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Tuxford and Trent is an electoral ward in the district of Bassetlaw. The ward elects two councillors to Bassetlaw District Council using the first past the post electoral system, with each councillor serving a four-year term in office. The number of registered voters in the ward is 3,489 as of 2019.[1]

Tuxford and Trent
Electoral ward
Electorate	3,489 (2019)
District	Bassetlaw
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	DN22
Postcode district	NG22
UK Parliament	Newark
Councillors	2
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It consists of the market town of Tuxford and the villages of Darlton, Dunham-on-Trent, East Drayton, Fledborough, Laneham, Marnham, Normanton on Trent and Ragnall.

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 2 councillors 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		Councillor
2002		Keith Isard (Conservative)		Robert Sutton (Conservative)
2004				Michael Jenkins (Conservative)
2006
2008				Shirley Isard (Conservative)
2010
2012
2014
2015
2019
2021 by-election		Lewis Stanniland (Conservative)

Elections

2021 by-election

A by-election was held on 6 May 2021 due to the resignation of Keith Isard (Conservative).

Tuxford and Trent (1)
6 May 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lewis Stanniland	745	57.7%
	Labour	David Naylor	472	36.5%
	Liberal Democrats	James Nixon	75	5.8%
Turnout			1,303	37.6%
Registered electors			3464

2019

Tuxford and Trent (2)
2 May 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Isard*	453	43.5%	18.9%
	Conservative	Shirley Isard*	412
	Independent	Matt Richards	385	36.9%	N/A
	Labour	Rebecca Littler-Leigh	204	19.6%	18%
	Labour	Michael Ouzman	159
Turnout			974	27.9%
Registered electors			3,489
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

2015

Tuxford and Trent (2)
7 May 2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Isard	1,341	62.4%
	Conservative	Shirley Isard	1,191
	Labour	Michelle Gregory	807	37.6%
	Labour	Ross Moloney	782
Turnout				67.9%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

2014

Tuxford and Trent (1)
22 May 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Isard	562	41.7%
	Labour	Ross Moloney	443	32.9%
	UKIP	Trevor Fisher	343	25.4%
Turnout

2012

Tuxford and Trent (1)
3 May 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Shirley Isard	543	52.0%
	Labour	Andy Jee	502	48.0%
Turnout				31.6%
Registered electors			3,340
	Conservative hold		Swing

2010

Tuxford and Trent (1)
6 May 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Isard	1,264	57.4%
	Labour	Bert Hunt	937	42.6%
Turnout			2,201	65.5%
Registered electors			3,424
	Conservative hold		Swing

2008

Tuxford and Trent (1)
1 May 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Shirley Isard	756	71.6%
	Labour	Marilyn McCarthy	300	28.4%
Turnout			1,056	31.5%
Registered electors			3,390

2006

Tuxford and Trent (1)
4 May 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Isard	803	73.1%
	Labour	Pamela Skelding	295	26.9%
Turnout				33.8%
Registered electors			3,301

2004

Tuxford and Trent (1)
10 June 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Jenkins	675	46.8%
	Labour	Albert Hunt	407	28.2%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Lock	362	25.1%
Turnout			1,444	45.8%
Registered electors			3,181

2002

Tuxford and Trent (2)
2 May 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Isard	761	58.2%
	Conservative	Robert Sutton	729
	Labour	John Hobart	398	30.4%
	Labour	Carol Gee	275
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Lewis	149	11.4%
Turnout			1,232	39.3%
Registered electors			3,136
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

References

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