2015 Bolsover District Council election

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Map of the results of the 2015 Bolsover District Council election. Labour in red and independents in light grey. Bolsover UK local election 2015 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2015 Bolsover District Council election. Labour in red and independents in light grey.

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

Labour 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]

Bolsover local election result 2015 [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 3222086.565.928,971+1.4
  Independent 520+213.521.29,342+6.8
  Conservative 00000.04.11,791-7.8
  UKIP 00000.03.51,538+3.5
  TUSC 00000.03.01,341+2.1
 Whitwell Residents Association002-20.02.2987+0.1

Ward results

Barlborough (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hilary Gilmour919
Labour Brian Watson840
Conservative Maxine Hunt688
Turnout 2,44764.4+18.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Blackwell (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clive Moesby1,277
Independent Dexter Bullock1,011
Labour Clare Munks951
Turnout 3,23963.7+19.2
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Bolsover North West (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Cooper1,008
Labour Sue Statter968
TUSC Elaine Evans359
Turnout 2,33555.0+23.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Bolsover South (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Toni Bennettunopposed
Labour James Hallunopposed
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Bolsover West (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rose Bowler821
Labour Mark Dixey756
UKIP John Bagshaw653
TUSC Jon Dale217
Turnout 2,44759.4+22.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Clowne North (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Connerton1,037
Labour Gwyneth Buxton973
Conservative David Jackson551
Turnout 2,56155.8+22.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Clowne South (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karl Reid841
Labour Jim Smith829
Independent Allan Bailey639
Conservative Radley Cunliffe458
Turnout 2,76762.9+22.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Elmton-with-Creswell (3 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jim Clifton1,337
Labour Duncan McGregor1,328
Labour Rita Turner1,253
Labour Paul Colbert1,043
Turnout 4,96155.8+14.4
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Pinxton (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Dooley960
Labour Tom Alexander752
Independent John Meredith601
Independent Cherry Drake-Brockman587
Turnout 2,90054.5+20.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Pleasley (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pauline Bowmerunopposed
Labour Ann Syrettunopposed
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Scarcliffe (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jen Wilson1,047
Labour Malc Crane871
Independent Suzanne Barnicoat837
Turnout 2,75560.9+18.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Shirebrook East [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Murray-Carr40665.1-6.9
UKIP John Charlesworth21834.9+34.9
Majority18830.1-25.6
Turnout 62456.2+15.4
Labour hold Swing
Shirebrook Langwith [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Walker61461.8-18.8
UKIP Iris Scott37938.2+38.2
Majority23523.7-37.6
Turnout 99361.7+19.4
Labour hold Swing
Shirebrook North West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Frithcley60173.9+19.7
TUSC Dean Eggleston21226.1-2.1
Majority38947.8+21.9
Turnout 81350.6+20.6
Labour hold Swing
Shirebrook South East [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Anderson50356.8-8.7
UKIP Valerie Waby28832.5+32.5
Conservative Mark McKeown9410.6-2.4
Majority21524.3-19.7
Turnout 88554.8+14.6
Labour hold Swing
Shirebrook South West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sandra Peakeunopposed
Labour hold Swing
South Normanton East (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tracey Cannon969
Independent Andrew Joesbury873
Labour Graham Parkin769
Turnout 2,61154.3+21.9
Labour hold Swing
Independent gain from Labour Swing
South Normanton West (3 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Emma Stevenson1,360
Labour Paul Barnes1,288
Labour Phil Smith1,108
TUSC Brian Loader553
Turnout 4,30955.4+20.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Tibshelf (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Deborah Watson1,166
Independent Ray Heffer1,149
Labour Kathryn Salt967
Labour Tony Trafford696
Turnout 3,97860.5+19.8
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing
Whitwell (2 seats) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom Munro672
Labour Malcolm Ritchie544
Whitwell Residents AssociationGeorge Webster538
Independent Stuart Maiden476
Whitwell Residents AssociationViv Mills449
Independent Malcolm Streets422
Independent Pete Roberts244
Turnout 3,34560.1+18.7
Labour gain from Residents Swing
Labour gain from Residents Swing

By-elections between 2015 and 2019

A 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.

Bolsover South by-election 8 October 2015 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pat Cooper23242.5N/A
UKIP John Bagshaw12723.3N/A
Conservative Juliet Armstrong10920.0N/A
TUSC Jon Dale7814.3N/A
Majority10519.2
Turnout 546
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Local election results 2015 in full". The Guardian . 15 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Bolsover District Council elections: Find out who has been elected in your ward". Derbyshire Times . 8 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "District Council Election 2015". Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bolsover South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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