| Bolsover District | |
| Type: | Non-metropolitan district |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Coat of Arms |
| Mapsize: | 160px |
| Subdivision Type: | Sovereign state |
| Subdivision Name: | United Kingdom |
| Subdivision Type1: | Constituent country |
| Subdivision Name1: | England |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | East Midlands |
| Subdivision Type3: | Ceremonial county |
| Subdivision Name3: | Derbyshire |
| Seat Type: | Admin. HQ |
| Seat: | Clowne |
| Government Type: | Bolsover District Council |
| Leader Title: | Leadership |
| Leader Name: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Leader Title1: | Executive: |
| Leader Title2: | MPs |
| Leader Name2: | Natalie Fleet (L) |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Area Rank: | |
| Population Rank: | Ranked |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Ethnicity (2021) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Ethnic groups |
| Demographics Type2: | Religion (2021) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Religion |
| Timezone: | Greenwich Mean Time |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
| Timezone Dst: | British Summer Time |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +1 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | DE, NG, S |
| Blank Name: | ISO 3166-2 |
| Blank1 Name: | ONS code |
| Blank1 Info: | 17UC (ONS) E07000033 (GSS) |
| Blank2 Name: | OS grid reference |
| Blank3 Name: | NUTS 3 |
| Blank4 Name: | Ethnicity |
| Blank4 Info: | 99.1% White |
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 the large village of Clowne to the north. The district also includes the town of Shirebrook and several villages and surrounding rural areas.
The neighbouring districts are Amber Valley, North East Derbyshire, Chesterfield, Rotherham, Bassetlaw, Mansfield, and Ashfield.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the area of three former districts, which were all abolished at the same time:[1]
The new district was named Bolsover, after its largest town.[2]
| Bolsover District Council | |
| Logo Pic: | Bolsover District Council logo.svg |
| House Type: | Non-metropolitan district |
| Leader1 Type: | Chair |
| Leader1: | Tom Munro |
| Party1: | Labour |
| Election1: | 24 May 2017[3] |
| Leader2 Type: | Leader |
| Leader2: | Steve Fritchley |
| Party2: | Labour |
| Election2: | 22 May 2019 |
| Leader3 Type: | Chief Executive |
| Leader3: | Karen Hanson |
| Election3: | November 2022[4] |
| Members: | 37 councillors |
| Structure1: | Bolsover_District_Council_2023.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 250px |
| Political Groups1: |
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| Last Election1: | 4 May 2023 |
| Next Election1: | 6 May 2027 |
| Meeting Place: | The Arc, High Street, Clowne, S434JY |
Bolsover District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Derbyshire County Council. The district is also entirely covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.[5]
Since 2014 the district has been a non-constituent member of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (formerly known as the Sheffield City Region); the council sends representatives to meetings of the combined authority, but the electorate of Bolsover District do not vote in elections for the Mayor of South Yorkshire.[6]
The council has been under Labour majority control since 2021.
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows:[7] [8]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| 1974–2019 | ||
| 2019–2021 | ||
| 2021–present | ||
The leaders of the council since 2003 have been:[9]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eion Watts[10] | 2003 | 10 May 2015 | ||
| Ann Syrett | 21 May 2015 | 5 May 2019 | ||
| Steve Fritchley | 22 May 2019 | |||
Following the 2023 election, the composition of the council was:[11]
| Party | Councillors | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 3 | |||
| Total | 37 | ||
See also: Bolsover District Council elections. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, the council has comprised 37 councillors, elected from 17 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.[12]
The council is based at The Arc in Clowne, which is a combined leisure centre and council headquarters. The building was purpose-built for the council and opened in 2013. When first created the council used the former Blackwell Rural District Council's offices in Mansfield (outside the district) as its main offices. In 1994 it moved to Sherwood Lodge on Oxcroft Lane in Bolsover, comprising a large Victorian house and modern office extensions. After the move to Clowne in 2013 Sherwood Lodge was sold. A retail development has since been built on the site.[13] [14]
In terms of television, the district receives better TV signals from the Emley Moor transmitter which broadcast BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire.[15] However, southern parts of the district can still receive TV signals from the Waltham transmitter which broadcast BBC East Midlands and ITV Central. [16]
Radio stations for the area are:
The Derbyshire Times is the weekly local newspaper that serves the district.
Following the September, 2022 commercial failure of Woodhead Construction Ltd, an Edwinstowe-based business contracting to the council since 2016, and mid-way into delivering a Bolsover Homes scheme,[18] Bolsover District Council created their own development business, Dragonfly Development Limited based at The Arc in Clowne, with the intention of fullfilling ongoing contracts and having potential to undertake entirely new construction and development works outside of the council's normal remit.[19] [20] [21]
Councillor Fritchley stated the only risks involved were "calculated risks".[22]
The district is divided into 16 civil parishes.[23] The parish councils for Old Bolsover (which covers the town of Bolsover) and Shirebrook take the style "town council".[24]