Currently the confirmed candidates for the seat are: Green Party, Kristopher Wragg; Brexit Party, Debbie Soloman and Liberal Democrat, Helen Tamblyn-Saville. Labour won the seat in 2017 with a majority from the Conservatives of 4,852. And his family waited for a council house for 27 years. 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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 Labour Party changed the rules by which it decides to how to chose its candidate for MP in seats with an incumbent Labour MP. Video, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, Latest news and stories from the East Midlands, Ed Sheeran says wife developed tumour in pregnancy, Covid origin likely China lab incident - FBI chief, Bieber cancels remaining Justice world tour dates, Ruling party wins Nigeria's presidential election, Uranium particles enriched to 83.7% found in Iran, Pictures show devastation after Greece train disaster, Daily walk prevents one in 10 early deaths - study, Finland starts construction of Russia border fence, Trump lashes out at Murdoch over vote fraud case. General Election 2019 Latest . The Labour Party has until 14 November to name its new candidate. Bassetlaw District Council held local elections on 2 May 2019 along with other councils in England as part of the 2019 local elections. What's he waiting for? The local party backed Ms Gimson at an emergency meeting on Wednesday night and appealed to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to "see sense". The Tories have slashed funding to Bassetlaw Council by10m. My suddenremoval as the parliamentary candidate for Bassetlaw shows how moderates are being frozen out of the party. Its first Member of Parliament Malcolm MacDonald was one of the few Labour MPs to join his father Ramsay MacDonald's National Government. It is bounded to the north by the Metropolitan Boroughs of Doncaster and Rotherham, the east by West Lindsey, the west by both the Borough of Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire and the south by Mansfield District and Newark and Sherwood. With you on our side, we are stronger in this fight. [1] The election will take place on the same day as other local elections in England as part of the 2023 United Kingdom local elections. In 2011 I became a Labour councillor in Camden and served in the cabinet. 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. [3], Bassetlaw is divided into 25 wards for electoral purposes. Lincolnshire Live reached out to Ms Yates for comment but did not receive a response. Bassetlaw is a shire district in Nottinghamshire, England. Its time to turn Bassetlaw red once again at the next General Election. In 1918, the number of parliamentary divisions in Nottinghamshire was increased from four to five, with resulting changes in boundaries. The election resulted in the Labour Party retaining its control of the council with an increased majority. 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. Many former miners moved into the public sector after the pits closed. It was headlined "Labour Party suspends Bassetlaw vice chairwoman after controversial tweets" and was published on 1 July. Two weeks ago I thought I was going to be the Labour parliamentary candidate for Bassetlaw. I joined the Labour Party when my daughter Katy was nine months old. There continues to be considerable debate over which specific constituencies make up the Red Wall but Bassetlaw seems a pretty clear-cut case. The district has four towns: Worksop, Tuxford, Harworth Bircotes and Retford. 4. 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 seat voted strongly for Brexit in the 2016 referendum. 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. 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. The Labour MP for Bassetlaw has long been an outspoken critic of his party leader, claiming that "people see him as a loser". 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. The north-east has also seen profound changes in the politics of its residents. 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. Surprisingly, I was long-listed and then short-listed. 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. This page was last edited on 14 July 2022, at 12:42. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. These by election results returned the Conservative Party to be the official opposition on Bassetlaw District Council. The Conservative Party are. 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. It was this that led me to join the Labour Party to stand up and fight for thearea I am proud to call home. 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. And so it was. 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. Here is our rolling list of the people who have so far been chosen to stand. Our part of the country benefited from huge amounts of EU money for infrastructure but people didnt realise that. 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 . 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. It is predominantly rural, with two towns: Worksop and Retford. 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. The Labour Party earlier said it did not comment on its internal selection processes but has been approached for comment about the latest developments. The 2023 Bassetlaw District Council election will take place on 4 May, 2023, to elect all 48 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. He says: I was never a lover of the EU. Follow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. On a size-of-majority measure, it was a low to medium safe seat. Outside of politics, Patil has worked as a doctor in the NHS for 27 years. The Bassetlaw constituency is mostly rural and covers the north of Nottinghamshire, including the towns of Worksop and Retford. The constituency was created in 1885 by the Redistribution of Seats Act. The election resulted in the Labour Party retaining its control of the council with an increased majority. Bassetlaw is a pro-Leave marginal seat with a Labour majority of fewer than 5,000 votes. But last night, Brendan Clarke-Smith became the. She is the wife of former MP John Mann and worked as his office manager between 2003 and 2019. He was succeeded at that year's election by fellow Labour politician John Mann, who retained the seat at the next four elections. Bassetlaw. Despite torycuts, Bassetlaw now has the largest Council House building programme in a generation and pays. Arguments about how were stronger together staying in the EU dont hold true, he says. 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Following the next set of elections in 1976, the Labour Party lost its majority and no single party held a majority of seats. The Local Democracy Reporting Service said it was understood the deselection came after complaints from the party in London, relating to "very serious allegations" concerning "protected characteristics" - this can relate to issues surrounding race, disability and sexuality. I have represented Bassetlaw at a national level for over 10 years fighting for our area. The Red Wall will crumble unless Rishi Sunak delivers on his pledge to stop small migrant boats crossing the Channel, the new chairman of the Blue Collar Conservatives group has warned.. Brendan . However, its Member of parliament Malcolm MacDonald was one of the few Labour MPs to join his father Ramsay MacDonald's National Government. Labour cant achieve anything unless we are in power locally and nationally. 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". I believe in celebrating and championing our communities Meanwhile the tories pitch worker against worker, young against old, businessagainst union. We will not be commenting further at this stage.". 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. From an actual Tory MP We seem to be forgotten.. We win in Bassetlaw by working as a team, listening to local residents and taking on the tories head on. The Labour Party has become a second family for me, and it is a party that I care about deeply. The Liberal Democrats gained a seat from Labour in East Retford West, the first Liberal Democrat elected in Bassetlaw since 2006. and others attesting to my upstanding behaviour and probity in general and at meetings. The constituency's boundaries then remained unchanged until 1983. With its ageing population, it could be a test bed for delivering Labours promise of free social care. People feel emboldened to say things they wouldnt have done before.. 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.". Lots of my friends voted Tory for the first time to get out of the EU, he says. He has worked in senior roles for a number of housing associations across the region ever since. Senior Labour sources in Bassetlaw have said they are 'immensely frustrated' at the decision, with one accusing the national party of 'inventing' allegations. The 2023 Bassetlaw District Council election will take place on 4 May, 2023, to elect all 48 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. Map of the results of the election. ", 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". Contents The Local Democracy Reporting Service said it was understood that the deselection came after complaints relating to "very serious allegations" concerning "protected characteristics" - this can relate to issues surrounding race, disability, and sexuality. My aim has always been to make our local party a welcoming place for people like my daughter. This is a heavily Leave seat and although Scottish, I have been living in London. By clicking subscribe you confirm you have read and agree to our privacy policy. Read about our approach to external linking. BBC Radio Nottingham political reporter Hugh Casswell said local supporters were "incandescent with rage" at the deselection. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. The 2019 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect all 48 members of Bassetlaw District Council in England. 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. We want them out. I have extensive experience in fighting the tories in Bassetlaw and accross the country. 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. Original hand signed autograph - Emanuel 'Manny' Shinwell - 1983DedicatedIn poor condition - creases present & marks showing from damage to reverse - please see photosMeasures approx. The full list of candidates has been released for the upcoming Bassetlaw District Council elections. I love the Labour Party dearly and believe in it, but it cannot narrow its base like this. They didnt trust Labour to follow Brexit through and enough believed the Corbyn caricatures in the tabloids.. My dad worked at Manton Colliery before establishing his own business in Worksop. The Conservative Party suffered a heavy defeat and was reduced to just 5 seats, a historic low. The previous Bassetlaw District Council election occurred in 2019 and resulted in the Labour Party winning 37 seats and . We are a proud diverse country with so much to offer the world. The Tories have betrayed the trust of local people in Bassetlaw. They stopped listening to the arguments [to stay in]. 27 YEARS AS A LABOUR PARTY MEMBER Growing up, the tories ripped the heart out of our community. The Labour Party has become a second family for me, and it is a party that I care . Bassetlaw Labour @BassetlawLabour This is the official twitter account for the Bassetlaw Labour Party. Striking miners including Adrian Gilfoyle and Phil Whitehead, far left, and George Bell, far right, on the picket line at Shireoaks in Christmas 1984. 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. 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. Labour regained control of the council following the 1979 local elections and continued to hold a majority of seats on the council for a further 25 years until they once again lost their majority in 2004. 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. He is disillusioned with politics. Update, August 6th: Deputy leader of Bassetlaw council Jo White has been selected as the Labour candidate for Bassetlaw. The Nottinghamshire constituency of Bassetlaw has been a Labour stronghold since 1935, with John Mann having represented the seat since 2001. Val Yates, who is. This is the mother of all Momentum stitch ups. Birklands, Meden (both in the Warsop area). They are fully investigated in line with our rules and procedures, and any appropriate action is taken.". . Bassetlaw/bstl/is a parliamentary constituency[n 1]in Nottinghamshire, represented in the House of Commonsof the UK Parliamentsince the 2019 general electionby Brendan Clarke-Smith, a Conservative. 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. Back Simons campaign to become the next Labour Candidate for Bassetlaw. The Conservative Party suffered its worst defeat in Bassetlaw since 1973, winning only 5 seats of the . I want to build a better future for her, and I am convinced that the Labour Party is the only party of equality that truly represents working people. Pre-1974 statistics were gathered from local government areas that now comprise Bassetlaw. 31st October, 2022, 1:51 pm Our rolling list of Labour parliamentary candidate selections Katie Neame Local parties have been selecting their candidates for the next general election. Many cited confusing messaging over Covid, and Dominic Cummingss trip to Barnard Castle as the reason for their change of heart. 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. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk. 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. 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. 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. Former journalist and campaigner Sally Gimson announced on 27 October that she was "delighted to have been selected" to represent Labour in Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire. The district is along with Bolsover District, North East Derbyshire and Borough of Chesterfield is a non-constituent member of the Sheffield City Region. 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. In 1950, the five Parliamentary Divisions of Nottinghamshire were reorganised as six County Constituencies. John Scott, 73, another ex-Manton miner, worked for a local charity providing second-hand furniture for homeless people and people on low incomes. 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. [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". Many people have been in touch with me since it happened expressing outrage. The Labour Party has until 14 November to name its new candidate. . 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. Sally Gimson announced her selection as Labour's Bassetlaw candidate on 27 October. Bassetlaw is divided into 66 parishes, each governed by an elected parish council or parish meeting. He says he was one of the few people he knew who voted both remain and Labour. These wards were transferred to Mansfield constituency in 2010. A by-election was held on 24 November 2022 due to the resignation of Denise Depledge (Conservative)[6]. [2], Bassetlaw is a shire district in Nottinghamshire, England. We also underestimated how it has in some ways legitimised xenophobia and racist opinions., Bell agrees. That needs to change, The autonomous future is nearly here with Wejo, The need to grow Londons EV infrastructure at speed and scale, Is it time to get rid of hospitals? Bassetlaw District Council was created in 1974 following the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Ex-coal miners from the Shireoaks Colliery near Worksop in Nottinghamshire. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. I will always rememberhow hard my parents worked to provide for our family. A by-election followed. They said in full: "The Labour Party takes all complaints seriously. More than two-thirds of voters in the. I didnt want to antagonise them and weaken Labours chances at the next election, he explains. 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. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@bbc.co.uk. He contested Putney constituency at the 2017 election, coming second to the Tory candidate by 1,554 votes. The Liberal Democrats gained a seat from Labour in East Retford West, the first Liberal Democrat elected in Bassetlaw since 2006. The Conservative Party suffered its worst defeat in Bassetlaw since 1973, winning only 5 seats of the 12 seats it was defending. The Conservative Party suffered its worst defeat in Bassetlaw since 1973, winning only 5 seats of the 12 seats it was defending. Lewisham Deptford is running a ballot to see if they want an Open Selection. as a Solicitor specialising in Criminal Defence. I had spoken to Anderson in 2004 when he had gone from being a fitter at the Eppleton colliery in Durham to a care services officer for Newcastle city council. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Mind you, I could see the result coming. SAFER COMMUNITIES We have installed extra CCTV cameras and upgraded street lighting in our Town Centres. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Enough is enough. Put other recent Notts results into some perspective. Parts of the constituency are former coal mining areas. 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.". 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. I always thought it primarily represented the interests of bosses, big business and the banks, it rarely did anything for ordinary people. The constituency was created in 1885 by the Redistribution of Seats Act. DeSantis won't say he's running. Meet Jo. Yet once the country voted to leave, however, he believes Labour should have accepted the decision and fought for a proper deal. Councillor Simon Greaves, who has led the authority for a. In the pub, they say things like If they [foreign workers] are in our factories we havent got control. She said she had been "threatened not to tell anyone" about the complaint against her. 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.". "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 New Statesmans weekly environment email on the politics, business and culture of the climate and nature crises - in your inbox every Thursday. 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. Maybe no one thought I had a chance. 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