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]

Council elections

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Year Labour Independent Conservatives Liberal Democrats Green Residents Respect Notes
1973[2] 30 5 1
1976[2] 25 7 4
1979[2] 31 6 New ward boundaries.[3]
1983[2] 35 2
1987[2] 30 2 1 2 2 District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same.[4]
1991[2] 34 3
1995[5] 35 1 1 District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[6][7][8]
1999[9] 32 4 1
2003[10] 31 4 2 New ward boundaries[11]
2007[12] 27 7 2 1
2011[13] 31 4 1 1
2015[14] 32 5 New ward boundaries[15]
2019[16] 18 16 2 1 New ward boundaries[1]
2023[17] 31 3 3 Boundary changes[18]

District result maps

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By-elections

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By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[19] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.

By-election Date Incumbent party Winning 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
Pinxton by-election 17 November 2022 Labour Labour

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Bolsover (Electoral Changes) Order 2017", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2017/1265, retrieved 21 August 2022
  2. ^ a b c d e f https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Bolsover-1973-2011.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ The District of Bolsover (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  4. ^ The Derbyshire (District Boundaries) Order 1985
  5. ^ "Election results round-up - Local elections". The Times. NewsBank. 5 May 1995.
  6. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  7. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  8. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  9. ^ Colin, Rawlings; Thrasher, Michael. The District of Bolsover Council Election Results 1973-2011 (PDF). The Elections Centre Plymouth University.
  10. ^ "District Council Election Results 2003". Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original on 29 August 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  11. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Bolsover (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Bolsover". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Councillors". Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  14. ^ "District Council Election 2015". Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  15. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Bolsover (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  16. ^ "Bolsover District Council Election 2019". Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Bolsover result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  18. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  19. ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
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