| Election Name: | 2011 Bassetlaw District Council election |
| Country: | Nottinghamshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 Bassetlaw District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2012 Bassetlaw District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Seats For Election: | One third of seats to Bassetlaw District Council (16 seats) |
| Majority Seats: | 25 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Image1: | Lab |
| Seats1: | 11 |
| Seats After1: | 27 |
| Seat Change1: | 7 |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Seats After2: | 18 |
| Seat Change2: | 7 |
| Party3: | Independent (politician) |
| Image3: | Ind |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seats After3: | 3 |
| Map Size: | 380px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Conservative |
| After Election: | Labour |
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:[1]
| Bassetlaw Council Election Result 2011 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Seats % | Votes | Votes % | |
| 11 | 68.72% | 16,425 | 62.72% | ||
| 4 | 25.00% | 8,907 | 34.01% | ||
| Independents | 1 | 6.25% | 554 | 2.12% | |
| 0 | 0.00% | 303 | 1.16% | ||
See main article: United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum, 2011.
| United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum result (Bassetlaw)[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choice | Votes | % | ||
| Yes | 8,757 | 24.88% | ||
| No | 26,441 | 75.12% | ||