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Ranskill 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 1,859 as of 2019.[1]

Ranskill
Electoral ward
Electorate	1,859 (2019)
District	Bassetlaw
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	DN10
Postcode district	DN22
UK Parliament	Bassetlaw
Councillors	1
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It consists of the villages of Ranskill, Torworth and Mattersey.

The ward was created in 1979 following a review of ward boundaries in Bassetlaw by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. A subsequent review of electoral arrangements in 2002 resulted in minor changes to the boundaries of the ward.[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
1979		S. Scholey (Conservative)
1982		G. Berry (Conservative)
1986
1990		B. Simcox (Conservative)
1994		Sean Kerrigan (Liberal Democrats)
1998
2002
2003
2007		Michael Gray (Conservative)
2011
2015
2019		Paul Nicholls (Labour)
2021 by-election		Gerald Bowers (Conservative)

Elections

2021 by-election

A by-election was held on 6 May 2021 due to the resignation of Paul Nicholls (Labour).

Ranskill (1)
6 May 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gerald Bowers	454	63.0%	34
	Independent	Michael Gray	193	26.8%	2
	Liberal Democrats	Leon Duveen	74	10.3	4
Turnout			728	38.7%	0.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

2019

Ranskill (1)
2 May 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Nicholls	278	39.5%	15%
	Conservative	Beverley Fear	204	29%	34%
	Independent	Michael Gray*	177	25.1%	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Hunter	45	6.4%	6.1%
Turnout			710	38.2%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

2015

Ranskill (1)
7 May 2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Gray	789	63.0%
	Labour	Audrey Samuel	307	24.5%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Hunter	156	12.5%
Turnout				67.7%
	Conservative hold		Swing

2011

Ranskill (1)
5 May 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Gray	441	51.1%
	Labour	Aidan Mann	369	42.8%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Hunter	53	6.1%
Turnout			863	47.0%

2007

Ranskill (1)
3 May 2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Gray	392	57.2%
	Labour	Viv Thomas	152	22.2%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Hunter	141	20.6%
Turnout			685	38.2%

2003

Ranskill (1)
1 May 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sean Kerrigan	350	58.6%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Yates	247	41.4%
Turnout			597	33.9%

2002

References

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