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Clayworth is an electoral ward in the district of Bassetlaw. The ward elects one councillor to Bassetlaw District Council using the first past the post electoral system for a four-year term in office. The number of registered voters in the ward is 1,530 as of 2019.[1]

Clayworth
Electoral ward
Electorate	1,530 (2019)
District	Bassetlaw
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	DN22
UK Parliament	Bassetlaw
Councillors	1
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It consists of the villages of Clayworth, Clarborough, Hayton and Wiseton.

The ward was created in 2002 following a review of electoral boundaries in Bassetlaw by the Boundary Committee for England.[2]

Councillors

The ward elects one councillor every four years. Prior to 2015, Bassetlaw District Council was elected by thirds with elections taking place every year except the year in which elections to Nottinghamshire County Council took place.[3]

Election	Councillor
2002		Kath Sutton (Conservative)
2004
2008
2012
2015
2019		Ben Sofflet (Independent)

Elections

2019

Clayworth (1)
2 May 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ben Sofflet	315	56.3%	N/A
	Conservative	Drew Smith	245	43.8%	29.5
Turnout				37.7%
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

2015

Clayworth (1)
7 May 2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kath Sutton	846	73.2%
	Labour	John Myers	310	26.8%
Turnout				76.4%
	Conservative hold		Swing

2012

Clayworth (1)
3 May 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kath Sutton	408	69.3%
	Labour	Gavin Briers	181	30.7%
Turnout				38.6%
	Conservative hold

2008

Clayworth (1)
1 May 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kath Sutton	1,148	76.6%
	BNP	David Otter	243	16.2%
	Labour	Philip Goodliffe	107	7.1%
Turnout				36.9%

2004

Clayworth (1)
10 June 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kath Sutton	702	81.5%
	Labour	Gillian Freeman	159	18.5%
Turnout

2002

References

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