Election results now in
All the Nottinghamshire County Council election results for the Advertiser area are now in.
Mr Bruce Laughton (Con) has won the Southwell and Caunton seat with a 484 majority over Mr Peter Harris (Lib Dem).
More than half the ward turned out to vote.
Mr Peter Prebble (Con) has retained his Newark East seat with 1,267 votes.
Ollerton’s Mrs Stella Smedley is the only Labour councillor in the Newark and Sherwood division to retain her seat.
Her winning margin was narrow, though, with a 160-vote majority over Mrs Mary Brown (Con).
Mr Keith Girling (Con) has won a four-way competition for the Newark West seat.
He retained the seat with 980 votes ahead of Mrs Gill Dawn (Ind) with 483 - increasing his majority by 354 votes.
There was a 50% turnout in Farnsfield and Lowdham, where Mr Andy Stewart (Con) retained his seat with a massive 2,454 majority.
In Collingham Mr Vincent Dobson (Con) has also held, as has Mrs Sue Saddington (Con) in the Farndon and Muskham ward.
Mr Keith Walker (Con) has successfully held his Balderton seat, which was the first Newark and Sherwood result to come through.
Mr Walker (69) said he was pleased to retain his seat, especially as it was with an increased majority from 341 four years ago to 842.
"I think it is the case that people have judged me on my work over the past four years and not just over the past six weeks," he said.
Mr Walker hoped that the Conservatives would win control of County Hall, and with a large majority.
The first seat in Newark and Sherwood to swing was Blidworth, where Mr Geoff Merry (Ind) has taken Mrs Yvonne Woodhead’s (Lab) seat with a 50-vote majority.
There was another Labour to Independent swing in Rufford, where previous holder Mr Andrew Freeman (Lab) was beaten into third place. Mr Les Ward (Ind) won Mr Freeman’s seat.
Mr John Hempsall (Con) has retained his Tuxford seat with a 1,601 majority.
In Bingham, Mr Martin Suthers (Con) has retained his seat with a 813 majority over former mayor Mr George Davidson (Lib Dem).
Conservative group leader Mrs Kay Cutts has held her Radcliffe seat with a 1,940 majority.
Mr Richard Butler (Con) has also retained his Cotgrave seat.
Counting at Kelham Hall for the Newark and Sherwood division had been delayed because there was a particularly high turnout in Southwell and Lowdham.
It is not yet known who has gained overall control of the council as not all the seats in the county have been returned.
Nottinghamshire County Council results, Newark and Sherwood:
Southwell and Caunton: Bruce Laughton (Con) 2,765; Peter Harris (Lib Dem) 2,281; Glenn Bardill (Lab) 265; turnout 56.2%.
Newark East: Peter Prebble (Con) 1,267; Chris Harrison (Lib Dem) 746; John Bell (Lab) 441; turnout 32.34%.
Ollerton: Stella Smedley (Lab) 1,202; Mary Brown (Con) 1,042; Mick McLelland (Ind) 716; turnout 34.51%.
Rufford: Les Ward (Ind) 1,309; Mike Butler (Con) 1,259; Andrew Freeman (Lab) 1,109; turnout 37.23%.
Farndon and Muskham: Sue Saddington (Con) 2,178; Antony Barson (Lib Dem) 657; Brian Howe (Lab) 328; turnout 47.71%.
Collingham: Vincent Dobson (Con) 2,160; Marylyn Rayner (Lib Dem) 1,325; turnout 36.86%.
Farnsfield and Lowdham: Andy Stewart (Con) 3,333; Celia Brooks (Lab) 879; turnout 50.34%.
Newark West: Keith Girling (Con) 980; Gill Dawn (Ind) 483; Ian Campbell (Lab) 450; Declan Logue (Lib Dem) 387; turnout 32.34%.
Blidworth: Geoff Merry (Ind) 852; Yvonne Woodhead (Lab) 802; Rod Allen (Con) 496; Kevan Wakefield (Ind) 307; turnout 32.78%.
Balderton: Keith Walker (Con) 1,401; Neil Allen (Lib Dem) 559; Carola Richards (Lab) 410; turnout 31.7%.
Rushcliffe:
Bingham: Martin Suthers (Con) 2,020; George Davidson (Lib Dem) 1,207; Terry Coleman (Ind) 510; Alan Tiplady (Lab) 410.
Cotgrave: Richard Butler (Con) 1,807; Andrew Clayworth (Lab) 522; Diane Rotherham (Lib Dem) 387; Rach Wolfe (UKIP) 367; Tony Woodward (BNP) 323.
Radcliffe: Kay Cutts (Con) 2,724; Steve Collins (Lab) 784; Susan Hull (Lib Dem) 613; Andrew Mattison (Green) 514.
Bassetlaw:
Tuxford: John Hempsall (Con) 2,511; Brian Cane (Lib Dem) 910; Marilyn McCarthy (Lab) 694.
The Conservatives have already made huge gains in Lincolnshire, where votes were counted over night.
The party increased their number of seats by 15, while Labour lost 17 seats and their place as the Conservative’s main opposition.
The Conservatives now hold 60 of the council’s 77 seats.
The Liberal Democrats hold five, down from eight, while Labour and the Lincolnshire Independents hold four each.
There are three Independent seats and one held by the Boston Bypass Indpendents.
Lincolnshire County Council results, Bassingham Rural: Raymond Phillips (Con) 1,460; Anthony Baker (Lib Dem) 1,089; John Dilks (UKIP) 550; Elizabeth Ropson (Lab) 197; turnout 39%.
Branston and Navenby: Marianne Overton (Lincs Ind) 2030; Joyce Frost (Con) 745; Jacqueline Mcall (Lib Dem) 179; John Hanger (Lab) 177; turnout 41%.
Hough: Chris Farrar (Con) 1,488; Paul Wood (Lincs Ind) 1,331; Christine Brough (Lib Dem) 347; Mick Burton (Lab) 247; turnout: 47%.
