Bolsover District Council elections are held every four years. Bolsover District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Bolsover in Derbyshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2019, 37 councillors have been elected from 17 wards. [1]
| Year | Labour | Independent | Conservatives | Liberal Democrats | Green | Residents | Respect | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 [2] | 30 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 1976 [2] | 25 | 7 | 4 | |||||
| 1979 [2] | 31 | 6 | New ward boundaries. [3] | |||||
| 1983 [2] | 35 | 2 | ||||||
| 1987 [2] | 30 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same. [4] | ||
| 1991 [2] | 34 | 3 | ||||||
| 1995 [5] | 35 | 1 | 1 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same [6] [7] [8] | ||||
| 1999 [9] | 32 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 2003 [10] | 31 | 4 | 2 | New ward boundaries [11] | ||||
| 2007 [12] | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2011 [13] | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2015 [14] | 32 | 5 | ||||||
| 2019 [15] | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | New ward boundaries [1] | |||
| 2023 [16] | 31 | 3 | 3 | |||||
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections; [17] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
| By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirebrook South West by-election | 25 August 2011 | Independent | Labour | ||
| Whitwell by-election | 23 May 2013 | Green | RA | ||
| South Normanton East by-election | 14 August 2014 | Labour | Labour | ||
| Bolsover North West by-election | 8 January 2015 | Labour | Labour | ||
| Bolsover South by-election | 8 October 2015 | Labour | Labour | ||
| Bolsover North and Shuttlewood by-election | 6 May 2021 | Labour | Labour | ||
| Pinxton by-election | 6 May 2021 | Independent | Labour | ||
| Pinxton by-election | 17 November 2022 | Labour | Labour | ||