2019 Bolsover District Council election

2019 Bolsover District Council election
2 May 2019 (2019-05-02)
All 37 seats to Bolsover District Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Party Labour Independent
Last election 32 seats, 65.9% 5 seats, 21.2%
Seats won 18 16
Seat change Decrease 14 Increase 11
Popular vote 13,730 10,430
Percentage 46.1% 35.0%
Swing Decrease 19.8% Increase 13.8%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 0 seats, 4.1% N/A
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 3,299 1,610
Percentage 11.1% 5.4%
Swing Increase 7.0% N/A
Results by ward
Council control before election


Labour

 Council control after election


No overall control

The 2019 Bolsover District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect all 37 members of Bolsover District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

The election resulted in the Labour Party losing control of the council for the first time in 40 years after winning 18 seats, one short of a majority. Independents made gains largely at the expense of Labour, winning 16 seats.[2]

Labour regained an overall majority in 2021 after gaining Pinxton in a by-election; the Bolsover North and Shuttlewood by-election was a Labour hold. Liz Smyth, elected as an Independent in Ault Hucknall, subsequently joined the Labour Group in 2021, increasing its majority to two.

Summary

Election result

2019 Bolsover District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 37 18 N/A N/A Decrease 14 48.6 46.1 13,730 –19.8
  Independent 22 16 N/A N/A Increase 11 43.2 35.0 10,430 +13.8
  Conservative 13 2 N/A N/A Increase 2 5.4 11.1 3,299 +7.0
  Liberal Democrats 8 1 N/A N/A Increase 1 2.7 5.4 1,610 N/A
  UKIP Make Brexit Happen 1 0 N/A N/A Steady 0.0 1.2 357 –2.3
  Socialist Alternative 2 0 N/A N/A Steady 0.0 1.1 342 N/A

Aftermath

Immediately after the election the council comprised 18 Labour councillors, 16 Independents, two Conservatives and one Liberal Democrat. No party had an overall majority, and the council was under no overall control.[2]

Ward results

Ault Hucknall

Ault Hucknall[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Elizabeth Smyth 565 46.6
Labour Patricia Clough 544 44.8
Labour Thomas Kirkham 503 41.5
Labour Michael Yates 429 35.4
Conservative Sophie Castledine-Dack 348 28.7
Liberal Democrats Steven Raison 219 18.1
Majority 74 6.1
Turnout 1,228 25.32
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Barlborough

Barlborough[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Dixon 451 42.0
Conservative Maxine Dixon 425 39.6
Labour Hilary Gilmour* 395 36.8
Labour Brian Watson* 366 34.1
Independent John Shaw 238 22.2
Liberal Democrats Conor McInnes 116 10.8
Majority 30 2.8
Turnout 1,082 32.62
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Blackwell

Blackwell[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dexter Bullock* 565 48.2
Labour Clive Moesby* 455 38.8
Independent Debbie Marshall-Curtis 439 37.5
Labour Tony Gascoyne 366 31.2
Independent Leonard Walker 165 14.1
Liberal Democrats Daniel Hay 122 10.4
Majority 16 1.4
Turnout 1,194 34.38
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Bolsover East

Bolsover East[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anne Clarke 481 66.0
Labour Nick Clarke 434 59.5
Conservative David Pleming 254 34.8
Majority 180 24.7
Turnout 825 25.50
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Bolsover North and Shuttlewood

Bolsover North and Shuttlewood[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patricia Cooper 270 54.8
Labour Christopher Cooper* 265 53.8
Socialist Alternative Elaine Evans 221 44.8
Majority 44 8.9
Turnout 545 20.89
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Bolsover South

Bolsover South[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Derek Adams 601 56.0
Labour Rosemary Bowler 418 38.9
Labour Malc Crane* 336 31.3
Conservative Nicholas Gray-Cowley 163 15.2
Liberal Democrats Mathew Waller 132 12.3
Socialist Alternative Jonathan Dale 121 11.3
Majority 82 7.6
Turnout 1,091 32.97
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Clowne East

Clowne East[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ross Walker 984 61.3
Independent Allan Bailey 900 56.1
Liberal Democrats Natalie Hoy 677 42.2
Labour Terry Connerton* 380 23.7
Labour Karl Reid* 363 22.6
Labour Karen Oxspring 353 22.0
Conservative Joshua Yewman 289 18.0
Majority 297 18.5
Turnout 1,613 35.69
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Clowne West

Clowne West[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dan Salt 186 43.1
Labour Jim Smith* 141 32.6
Conservative Neil Yewman 105 24.3
Majority 45 10.4
Turnout 437 26.73
Independent win (new seat)

Elmton-with-Creswell

Elmton-with-Creswell[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jim Clifton* 737 58.4
Labour Duncan McGregor* 585 46.3
Labour Rita Turner* 541 42.8
Labour Stephen Smith 373 29.5
UKIP Make Brexit Happen Lesley Carley 357 28.3
Liberal Democrats Gillian Breffit 160 12.8
Majority 168 13.3
Turnout 1,274 27.12
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Langwith

Langwith[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Fritchley* Unopposed N/A
Labour Sandra Peake* Unopposed N/A
Majority N/A N/A
Turnout N/A N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Pinxton

Pinxton[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James Watson 405 53.4
Labour Mary Dooley* 299 39.4
Labour Michael Fox 278 36.6
No political party Cherry Drake-Brockman 221 29.1
Liberal Democrats Martin Cheung 63 8.3
Majority 21 2.8
Turnout 764 23.12
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Shirebrook North

Shirebrook North[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jen Wilson* 529 76.0
Labour Christopher Kane 451 64.8
Conservative Robert Sainsbury 149 21.4
Majority 302 43.4
Turnout 722 19.92
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Shirebrook South

Shirebrook South[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Downes 340 54.5
Labour Janet Tait 320 51.3
Conservative Sylwester Zwierzynski 201 32.2
Liberal Democrats Helen Oakton 121 19.4
Majority 119 19.1
Turnout 647 20.53
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

South Normanton East

South Normanton East[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tracey Cannon* 457 50.6
Independent Andrew Joesbury* 439 48.6
Labour Mick Brough 408 45.1
Labour Jim Coyle 394 43.6
Majority 31 3.4
Turnout 921 25.57
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

South Normanton West

South Normanton West[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jane Bryson 537 42.0
Independent Graham Parkin 510 39.9
Independent Evonne Parkin 491 38.4
Labour Paul Barnes* 467 36.5
Labour Emma Stevenson* 449 35.1
Labour Phil Smith* 439 34.3
Conservative Sharon Coleman 267 20.9
Conservative Keith Davis 258 20.2
Conservative Stephen Harvey 194 15.2
Majority 24 1.9
Turnout 1,295 25.73
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Tibshelf

Tibshelf[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Deborah Watson* 466 41.3
Independent Ray Heffer* 377 33.5
Labour Kathryn Salt 371 32.9
Independent Shirley Ellks 302 26.8
Labour Jane Yates 301 26.7
Independent Diane Rutland 268 23.8
Majority 6 0.5
Turnout 1,138 36.30
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Whitwell

Whitwell[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peter Roberts 577 63.0
Labour Tom Munro* 381 41.6
Labour Malcolm Ritchie* 305 33.3
Conservative Paul Hogg 195 21.3
Majority 76 8.3
Turnout 932 31.11
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Changes 2019–2023

  • 6 May 2021: Labour held Bolsover North and Shuttlewood in a by-election.[4]
  • 6 May 2021: Labour gained Pinxton from the Independents in a by-election, restoring Labour's overall majority.[5]
  • 2021: Elizabeth Smyth, elected as an Independent in Ault Hucknall, joined the Labour Group, increasing its majority to two.[6]
  • 17 November 2022: Mark Hinman was elected for Labour in a Pinxton by-election, holding the seat for Labour.[7]
  • 7 December 2022: The council recorded that Dan Salt was no longer a member under section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972; because of the electoral timetable, the Clowne West vacancy was held until May 2023 without a by-election.[8]

By-elections

Bolsover North and Shuttlewood

Bolsover North and Shuttlewood by-election 6 May 2021[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Donna Marie Hales 351 51.5
Conservative Matthew Sean Hoy 254 37.3
Independent Martin George Sanders 38 5.6
TUSC Elaine Ann Evans 38 5.6
Majority 97 14.2
Turnout 685 25.29
Labour hold Swing

The Bolsover North and Shuttlewood by-election in 2021 was triggered by the death of Labour councillor Pat Cooper.[9]

Pinxton

Pinxton by-election 6 May 2021[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stan Fox 442 49.4
Conservative Sarah Smith 299 33.4
Independent Kevin John Rose 140 15.6
Liberal Democrats Helen Oakton 14 1.6
Majority 143 16.0
Turnout 901 26.96
Labour gain from Independent Swing

The Pinxton by-election in 2021 was triggered by the death of independent councillor James Watson.[10]

Pinxton

Pinxton by-election 17 November 2022[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Hinman 376 63.3
Conservative Julian Siddle 218 36.7
Majority 158 26.6
Labour hold Swing

The Pinxton by-election in 2022 was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Stan Fox.[11]

References

[4] [5] [7]

  1. ↑ "Bolsover District Council". BBC News. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Election results: Labour lose control of Bolsover". BBC News. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "District Election 2019". Bolsover District Council. Bolsover District Council. 2 May 2019. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "Bolsover North and Shuttlewood: District Council results declaration". Bolsover District Council. 7 May 2021. Archived from the original on 15 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "Pinxton: District Council results declaration". Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original on 15 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Committees and Advisory Groups Appointments 2021/22" (PDF). Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 "Declaration of results: Pinxton District". Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original on 15 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Minutes of the meeting of Bolsover District Council, 7 December 2022 (PDF) (Report). Bolsover District Council. 7 December 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Healthy Safe Clean & Green Communities Scrutiny Committee, 6 March 2020". Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original on 15 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  10. ↑ Council agenda, 3 February 2021 (PDF) (Report). Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  11. ↑ Proportionality and Appointments to Committees and Advisory Groups (PDF) (Report). Bolsover District Council. 7 December 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
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