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Sturton 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 1,850 as of 2019.[1]

Sturton
Electoral ward
Electorate	1,850 (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 Bole, North Wheatley, North Leverton with Habblesthorpe, Sturton le Steeple and West Burton.

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		Hugh Burton (Independent)
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019		James Naish (Labour)

Elections

2019

Sturton (1)
2 May 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Naish	436	62.4%	40.8%
	Conservative	Daniel Gregory	263	37.6%	N/A
Turnout			731	39.5%
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

2015

Sturton (1)
7 May 2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Hugh Burton	819	63.5%
	Labour	Patricia Woollett	279	21.6%
	Green	Doug Macdonald	191	14.8%
Turnout				71.7%
	Independent hold		Swing

2011

Sturton (1)
5 May 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Hugh Burton (Elected uncontested)	N/A	N/A
Turnout

2007

Sturton (1)
3 May 2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Hugh Burton	640	83.5%
	Labour	Cadell Thomas	126	16.5%
Turnout			766	43.4%

2003

Sturton (1)
1 May 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Hugh Burton	555	76.0%
	Conservative	Marion Smith	175	24.0%
Turnout			730	44.4%

2002

References

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