The 2015 Bolsover District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Bolsover District Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
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Election result
editLabour remained in control of the council with 32 councillors, while five independents were also elected.[2] The seats in Bolsover South, Pleasely and Shirebrook South West were taken by Labour candidates without opposition.[2]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 86.5 | 65.9 | 28,971 | +1.4 | |
Independent | 5 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 13.5 | 21.2 | 9,342 | +6.8 | |
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 1,791 | -7.8 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1,538 | +3.5 | |
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1,341 | +2.1 | |
Whitwell Residents Association | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 987 | +0.1 |
Ward results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hilary Gilmour | 919 | |||
Labour | Brian Watson | 840 | |||
Conservative | Maxine Hunt | 688 | |||
Turnout | 2,447 | 64.4 | +18.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clive Moesby | 1,277 | |||
Independent | Dexter Bullock | 1,011 | |||
Labour | Clare Munks | 951 | |||
Turnout | 3,239 | 63.7 | +19.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Cooper | 1,008 | |||
Labour | Sue Statter | 968 | |||
TUSC | Elaine Evans | 359 | |||
Turnout | 2,335 | 55.0 | +23.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Toni Bennett | unopposed | |||
Labour | James Hall | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rose Bowler | 821 | |||
Labour | Mark Dixey | 756 | |||
UKIP | John Bagshaw | 653 | |||
TUSC | Jon Dale | 217 | |||
Turnout | 2,447 | 59.4 | +22.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Terry Connerton | 1,037 | |||
Labour | Gwyneth Buxton | 973 | |||
Conservative | David Jackson | 551 | |||
Turnout | 2,561 | 55.8 | +22.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Karl Reid | 841 | |||
Labour | Jim Smith | 829 | |||
Independent | Allan Bailey | 639 | |||
Conservative | Radley Cunliffe | 458 | |||
Turnout | 2,767 | 62.9 | +22.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Jim Clifton | 1,337 | |||
Labour | Duncan McGregor | 1,328 | |||
Labour | Rita Turner | 1,253 | |||
Labour | Paul Colbert | 1,043 | |||
Turnout | 4,961 | 55.8 | +14.4 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Dooley | 960 | |||
Labour | Tom Alexander | 752 | |||
Independent | John Meredith | 601 | |||
Independent | Cherry Drake-Brockman | 587 | |||
Turnout | 2,900 | 54.5 | +20.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Pauline Bowmer | unopposed | |||
Labour | Ann Syrett | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jen Wilson | 1,047 | |||
Labour | Malc Crane | 871 | |||
Independent | Suzanne Barnicoat | 837 | |||
Turnout | 2,755 | 60.9 | +18.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Murray-Carr | 406 | 65.1 | −6.9 | |
UKIP | John Charlesworth | 218 | 34.9 | +34.9 | |
Majority | 188 | 30.1 | −25.6 | ||
Turnout | 624 | 56.2 | +15.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kenneth Walker | 614 | 61.8 | −18.8 | |
UKIP | Iris Scott | 379 | 38.2 | +38.2 | |
Majority | 235 | 23.7 | −37.6 | ||
Turnout | 993 | 61.7 | +19.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Frithcley | 601 | 73.9 | +19.7 | |
TUSC | Dean Eggleston | 212 | 26.1 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 389 | 47.8 | +21.9 | ||
Turnout | 813 | 50.6 | +20.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Anderson | 503 | 56.8 | −8.7 | |
UKIP | Valerie Waby | 288 | 32.5 | +32.5 | |
Conservative | Mark McKeown | 94 | 10.6 | −2.4 | |
Majority | 215 | 24.3 | −19.7 | ||
Turnout | 885 | 54.8 | +14.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sandra Peake | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tracey Cannon | 969 | |||
Independent | Andrew Joesbury | 873 | |||
Labour | Graham Parkin | 769 | |||
Turnout | 2,611 | 54.3 | +21.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Emma Stevenson | 1,360 | |||
Labour | Paul Barnes | 1,288 | |||
Labour | Phil Smith | 1,108 | |||
TUSC | Brian Loader | 553 | |||
Turnout | 4,309 | 55.4 | +20.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Deborah Watson | 1,166 | |||
Independent | Ray Heffer | 1,149 | |||
Labour | Kathryn Salt | 967 | |||
Labour | Tony Trafford | 696 | |||
Turnout | 3,978 | 60.5 | +19.8 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tom Munro | 672 | |||
Labour | Malcolm Ritchie | 544 | |||
Whitwell Residents Association | George Webster | 538 | |||
Independent | Stuart Maiden | 476 | |||
Whitwell Residents Association | Viv Mills | 449 | |||
Independent | Malcolm Streets | 422 | |||
Independent | Pete Roberts | 244 | |||
Turnout | 3,345 | 60.1 | +18.7 | ||
Labour gain from Residents | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Residents | Swing |
By-elections between 2015 and 2019
editA by-election was held in Bolsover South on 8 October 2015, following the death of Labour councillor James Hall. The seat was won by Labour candidate Pat Cooper.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Pat Cooper | 232 | 42.5 | N/A | |
UKIP | John Bagshaw | 127 | 23.3 | N/A | |
Conservative | Juliet Armstrong | 109 | 20.0 | N/A | |
TUSC | Jon Dale | 78 | 14.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 105 | 19.2 | |||
Turnout | 546 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Local election results 2015 in full". The Guardian. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Bolsover District Council elections: Find out who has been elected in your ward". Derbyshire Times. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "District Council Election 2015". Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bolsover South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2022.