Bolsover District Council elections

Bolsover District Council in Derbyshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 37 councillors have been elected from 20 wards.[1]

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

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in controlYears
Labour1973 - 2019
No Overall Control2019-

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.[3]

  • 1973 Bolsover District Council election
  • 1976 Bolsover District Council election
  • 1979 Bolsover District Council election (New ward boundaries)[4]
  • 1983 Bolsover District Council election
  • 1987 Bolsover District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
  • 1991 Bolsover District Council election
Year Labour Independent Residents Green Respect Others Notes
1995[6] 35 1 1 0 0 0 District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[7][8][9]
1999[10] 32 4 0 0 0 1
2003[11] 31 4 2 0 0 0 New ward boundaries[12]
2007[13] 27 7 2 0 1 0
2011[14] 31 4 1 1 0 0
2015[15] 32 5 0 0 0 0 New ward boundaries[16]
2019[17] 18 16 0 0 0 3 2 Conservatives in Barlborough Ward and 1 Liberal Democrat in Clowne East Ward

District result maps
  • 2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
  • 2011 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;[18] 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

References
  1. "Councillors". Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  2. "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  3. "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  4. The District of Bolsover (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  5. The Derbyshire (District Boundaries) Order 1985
  6. "Election results round-up - Local elections". The Times. NewsBank. 5 May 1995.
  7. legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  8. legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  9. legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  10. "Bolsover". BBC News Online. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  11. "District Council Election Results 2003". Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original on 29 August 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  12. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Bolsover (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  13. "Bolsover". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  14. "Councillors". Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  15. "District Council Election 2015". Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  16. legislation.gov.uk - The Bolsover (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  17. "District Council Elections 2019". Bolsover District Council. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  18. "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 19 July 2014.
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