Bolsover District Council elections

Bolsover District Council elections are held every four years. Bolsover District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Bolsover in Derbyshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 37 councillors have been elected from 17 wards.[1]

Map showing the composition of Bolsover District Council as of the election in 2015. Labour in red and independents in grey.

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3]

Party in controlYears
Labour1973–2019
No overall control2019–2021
Labour2021–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2003 have been:[4]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Eion Watts[5] Labour200310 May 2015
Ann Syrett Labour21 May 20155 May 2019
Steve Fritchley Labour22 May 2019

Council elections

Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2003 election.[6]

  • 1973 Bolsover District Council election
  • 1976 Bolsover District Council election
  • 1979 Bolsover District Council election (New ward boundaries)[7]
  • 1983 Bolsover District Council election
  • 1987 Bolsover District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[8]
  • 1991 Bolsover District Council election
Year Labour Independent Conservatives Liberal Democrats Green Residents Respect Notes
1995[9] 35 1 0 0 0 1 0 District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[10][11][12]
1999[13] 32 4 0 0 0 1 0
2003[14] 31 4 0 0 0 2 0 New ward boundaries[15]
2007[16] 27 7 0 0 0 2 1
2011[17] 31 4 0 0 1 1 0
2015[18] 32 5 0 0 0 0 0 New ward boundaries[19]
2019[20] 18 16 2 1 0 0 0 New ward boundaries[1]
2023[21] 31 3 3 0 0 0 0

District result maps
  • 2003 results map
    2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2011 results map
    2011 results map
  • 2015 results map
    2015 results map

By-elections

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[22] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-electionDateIncumbent partyWinning party
Shirebrook South West by-election 25 August 2011 Independent Labour
Whitwell by-election 23 May 2013 Green RA
South Normanton East by-election 14 August 2014 Labour Labour
Bolsover North West by-election 8 January 2015 Labour Labour
Bolsover South by-election 8 October 2015 Labour Labour
Bolsover North and Shuttlewood by-election 6 May 2021 Labour Labour
Pinxton by-election 6 May 2021 Independent Labour

References
  1. "The Bolsover (Electoral Changes) Order 2017", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2017/1265, retrieved 21 August 2022
  2. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  4. "Council minutes". Bolsover District Council. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. "Council has a new look cabinet". Worksop Guardian. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  6. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  7. The District of Bolsover (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  8. The Derbyshire (District Boundaries) Order 1985
  9. "Election results round-up - Local elections". The Times. NewsBank. 5 May 1995.
  10. legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  11. legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  12. legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  13. Colin, Rawlings; Thrasher, Michael. The District of Bolsover Council Election Results 1973-2011 (PDF). The Elections Centre Plymouth University.
  14. "District Council Election Results 2003". Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original on 29 August 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  15. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Bolsover (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  16. "Bolsover". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  17. "Councillors". Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  18. "District Council Election 2015". Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  19. legislation.gov.uk - The Bolsover (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  20. "Bolsover District Council Election 2019". Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021.
  21. "Bolsover result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  22. "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
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