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Sutton 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 1,670 as of 2019.[1]

Sutton
Electoral ward
Electorate	1,670 (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 Babworth, Barnby Moor, Sutton cum Lound and Lound.

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		Alan Kitchen (Liberal Democrats)
2003 by-election		Liz Yates (Conservative)
2004
2008
2012		Tracey Taylor (Conservative)
2015
2019		Rob Boeuf (Independent)
2021 by-election		Denise Depledge (Conservative)

Elections

2022 by-election

A by-election will be held on 24 November 2022 due to the resignation of Denise Depledge (Conservative)[4]

Sutton (1)
24 November 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fraser McFarland
	Labour	Darrell Pulk
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Ray
Turnout

2021 by-election

A by-election was held on 6 May 2021 due to the resignation of Rob Boeuf (Independent).

Sutton (1)
6 May 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Denise Depledge	422	63.7%
	Labour	Laura Sanders	134	20.2%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Harris	107	16.1%
Turnout			670	40.1%
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

2019

Sutton (1)
2 May 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rob Boeuf	381	61.7%	N/A
	Conservative	Emma Auckland	163	26.4%	39.6
	Labour	Gary Moore	74	12%	13.7
Turnout			627	37.5%
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

2015

Sutton (1)
7 May 2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tracey Taylor	774	66.0%
	Labour	Rebecca Leigh	302	25.7%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Thompson	97	8.3%
Turnout				70.8%
	Conservative hold		Swing

2012

Sutton (1)
3 May 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tracey Taylor	340	67.6%
	Labour	Tony Brown	163	32.4%
Turnout				30.9%
	Conservative hold		Swing

2008

Sutton (1)
1 May 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Liz Yates (elected unopposed)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnout			N/A	N/A

2004

Sutton (1)
10 June 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Liz Yates	572	75.1%
	Liberal Democrats	Geoffrey Chapman	190	24.9%
Turnout			762

2003 by-election

A by-election was held on 18 September 2003.

Sutton (1)
18 September 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Liz Yates	335	87.5%
	Labour		48	12.5%
Turnout			383	24.1%

2002

Sutton (1)
2 May 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Kitchen	461	70.5%
	Conservative	Liz Yates	193	29.5%
Turnout			656	41.4%
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References

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