Bassetlaw.
Labour Party MP Jo White holds the seat on 41.2% of the vote.
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.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckingham | Warren John Limber | 279 | Bassetlaw Lab | May 2025 |
| Blyth | Jack Bowker | 430 | Bassetlaw Lab | May 2023 |
| Carlton(3 seats) | Pidwell · Carrington-Wilde · Scotthorne | 2,304 | Bassetlaw Lab | May 2023 |
| East Retford East(3 seats) | Henderson · Manners · Shaw | 2,381 | Bassetlaw Lab | May 2023 |
| East Retford North(3 seats) | Challinor · Slater · Oxby | 2,579 | Bassetlaw Lab | May 2023 |
| East Retford South(2 seats) | Troop · Naylor | 1,233 | Bassetlaw Lab | May 2023 |
| East Retford West(2 seats) | Digby · Carroll | 936 | Bassetlaw Lab | May 2023 |
| Everton | Steve Pashley | 386 | Bassetlaw Lab | May 2023 |
| Harworth(3 seats) | Schuller · Evans · Horrocks | 2,921 | Bassetlaw Lab | May 2023 |
| Langold | Gill Freeman | 313 | Bassetlaw Lab | May 2023 |
| Misterton | Hazel Brand | 499 | Bassetlaw Lab | May 2023 |
| Ranskill | David Charles Bamford | 393 | Bassetlaw Lab | May 2023 |
| Sutton | Darrell Eduard Pulk | 409 | Bassetlaw Lab | May 2023 |
| Welbeck | Charles Lindsay Adams | 335 | Bassetlaw Lab | May 2023 |
| Worksop East(3 seats) | Entwistle · Merryweather · White | 2,399 | Bassetlaw Lab | May 2023 |
| Worksop North(3 seats) | Sanders · Charlesworth · Sanders | 3,063 | Bassetlaw Lab | May 2023 |
| Worksop North East(3 seats) | Rhodes · Merryweather · Richardson | 2,399 | Bassetlaw Lab | May 2023 |
| Worksop North West(3 seats) | Pressley · Dixon · Fielding | 2,984 | Bassetlaw Lab | May 2023 |
| Worksop South(3 seats) | Leigh · Ducey · Eaton | 3,234 | Bassetlaw Lab | May 2023 |
| Worksop South East(3 seats) | Tindle · Shephard · Potts | 2,270 | Bassetlaw Lab | May 2023 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Worksop | 42,318 | large town |
| Retford | 23,965 | town |
| Rural & dispersed | 12,751 | town |
| Harworth and Bircotes | 7,191 | town |
| Carlton in Lindrick | 5,662 | town |
| Langold | 2,603 | village |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 56.5% | 57.1% | -1% |
| Owner-occupied | 68.0% | 63.1% | +8% |
| Private rented | 16.4% | 20.0% | -18% |
| Social rented | 15.4% | 16.8% | -8% |
Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £260m |
| Taxpayers | 57,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £2,370 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £4,560 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
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Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jo WhiteWON | Lab | 18,476 | 41.2 |
| Brendan Clarke-Smith | Con | 12,708 | 28.3 |
| Frank Ward | Ref | 9,751 | 21.7 |
| Helen Tamblyn-Saville | LD | 1,996 | 4.5 |
| Rachel Reeves | Grn | 1,947 | 4.3 |
Turnout 44,878
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Brendan Clarke-Smith | Con | 55.2 |
| 2017 | John Mann | Lab | 52.6 |
| 2015 | John Mann | Lab | 48.6 |
| 2010 | Mann, John | Lab | 50.5 |
Sources, methods & last update
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo