Election Name: | 2004 Bassetlaw District Council election |
Country: | Nottinghamshire |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2003 Bassetlaw District Council election |
Previous Year: | 2003 |
Next Election: | 2006 Bassetlaw District Council election |
Next Year: | 2006 |
Seats For Election: | One third of seats to Bassetlaw District Council (16 seats) |
Majority Seats: | 25 |
Turnout: | 42.1% |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Image1: | Con |
Seats1: | 10 |
Seats After1: | 24 |
Seat Change1: | 5 |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats2: | 3 |
Seats After2: | 18 |
Seat Change2: | 7 |
Party3: | Independent (politician) |
Image3: | Ind |
Seats3: | 3 |
Seats After3: | 5 |
Seat Change3: | 3 |
Map Size: | 300px |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | No overall control |
After Election: | No overall control |
The 2004 Bassetlaw District Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Bassetlaw District Council in Nottinghamshire, England as part of the 2004 United Kingdom local elections. One third of the council was up for election.
The Conservative Party won a majority of seats in the election and the Labour Party lost control of the council for the first time since 1976. Following the election, the council was under no overall control as no single party held a majority, with the Conservatives one seat short of a majority.
Overall result | |||||
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Party | Seats (2000) | Seats (Council) | Seats (Change) | ||
10 | 24 | +5 | |||
3 | 18 | -7 | |||
0 | 1 | -1 | |||
3 | 5 | +3 | |||
Registered electors | 67,177 | ||||
Votes cast | 28,266 | ||||
Turnout | 42.1% |