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]
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]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 27 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 73.0 | 60.8 | 12,619 | +6.9% | |
Independent | 7 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 18.9 | 23.5 | 4,878 | -8.1% | |
Whitwell Residents Association | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 1,099 | -1.1% | |
Respect | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 295 | +1.4% | |
Barlborough First | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 942 | +4.5% | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 423 | +1.5% | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 277 | +1.3% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 239 | +1.2% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eion Watts | 737 | |||
Labour | Hilary Gilmour | 566 | |||
Barlborough First | Bridget Ingle | 472 | |||
Barlborough First | John Shaw | 470 | |||
Turnout | 2,245 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Sally Gray | 693 | |||
Labour | Alan Tomlinson | 688 | |||
Labour | Clive Moseby | 674 | |||
Turnout | 2,055 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Keith Bowman | 412 | |||
Labour | Thomas Rodda | 394 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Wayne Byetheway | 277 | |||
Turnout | 1,083 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jennie Bennett | unopposed | |||
Labour | Alan Hodkin | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rosemary Bowler | 490 | |||
Labour | Brian Huddless | 403 | |||
Green | Michael Milnes | 239 | |||
Turnout | 1,132 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Brian Hendry | 456 | |||
Labour | Terry Connerton | 397 | |||
Labour | Sidney Patrick | 374 | |||
Turnout | 1,227 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Paul Hendry | unopposed | |||
Labour | James Smith | unopposed | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Duncan McGregor | 1,067 | |||
Independent | James Clifton | 914 | |||
Labour | Rita Turner | 876 | |||
Labour | Paul Colbert | 836 | |||
Turnout | 3,693 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mary Dooley | unopposed | |||
Labour | Dennis Kelly | unopposed | |||
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 | Sandra Peake | 719 | |||
Labour | Malcolm Crane | 704 | |||
Independent | Janine Atkinson | 523 | |||
Turnout | 1,946 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Murray-Carr | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kenneth Walker | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respect | Ray Holmes | 295 | 52.8 | ||
Labour | Stephen Fritchley | 264 | 47.2 | ||
Majority | 31 | 5.6 | |||
Turnout | 559 | ||||
Respect gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hazel Ward | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Alan Waring | 376 | 50.1 | ||
Labour | Paul Harford | 375 | 49.9 | ||
Majority | 1 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 751 | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Terry Cook | 527 | |||
Labour | Joe Phelan | 521 | |||
BNP | Eddy Edwards | 423 | |||
Turnout | 1,471 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Raymond Brooks | unopposed | |||
Labour | Joan Morley | unopposed | |||
Labour | Sue Wallis | unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Raymond Heffer | 795 | |||
Independent | Deborah Brindley | 692 | |||
Labour | Alison Beckett | 563 | |||
Labour | Tony Trafford | 367 | |||
Turnout | 2,417 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whitwell Residents Association | George Webster | 631 | |||
Whitwell Residents Association | Vivienne Mills | 468 | |||
Independent | Sandy Frow | 429 | |||
Labour | Tom Munro | 357 | |||
Labour | Frank Raspin | 308 | |||
Turnout | 2,193 | ||||
Residents hold | Swing | ||||
Residents hold | Swing |
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