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]
Bolsover is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. It is named after the town of Bolsover, which is near the geographic centre of the district, but the council is based in Clowne. At the 2011 Census, the district had a population of 75,866.
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a two-tier arrangement.
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire, containing the southern extremity of the Pennine range of hills which extend into the north of the county. The county contains part of the National Forest, and borders on Greater Manchester to the northwest, West Yorkshire to the north, South Yorkshire to the northeast, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the southeast, Staffordshire to the west and southwest and Cheshire also to the west. Kinder Scout, at 636 metres (2,087 ft), is the highest point in the county, whilst Trent Meadows, where the River Trent leaves Derbyshire, is its lowest point at 27 metres (89 ft). The River Derwent is the county's longest river at 66 miles (106 km), and runs roughly north to south through the county. In 2003 the Ordnance Survey placed Church Flatts Farm at Coton in the Elms as the furthest point from the sea in Great Britain.
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]
A Councillor is a member of a local government council.
The Respect Party was a left-wing to far-left political party active in the United Kingdom between 2004 and 2016. At the height of its success in 2007, the party had one Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons and nineteen councillors in local government.
Shirebrook is a town in the Bolsover district of north-east Derbyshire on the border with Nottinghamshire, England. it had a population of 13,300 in 2011, reducing to 9,760 at the 2011 Census. It is on the B6407, and close to the A632 road, between Mansfield and Bolsover.
Independents also made gains, with 7 independent councillors elected in Blakwell, 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]
Blackwell is a village in Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 4,389. It is one of the four villages that make up the civil parish of Blackwell within the District of Bolsover - the other villages being Hilcote, Newton and Westhouses. The Parish Council meets monthly. A brief history of the Parish of Blackwell was published in 1994.
Clowne is a village and civil parish in the Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England. The population at the 2001 Census was 7,447 increasing to 7,590 at the 2011 Census. It forms part of the Bolsover constituency. Clowne lies 9 miles (14 km) north east of Chesterfield and 7 miles (11 km) south west of Worksop. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Clune. The name is derived from the Celtic Clun for a river.
Elmton-with-Creswell is a civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire. Forming part of Bolsover district its main settlements are Elmton, Creswell and Creswell Model Village. According to Census data in 2001, Elmton with Creswell parish had a population of 4,755, and in 2011 had a population of 5,550. The village lies on the border with Nottinghamshire.
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 Democrat | 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 Democrat | 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 | 5.5 | |||
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 | 0.1 | |||
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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