Reform UK wins Worksop East council seat from Labour

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 30 Oct, 12:29 · Archive

Reform UK won a district council by-election in Worksop East with 600 votes, beating Labour's candidate by over 100.

Reform UK has won the Worksop East district council by-election with 600 votes, defeating Labour candidate Cameron Holt, who received 485 votes.

The by-election was triggered when Bassetlaw MP Jo White resigned as councillor in September after serving for 14 years. White said she stepped down due to a potential conflict of interest between the role and her position as MP. She campaigned for Holt alongside Claire Ward, mayor of the East Midlands.

Nancy Wright, Reform's successful candidate, said in a social media post that 'the days of Labour running Bassetlaw are numbered' and that the result was 'a clear wake up message to the Labour establishment'. She promised to 'get straight to work fixing Worksop and putting residents first rather than Westminster'.

Separately, the Conservatives won by-elections for Nottinghamshire County Council and Newark and Sherwood District Council. Penny Rainbow was elected county councillor for Southwell with 2,019 votes, and Scott Carlton won the Dover Beck seat with 409 votes, both seats previously held by Conservative Roger Jackson, who died in July.

How it is being reported

• Reform wins Labour MP's council seat in by-electionNancy Wright was elected Worksop East councillor after Jo White MP stepped down.BBC Nottingham · 30 Oct, 12:01
• Reform UK win Worksop East by-election with 600 votesReform UK have narrowly won the Worksop Easy by-election – beating Labour by just over 100 votes.Worksop Guardian · 30 Oct, 12:00

In this story: Reform UK · Labour · Nancy Wright · Jo White · Worksop East · Bassetlaw · Conservative Party

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