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{{Short description|District of Nottinghamshire, England}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Bassetlaw District
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| seat                            = [[Worksop]]
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| leader_name3                    = [[Robert Jenrick]],<br/>[[Jo White]]
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 | 96.4% [[White people in the United Kingdom|White]]
 | 1.2% [[British Asians|Asian]]
 | 1.2% [[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed]]
 | 0.6% [[Black British people|Black]]
 | 0.6% [[Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom|other]]
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 | 58.5% [[Religion in England#Christianity|Christianity]]
 | 39.7% [[Irreligion in the United Kingdom|no religion]]
 | 1.1% [[Religion in England|other]]
 | 0.7% [[Islam in England|Islam]]
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'''Bassetlaw''' is a local government [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] in north [[Nottinghamshire]], England. Its council is based in the town of [[Worksop]]; the other towns in the district are [[Retford]], [[Tuxford]] and [[Harworth Bircotes]]. The district also contains numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.

Bassetlaw is bounded to the south by the [[Newark and Sherwood]] and [[Mansfield District|Mansfield]] districts, to the south-west by the [[Bolsover District|Bolsover]] district of [[Derbyshire]], to the north-west by the [[Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham]] and the [[City of Doncaster]] in [[South Yorkshire]], to the north by [[North Lincolnshire]], and to the east by [[West Lindsey]].

The district council is a non-constituent member of the [[South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority]].

== History ==
The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the [[Local Government Act 1972]], covering the whole of two former districts and most of another two, which were all abolished at the same time:<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The English Non-metropolitan District (Definition) Order 1972|year=1972|number=2039|access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref>
*[[Municipal Borough of East Retford|East Retford Municipal Borough]]
*[[East Retford Rural District]] (except parish of [[Finningley]], which went to Doncaster)
*[[Municipal Borough of Worksop|Worksop Municipal Borough]]
*[[Worksop Rural District]] (except part of parish of [[Harworth]], which went to Doncaster and was added to the parish of [[Bawtry]])

The new district was named Bassetlaw after the medieval [[Bassetlaw Wapentake]], which had covered a similar area.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973|year=1973|number=551|access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bassetlaw {{!}} district, England, United Kingdom {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Bassetlaw |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> The council's logo now says "Bassetlaw District Council – North Nottinghamshire".

==Governance==
{{Infobox legislature
 | name               = Bassetlaw District Council
 | native_name        = 
 | transcription_name = 
 | legislature        = 
 | coa_pic            = 
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 | logo_pic           = BassetlawDC logo.svg
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 | house_type         = Non-metropolitan district
 | body               = 
 | houses             = 
 | leader1_type       = [[Chairperson|Chair]]
 | leader1            = Tony Eaton
 | party1             = <br/>[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
 | election1          = 14 May 2025<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 14 May 2025 |url=https://bassetlaw.moderngov.co.uk/documents/g956/Printed%20minutes%2014th-May-2025%2018.30%20Council.pdf?T=1 |website=Bassetlaw District Council |access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref>
 | leader2_type       = [[Leader of the council|Leader]]
 | leader2            = Julie Leigh
 | party2             = <br/>[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
 | election2          = 25 July 2024
 | leader3_type       = [[Chief Executive]]
 | leader3            = David Armiger
 | party3             = <!-- Non-political role -->
 | election3          = August 2021<ref>{{cite web |title=Committee report, 28 April 2022 |url=https://bassetlaw.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s4402/Report%20Appointments%20Committe%20CEX%20appointment%20Apr%202022.pdf |website=Bassetlaw District Council |access-date=20 December 2023}}</ref>
 | members            = 48 councillors
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;Administration (35)
:{{Color box|{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] (35)
;Other parties (13)
:{{Color box|{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] (7)
:{{Color box|{{party color|Reform UK}}|border=darkgray}} [[Reform UK]] (2)
:{{nowrap|{{Color box|{{party color|Independent politician}}|border=darkgray}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] (4)}}
 | last_election1     = [[2023 Bassetlaw District Council election|4 May 2023]]
 | next_election2     = 6 May 2027
 | session_room       = Potter Street, Worksop.jpg
 | session_res        = 
 | meeting_place      = Queen's Buildings, Potter Street, Worksop, S80{{nbsp}}2AH
 | website            = {{URL|www.bassetlaw.gov.uk}}
 | footnotes          = 
}}

Bassetlaw District Council provides [[Non-metropolitan district|district-level]] services. [[Non-metropolitan county|County-level]] services are provided by [[Nottinghamshire County Council]]. Much of the district is also covered by [[civil parish]]es, which form a third tier of local government.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=act|act=Local Government Act 1972|year=1972|chapter=70|access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref name=electionmaps>{{cite web |title=Election Maps |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/ |publisher=Ordnance Survey |access-date=21 September 2023}}</ref>

===Political control===
The council has been under [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] majority control since 2011.

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:<ref name=compositions>{{cite web |title=Compositions Calculator |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html |access-date=21 May 2025 |website=The Elections Centre |publisher=University of Exeter}} (Put "Bassetlaw" in search box to see specific results.)</ref><ref name=change>{{cite news| url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/37uc.stm | title = Bassetlaw | access-date = 2009-09-11 | work = [[BBC News Online]] | date=2008-04-19}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2|Party in control || Years
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || 1974–1976
|-
| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 1976–1979
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || 1979–2004
|-
| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 2004–2006
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || 2006–2010
|-
| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 2010–2011
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || 2011–present
|}

===Leadership===
The [[leader of the council|leaders of the council]] since 1981 have been:
{| class="wikitable"
!Leader
!Seat
! colspan="2" |Party
!From
!To
|-
| Reg Rabbitt<ref>{{cite news |title=Tribute paid to leader who died |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0005248%2F19810522&page=3 |access-date=18 June 2025 |work=Gainsborough News |date=22 May 1981 |page=3}}</ref>
|[[Worksop South East (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Worksop South East]]
|{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|align=right|
|align=right|May 1981
|-
| Les Russon<ref name=Moulds/><ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 7 March 2017 |url=https://bassetlaw.moderngov.co.uk/Data/Council/20170307/Agenda/Minutes%20PDF.pdf |website=Bassetlaw District Council |access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref>
|[[Carlton (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Carlton]]
|{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|align=right|1981
|align=right|May 1986
|-
|Graham Oxby<ref name=Moulds>{{cite news |last1=Moulds |first1=Greg |title=Council leader axed by party |url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003677%2F19960516&page=1 |access-date=18 June 2025 |work=Retford Times |date=16 May 1996 |page=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Councillor responsibilities / political composition |url=http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/index/council-services-c1/local-democracy-5/councillor-responsibilty-s5.htm |website=Bassetlaw District Council |access-date=18 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040420035933/http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/index/council-services-c1/local-democracy-5/councillor-responsibilty-s5.htm |archive-date=20 April 2004}}</ref>
|[[East Retford North (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Retford North]]
|{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|align=right|15 May 1996
|align=right|2004
|-
|Mike Quigley<ref>{{cite web |title=Councillor Responsibilities / Political Composition |url=http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/index/council-services-c1/local-democracy-5/councillor-responsibilty-s5.htm |website=Bassetlaw District Council |access-date=18 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040824230339/http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk:80/index/council-services-c1/local-democracy-5/councillor-responsibilty-s5.htm |archive-date=24 August 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Council report, 22 June 2023 |url=https://bassetlaw.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s8791/Aldermen%2022%20June%2023.pdf |website=Bassetlaw District Council |access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref>
|[[East Retford East (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Retford East]]
|{{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}}
|align=right|23 Jun 2004
|align=right|2011
|-
|Graham Oxby<ref>{{cite news |title=Ninety years of pride as RBL celebrates milestone |url=https://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/ninety-years-of-pride-as-rbl-celebrates-milestone-2776612 |access-date=18 June 2025 |work=Worksop Guardian |date=29 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bassetlaw Council leader replaced by deputy |url=https://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/bassetlaw-council-leader-replaced-by-deputy-2756259 |access-date=18 June 2025 |work=Worksop Guardian |date=9 May 2012}}</ref>
|[[East Retford North (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Retford North]]
|{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|align=right|2011
|align=right|May 2012
|-
|Simon Greaves<ref>{{cite news |title=New leader and chairman appointed at Bassetlaw Council |url=https://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/new-leader-and-chairman-apppointed-at-bassetlaw-council-2754491 |access-date=18 June 2025 |work=Worksop Guardian |date=19 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Council leader stepping down after 10 years |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce9ep1gv4n6o |access-date=18 June 2025 |work=BBC News |date=6 July 2022}}</ref>
|[[Worksop North East (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Worksop North East]]
|{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|align=right|16 May 2012
|align=right|22 Sep 2022
|-
|[[James Naish]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 22 September 2022 |url=https://bassetlaw.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=151&MId=398 |website=Bassetlaw District Council |access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref><ref name=25Jul2024/>
|[[Sturton (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Sturton]]
|{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|align=right|22 Sep 2022
|align=right|25 July 2024
|-
|Julie Leigh<ref name=25Jul2024>{{cite web |title=Council minutes, 25 July 2024 |url=https://bassetlaw.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=151&MId=1010 |website=Bassetlaw District Council |access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref>
|[[Worksop South (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Worksop South]]
|{{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}}
|align=right|25 July 2024
|
|}

===Composition===
Following the [[2023 Bassetlaw District Council election|2023 election]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2023/may/04/elections-2023-results-live-local-council-england#le-full-results|title=Local elections 2023: live council results for England|work=The Guardian}}</ref> and subsequent by-elections and changes of allegiance up to May 2025, the composition of the council was:<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cox |first1=Phoebe |title=Two Worksop councillors resign from Bassetlaw Labour to become independents |url=https://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/politics/two-worksop-councillors-resign-from-bassetlaw-labour-to-become-independents-4631633 |access-date=16 May 2024 |work=Worksop Guardian |date=16 May 2024}}</ref><ref name=Thorncliffe>{{cite web |title=Bassetlaw |url=https://www.localcouncils.co.uk/councils/?council=bassetlaw |website=Local Councils |publisher=Thorncliffe |access-date=18 June 2025}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2| Party
! Councillors
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || align=center|35
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=center|6
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Reform UK}} || align=center|4
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}} || align=center|3
|-
! colspan=2|Total !! align=center|48
|}

Three independent councillors sit together as a group.<ref>{{cite web |title=Your councillors by party |url=https://bassetlaw.moderngov.co.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=PARTY&VW=LIST&PIC=0 |website=Bassetlaw District Council |access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref> The next election is due in 2027.<ref name=Thorncliffe/>

===Elections===
{{also|Bassetlaw District Council elections}}
Since the last boundary changes in 2002 the council has comprised 48 [[councillor]]s representing 25 [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|wards]], with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The District of Bassetlaw (Electoral Changes) Order 2000|year=2000|number=3285|access-date=20 December 2023}}</ref>

Most of the district is within the [[Bassetlaw (UK Parliament constituency)|Bassetlaw constituency]]. The south-east of the district, including Tuxford, is in the [[Newark (UK Parliament constituency)|Newark constituency]].<ref name=electionmaps/>

=== Premises ===
[[File:Worksop Town Hall (geograph 4690631).jpg|thumb|[[Worksop Town Hall]]]]
[[File:Town Hall, Retford.jpg|thumb|[[Retford Town Hall]]]]
Council meetings are held at both [[Worksop Town Hall]], built in 1851,<ref>{{NHLE|num= 1045762|desc= Worksop Town Hall| access-date=2 April 2021}}</ref> and [[Retford Town Hall]], built in 1868,<ref>{{NHLE|desc=Town Hall|num=1370374|access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref> both of which the council inherited from its predecessor authorities. The council's main offices are at Queen's Buildings, completed in 1981 on Potter Street in Worksop, adjoining the Town Hall.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/16-photos-take-you-back-worksop-1980s-1889054  |title= The Queen going on a walk about around Worksop 5 June 1981|date= 25 February 2020|publisher=Worksop Guardian| access-date=2 April 2021}}</ref> The council also maintains an area office in Harworth.<ref>{{cite web |title=Contact and find us |url=https://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/about-us/contact-the-council/contact-and-find-us/ |website=Bassetlaw District Council |access-date=20 December 2023}}</ref>

== Settlements ==
[[File:All Saints church, Harworth - geograph.org.uk - 3221085.jpg|thumb|[[Harworth Bircotes]], a civil parish with town status in Bassetlaw District]]
[[File:Tuxford, Nottinghamshire - geograph.org.uk - 170060.jpg|thumb|[[Tuxford]], a historic market town in Bassetlaw District]]
[[File:UK Bassetlaw District 2024 Map.svg|thumb|349x349px|Map of the district of Bassetlaw.]]

Bassetlaw is divided into 64 parishes, each governed by an elected [[Parish councils in England|parish council]] or [[parish meeting]]. The two main settlements of [[Retford]] and [[Worksop]] are the only areas of the district that are [[Unparished area|unparished]], however, both towns are entitled to elect a town mayor via their respective [[charter trustees]].

{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Status !! Image !! Population (2011)<ref>{{cite web |title=Local Area Reports |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea |website=Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] |access-date=30 June 2020}}</ref> !! [[Wards in the United Kingdom|Ward(s)]]
|-
| [[Retford]] || Unparished<br>(Charter trustees) || <div class="center">[[File:Retford Town Hall, May 2012.JPG|150px]]<br><small>[[Retford Town Hall]]</small></div> || 22,023 ||
*Retford East
*Retford North
*Retford South
*Retford West
|-
| [[Worksop]] || Unparished<br>(Charter trustees) || <div class="center">[[File:Worksop - Priorswell Road Bridge (No. 43) crossing the Chesterfield Canal - geograph.org.uk - 1041399.jpg|150px]]<br><small>[[Chesterfield Canal]], Worksop</small></div> || 43,252 ||
*Worksop East
*Worksop North
*Worksop North East
*Worksop North West
*Worksop South
*Worksop South East
|-
| [[Askham, Nottinghamshire|Askham]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:St.Nicholas' church and Lych Gate - geograph.org.uk - 547111.jpg|150px]]<br><small>St. Nicholas' Church, Askham</small></div> || 181 || East Markham
|-
| [[Babworth]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Lock 55, Forest Locks - geograph.org.uk - 453821.jpg|150px]]<br><small>Chesterfield Canal, Babworth</small></div> || 1,687 || Sutton
|-
| [[Barnby Moor]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Ye Olde Bell, Barnby Moor - geograph.org.uk - 78933.jpg|150px]]<br><small>Ye Olde Bell, Barnby Moor</small></div> || 278 || Sutton
|-
| [[Beckingham, Nottinghamshire|Beckingham]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:All Saints' church - geograph.org.uk - 732085.jpg|150px]]<br><small>All Saints' Church, Beckingham</small></div> || 1,098 || Beckingham
|-
| [[Bevercotes]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Farm building Bevercotes (and horse) - geograph.org.uk - 724513.jpg|150px]]<br><small>Farm buildings in Bevercotes</small></div> || ''Unknown'' || East Markham
|-
| [[Blyth, Nottinghamshire|Blyth]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Blyth Church - geograph.org.uk - 53326.jpg|150px]]<br><small>St Mary and St Martin's Church, Blyth</small></div> || 1,233 || Blyth
|-
| [[Bole, Nottinghamshire|Bole]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Bole Church Tower - geograph.org.uk - 1407925.jpg|150px]]<br><small>St Martin's Church, Bole</small></div> || 247 || Sturton
|-
| [[Bothamsall]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Lound Hall, Bothamsall. (geograph 4625392).jpg|150px]]<br><small>Lound Hall, Bothamsall</small></div> || 270 || East Markham
|-
| [[Carburton]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Carburton Bridge ... - geograph.org.uk - 93057.jpg|150px]]<br><small>Ollerton Road Bridge, Carburton</small></div> || ''Unknown'' || Welbeck
|-
| [[Carlton in Lindrick]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Carlton in Lindrick Parish Church (geograph 4615084).jpg|150px]]<br><small>St. John's Church, Carlton in Lindrick</small></div> || 5,623 || Carlton
|-
| [[Clarborough and Welham]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Kings Arms pub - geograph.org.uk - 1217060.jpg|150px]]<br><small>Public house in Clarborough</small></div> || 1,088 || Clayworth
|-
| [[Clayworth]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:St Peters Church Clayworth Notts - geograph.org.uk - 92797.jpg|150px]]<br><small>St Peter's Church, Clayworth</small></div> || 419 || Clayworth
|-
| [[Clumber and Hardwick]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Limetree Avenue, Clumber Park - geograph.org.uk - 1052852.jpg|150px]]<br><small>[[Clumber Park]]</small></div> || ''Unknown'' || Welbeck
|-
| [[Cottam, Nottinghamshire|Cottam]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Cottage row and cooling tower - geograph.org.uk - 293858.jpg|150px]]<br><small>Cottages in Cottam</small></div> || 108 || Rampton
|-
| [[Darlton]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:St.Giles church, Darlton - geograph.org.uk - 79429.jpg|150px]]<br><small>St. Giles Church, Darlton</small></div> || 110 || Tuxford and Trent
|-
| [[Dunham-on-Trent]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:St.Oswald's church, Dunham-on-Trent, Notts. - geograph.org.uk - 50515.jpg|150px]]<br><small>St. Oswald's Church, Dunham-on-Trent</small></div> || 343 || Tuxford and Trent
|-
| [[East Drayton]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:East Drayton church tower - geograph.org.uk - 1430987.jpg|150px]]<br><small>St. Peter's Church, East Drayton</small></div> || 252 || Tuxford and Trent
|-
| [[East Markham]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:East Markham, St John the Baptist church. (23181485154).jpg|150px]]<br><small>St. John the Baptist Church</small></div> || 1,160 || East Markham
|-
| [[Eaton, Nottinghamshire|Eaton]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Eaton Village - geograph.org.uk - 80834.jpg|150px]]<br><small>Eaton</small></div> || 233 || East Markham
|-
| [[Elkesley]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:St.Giles church, Elkesley - geograph.org.uk - 79432.jpg|150px]]<br><small>St. Giles Church, Elkesley</small></div> || 822 || Welbeck
|-
| [[Everton, Nottinghamshire|Everton]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Holy Trinity church, Everton, Notts. - geograph.org.uk - 111503.jpg|150px]]<br><small>Holy Trinity Church, Everton</small></div> || 839 || Everton
|-
| [[Fledborough]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:St.Gregory's church, Fledborough - geograph.org.uk - 92389.jpg|150px]]<br><small>St Gregory's Church, Fledborough</small></div> || ''Unknown'' || Tuxford and Trent
|-
| [[Gamston, Bassetlaw|Gamston]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:St.Peter's church, Gamston - geograph.org.uk - 547133.jpg|150px]]<br><small>St Peter's Church, Gamston</small></div> || 246 || East Markham
|-
| [[Gringley on the Hill]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Gringley on the hill church. - geograph.org.uk - 1738359.jpg|150px]]<br><small>St Peter & St Paul's Church</small></div> || 699 || Everton
|-
| [[Grove, Nottinghamshire|Grove]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Across the fields to Grove - geograph.org.uk - 1009893.jpg|150px]]<br><small>View towards Grove</small></div> || 105 || Rampton
|-
| [[Harworth Bircotes]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:All Saints' church, Harworth, Notts. - geograph.org.uk - 104981.jpg|150px]]<br><small>All Saints Church, Harworth</small></div> || 7,948 || Harworth
|-
| [[Haughton, Nottinghamshire|Haughton]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Haughton Watermill - geograph.org.uk - 560145.jpg|150px]]<br><small>Haughton watermill</small></div> || ''Unknown'' || East Markham
|-
| [[Hayton, Nottinghamshire|Hayton]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:St Peters Church Hayton Nr Retford Notts - geograph.org.uk - 92779.jpg|150px]]<br><small>St. Peter's Church, Hayton</small></div> || 385 || Clayworth
|-
| [[Headon cum Upton]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:St. Peters Church Headon N. Notts - geograph.org.uk - 83263.jpg|150px]]<br><small>St. Peter's Church, Headon</small></div> || 253 || Rampton
|-
| [[Hodsock]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Hodsock1.JPG|150px]]<br><small>Hodsock Priory</small></div> || 2,472 || Langold
|-
| [[Laneham]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:UK Laneham.jpg|150px]]<br><small>Signpost in Laneham</small></div> || 312 || Tuxford and Trent
|-
| [[Lound, Nottinghamshire|Lound]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Lound - geograph.org.uk - 1573114.jpg|150px]]<br><small>Lound</small></div> || 471 || Sutton
|-
| [[Marnham, Nottinghamshire|Marnham]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:St.Wilfrid's church, Low Marnham - geograph.org.uk - 92404.jpg|150px]]<br><small>St. Wilfrid's Church, Marnham</small></div> || 117 || Tuxford and Trent
|-
| [[Mattersey]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:All Saints Church Mattersey Notts - geograph.org.uk - 92800.jpg|150px]]<br><small>All Saints' Church, Mattersey</small></div> || 792 || Ranskill
|-
| [[Misson, Nottinghamshire|Misson]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:St.John the Baptist's church - geograph.org.uk - 1575282.jpg|150px]]<br><small>St. John the Baptist Church, Misson</small></div> || 745 || Everton
|-
| [[Misterton, Nottinghamshire|Misterton]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:All Saints' Church - geograph.org.uk - 1168673.jpg|150px]]<br><small>All Saints' Church, Misterton</small></div> || 2,140 || Misterton
|-
| [[Nether Langwith]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Jug and Glass, Nether Langwith - geograph.org.uk - 100029.jpg|150px]]<br><small>Public house in Nether Langwith</small></div> || 526 || Welbeck
|-
| [[Normanton on Trent]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:St.Matthew's church, Normanton on Trent - geograph.org.uk - 92396.jpg|150px]]<br><small>St. Matthew's Church</small></div> || 345 || Tuxford and Trent
|-
| [[North and South Wheatley]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:North Wheatley, Ss Peter & Paul (26559110517).jpg|150px]]<br><small>Church of St. Peter and St. Paul's</small></div> || 509 || Sturton
|-
| [[North Leverton with Habblesthorpe]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:North Leverton Windmill - geograph.org.uk - 500877.jpg|150px]]<br><small>North Leverton Windmill</small></div> || 1,047 || Sturton
|-
| [[Norton, Cuckney, Holbeck and Welbeck]]|| Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Welbeckabbeysmall123.jpg|150px]]<small>[[Welbeck Abbey]]</small></div>
| 550 || Welbeck
|-
| [[Ragnall]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:St.Leonard's church, Ragnall - geograph.org.uk - 92381.jpg|150px]]<br><small>St.Leonard's Church, Ragnall</small></div> || ''Unknown'' || Tuxford and Trent
|-
| [[Rampton and Woodbeck]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:All Saints' Rampton, Notts. - geograph.org.uk - 1549455.jpg|150px]]<br><small>All Saints' Church, Rampton</small></div> || 1,139 || Rampton
|-
| [[Ranskill]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Church of St Barnabas, Ranskill (geograph 4258406).jpg|150px]]<br><small>Church of St Barnabas, Ranskill</small></div> || 1,362 || Rampton
|-
| [[Rhodesia, Nottinghamshire|Rhodesia]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Haggonfield Lock - geograph.org.uk - 8957.jpg|150px]]<br><small>Chesterfield Canal, Rhodesia</small></div> || 982 || Worksop North West
|-
| [[Saundby]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Saundby, St Martin of Tours Church. - geograph.org.uk - 224290.jpg|150px]]<br><small>Church of St Martin of Tours</small></div> || 165 || Worksop North West
|-
| [[Scaftworth]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Scaftworth, King William Public House - geograph.org.uk - 199125.jpg|150px]]<br><small>Public house in Scaftworth</small></div> || ''Unknown'' || Everton
|-
| [[Scrooby]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:St.Wilfrid's, Scrooby - geograph.org.uk - 173934.jpg|150px]]<br><small>St. Wilfrid's Church, Scrooby</small></div> || 315 || Blyth
|-
| [[Shireoaks]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Shireoaks Hall - geograph.org.uk - 109385.jpg|150px]]<br><small>[[Shireoaks Hall]]</small></div> || 1,432 || Worksop North West
|-
| [[South Leverton]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:All Saints' church, South Leverton - geograph.org.uk - 262256.jpg|150px]]<br><small>All Saints’ Church, South Leverton</small></div> || 480 || Rampton
|-
| [[Stokeham]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:St Peters church, Stokeham (geograph 4034000).jpg|150px]]<br><small>St. Peter's Church, Stokeham</small></div> || ''Unknown'' || Rampton
|-
| [[Sturton le Steeple]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Sturton le Steeple - geograph.org.uk - 285231.jpg|150px]]<br><small>Sturton le Steeple</small></div> || 486 || Sturton
|-
| [[Styrrup with Oldcotes]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:St.Helen's church - geograph.org.uk - 632054.jpg|150px]]<br><small>St. Helen's Church, Oldcotes</small></div> || 684 || Blyth
|-
| [[Sutton cum Lound|Sutton]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:St. Bartholomews Church Sutton-cum-Lound Notts - geograph.org.uk - 92802.jpg|150px]]<br><small>St. Bartholomew's Church</small></div> || 673 || Sutton
|-
| [[Torworth]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Torworth - geograph.org.uk - 14569.jpg|150px]]<br><small>Great North Road, Torworth</small></div> || 263 || Ranskill
|-
| [[Treswell, Nottinghamshire|Treswell]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Church of St John the Baptist, Treswell (geograph 2688797).jpg|150px]]<br><small>St. John the Baptist Church, Treswell</small></div> || 211 || Rampton
|-
| [[Tuxford]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Tuxford High Street - geograph.org.uk - 1372339.jpg|150px]]<br><small>Tuxford High Street</small></div> || 2,649 || Tuxford and Trent
|-
| [[Walkeringham]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:St.Mary Magdalen's church, Walkeringham - geograph.org.uk - 79440.jpg|150px]]<br><small>St. Mary Magdalene Church, Walkeringham</small></div> || 1,022 || Beckingham
|-
| [[Wallingwells]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Wallingwells-Hall-East-Front.jpg|150px]]<br><small>Wallingwells Hall</small></div> || 22 || Carlton
|-
| [[West Burton, Nottinghamshire|West Burton]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:View from Upper Ings Lane - geograph.org.uk - 285251.jpg|150px]]<br><small>[[West Burton power stations]]</small></div> || ''Unknown'' || Sturton
|-
| [[West Drayton, Nottinghamshire|West Drayton]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:West Drayton N.Notts - geograph.org.uk - 83234.jpg|150px]]<br><small>West Drayton</small></div> || 225 || East Markham
|-
| [[West Markham]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:All Saints' church, West Markham - geograph.org.uk - 55763.jpg|150px]]<br><small>All Saints' Church, West Markham</small></div> || 170 || East Markham
|-
| [[West Stockwith]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:West Stockwith Lock.jpg|150px]]<br><small>West Stockwith lock</small></div> || 327 || Misterton
|-
| [[Wiseton]] || Civil parish || <div class="center">[[File:Cottages New Wiseton Notts - geograph.org.uk - 92799.jpg|150px]]<br><small>Cottages in Wiseton</small></div> || ''Unknown''  || Clayworth
|}

== Wards ==
Bassetlaw is divided into 25 wards for electoral purposes. Each ward returns either one, two or three councillors at each election depending upon the number of electors within each ward.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bassetlaw |url=https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/east-midlands/nottinghamshire/bassetlaw |publisher=[[Local Government Boundary Commission for England]] |access-date=30 June 2020 |archive-date=1 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201173429/https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/east-midlands/nottinghamshire/bassetlaw |url-status=dead }}</ref>
{{clear}}
{| class=style="margin:0 auto; background:none;"
| style="padding-right:0;"| <ol>
<li>[[Beckingham (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Beckingham]]</li>
<li>[[Blyth (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Blyth]]</li>
<li>[[Carlton (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Carlton]]</li>
<li>[[Clayworth (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Clayworth]]</li>
<li>[[East Markham (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|East Markham]]</li>
<li>[[East Retford East (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|East Retford East]]</li>
<li>[[East Retford North (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|East Retford North]]</li>
<li>[[East Retford South (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|East Retford South]]</li>
<li>[[East Retford West (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|East Retford West]]</li>
<li>[[Everton (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Everton]]</li>
<li>[[Harworth (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Harworth]]</li>
<li>[[Langold (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Langold]]</li>
<li>[[Misterton (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Misterton]]</li>
</ol>
| style=class="toccolours"|{{Image label begin|image=Bassetlaw wards numbered.png|width=700|float=right}}{{Image label end}}
| <ol start="14">
<li>[[Rampton (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Rampton]]</li>
<li>[[Ranskill (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Ranskill]]</li>
<li>[[Sturton (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Sturton]]</li>
<li>[[Sutton (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Sutton]]</li>
<li>[[Tuxford and Trent (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Tuxford and Trent]]</li>
<li>[[Welbeck (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Welbeck]]</li>
<li>[[Worksop East (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Worksop East]]</li>
<li>[[Worksop North (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Worksop North]]</li>
<li>[[Worksop North East (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Worksop North East]]</li>
<li>[[Worksop North West (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Worksop North West]]</li>
<li>[[Worksop South (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Worksop South]]</li>
<li>[[Worksop South East (Bassetlaw electoral ward)|Worksop South East]]</li>
</ol>
|}
{{clear}}

== Demography ==

=== Population ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="8" style="background:#9cc; color:navy;"|'''Population of Bassetlaw (1811–2011)'''
|-
! style="background:#9cc; color:navy;"|Year
! style="background:#9cc; color:navy;"|Population
! style="background:#fff; color:#fff;"|<!--blank-->
! style="background:#9cc; color:navy;"|Year
! style="background:#9cc; color:navy;"|Population
! style="background:#fff; color:#fff;"|<!--blank-->
! style="background:#9cc; color:navy;"|Year
! style="background:#9cc; color:navy;"|Population
|-
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;"| 1811
| style="background:#fff; color:#black;"| 25,813
| style="background:#fff; color:#fff;" rowspan="7"|
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;"| 1881
| style="background:#fff; color:#black;"| 43,735
| style="background:#fff; color:#fff;" rowspan="7"|
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;"| 1951
| style="background:#fff; color:#black;"| 101,590
|-
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;"| 1821
| style="background:#fff; color:#black;"| 30,148
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;"| 1891
| style="background:#fff; color:#black;"| 45,203
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;"| 1961
| style="background:#fff; color:#black;"| 99,221
|-
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;"| 1831
| style="background:#fff; color:#black;"| 32,950
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;"| 1901
| style="background:#fff; color:#black;"| 50,796
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;"| 1971
| style="background:#fff; color:#black;"| 96,918
|-
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;"| 1841
| style="background:#fff; color:#black;"| 34,961
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;"| 1911
| style="background:#fff; color:#black;"| 57,084
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;"| 1981
| style="background:#fff; color:#black;"| 101,119
|-
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;"| 1851
| style="background:#fff; color:#black;"| 37,180
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;"| 1921
| style="background:#fff; color:#black;"| 63,854
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;"| 1991
| style="background:#fff; color:#black;"| 105,354
|-
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;"| 1861
| style="background:#fff; color:#black;"| 39,365
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;"| 1931
| style="background:#fff; color:#black;"| 71,427
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;"| 2001
| style="background:#fff; color:#black;"| 107,701
|-
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;"|
| style="background:#fff; color:#black;"|
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;"|
| style="background:#fff; color:#black;"|
! style="background:#fff; color:navy;"| 2011
| style="background:#fff; color:#black;"| 112,863
|-
| colspan="8" style="background:#fff; font-size:90%;"|Pre-1974 statistics were gathered from local government areas that now comprise Bassetlaw.<br />''Source: [[Great Britain Historical GIS]].''<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TOT_POP&u_id=10076900&c_id=10001043&add=N#tab02|title=Bassetlaw District: Historical statistics: Population|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]] |access-date=18 April 2011}}</ref>
|}

=== Religion ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:30%"
|-
! style="background:#9cc; color:navy;"| Religion
! style="background:#9cc; color:navy;"| Percent<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=277078&c=Bassetlaw&d=13&e=16&g=477833&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1303130275578&enc=1|title=Bassetlaw: Census Area Statistics|publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]]|access-date=18 April 2011}}</ref>
|-
| Christian || 81.53%
|-
| [[Buddhist]] || 0.09%
|-
| [[Hindu]] || 0.13%
|-
| [[Jewish]] || 0.05%
|-
| [[Muslim]] || 0.33%
|-
| [[Sikh]] || 0.07%
|-
| No religion || 9.99%
|}

==Media==
Bassetlaw receives better TV signals from the [[Emley Moor transmitting station|Emley Moor]] transmitter rather than [[Waltham transmitting station|Waltham]] transmitter which means the area is served by [[BBC Yorkshire]] and [[ITV Yorkshire]], both broadcast from [[Leeds]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Emley_Moor|title=Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) Full Freeview transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=18 April 2024}}</ref>

Radio stations that broadcast to the area are [[BBC Radio Sheffield]], [[Greatest Hits Radio South Yorkshire]], [[Hits Radio South Yorkshire]], [[Doncaster Radio]] and Trust AM, an online hospital radio station serving the [[Bassetlaw District General Hospital]] in [[Worksop]].{{cn|date=April 2024}}

Bassetlaw's local newspapers are ''Worksop Guardian'' and ''[[Retford Times]]''.{{cn|date=April 2024}}

== Town twinning ==
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Farmers Branch, Texas]], USA
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Garbsen]], Germany
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Pfungstadt]], Germany
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Aurillac]], France

== References ==
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