Carlton is an electoral ward in the district of Bassetlaw. The ward elects 3 councillors to

Bassetlaw District Council Bassetlaw may refer to: * Bassetlaw (UK Parliament constituency), Nottinghamshire constituency in the British House of Commons * Bassetlaw District General Hospital, a National Health Service hospital in Worksop, Nottinghamshire * Bassetlaw Distr ...

using the

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electoral system, with each councillor serving a four-year term in office. The number of

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in the ward is 4,439 as of 2019. It consists of the village of Carlton in Lindrick and the hamlet of

Wallingwells Wallingwells is a small civil parish and hamlet in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population at the 2001 census of 22. The population remained less than 100 at the 2011 census. Details are included in the civil pa ...

. The ward was created in 2002 following a review of electoral boundaries in Bassetlaw by the

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Councillors

The ward elects 3 councillors every four years. Prior to 2015,

was elected by thirds with elections taking place every year except the year in which elections to

Nottinghamshire County Council Nottinghamshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Nottinghamshire in England. It consists of 66 county councillors, elected from 56 electoral divisions every four years. The most recent election ...

Councillors

Elections

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