Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0Labour holds a majority on Bassetlaw District Council
East Markham is run by Bassetlaw District Council and Nottinghamshire County Council, with East Markham parish council for local matters. Labour has a majority on Bassetlaw District Council. Reform UK has a majority on Nottinghamshire County Council. Its MP is Robert Jenrick (Reform UK), member for Newark.
£2,668
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How East Markham’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Bassetlaw District Council
Labour holds a majority on Bassetlaw District Council: 37 of its 48 seats as elected. The Conservatives hold 6, Reform UK 4 and independents 1. Who’s in charge ↓
Nottinghamshire changed hands in 2025
Nottinghamshire County Council, which runs schools, social care and roads, went from a Conservative majority (36 of 66 seats in 2021) to a Reform UK majority at the May 2025 election: Reform UK won 41 of 66 seats. Nottinghamshire ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in East Markham is £2,668 for 2026–27; Bassetlaw District Council keeps 8% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 53% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats on East Markham’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 25 of Bassetlaw’s 48 or 34 of Nottinghamshire’s 66 seats to run the council alone.
- Labour37
- Conservative6
- Reform UK4
- Independent1
Latest election: May 2023.
- Reform UK41+41
- Conservative18−18
- Labour4−11
- Ashfield Independents1−9
- Broxtowe Alliance1+1
- Broxtowe Independent Group1+1
- Independent0−4
- Liberal Democrat0−1
Change against the council before the 1 May 2025 election.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
Two tiers of council, and a parish tier
East Markham has two tiers of council: the county runs the big services, the district the local ones.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
100% of East Markham’s residents · Band D precept £73
Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
Website ↗Schools, social care, roads and transport, libraries and waste disposal.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas. It is led by an elected mayor.
Mayor: Claire Ward (Labour and Co-operative), elected May 2024
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: in two-tier areas the district or borough runs local services and the county the big ones.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for East Markham, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierEast Markham parish council
- 2Bassetlaw District Council1 ward · 1 councillorMatthew Stephen Evans
- 3Nottinghamshire County Council1 division · 1 councillorWarren John Limber
- 4Mayor of East Midlands Combined County AuthorityEast Midlands Combined County Authority · elected May 2024Claire Ward
- 5Police and crime commissionerNottinghamshire Police · elected May 2024Gary Godden
- 6House of CommonsNewark
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
1 councillor for 1 ward
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Matthew Stephen EvansReform UK · September 2026 · by-election
Show as a table, with Nottinghamshire County Council’s 1 division (1 councillor)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Markhammostly in East Markham · 1,273 residents1 seat · September 2026 | 1 | Matthew Stephen Evansby-election | September 2026 |
Nottinghamshire County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuxford ED11% in East Markham · 1,273 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Warren John Limber | May 2025 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Bassetlaw District Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
Bassetlaw council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up East Markham, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
1 ward voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for East Markham’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗744 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
East Markham is in Newark constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond East Markham).
53,459 votes for candidates · majority 3,572
Reform UK, MP since 5 June 2014.
turnout in July 2024: 53,459 votes from 79,783 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 3,572 of 53,459 votes (6.7%): the 123rd-narrowest of 543 in England.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
East Markham’s Band D council tax is £2,668 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Bassetlaw District Council keeps £212.05 of a Band D bill (8%); the rest goes to the East Markham parish council, Nottinghamshire County Council, the Nottinghamshire police and crime commissioner and the Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1993
Bassetlaw’s Band D bill has risen 53% in ten years, from £1,734.36 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £601.88 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in East Markham, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Nottinghamshire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,500.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Nottinghamshire
| Bassetlaw + Nottinghamshire | East Markham’s councils | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £505 | £510 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £275 | £310 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £21 | £65 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £23 | £39 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £111 | £116 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £42 | £38 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £52 | £32 | £26 |
| Public health | £68 | £90 | £78 |
| Running the council | £40 | £49 | £59 |
| Other | £23 | £38 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,160 | £1,287 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: Bassetlaw per its residents plus Nottinghamshire per the county’s. Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Nottinghamshire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how East Markham is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
bassetlaw.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
bassetlaw.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how East Markham is run
Which council runs East Markham?
East Markham is run by Bassetlaw District Council and Nottinghamshire County Council. The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does East Markham have a town council?
Yes: East Markham has its own parish-tier council (East Markham parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £73 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for East Markham?
Robert Jenrick (Reform UK) is the MP for Newark, which covers East Markham.
How many councillors does East Markham have?
1 ward councillors represent East Markham’s 1 ward, and 1 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in East Markham?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for East Markham’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in East Markham?
Band D council tax in East Markham is £2,668 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Bassetlaw District Council?
Labour has a majority: 37 of 48 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Nottinghamshire County Council?
Reform UK has a majority: 41 of 66 seats as elected.
Who won the 2023 council election in East Markham?
In East Markham’s wards on 4 May 2023, Conservative 1 of the 1 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 66%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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