Council by-election · Newark and Sherwood District: Dover Beck ward · Thursday, 29 October 2026

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Before anyone asks for your vote: what the official record says about the area around this area, from planning to local statistics, and who represents you now.

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Who represents you now

Councillors for Dover Beck, as recorded after the May 2026 elections:

Roger Jackson, Conservative and Unionist

This by-election fills a seat that has fallen vacant since then, so one of those listed may no longer hold it.

Across the whole of Newark and Sherwood council (39 seats in 2026): Conservative 12, Labour 11, Liberal Democrat 3, Green 1, Reform UK 2, Other 10. Run by: Labour, as a minority administration.

Councillors and council make-up from Open Council Data (public domain). The council's own website lists current councillors and how to contact them.

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What’s happening at Newark and Sherwood District council → Housing, transport, council tax, environment and schools, from the council’s own papers.

Life in Newark and Sherwood District: Dover Beck ward: the official facts

Official open data about the area. It describes the place, not you, and it favours no candidate.

People claiming unemployment-related benefits

25 people in Dover Beck ward, 1.7% of residents aged 16–64, against 4.1% across England (September 2026).

Claimant count, Office for National Statistics via Nomis (Open Government Licence). It counts people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance or Universal Credit while required to seek work; it is not the same as the unemployment rate.

House prices in Newark And Sherwood

Average price £236,524, up 3.2% on a year earlier (August 2026).

Flats and maisonettes: £107,389
Detached houses: £356,020

Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index for the local authority (Open Government Licence). A local-authority average; prices within it vary widely.

Recorded crime nearby, September 2026

1 street-level crimes recorded within about a mile of the area's centre.

anti social behaviour: 1

Source: data.police.uk (Open Government Licence). Centroid of the ONS 2024 boundary. Statistics near this point describe the area, not any household. Recorded crime reflects reporting and policing as well as offending; see the ONS guidance in further reading.

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