Chesterfield Borough Council elections

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Chesterfield Borough Council elections are held every four years. Chesterfield Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Chesterfield in Derbyshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 48 councillors have been elected from 19 wards. [1] However, the 2023 elections will be fought under new boundaries with the number of Councillors reducing from 48 to 40.

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Political control

Chesterfield was a municipal borough from 1836 until 1974. [2] The borough was reformed under the Local Government Act 1972, gaining Staveley and Brimington and becoming a non-metropolitan district. The first election to the reformed council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: [3] [4]

Party in controlYears
Labour 1973–2003
Liberal Democrats 2003–2011
Labour 2011–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2001 have been: [5]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Bill Flanagan Labour May 19742001
John Burrows [6] Labour 2001May 2003
Ray Russell Liberal Democrats May 200318 May 2011
John Burrows Labour 18 May 201110 May 2017
Tricia Gilby Labour 10 May 2017

Council elections

Results maps

By-election results

1995-1999

West By-Election 14 November 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 80948.3
Conservative 54532.5
Labour 32219.2
Majority26415.8
Turnout 1,67644.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Holmbrook By-Election 10 April 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,06854.5
Labour 81241.5
Conservative 784.0
Majority25613.0
Turnout 1,95851.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

1999-2003

New Whittington By-Election 15 March 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 1,11564.8+3.1
Labour 56933.1−2.5
Conservative 372.1−0.6
Majority54631.7
Turnout 1,72145.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2003-2007

Loundsley Green By-Election 22 April 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jean Barr89565.8+5.1
Labour Thomas Murphy43131.6−5.6
Conservative Gary Hatton362.6+2.6
Majority46434.2
Turnout 1,36240.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2007-2011

Brimington South By-Election 6 May 2010 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Haywood1,50047.9+4.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Hartley1,13436.2−12.6
Conservative Gary Hatton49915.9+8.5
Majority36611.7
Turnout 3,13365.3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2015-2019

Moor By-Election 4 Oct 2018 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Rogers53247.1+12.1
Labour Ron Mihaly44539.4−9.9
Conservative Gordon Franklin Partington847.4−8.3
UKIP Barry Thompson696.16.1
Majority877.7
Turnout 1,13031
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

2019-2023

Hollingwood and Inkersall By-Election 7 July 2022 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Debbie Wheeldon74748.5+15.2
Independent Dean Rhodes67643.9+43.9
Green Louis Hollingworth1187.7+7.7
Majority714.6
Turnout 1,541
Labour gain from Independent Swing

2023-2027

Spire By-Election 4 July 2024 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sharon Blank1,52145.1
Liberal Democrats Ed Fordham62118.4
Green Vicky Noble51115.2
Conservative Jacob Rodgers49914.8
Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents Kris Stone2206.5
Majority90026.7
Turnout 3,372
Labour hold Swing
Staveley North By-Election 4 July 2024 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Lismore63534.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen Hartley59232.1
Conservative Harry Smith27815.1
Independent Martin Hibbert18810.2
Green Joshua Ward1518.2
Majority432.3
Turnout 1,844
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

References

  1. 1 2 "The Borough of Chesterfield (Electoral Changes) Order 1999", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1999/2692, retrieved 21 August 2022
  2. ↑ "Chesterfield Municipal Borough". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Chesterfield". BBC News Online . Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  5. ↑ "Council minutes". Chesterfield Borough Council. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Stevens, Dom (4 December 2019). "Former councillors honoured for their service". Chesterfield News. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  7. ↑ The Borough of Chesterfield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  8. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire (District Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Chesterfield". BBC News Online . Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  10. ↑ "England council elections". BBC News.
  11. ↑ The Chesterfield (Electoral Changes) Order 2022.
  12. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Chesterfield Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  13. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll". Chesterfield Borough Council. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  14. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hollingwood and Inkersall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  15. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Spire Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Staveley North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
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