Harworth is an
electoral ward
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to t ...
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 Distri ...
using the
first past the post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...
electoral system, with each councillor serving a four-year term in office. The number of
registered voters
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The ru ...
in the ward is 6,145 as of 2019.
It consists of the parish of
Harworth Bircotes
Harworth Bircotes or Harworth and Bircotes is a town and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England. The parish includes the settlements of Bircotes and Harworth
Harworth is an area in the civil ...
, which includes the settlements of
Harworth
Harworth is an area in the civil parish of Harworth Bircotes (with Bircotes) in the Bassetlaw district in Nottinghamshire, England. It is approximately north of Worksop. The population of the civil parish was 7,948 in the 2011 Census.
Histo ...
and
Bircotes
Bircotes is an area in the civil parish of Harworth Bircotes (with Harworth) in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England on the border with South Yorkshire. The population of the civil parish was 7,948. The local school in the area is ...
.
The ward was created in 2002 following a review of electoral boundaries in Bassetlaw by the
Boundary Committee for England The Boundary Committee for England was a statutory committee of the Electoral Commission, an independent body set up by the UK Parliament. The committee's aim was to conduct thorough, consultative and robust reviews of local government areas in Engl ...
.
Councillors
The ward elects 3 councillors every four years. Prior to 2015,
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 Distri ...
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 ...
took place.
Elections
2019
2015
2014
2012
2011
2010 by-election
A by-election was held on 21 October 2010 due to the resignation of John Clayton (Labour).
2010
2008
2007
2006
2004
2003
2002
References
{{Bassetlaw electoral wards
Wards of Nottinghamshire