Ranskill 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 one councillor 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

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electoral system for a four-year term in office. The number of

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in the ward is 1,859 as of 2019. It consists of the villages of

Ranskill Ranskill is a village and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England, with its nearest town being Retford approximately 5 miles (8 kilometres) south. The Ranskill parish according to the 2001 census has 2,226 residents, ...

Torworth Torworth () is a small village on the A638 or 'Great North Road' in North Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, ...

and

Mattersey Mattersey is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located about 6 miles north of Retford and sits close to the border of Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire, being just under 13 miles from Doncaster. According to the 2001 census it had a ...

. The ward was created in 1979 following a review of ward boundaries in Bassetlaw by the

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. A subsequent review of electoral arrangements in 2002 resulted in minor changes to the boundaries of the ward.

Councillors

The ward elects one councillor 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 ...

took place.

Elections

2021 by-election

A by-election was held on 6 May 2021 due to the resignation of Paul Nicholls (Labour).

Councillors

Elections

2021 by-election

2019

2015

2011

2007

2003

2002

References