Bolsover District

Bolsover District is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. It is named after the town of Bolsover, which is near the geographic centre of the district, but the council is based in Clowne. At the 2011 Census, the district had a population of 75,866.[1] The district is along with North East Derbyshire, Borough of Chesterfield and Bassetlaw District is a non-constituent member of the Sheffield City Region.

Bolsover District
Non-metropolitan district
Bolsover Castle
Bolsover Castle
Shown within Derbyshire
Shown within Derbyshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast Midlands
Ceremonial countyDerbyshire
Admin. HQClowne
Government
 • TypeBolsover District Council
 • Leadership:Leader & Cabinet
 • Executive:Labour
 • MPs:Mark Fletcher (C)
Area
 • Total61.9 sq mi (160.3 km2)
 • Rank178th
Population
 (2021)
 • Total80,272
 • RankRanked 286th
 • Density1,300/sq mi (500/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode
DE, NG, S
ONS code17UC (ONS)
E07000033 (GSS)
Ethnicity99.1% White
Websitewww.bolsover.gov.uk

Town and parish councils

There are fourteen town and parish councils within the district.

In addition to the town councils of Old Bolsover and Shirebrook, there are the parish councils of:

Other settlements include Broadmeadows, Hilcote, Langwith, Old Blackwell, Newton, Palterton, Shirebrook and Westhouses.

The current district boundaries date from 1 April 1974, when the urban district of Bolsover was merged with Blackwell Rural District and Clowne Rural District.

Council
For historical political control and leadership, see Bolsover District Council elections.

Bolsover District Council is elected every four years, with currently 37 councillors being elected at each election. The Labour Party had a majority on the council from the first election to the council in 1973 until 2019 and after the 2019 election the council was composed of the following councillors:

Party Councillors
Labour Party 18
Independent 16
Conservatives 2
Liberal Democrats 1

As of November 2020, the Conservatives have 3 councillors after a defection from the singular Lib Dem councillor, Natalie Hoy.[2]

The Bolsover District and the nearby North East Derbyshire, Borough of Chesterfield and Bassetlaw District alongside the High Peak Borough and Derbyshire Dales district are non-constituent members of the wider Sheffield City Region.

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bolsover.
  1. "Local Authority Population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. "Bolsover Councillors by Political party". Bolsover District Council. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

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