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Bassetlaw.

Labour Party MP Jo White holds the seat on 41.2% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentJo White · Labour Party
CouncilBassetlaw
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001079
Electorate · 2024
78.2k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
41.2%
Labour Party · +12.9pp over Con
Settlements
11
Largest: Worksop
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
24.5
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
3 Jun 2026

One of Bassetlaw's most active new MPs, Jo White has carved out a visible public profile through constituency campaigns rather than parliamentary rebellion. She has attracted positive coverage for raising the decline in breast cancer screening at Westminster, championing the "Ask for Angela" scheme after speaking publicly about her own experience of violence against women, and using Prime Minister's Questions to push for a government meeting on behalf of the V11 group -- former footballers affected by financial mis-selling. She has no rebel votes on record, backing Labour on every counted division including recent votes to tighten asylum support rules and to override Lords amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill.

Her participation rate sits at 82% -- slightly below the Commons average -- with 143 contributions across 89 debates. Her speeches cluster around economy and jobs, crime, local government, and immigration. She votes with Labour almost entirely, though her stance data shows her notably more aligned than the party average on pension protection and welfare reform, and less aligned on armed forces welfare. Her low scores on parliamentary scrutiny and Lords scrutiny measures (4% and 0% respectively) reflect consistent support for government positions over amendment or delay.

White sits on the Home Affairs Committee, which aligns with her strong speech output on crime and immigration -- together accounting for over two-fifths of her recorded contributions. The third news article listed in her coverage file relates to a different MP entirely (Brendan Clarke-Smith) and should be disregarded. Local news coverage over the past 90 days is broadly neutral across 58 articles, with transport, health, and housing the most recurring themes. Voting data covers 515 divisions since July 2024.

41.2%
Lab vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
20
Wards · 42 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.20 wards · 42 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Beckingham Warren John Limber279Bassetlaw LabMay 2025
Blyth Jack Bowker430Bassetlaw LabMay 2023
Carlton(3 seats)Pidwell · Carrington-Wilde · Scotthorne2,304Bassetlaw LabMay 2023
East Retford East(3 seats)Henderson · Manners · Shaw2,381Bassetlaw LabMay 2023
East Retford North(3 seats)Challinor · Slater · Oxby2,579Bassetlaw LabMay 2023
East Retford South(2 seats)Troop · Naylor1,233Bassetlaw LabMay 2023
East Retford West(2 seats)Digby · Carroll936Bassetlaw LabMay 2023
Everton Steve Pashley386Bassetlaw LabMay 2023
Harworth(3 seats)Schuller · Evans · Horrocks2,921Bassetlaw LabMay 2023
Langold Gill Freeman313Bassetlaw LabMay 2023
Misterton Hazel Brand499Bassetlaw LabMay 2023
Ranskill David Charles Bamford393Bassetlaw LabMay 2023
Sutton Darrell Eduard Pulk409Bassetlaw LabMay 2023
Welbeck Charles Lindsay Adams335Bassetlaw LabMay 2023
Worksop East(3 seats)Entwistle · Merryweather · White2,399Bassetlaw LabMay 2023
Worksop North(3 seats)Sanders · Charlesworth · Sanders3,063Bassetlaw LabMay 2023
Worksop North East(3 seats)Rhodes · Merryweather · Richardson2,399Bassetlaw LabMay 2023
Worksop North West(3 seats)Pressley · Dixon · Fielding2,984Bassetlaw LabMay 2023
Worksop South(3 seats)Leigh · Ducey · Eaton3,234Bassetlaw LabMay 2023
Worksop South East(3 seats)Tindle · Shephard · Potts2,270Bassetlaw LabMay 2023

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.11 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Worksop (42,318), with Retford (23,965) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 104,196.

large-town 42,318town 49,569village 12,309

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Worksop42,318large town
Retford23,965town
Rural & dispersed12,751town
Harworth and Bircotes7,191town
Carlton in Lindrick5,662town
Langold2,603village
Showing 6 of 11·All 11 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate56.5%57.1%-1%
Owner-occupied68.0%63.1%+8%
Private rented16.4%20.0%-18%
Social rented15.4%16.8%-8%

Ethnicity.

White96.3%
Asian1.3%
Black0.7%
Mixed1.2%
Other0.5%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 49.5% Female 50.5% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£25,800
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£32,800
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
3,410
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
49
40 primary · 4 secondary
GCSE pass
60.1%
Attainment 8: 41.8

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£260m
Taxpayers57,000
Median per taxpayer£2,370
Mean per taxpayer£4,560

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
24.5
+18% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
8.2
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
32% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences7.8
Anti-social behaviour3.6
Shoplifting3.2
Criminal damage & arson2.2
Vehicle crime1.5
Other theft1.4
Other crime1.3

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Jo WhiteWONLab18,47641.2
Brendan Clarke-SmithCon12,70828.3
Frank WardRef9,75121.7
Helen Tamblyn-SavilleLD1,9964.5
Rachel ReevesGrn1,9474.3

Turnout 44,878

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Brendan Clarke-SmithCon55.2
2017John MannLab52.6
2015John MannLab48.6
2010Mann, JohnLab50.5
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission