East Midlands · England · 78,161Boundary · 2023

Bassetlaw

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Apr 2026

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Worksop, Retford and Harworth and Bircotes. Population 108,402. Median income £26K (below average).

A consistent Labour loyalist with no rebel votes, Jo White has nonetheless carved out a visible profile through targeted constituency campaigns. At Prime Minister's Questions in April 2026, she raised the case of the V11 group -- footballers affected by financial mis-selling -- and secured a government commitment to meet them. She has also campaigned publicly on breast cancer screening access in Bassetlaw, sharing personal motivation in a 2025 interview, and delivered on an election pledge to resurrect a summer school connecting local young people to the STEP fusion energy programme at Culham.

White votes with the Labour Party 100% of the time across 396 of 488 possible votes -- an 81% participation rate, slightly below the Commons average. Her stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights (94%) and progressive taxation (97%), but notably low alignment on climate action (41%), business-friendly positions (16%), and parliamentary scrutiny (5%). She deviates from her party average most sharply on pension protection (+65 percentage points above party average) and NHS funding (+26pp), while voting less in line with party peers on armed forces welfare (-24pp). Her speeches cluster heavily around economy and jobs, crime, immigration, and local government.

396
Commons votes
This parliament
£26k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
78.2k
Electorate
2024 GE

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§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

White’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.409 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where White has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Economy
85
Taxation
84
Employment
49
Crime & Policing
39
Education
39
Welfare and Benefits
23
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.20 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
BeckinghamJoan Mary Sanger447Independ
BlythJack Bowker430Labour P
CarltonDavid George Pidwell738Labour P
CarltonRobin Brian Carrington-Wilde759Labour P
CarltonSteve Scotthorne807Labour P
East Retford EastDaniel James Henderson795Labour P
East Retford EastJohn Manners727Conserva
East Retford EastSue Shaw859Labour P
East Retford NorthDavid Challinor852Labour P
East Retford NorthJonathan Slater793Labour P
East Retford NorthNicholas Graham Antony Oxby934Labour P
East Retford SouthCarolyn Troop634Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
108,402
Electorate 78,161 · 2024 register
Median income
£25,800
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
16.4%
England average 20.0%
Schools
49
40 primary · 4 secondary
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