Bolsover District Council elections explained

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

YearLabourIndependentConservativesLiberal DemocratsGreenResidentsRespectNotes
1973[2] 3051
1976[3] 2574
1979[4] 316New ward boundaries.[5]
1983[6] 352
1987[7] 302122District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same.[8]
1991[9] 343
1995[10] 3511District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[11] [12] [13]
1999[14] 3241
2003[15] 3142New ward boundaries[16]
2007[17] 27721
2011[18] 31411
2015[19] 325New ward boundaries[20]
2019[21] 181621New ward boundaries
2023[22] 3133Boundary changes[23]

By-elections

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[24] 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-election25 August 2011
Whitwell by-election23 May 2013
South Normanton East by-election14 August 2014
Bolsover North West by-election8 January 2015
Bolsover South by-election8 October 2015
Bolsover North and Shuttlewood by-election6 May 2021
Pinxton by-election6 May 2021
Pinxton by-election17 November 2022

External links

Notes and References

  1. si. The Bolsover (Electoral Changes) Order 2017. 2017. 1265. 21 August 2022.
  2. https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Bolsover-1973-2011.pdf
  3. https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Bolsover-1973-2011.pdf
  4. https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Bolsover-1973-2011.pdf
  5. The District of Bolsover (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  6. https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Bolsover-1973-2011.pdf
  7. https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Bolsover-1973-2011.pdf
  8. The Derbyshire (District Boundaries) Order 1985
  9. https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Bolsover-1973-2011.pdf
  10. News: Election results round-up - Local elections. 5 May 1995. The Times. NewsBank.
  11. legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  12. legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (County Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  13. legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  14. Book: Colin, Rawlings. The District of Bolsover Council Election Results 1973-2011. Thrasher. Michael. The Elections Centre Plymouth University.
  15. Web site: District Council Election Results 2003. Bolsover District Council. 20 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20040829083417/http://www.bolsover.gov.uk/index.asp?sessionx=MH4wfjd+MjV+MjY4fjA. 29 August 2004. dead.
  16. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Bolsover (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  17. News: Bolsover. 4 May 2007. BBC News Online. 19 July 2014.
  18. Web site: Councillors. Bolsover District Council. 22 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20110517104928/http://www.bolsover.gov.uk/councillors/387.html. 17 May 2011.
  19. Web site: District Council Election 2015. Bolsover District Council. 8 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150508173201/http://www.bolsover.gov.uk/your-council/voting-and-elections/district-council-election-2015. 8 May 2015. dead.
  20. legislation.gov.uk - The Bolsover (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  21. Web site: Bolsover District Council Election 2019. live. Bolsover District Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20210711145603/https://www.bolsover.gov.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72 . 2021-07-11 .
  22. News: Bolsover result - Local Elections 2023 . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-05-07.
  23. News: Local elections. BBC News Online. 19 July 2014.
  24. Web site: Local Authority Byelection Results. 19 July 2014. 29 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100329041227/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm. dead.

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