The 2006 Bassetlaw Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Bassetlaw

Bassetlaw

Bassetlaw is the northernmost district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population according to the 2001 UK census of 107,713. The borough is predominantly rural, with two towns: Worksop, site of the borough offices, and Retford...

 District

Non-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...

 Council in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...

, England

England

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. One third of the council was up for election.

Election result

|Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

|9
|56.25%
|9,797
|46.43%> |Labour

Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...

|7
|43.75%
|9,761
|46.26%> |Independents
|0
|0.00%
|1,367
|6.48%> |British National Party

British National Party

The British National Party is a British far-right political party formed as a splinter group from the National Front by John Tyndall in 1982...

|0
|0.00%
|177
|0.84%>

Bassetlaw Council Election Result 2006
Party	Seats	Seats %	Votes	Votes %

Carlton

East Retford East

East Retford North

East Retford South

East Retford West

Everton

Harworth

Langold

Misterton

Tuxford and Trent

Worksop East

Worksop North

Worksop North East

Worksop North West

Worksop South

Worksop South East