title: Langold (Bassetlaw electoral ward)
text: # Langold (Bassetlaw electoral ward)
  
  Langold is an electoral ward in the district of Bassetlaw. The ward elects one councillor to Bassetlaw District Council using the first past the post electoral system for a four-year term in office. The number of registered voters in the ward is 1,942 as of 2019.
  
  It consists of the village of Langold and the hamlet of Hodsock.
  
  The ward was created in 2002 following a review of electoral boundaries in Bassetlaw by the Boundary Committee for England.
  
  ## Councillors
  
  The ward elects one councillor 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.
  
  | Election | Councillor |
  | - | - |
  | 2002 | Sara Jackson (Labour) |
  | 2006 | Jill Freeman (Labour) |
  | 2010 | Jill Freeman (Labour) |
  | 2014 | Jill Freeman (Labour) |
  | 2015 | Jill Freeman (Labour) |
  | 2019 | Jill Freeman (Labour) |
  | 2023 | Jill Freeman (Labour) |
  
  ## Elections
  
  ### 2023
  
  Langold (1) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Jill Freeman (inc) | 313 | 68.6% | 7.7% |
  | | Conservative | James Palmer | 143 | 31.4% | 7.7% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 466 | 23.9% | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### 2019
  
  Langold (1) 2 May 2019 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Jill Freeman* | 332 | 76.3% | 6.2 |
  | | Conservative | Stephen Evans | 103 | 23.7% | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 456 | 23.5% | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### 2015
  
  Langold (1) 7 May 2015 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Jill Freeman | 750 | 70.1% |
  | | UKIP | Kevin Blackburn | 320 | 29.9% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.4% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### 2014
  
  Langold (1) 22 May 2014 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Jill Freeman | 391 | 64.6% |
  | | UKIP | David Jackson | 186 | 30.7% |
  | | Conservative | Dianne Hare | 28 | 4.6% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### 2010
  
  Langold (1) 6 May 2010 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Jill Freeman | 857 | 78.0% |
  | | Conservative | Pat Grant | 242 | 22.0% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,099 | 62.4% |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### 2006
  
  Langold (1) 4 May 2006 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Jill Freeman | 344 | 69.2% |
  | | Conservative | Tracey Taylor | 153 | 30.8% |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.4% |
  