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Bassetlaw — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Bassetlaw was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 5,768 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Bassetlaw from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 William Beckett-Denison (Conservative) 4,367 51.7% Francis John Savile Foljambe (Liberal) 295 (3.5 pts) 89.0%
1886 William Beckett-Denison (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 Frederick George Milner (Conservative) 4,446 52.4% James Henry Yoxall (Liberal) 402 (4.7 pts) 88.4%
1895 Frederick George Milner (Conservative) 4,874 57.4% Robert Eadon Leader (Liberal) 1,253 (14.8 pts) 85.0%
1900 Frederick George Milner (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 Frank Hillyard Newnes (Liberal) 5,365 52.6% Frederick George Milner (Conservative) 531 (5.2 pts) 90.1%
Jan 1910 William Ellis Hume-Williams (Conservative) 5,631 51.6% Frank Hillyard Newnes (Liberal) 341 (3.1 pts) 90.9%
Dec 1910 William Ellis Hume-Williams (Conservative) 5,436 51.0% Stopford William Wentworth Brooke (Liberal) 215 (2.0 pts) 88.7%
1918 William Ellis Hume-Williams (Unionist) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1922 William Ellis Hume-Williams (Unionist) 12,944 55.2% Henry Joseph Odell (Labour) 2,442 (10.4 pts) 74.4%
1923 William Ellis Hume-Williams (Unionist) 10,419 42.3% Arthur Neal (Liberal) 3,172 (12.9 pts) 76.6%
1924 William Ellis Hume-Williams (Unionist) 12,732 46.3% Malcolm John MacDonald (Labour) 1,449 (5.3 pts) 81.8%
1929 Malcolm Macdonald (Labour) 23,681 58.7% William Ellis Hume-Williams (Unionist) 7,011 (17.4 pts) 82.0%
1931 Malcolm Ian Macdonald (National Labour) 27,136 66.6% Harold Mostyn Watkins (Labour) 13,554 (33.3 pts) 79.6%
1935 Frederick John Bellenger (Labour) 21,903 51.3% Malcolm Ian Macdonald (National Labour) 1,139 (2.7 pts) 79.9%
1945 Frederick John Bellenger (Labour) 30,382 62.8% Robert Edward Laycock (Conservative) 12,377 (25.6 pts) 78.6%
1950 Frederick John Bellenger (Labour) 31,589 57.6% John James Cawdell Irving (Conservative) 13,967 (25.5 pts) 87.2%
1951 Frederick John Bellenger (Labour) 32,850 60.7% William Arnold Sime (Conservative) 11,593 (21.4 pts) 84.4%
1955 Frederick John Bellenger (Labour) 26,873 58.1% Kathleen Violet Maiden (Conservative) 7,498 (16.2 pts) 79.5%
1959 Frederick John Bellenger (Labour) 27,875 58.0% Maurice John Cowling (Conservative) 7,713 (16.1 pts) 80.2%
1964 Frederick John Bellenger (Labour) 27,612 59.0% Robert William Martin Orme (Conservative) 8,445 (18.1 pts) 77.0%
1966 Frederick Bellenger (Labour) 27,623 61.6% Robert Orme (Conservative) 10,428 (23.3 pts) 73.4%
1970 Joseph Ashton (Labour) 28,959 54.9% James Lester (Conservative) 8,261 (15.7 pts) 76.6%
Feb 1974 Joseph Ashton (Labour) 33,724 60.0% Roger Charles Heading (Conservative) 11,234 (20.0 pts) 79.0%
Oct 1974 Joseph Ashton (Labour) 28,663 53.7% David Keith Harris (Conservative) 12,169 (22.8 pts) 74.5%
1979 Joseph Ashton (Labour) 29,426 50.2% David Keith Harris (Conservative) 7,179 (12.2 pts) 79.4%
1983 Joseph Ashton (Labour) 22,231 45.6% Martyn Anthony Cleasby (Conservative) 3,831 (7.9 pts) 74.2%
1987 Joseph Ashton (Labour) 25,385 48.1% David Robert John Selves (Conservative) 5,613 (10.6 pts) 77.6%
1992 Joseph Ashton (Labour) 29,061 53.4% Caroline Spelman (Conservative) 9,997 (18.4 pts) 78.5%
1997 Joseph Ashton (Labour) 29,298 61.1% Martyn Cleasby (Conservative) 17,460 (36.4 pts) 70.4%
2001 John Mann (Labour) 21,506 55.3% Alison Holley (Conservative) 9,748 (25.1 pts) 56.9%
2005 John Mann (Labour) 22,847 56.6% Jonathan Sheppard (Conservative) 10,837 (26.9 pts) 58.1%
2010 John Mann (Labour) 25,018 50.5% Keith Girling (Conservative) 8,215 (16.6 pts) 65.0%
2015 John Mann (Labour) 23,965 48.6% Sarah Downes (Conservative) 8,843 (17.9 pts) 64.4%
2017 John Mann (Labour) 27,467 52.6% Annette Simpson (Conservative) 4,852 (9.3 pts) 66.7%
2019 Brendan Clarke-Smith (Conservative) 28,078 55.2% Keir Morrison (Labour) 14,013 (27.6 pts) 63.8%
2024 Jo White (Labour) 18,476 41.2% Brendan Clarke-Smith (Conservative) 5,768 (12.8 pts) 57.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Beckett-Denison Conservative 4,36751.7% Yes
Francis John Savile Foljambe Liberal 4,07248.3% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Beckett-Denison Conservative Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick George Milner Conservative 4,44652.4% Yes
James Henry Yoxall Liberal 4,04447.6% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick George Milner Conservative 4,87457.4% Yes
Robert Eadon Leader Liberal 3,62142.6% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick George Milner Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Hillyard Newnes Liberal 5,36552.6% Yes
Frederick George Milner Conservative 4,83447.4% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Ellis Hume-Williams Conservative 5,63151.6% Yes
Frank Hillyard Newnes Liberal 5,29048.4% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Ellis Hume-Williams Conservative 5,43651.0% Yes
Stopford William Wentworth Brooke Liberal 5,22149.0% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Ellis Hume-Williams Unionist Unopposed Yes

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Ellis Hume-Williams Unionist 12,94455.2% Yes
Henry Joseph Odell Labour 10,50244.8% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Ellis Hume-Williams Unionist 10,41942.3% Yes
Arthur Neal Liberal 7,24729.4% No
Malcolm John MacDonald Labour 6,97328.3% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Ellis Hume-Williams Unionist 12,73246.3% Yes
Malcolm John MacDonald Labour 11,28341.0% No
Arthur Neal Liberal 3,50512.7% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Malcolm Macdonald Labour 23,68158.7% Yes
William Ellis Hume-Williams Unionist 16,67041.3% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Malcolm Ian Macdonald National Labour 27,13666.6% Yes
Harold Mostyn Watkins Labour 13,58233.4% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick John Bellenger Labour 21,90351.3% Yes
Malcolm Ian Macdonald National Labour 20,76448.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick John Bellenger Labour 30,38262.8% Yes
Robert Edward Laycock Conservative 18,00537.2% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick John Bellenger Labour 31,58957.6% Yes
John James Cawdell Irving Conservative 17,62232.2% No
William GE Dyer Liberal 5,59010.2% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick John Bellenger Labour 32,85060.7% Yes
William Arnold Sime Conservative 21,25739.3% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick John Bellenger Labour 26,87358.1% Yes
Kathleen Violet Maiden Conservative 19,37541.9% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick John Bellenger Labour 27,87558.0% Yes
Maurice John Cowling Conservative 20,16242.0% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick John Bellenger Labour 27,61259.0% Yes
Robert William Martin Orme Conservative 19,16741.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Bellenger Labour 27,62361.6% Yes
Robert Orme Conservative 17,19538.4% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Ashton Labour 28,95954.9% Yes
James Lester Conservative 20,69839.2% No
Malcolm Haydon-Baillie Liberal 3,1255.9% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Ashton Labour 33,72460.0% Yes
Roger Charles Heading Conservative 22,49040.0% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Ashton Labour 28,66353.7% Yes
David Keith Harris Conservative 16,49430.9% No
Anthony Harwick Wilkinson Liberal 7,82114.6% No
Alan James Storkey The Christian Party 4080.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Ashton Labour 29,42650.2% Yes
David Keith Harris Conservative 22,24738.0% No
Anthony Harwick Wilkinson Liberal 6,91311.8% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Ashton Labour 22,23145.6% Yes
Martyn Anthony Cleasby Conservative 18,40037.7% No
Brian Withnall SDP-Liberal Alliance 8,12416.7% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Ashton Labour 25,38548.1% Yes
David Robert John Selves Conservative 19,77237.5% No
William George Smith SDP-Liberal Alliance 7,61614.4% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Ashton Labour 29,06153.4% Yes
Caroline Spelman Conservative 19,06435.0% No
Mike Reynolds Liberal Democrat 6,34011.6% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Ashton Labour 29,29861.1% Yes
Martyn Cleasby Conservative 11,83824.7% No
Mike Kerringam Liberal Democrat 4,95010.3% No
Roy Graham Referendum Party 1,8383.8% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Mann Labour 21,50655.3% Yes
Alison Holley Conservative 11,75830.2% No
Neil Taylor Liberal Democrat 4,94212.7% No
Kevin Meloy Socialist Labour 6891.8% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Mann Labour 22,84756.6% Yes
Jonathan Sheppard Conservative 12,01029.8% No
David Dobbie Liberal Democrat 5,48513.6% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Mann Labour 25,01850.5% Yes
Keith Girling Conservative 16,80333.9% No
David Dobbie Liberal Democrat 5,57011.2% No
Andrea Hamilton UKIP 1,7793.6% No
Grahame Whitehurst Independent 4070.8% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Mann Labour 23,96548.6% Yes
Sarah Downes Conservative 15,12230.7% No
David Scott UKIP 7,86516.0% No
Leon Duveen Liberal Democrat 1,3312.7% No
Kris Wragg Green 1,0062.0% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Mann Labour 27,46752.6% Yes
Annette Simpson Conservative 22,61543.3% No
Leon Duveen Liberal Democrat 1,1542.2% No
Nigel Turner Independent 1,0141.9% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Brendan Clarke-Smith Conservative 28,07855.2% Yes
Keir Morrison Labour 14,06527.7% No
Debbie Soloman Brexit Party 5,36610.6% No
Helen Tamblyn-Saville Liberal Democrat 3,3326.6% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jo White Labour 18,47641.2% Yes
Brendan Clarke-Smith Conservative 12,70828.3% No
Frank Ward Reform UK 9,75121.7% No
Helen Tamblyn-Saville Liberal Democrat 1,9964.4% No
Rachel Reeves Green 1,9474.3% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Conservative margin 3.5 pts 1892: Conservative margin 4.7 pts 1895: Conservative margin 14.8 pts 1906: Liberal margin 5.2 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 3.1 pts Dec 1910: Conservative margin 2.0 pts 1922: Unionist margin 10.4 pts 1923: Unionist margin 12.9 pts 1924: Unionist margin 5.3 pts 1929: Labour margin 17.4 pts 1931: National Labour margin 33.3 pts 1935: Labour margin 2.7 pts 1945: Labour margin 25.6 pts 1950: Labour margin 25.5 pts 1951: Labour margin 21.4 pts 1955: Labour margin 16.2 pts 1959: Labour margin 16.1 pts 1964: Labour margin 18.1 pts 1966: Labour margin 23.3 pts 1970: Labour margin 15.7 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 20.0 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 22.8 pts 1979: Labour margin 12.2 pts 1983: Labour margin 7.9 pts 1987: Labour margin 10.6 pts 1992: Labour margin 18.4 pts 1997: Labour margin 36.4 pts 2001: Labour margin 25.1 pts 2005: Labour margin 26.9 pts 2010: Labour margin 16.6 pts 2015: Labour margin 17.9 pts 2017: Labour margin 9.3 pts 2019: Conservative margin 27.6 pts 2024: Labour margin 12.8 pts 1885 1892 1895 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Bassetlaw has been contested at 37 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist, Labour, National Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bassetlaw in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Bassetlaw in 2024 with 18,476 votes (41.2%), a majority of 5,768 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Bassetlaw since 1885?

Since 1885, Bassetlaw has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, National Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Bassetlaw?

The closest result on record for Bassetlaw was Dec 1910, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 215 votes (2.0 percentage points).

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