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Bassetlaw

Every general election in Bassetlaw since 1955. Latest: Jo White, Labour, majority 5,768.

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Member of Parliament

Jo White

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 5,768

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Jo White ElectedLabour18,47641.2%
Brendan Clarke-Smith sitting MPConservative12,70828.3%
Frank WardReform UK9,75121.7%
Helen Tamblyn-SavilleLiberal Democrats1,9964.5%
Rachel ReevesGreen1,9474.3%
Valid votes44,878
Majority5,76812.9%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 57.4% of 78,161 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172024Labour, 1955: 58.1%Labour, 1959: 58.0%Labour, 1964: 59.0%Labour, 1966: 61.6%Labour, 1970: 54.9%Labour, February 1974: 60.0%Labour, October 1974: 53.7%Labour, 1979: 50.2%Labour, 1983: 45.6%Labour, 1987: 48.1%Labour, 1992: 53.4%Labour, 1997: 61.0%Labour, 2001: 55.3%Labour, 2005: 56.6%Labour, 2010: 50.5%Labour, 2015: 48.6%Labour, 2017: 52.6%Labour, 2019: 27.7%Labour, 2024: 41.2%Conservative, 1955: 41.9%Conservative, 1959: 42.0%Conservative, 1964: 41.0%Conservative, 1966: 38.4%Conservative, 1970: 39.2%Conservative, February 1974: 40.0%Conservative, October 1974: 30.9%Conservative, 1979: 38.0%Conservative, 1983: 37.7%Conservative, 1987: 37.5%Conservative, 1992: 35.0%Conservative, 1997: 24.9%Conservative, 2001: 30.2%Conservative, 2005: 29.8%Conservative, 2010: 33.9%Conservative, 2015: 30.7%Conservative, 2017: 43.3%Conservative, 2019: 55.2%Conservative, 2024: 28.3%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 11.6%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 10.2%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 12.7%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 13.6%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 11.2%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.7%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.2%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 6.6%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 4.5%Liberal, 1970: 5.9%Liberal, October 1974: 14.7%Liberal, 1979: 11.8%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 16.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 14.4%Reform UK, 2024: 21.7%UK Independence Party, 2010: 3.6%UK Independence Party, 2015: 16.0%
Vote share in Bassetlaw at each general election Lab Con LD Lib Alliance Ref UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Bassetlaw lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Bassetlaw (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Jo WhiteCon5,76812.957.4%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Brendan Clarke-SmithLab14,01327.663.5%Con gain from Lab
2017Lab John MannCon4,8529.366.5%Lab hold
2015Lab John MannCon8,84317.964.2%Lab hold
2010Lab John MannCon8,21516.664.8%Lab hold
2005LabCon10,83726.958.6%
2001LabCon9,74825.156.8%Lab hold
1997LabCon17,34836.170.5%
1992LabCon9,99718.479.4%Lab hold
1987LabCon5,61310.677.6%Lab hold
1983LabCon3,8317.973.2%
1979LabCon7,17912.379.4%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon12,16922.874.5%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon11,23420.079.0%
1970LabCon8,26115.776.4%Lab hold
1966LabCon10,42823.373.3%Lab hold
1964LabCon8,44518.177.0%Lab hold
1959LabCon7,71316.180.2%Lab hold
1955LabCon7,49816.279.5%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Bassetlaw?

Jo White (Labour) won Bassetlaw at the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,768.

Which parties have won Bassetlaw?

At the 19 general elections held under this name since 1955: Labour 18, Conservative 1.

Which region is Bassetlaw in?

Bassetlaw is in East Midlands.

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