq mi (190/km2)
    Ethnicity (2021)
    [1]
     • Ethnic groups
    List
    Religion (2021)
    [1]
     • Religion
    List
    UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
    Postcode Areas
    DN, S
    ONS code37UC (ONS)
    E07000171 (GSS)
    Ethnicity96.4% White
    (92.0% White British)
    1.2% Asian
    1.2% Mixed
    0.6% Black

    Bassetlaw is a local government district in north Nottinghamshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Worksop; the other towns in the district are Retford, Tuxford and Harworth Bircotes. The district also contains numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.

    Bassetlaw is bounded to the south by the Newark and Sherwood and Mansfield districts, to the south-west by the Bolsover district of Derbyshire, to the north-west by the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham and the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, to the north by North Lincolnshire, and to the east by West Lindsey.

    The district is a non-constituent member of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.

    History

    The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the whole of two former districts and most of another two, which were all abolished at the same time:[2]

    The new district was named Bassetlaw after the medieval Bassetlaw Wapentake, which had covered a similar area.[3][4] The council's logo now says "Bassetlaw District Council – North Nottinghamshire".

    Governance

    Bassetlaw District Council
    Chief Executive
    David Armiger
    since August 2021[6]
    Structure
    Seats48 councillors
    Political groups
    Administration (38)
      Labour (38)
    Other parties (10)
      Conservative (8)
      Independent (2)
    Elections
    Last election
    		4 May 2023
    Next election
    		6 May 2027
    Meeting place
    Queen's Buildings, Potter Street, Worksop, S80 2AH
    Website
    www.bassetlaw.gov.uk

    Bassetlaw District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Nottinghamshire County Council. Much of the district is also covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.[7][8]

    Political control

    The council has been under Labour majority control since 2011.

    The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:[9][10]

    Party in control Years
    Labour 1974–1976
    No overall control 1976–1979
    Labour 1979–2004
    No overall control 2004–2006
    Conservative 2006–2010
    No overall control 2010–2011
    Labour 2011–present

    Leadership

    The

    leaders of the council since 1991 have been:[11]

    Leader Seat Party From To
    Graham Oxby Retford North Labour 1991 May 2006
    Mike Quigley Retford East Conservative May 2006 May 2011
    Graham Oxby Retford North Labour May 2011 16 May 2012
    Simon Greaves Worksop North East Labour 16 May 2012 22 Sep 2022
    James Naish Sturton Labour 22 Sep 2022

    Composition

    Following the 2023 election the composition of the council was:[12]

    Party Councillors
    Labour 38
    Conservative 8
    Independent 2
    Total 48

    The next election is due in 2027.

    Elections

    See also: Bassetlaw District Council elections

    Since the last boundary changes in 2002 the council has comprised 48 councillors representing 25 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.[13]

    Most of the district is within the Bassetlaw constituency. The south-east of the district, including Tuxford, is in the Newark constituency.[8]

    Premises

    Worksop Town Hall
    Retford Town Hall

    Council meetings are held at both Worksop Town Hall, built in 1851,[14] and Retford Town Hall, built in 1868,[15] both of which the council inherited from its predecessor authorities. The council's main offices are at Queen's Buildings, completed in 1981 on Potter Street in Worksop, adjoining the Town Hall.[16] The council also maintains an area office in Harworth.[17]

    Settlements

    Harworth Bircotes, a civil parish with town status in Bassetlaw District
    Tuxford, a historic market town in Bassetlaw District

    Bassetlaw is divided into 64 parishes, each governed by an elected

    charter trustees
    .

    Name Status Image Population (2011)[18]
    Ward(s)
    Retford Unparished
    (Charter trustees)

    Retford Town Hall
    		 22,023
    • Retford East
    • Retford North
    • Retford South
    • Retford West
    Worksop Unparished
    (Charter trustees)

    Chesterfield Canal, Worksop
    		 43,252
    • Worksop East
    • Worksop North
    • Worksop North East
    • Worksop North West
    • Worksop South
    • Worksop South East
    Askham Civil parish

    St. Nicholas' Church, Askham
    		 181 East Markham
    Babworth Civil parish

    Chesterfield Canal, Babworth
    		 1,687 Sutton
    Barnby Moor Civil parish

    Ye Olde Bell, Barnby Moor
    		 278 Sutton
    Beckingham Civil parish

    All Saints' Church, Beckingham
    		 1,098 Beckingham
    Bevercotes Civil parish

    Farm buildings in Bevercotes
    		 Unknown East Markham
    Blyth Civil parish

    St Mary and St Martin's Church, Blyth
    		 1,233 Blyth
    Bole Civil parish

    St Martin's Church, Bole
    		 247 Sturton
    Bothamsall Civil parish

    Lound Hall, Bothamsall
    		 270 East Markham
    Carburton Civil parish

    Ollerton Road Bridge, Carburton
    		 Unknown Welbeck
    Carlton in Lindrick Civil parish

    St. John's Church, Carlton in Lindrick
    		 5,623 Carlton
    Clarborough and Welham Civil parish

    Public house in Clarborough
    		 1,088 Clayworth
    Clayworth Civil parish

    St Peter's Church, Clayworth
    		 419 Clayworth
    Clumber and Hardwick Civil parish

    Clumber Park
    		 Unknown Welbeck
    Cottam Civil parish

    Cottages in Cottam
    		 108 Rampton
    Darlton Civil parish

    St. Giles Church, Darlton
    		 110 Tuxford and Trent
    Dunham-on-Trent Civil parish

    St. Oswald's Church, Dunham-on-Trent
    		 343 Tuxford and Trent
    East Drayton Civil parish

    St. Peter's Church, East Drayton
    		 252 Tuxford and Trent
    East Markham Civil parish

    St. John the Baptist Church
    		 1,160 East Markham
    Eaton Civil parish

    Eaton
    		 233 East Markham
    Elkesley Civil parish

    St. Giles Church, Elkesley
    		 822 Welbeck
    Everton Civil parish

    Holy Trinity Church, Everton
    		 839 Everton
    Fledborough Civil parish

    St Gregory's Church, Fledborough
    		 Unknown Tuxford and Trent
    Gamston Civil parish

    St Peter's Church, Gamston
    		 246 East Markham
    Gringley on the Hill Civil parish

    St Peter & St Paul's Church
    		 699 Everton
    Grove Civil parish

    View towards Grove
    		 105 Rampton
    Harworth Bircotes Civil parish

    All Saints Church, Harworth
    		 7,948 Harworth
    Haughton Civil parish

    Haughton watermill
    		 Unknown East Markham
    Hayton Civil parish

    St. Peter's Church, Hayton
    		 385 Clayworth
    Headon cum Upton Civil parish

    St. Peter's Church, Headon
    		 253 Rampton
    Hodsock Civil parish

    Hodsock Priory
    		 2,472 Langold
    Laneham Civil parish

    Signpost in Laneham
    		 312 Tuxford and Trent
    Lound Civil parish

    Lound
    		 471 Sutton
    Marnham Civil parish

    St. Wilfrid's Church, Marnham
    		 117 Tuxford and Trent
    Mattersey Civil parish

    All Saints' Church, Mattersey
    		 792 Ranskill
    Misson Civil parish

    St. John the Baptist Church, Misson
    		 745 Everton
    Misterton Civil parish

    All Saints' Church, Misterton
    		 2,140 Misterton
    Nether Langwith Civil parish

    Public house in Nether Langwith
    		 526 Welbeck
    Normanton on Trent Civil parish

    St. Matthew's Church
    		 345 Tuxford and Trent
    North and South Wheatley Civil parish

    Church of St. Peter and St. Paul's
    		 509 Sturton
    North Leverton with Habblesthorpe Civil parish

    North Leverton Windmill
    		 1,047 Sturton
    Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck Civil parish
    Welbeck Abbey
    		 550 Welbeck
    Ragnall Civil parish

    St.Leonard's Church, Ragnall
    		 Unknown Tuxford and Trent
    Rampton and Woodbeck Civil parish

    All Saints' Church, Rampton
    		 1,139 Rampton
    Ranskill Civil parish

    Church of St Barnabas, Ranskill
    		 1,362 Rampton
    Rhodesia Civil parish

    Chesterfield Canal, Rhodesia
    		 982 Worksop North West
    Saundby Civil parish

    Church of St Martin of Tours
    		 165 Worksop North West
    Scaftworth Civil parish

    Public house in Scaftworth
    		 Unknown Everton
    Scrooby Civil parish

    St. Wilfrid's Church, Scrooby
    		 315 Blyth
    Shireoaks Civil parish

    Shireoaks Hall
    		 1,432 Worksop North West
    South Leverton Civil parish

    All Saints’ Church, South Leverton
    		 480 Rampton
    Stokeham Civil parish

    St. Peter's Church, Stokeham
    		 Unknown Rampton
    Sturton le Steeple Civil parish

    Sturton le Steeple
    		 486 Sturton
    Styrrup with Oldcotes Civil parish

    St. Helen's Church, Oldcotes
    		 684 Blyth
    Sutton Civil parish

    St. Bartholomew's Church
    		 673 Sutton
    Torworth Civil parish

    Great North Road, Torworth
    		 263 Ranskill
    Treswell
    		 Civil parish

    St. John the Baptist Church, Treswell
    		 211 Rampton
    Tuxford Civil parish

    Tuxford High Street
    		 2,649 Tuxford and Trent
    Walkeringham Civil parish

    St. Mary Magdalene Church, Walkeringham
    		 1,022 Beckingham
    Wallingwells Civil parish

    Wallingwells Hall
    		 22 Carlton
    West Burton Civil parish

    West Burton power stations
    		 Unknown Sturton
    West Drayton Civil parish

    West Drayton
    		 225 East Markham
    West Markham Civil parish

    All Saints' Church, West Markham
    		 170 East Markham
    West Stockwith Civil parish

    West Stockwith lock
    		 327 Misterton
    Wiseton Civil parish

    Cottages in Wiseton
    		 Unknown Clayworth

    Wards

    Bassetlaw is divided into 25 wards for electoral purposes. Each ward returns either one, two or three councillors at each election depending upon the number of electors within each ward.[19]

    1. Beckingham
    2. Blyth
    3. Carlton
    4. Clayworth
    5. East Markham
    6. East Retford East
    7. East Retford North
    8. East Retford South
    9. East Retford West
    10. Everton
    11. Harworth
    12. Langold
    13. Misterton
    1. Rampton
    2. Ranskill
    3. Sturton
    4. Sutton
    5. Tuxford and Trent
    6. Welbeck
    7. Worksop East
    8. Worksop North
    9. Worksop North East
    10. Worksop North West
    11. Worksop South
    12. Worksop South East

    Demography

    Population

    Population of Bassetlaw (1811–2011)
    Year Population Year Population Year Population
    1811 25,813 1881 43,735 1951 101,590
    1821 30,148 1891 45,203 1961 99,221
    1831 32,950 1901 50,796 1971 96,918
    1841 34,961 1911 57,084 1981 101,119
    1851 37,180 1921 63,854 1991 105,354
    1861 39,365 1931 71,427 2001 107,701
    2011 112,863
    Pre-1974 statistics were gathered from local government areas that now comprise Bassetlaw.
    Source: Great Britain Historical GIS.[20]

    Religion

    Religion Percent[21]
    Christian 81.53%
    Buddhist
    		 0.09%
    Hindu
    		 0.13%
    Jewish
    		 0.05%
    Muslim
    		 0.33%
    Sikh
    		 0.07%
    No religion 9.99%

    Media

    In terms of television, Bassetlaw receives better TV signals from the Emley Moor transmitter rather than Waltham transmitter which means the area is served by BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire both broadcast from Leeds.[22]

    Radio stations that broadcast to the area are

    Hallam FM, TX1 Radio and Trust AM, an online hospital radio station serving the Bassetlaw District General Hospital in Worksop.[citation needed
    ]

    Bassetlaw's local newspapers are Worksop Guardian, Worksop Trader and Retford Times.[citation needed]

    Town twinning

    References

    1. ^
      Office for National Statistics
      . Retrieved 5 January 2024.
    2. ^ "The English Non-metropolitan District (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 17 November 2023
    3. ^ "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 31 May 2023
    4. ^ "Bassetlaw | district, England, United Kingdom | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
    5. ^ "Council minutes, 17 May 2023". Bassetlaw District Council. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
    6. ^ "Committee report, 28 April 2022" (PDF). Bassetlaw District Council. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
    7. ^ "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 31 May 2023
    8. ^ a b "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
    9. ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
    10. ^ "Bassetlaw". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
    11. ^ "Council minutes". Bassetlaw District Council. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
    12. ^ "Local elections 2023: live council results for England". The Guardian.
    13. ^ "The District of Bassetlaw (Electoral Changes) Order 2000", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2000/3285, retrieved 20 December 2023
    14. ^ Historic England. "Worksop Town Hall (1045762)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
    15. ^ Historic England. "Town Hall (1370374)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
    16. ^ "The Queen going on a walk about around Worksop 5 June 1981". Worksop Guardian. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
    17. ^ "Contact and find us". Bassetlaw District Council. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
    18. ^ "Local Area Reports". Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
    19. ^ "Bassetlaw". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
    20. A Vision of Britain through Time
      , retrieved 18 April 2011
    21. ^ Bassetlaw: Census Area Statistics, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 18 April 2011
    22. ^ "Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) Full Freeview transmitter". UK Free TV. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 18 April 2024.

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