2007 Bolsover District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2007 Bolsover District Council election. Labour in red, independents in light grey, Whitwell Residents Association in grey and Respect Party in light red. Bolsover UK local election 2007 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2007 Bolsover District Council election. Labour in red, independents in light grey, Whitwell Residents Association in grey and Respect Party in light red.

The 2007 Bolsover District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 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

Labour remained in control of the council but lost 4 seats to hold 27 of the 37 councillors. [2] Respect won their first seat on the council after Ray Holmes took Shirebrook North West by 31 votes, defeating the Labour whip on the council, Stephen Fritchley. [2] [3]

Independents also made gains, with 7 independent councillors elected in Blackwell, Clowne North, Clowne South, Elmton-with-Creswell, Shirebrook South West and Tibshelf wards, up from 4 before the election. [2] Meanwhile, the Whitwell Residents Association held both seats in Whitwell, with their second candidate 39 votes ahead of an independent candidate. [4]

Bolsover local election result 2007 [5] [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2704-473.060.812,619+6.9
  Independent 730+318.923.54,878-8.1
 Whitwell Residents Association20005.45.31,099-1.1
  Respect 110+12.71.4295+1.4
 Barlborough First00000.04.5942+4.5
  BNP 00000.02.0423+1.5
  Liberal Democrats 00000.01.3277+1.3
  Green 00000.01.2239+1.2

Ward results

Barlborough (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eion Watts737
Labour Hilary Gilmour566
Barlborough FirstBridget Ingle472
Barlborough FirstJohn Shaw470
Turnout 2,245
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Blackwell (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sally Gray693
Labour Alan Tomlinson688
Labour Clive Moseby674
Turnout 2,055
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Bolsover North West (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Bowman412
Labour Thomas Rodda394
Liberal Democrats Wayne Byetheway277
Turnout 1,083
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Bolsover South (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jennie Bennettunopposed
Labour Alan Hodkinunopposed
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Bolsover West (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rosemary Bowler490
Labour Brian Huddless403
Green Michael Milnes239
Turnout 1,132
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Clowne North (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Brian Hendry456
Labour Terry Connerton397
Labour Sidney Patrick374
Turnout 1,227
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Clowne South (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Hendryunopposed
Labour James Smithunopposed
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Elmton with Creswell (3 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Duncan McGregor1,067
Independent James Clifton914
Labour Rita Turner876
Labour Paul Colbert836
Turnout 3,693
Labour hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Pinxton (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Dooleyunopposed
Labour Dennis Kellyunopposed
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Pleasley (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pauline Bowmerunopposed
Labour Ann Syrettunopposed
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Scarcliffe (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sandra Peake719
Labour Malcolm Crane704
Independent Janine Atkinson523
Turnout 1,946
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Shirebrook East [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Murray-Carrunopposed
Labour hold Swing
Shirebrook Langwith [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Walkerunopposed
Labour hold Swing
Shirebrook North West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Respect Ray Holmes29552.8
Labour Stephen Fritchley26447.2
Majority 315.6
Turnout 559
Respect gain from Labour Swing
Shirebrook South East [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hazel Wardunopposed
Labour hold Swing
Shirebrook South West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alan Waring37650.1
Labour Paul Harford37549.9
Majority 10.2
Turnout 751
Independent gain from Labour Swing
South Normanton East (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Cook527
Labour Joe Phelan521
BNP Eddy Edwards423
Turnout 1,471
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
South Normanton West (3 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raymond Brooksunopposed
Labour Joan Morleyunopposed
Labour Sue Wallisunopposed
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Tibshelf (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Raymond Heffer795
Independent Deborah Brindley692
Labour Alison Beckett563
Labour Tony Trafford367
Turnout 2,417
Independent hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Whitwell (2 seats) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whitwell Residents AssociationGeorge Webster631
Whitwell Residents AssociationVivienne Mills468
Independent Sandy Frow429
Labour Tom Munro357
Labour Frank Raspin308
Turnout 2,193
Residents hold Swing
Residents hold Swing

References

  1. "Bolsover". BBC News Online . 4 May 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Respect party hits Labour stronghold". Derbyshire Times . 9 May 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  3. "Bolsover Council election results". Derbyshire Times . 4 May 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  4. "Derbyshire village results in". Worksop Guardian. 8 May 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  5. "Results - Election 2007". The Times . NewsBank. 5 May 2007. p. 83.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Election results". Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2014.