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. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Covering Retford, Worksop, Harworth & Bircotes and our rural villages. A shortlist for the constituencys next parliamentary candidate has now been finalised and hustings are scheduled for August 6th after which local members will vote for who they want to be Labours parliamentary candidate. I hadnt expected to apply for Bassetlaw, nor even to stand as a candidateat this election. But Adrian Gilfoyle, 69, and Dave Potts, 67, who worked at Bassetlaws Manton colliery the last local pit to close in 1994 dont regret their decision to vote leave. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Bassetlaw District Council held local elections on 2 May 2019 along with other councils in England as part of the 2019 local elections. Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. Many people have been in touch with me since it happened expressing outrage. Asia Pacific; EMEA; Latin America; UK Solicitors; UK Bar; United States The Labour Party changed the rules by which it decides to how to chose its candidate for MP in seats with an incumbent Labour MP. 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. 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. It comes on the same day that three former Labour MPs - including Jeremy Corbyn ally Chris Williamson - were barred from standing by the NEC. 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. Ive come from a miners strike that fell apart. Although she was the vice chairwoman for campaigning, she did not hold a role as an officer in Bassetlaw Labour. 4. Mind you, I could see the result coming. Women and some ethnic minority men, who were treated similarly, have called me to offer their sympathy and solidarity. [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. Whitehead gained a sociology degree and an MA in housing when the pits, which he first entered aged 16, closed. The Tories are hell bent on division and hate. Sign up to receive information regarding NS events, subscription offers & product updates. He held the seat until retirement at the 2001 general election. Bassetlaw Labour @BassetlawLabour This is the official twitter account for the Bassetlaw Labour Party. But last night, Brendan Clarke-Smith became the. The constituency was created in 1885 by the Redistribution of Seats Act. Former Bassetlaw MP John Mann, who has become a member of the House of Lords, called Ms Gimson's removal a "stitch-up". Westminster Parliamentary Candidate Application Form - The Labour Party Candidate Selections Westminster Parliamentary Candidate Application Form Westminster Parliamentary Candidate Application Form Seat Deadline Step 1 of 4 25% First Name * Last Name * Full name to appear on ballot paper * Membership Number * 0 of 8 max characters He had become a homelessness officer for Bassetlaw district council in Nottinghamshire, and was an active Unison branch secretary, using skills gained from his days in the National Union of Mineworkers to fight for employees terms and conditions, when the council transferred its housing staff to a new organisation. 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.". Bassetlaw was for many years a safe seat for the Labour Party. 2023 BBC. With its ageing population, it could be a test bed for delivering Labours promise of free social care. Lincolnshire Live reached out to Ms Yates for comment but did not receive a response. Lawyers Mischon de Reya have written to the Governance and Legal Unit of the Labour Party. He adds that although he and his wife, Christine, a former care assistant, are comfortably off, he voted leave in the EU referendum, hoping it would be a catalyst for change for the area. In that year, the town of East Retford and the neighbouring areas were transferred to the redrawn Newark constituency. The Labour Party has picked Keir Morrison as its new parliamentary candidate for Bassetlaw, replacing originally selected challenger Sally Gimson. Some comrades made this video to encourage eligible Labour Party to members attend their branch meetings and vote for an open selection. There continues to be considerable debate over which specific constituencies make up the Red Wall but Bassetlaw seems a pretty clear-cut case. Bassetlaw is divided into 25 wards for electoral purposes, with each ward electing between one and three councillors. The constituency had been represented by Labours John Mann now Lord Mann, a non-affiliated member of the House of Lords for 18 years, but he chose not to contest the 2019 election, stepping down to take up a role as the governments independent adviser on antisemitism. Some outraged Bassetlaw Labour members demonstrated outside the meeting. She has served on the council for ten years, nine of which she has spent as cabinet member for regeneration. Outside of politics, Patil has worked as a doctor in the NHS for 27 years. 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. He is disillusioned with politics. The constituency includes 22 electoral wards from Bassetlaw District Council: Following their review of parliamentary boundaries in Nottinghamshire, the Boundary Commission for England made changes to the constituency for the 2010 general election to allow for population changes, most noticeably by moving the small town of Market Warsop into Mansfield constituency. It was my neighbour who encouraged me to join. Read more: Bassetlaw council leader Simon Greaves announces he is standing as Labour MP candidate, "Swift action has been taken and the individual concerned has been immediately suspended from the Labour Party. The previous Bassetlaw District Council election occurred in 2019 and resulted in the Labour Party winning 37 seats and retaining control of the council with an increased majority. 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". It is predominantly rural, with two towns: Worksop and Retford. Brendan Clarke-Smith MP (@Bren4Bassetlaw) December 26, 2022 On Boxing Day, Tory MP Brendan Clarke-Smith replied to the post, suggesting Howells was "orange with rage" in an apparent attack on her appearance. The Labour MP for Bassetlaw has long been an outspoken critic of his party leader, claiming that "people see him as a loser". He stood down in 2017. I know the difficulties of when there are only pennies available to pay for food or heating. We are a proud diverse country with so much to offer the world. The seat voted strongly for Brexit in the 2016 referendum. The council resolved in 2014 to hold all-out elections from 2015 onwards, with all 48 councillors elected in all-out elections every four years. A year after the collapse of the red wall, Alison Benjamin revisited Nottinghamshire. I believe in celebrating and championing our communities Meanwhile the tories pitch worker against worker, young against old, businessagainst union. They stopped listening to the arguments [to stay in]. In the pub, they say things like If they [foreign workers] are in our factories we havent got control. I have represented Bassetlaw at a national level for over 10 years fighting for our area. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. In 1950, the five Parliamentary Divisions of Nottinghamshire were reorganised as six County Constituencies. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections. Most people dont like change, but theyll get use to it, says Gilfoyle, who is semi-retired from the council caretaker job he still loves after 17 years. He is in no doubt that the partys position cost it the 2019 election. John Scott, 73, another ex-Manton miner, worked for a local charity providing second-hand furniture for homeless people and people on low incomes. It is for her, and women from all walks of life, that I want to make a difference. 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Bassetlaw was created as a non-metropolitan district in 1974 by the merger of the municipal boroughs of Worksop and East Retford and most of Worksop Rural District and East Retford Rural District following the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. The district was formed in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. The district is along with Bolsover District, North East Derbyshire and Borough of Chesterfield is a non-constituent member of the Sheffield City Region. 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. He was an active party member and very much a believer that being a member was the best way of being involved in the local community. 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. Well done, Darrell Pulk. But I fell in love with Bassetlaw and its warm-hearted, straight-talking people in a short space of time. Birklands, Meden (both in the Warsop area). On a size-of-majority measure, it was a low to medium safe seat. 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. Speaking to LBC's Andrew Pierce, Mr Mann called for him to stand. Neeraj Patil has made it on to the shortlist. 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. ", In a tweet dated May 5 this year, Ms Yates appeared to express disdain for the town of Worksop, describing it as an "utter [expletive] place where an earthquake would improve it". A fortnight on and that has all changed. The Liberal Democrats gained a seat from Labour in East Retford West, the first Liberal Democrat elected in Bassetlaw since 2006. Definitions and Explanations . It was headlined "Labour Party suspends Bassetlaw vice chairwoman after controversial tweets" and was published on 1 July. My childhood was dominated by my mum studying for . Bassetlaw. 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]. Bassetlaw is a local government district in Nottinghamshire, England. My aim has always been to make our local party a welcoming place for people like my daughter. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Lots of my friends voted Tory for the first time to get out of the EU, he says. I was intending to live there if I won. I will always rememberhow hard my parents worked to provide for our family. Our part of the country benefited from huge amounts of EU money for infrastructure but people didnt realise that. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. A newsletter showcasing the finest writing from the ideas section, covering political ideas, philosophy, criticism and intellectual history - sent every Wednesday. PURPOSE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY With you on our side, we are stronger in this fight. 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. 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. 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. He has worked in senior roles for a number of housing associations across the region ever since. The Conservative Party have won 4 by elections in 2021, taking 2 seats from Labour Party and 1 seat from Independents . The New Statesmans weekly environment email on the politics, business and culture of the climate and nature crises - in your inbox every Thursday. The Remain supporter said she had been "condemned by a kangaroo court". 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. My dad worked at Manton Colliery before establishing his own business in Worksop. 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.. [8] The fall in Labour's vote, 24.9%, was the greatest of any seat in the election.[9]. 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. It feels like the machine now running the party believes it can be as brutal as it likes, especially now a general election has been called. We want them out. The Conservatives have subsequently improved their position to 8 seats following a series of by-election gains. Val Yates, who is. 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. Bassetlaw Division was now defined as containing the Municipal Borough of East Retford, the Urban Districts of Warsop and Worksop, and the Rural Districts of Blyth & Cuckney, Misterton and East Retford, with the civil parish of Sookholme from Skegby Rural District. Born and bred in Worksop, once the areas 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 general election and a 7% swing to the Tories in neighbouring Bolsover, where Dennis Skinner lost his seat after 49 years. Parts of the constituency are former coal mining areas. Our weekly culture newsletter from books and art to pop culture and memes sent every Friday. These by election results returned the Conservative Party to be the official opposition on Bassetlaw District Council. The council resolved in 2014 to hold all-out elections from 2015 onwards, with all 48 councillors elected in all-out elections every four years. The election resulted in the Labour Party retaining its control of the council with an increased majority. This is the mother of all Momentum stitch ups. 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. What's he waiting for? "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. The district was formed in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. Two weeks ago I thought I was going to be the Labour parliamentary candidate for Bassetlaw. Are you thinking of leaving the Labour Party? Support 100 years of independent journalism. as a Solicitor specialising in Criminal Defence. Since then he has volunteered for another furniture project and was a local ward councillor for a term. 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. Brexit is our way of getting those people back to where they came from. I challenge them but it gets really nasty. Following the next set of elections in 1976, the Labour Party lost its majority and no single party held a majority of seats. They are fully investigated in line with our rules and procedures, and any appropriate action is taken.". Sally Gimson is a former Labour parliamentary candidate and a former Camden councillor. Ms Yates tweeted again on May 20: "Oh the disappointment that a family of screaming kids have moved in next door to shatter the idyllic peace we came here for.". The most recent council election on 2 May 2019 resulted in the Labour Party retaining its control of the council with an increased majority. Labour regained control of the council in 2011 for the first time in seven years and has been in control of the council since. 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. Dominic Cummingss trip to Barnard Castle. Its time to turn Bassetlaw red once again at the next General Election. Local Government in Nottinghamshire is organised on a two-tier basis, with local district councils 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. 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). The Conservatives, led by Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, won the most seats, but Labour, led by Ramsay MacDonald, and H. H. Asquith's reunited Liberal Party gained enough seats to produce a hung parliament.It is the most recent UK general election in which a third party (here, the Liberals) won over 100 seats. 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. A by-election followed. They slash the budgets and deflect the blame. The 2023 Bassetlaw District Council election will take place on 4 May, 2023, to elect all 48 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. Councillors will be elected across the district, in elections on Thursday, May 2. Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. I always thought it primarily represented the interests of bosses, big business and the banks, it rarely did anything for ordinary people. 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. Its time to turn Bassetlaw red at the next General Election. The election resulted in the Labour Party retaining its control of the council with an increased majority. 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. They didnt trust Labour to follow Brexit through and enough believed the Corbyn caricatures in the tabloids.. I accepted that it could initially put the British economy in a tough position, but I thought we could get a deal like Norway has. The Conservative Party suffered a heavy defeat and was reduced to just 5 seats, a historic low. This page was last edited on 14 July 2022, at 12:42. Bassetlaw is divided into 25 wards for electoral purposes, with each ward electing between one and three councillors. This was on the same day as other local elections.. Many former miners moved into the public sector after the pits closed. But on Wednesday, Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) axed her over "very serious allegations". In 2011 I became a Labour councillor in Camden and served in the cabinet. Facebook; Twitter; I am a Bassetlaw resident and have been for over 20 years. However, a telephone interview with Momentum head Jon Lansman and several others determined I could not stand. Map of the results of the election. The Labour Party has suspended Bassetlaw Labour's vice chairwoman for campaigning pending investigation after it was believed that she posted abusive messages on Twitter. Yet once the country voted to leave, however, he believes Labour should have accepted the decision and fought for a proper deal. 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. Enough is enough. In 2006, the Conservatives gained control of the council for the first time and held control until 2010 when a series of by-election defeats caused them to lose their majority. 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 Tories have betrayed the trust of local people in Bassetlaw. Follow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Labour's victory in the Sutton ward of Bassetlaw on Thursday has to be one of the greatest local victories I've ever heard of in our locale. Bassetlaw is a shire district in Nottinghamshire, England. [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. 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. 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 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.[2]. Local families are being taxed to the hilt.Living standards are being squeezed like never before.The Tories have betrayed the trust of local people andwasted billions of taxpayers money. 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. Menu Home; Rankings. Councillors defending their seats in this election were previously elected in 2015. More than two-thirds of voters in the. 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.". DeSantis won't say he's running. Both Independents and Labour gained seats from the Conservatives. The Labour Party earlier said it did not comment on its internal selection processes but has been approached for comment about the latest developments. She is 17 now and supported me through the whole process of becoming a candidate, bringing me a care package of chocolate and bubble bath to Bassetlaw, and listening to my speech 100 times, to the extent she knew it almost better than I did. 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. In 1918, the number of parliamentary divisions in Nottinghamshire was increased from four to five, with resulting changes in boundaries. 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. Sally Gimson was last week. They have squandered billions of taxpayers money and lurch from crisis to crisis whilst local families and business suffer. 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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. Local Government in Nottinghamshire is organised on a two-tier basis, with local district councils 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. Our dedicated coverage of Labour's policies and personalities, internal debates, selections and elections relies on donations from our readers. 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