Harworth is an electoral ward in the district of Bassetlaw. The ward elects 3 councillors to Bassetlaw District Council using the first past the post electoral system, with each councillor serving a four-year term in office. The number of registered voters in the ward is 6,145 as of 2019.^[1]

It consists of the parish of Harworth Bircotes, which includes the settlements of Harworth and Bircotes.

The ward was created in 2002 following a review of electoral boundaries in Bassetlaw by the Boundary Committee for England.^[2]

Councillors

Interactive map of ward boundaries.

The ward elects 3 councillors every four years. Prior to 2015, Bassetlaw District Council was elected by thirds with elections taking place every year except the year in which elections to Nottinghamshire County Council took place.^[3]


Election
2002	Frank Hart (Labour)	Keith Muskett (Labour)	Margaret Muskett (Labour)
2003		Keith Muskett (Labour)	David Challinor (Independent)
2004		Sharon Randall (Independent)
2006
2007			John Clayton (Labour)
2008		David Challinor (Labour)
2010
2010 by-election			June Evans (Labour)
2011
2012
2014	Anita Smith (Labour)
2015	Anita Smith (Labour)
2019	Lynne Schuller (Labour)
2023	Lynne Schuller (Labour)	Joe Horrocks (Labour)

Elections

Harworth (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lynne Schuller (inc)	1,058	65.1%	7.1%
	Labour	June Evans (inc)	950
	Labour	Joe Horrocks	913
	Conservative	Jake Boothroyd	298	18.3%	9.5%
	Conservative	Alastair Bowman	259
	Conservative	Nancy Wright	235
	Green	Sarah Whitehead	269	16.6%	NEW
Turnout			1,506	22.7%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Harworth (3)
2 May 2019
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	June Evans*	986	72.2%	1.1%
	Labour	David Challinor*	961
	Labour	Lynne Schuller	940
	Conservative	Sonia Armstrong	380	27.8%	1.1%
	Conservative	Leah Davis	369
	Conservative	Gavin McGonigle	322
Turnout			1,532	24.9%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Harworth (1)
22 May 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Anita Smith	1,064	76.6%
	UKIP	Peter Hewkin	169	12.2%
	Conservative	Rob Robson	156	11.2%
Turnout

Harworth (1)
3 May 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	David Challinor	1,402	88.1%
	Conservative	Dianne Hare	190	11.9%
Turnout				28.0%
	Labour hold		Swing

Harworth (1)
5 May 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	June Evans	1,668	82.7%
	Conservative	Dianne Hare	350	17.3%
Turnout			2,018	35.0%

A by-election was held on 21 October 2010 due to the resignation of John Clayton (Labour).

Harworth (1)
21 October 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	June Evans	1,345	82.3%
	Conservative	Tracey Taylor	182	11.1%
	Independent	Richard Bennett	68	4.2%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Hunter	39	2.4%
Turnout

Harworth (1)
6 May 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Frank Hart	2,345	72.5%
	Conservative	Steve Harwood-Gray	891	27.5%
Turnout			3,236	57.9%

Harworth (1)
1 May 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	David Challinor	1,009	64.0%
	Conservative	Tracey Taylor	568	36.0%
Turnout			1,577	27.1%

Harworth (1)
3 May 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John Clayton	1,066	71.2%
	Conservative	Carole Daphne Mangham	431	28.8%
Turnout			1,497	25.9%

Harworth (1)
4 May 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Frank Hart	798	56.2%
	Independent	Denise Challinor	623	43.8%
Turnout				25.2%

Harworth (1)
10 June 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Sharon Randall	1,137	53.4%
	Labour	Keith Muskett	993	46.6%
Turnout			2,130

Harworth (1)
1 May 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	David Challinor	539	42.7%
	Labour	Margaret Muskett	489	38.8%
	Independent	George Burchby	234	18.5%
Turnout			1,262	22.8%

^ "Election results for Harworth". Bassetlaw District Council. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^ "Bassetlaw - LGBCE". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
^ "Bassetlaw District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

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