The 2011 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Bassetlaw District Council in Nottinghamshire, England as part of the 2011 United Kingdom local elections. One third of the council was up for election. A UK-wide referendum on whether to adopt the Alternative Vote electoral system was also held on this date. After the election, the composition of the council was:BBC Election 2011 Results Labour 27 Conservative 18 Independents 3

Election result Bassetlaw Council Election Result 2011 Party Seats Seats % Votes Votes % Labour 11 68.72% 16,425 62.72% Conservative 4 25.00% 8,907 34.01% Independents 1 6.25% 554 2.12% Liberal Democrats 0 0.00% 303 1.16%

Ward results Bassetlaw District Council Election Results 2011

Blyth

Carlton

East Markham

East Retford East

East Retford North

Harworth

Rampton

Ranskill

Sturton

Welbeck

Worksop East

Worksop North

Worksop North East

Worksop North West

Worksop South

Worksop South East

Referendum

United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum result (Bassetlaw)Alternative Vote referendum: Bassetlaw Choice Votes % Yes 8,757 24.88% No 26,441 75.12%

Electorate: 84,371 Valid votes cast: 35,198 Turnout: 41.98% Spoilt ballots: 221

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