2023 Bolsover District Council election

The 2023 Bolsover District Council election took place on 4 May 2023, to elect all 37 members of Bolsover District Council in Derbyshire, England.^[3] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

2023 Bolsover District Council election

← 2019 May 4, 2023 (2023-05-04) 2027 →
All 37 seats to Bolsover District Council 19 seats needed for a majority
Registered	61,655
First party Second party   Leader Steve Fritchley David Dixon Party Labour Conservative Last election 18 seats, 46.1% 2 seats, 11.1% Seats before 20 3 Seats won 31 3 Seat change 13 1 Percentage 48.8% 27.2% Swing 2.7% 16.1%   Third party Fourth party   Party Independent Liberal Democrats Last election 16 seats, 35.0% 1 seat, 5.4% Seats before 14[a] 0 Seats won 3 0 Seat change 13 1 Percentage 21.3% 0.7% Swing 13.7% 4.7%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Bolsover District Council election
Leader before election Steve Fritchley Labour Leader after election Steve Fritchley Labour

Summary

Overview

Following the results, the council remained under Labour control.^[4]

Election result

2023 Bolsover District Council election[5]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	37	31	13	0	13	83.8	48.8	16,720	+2.7
	Conservative	37	3	3	2	1	8.1	27.2	9,343	+16.1
	Independent	29	3	0	13	13	8.1	21.3	7,307	–13.7
	TUSC	7	0	0	0		0.0	1.1	380	New
	Liberal Democrats	4	0	0	0	1	0.0	0.7	250	–4.7
	Green	2	0	0	0		0.0	0.5	175	New
	Reform UK	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	117	New

Ward Results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election.^[6]

Ault Hucknall

Ault Hucknall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Kirkham*	689	50.1	+8.6
	Labour	Malcolm Richards	658	47.9	+3.1
	Labour	Catherine Tite	592	43.1	+7.7
	Conservative	Andrew Hunt	449	32.7	+4.0
	Conservative	Karen Whitaker	442	32.2	N/A
	Conservative	Iain Grainger-Grimes	439	32.0	N/A
	Independent	Sarah Bister	361	26.3	N/A
Majority			143	2.7
Turnout			1,374	28.32	+3.00
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

One seat shown as a gain from independent to allow for comparison with 2019 results, although the independent elected in 2019, Liz Smyth, had subsequently joined Labour during 2021. She did not stand for re-election.

Barlborough

Barlborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Haywood	510	45.2	+8.4
	Labour	Vicki Wapplington	471	41.7	+7.6
	Conservative	Maxine Dixon*	458	40.6	−1.4
	Conservative	David Dixon*	436	38.6	−1.0
	Independent	John Shaw	185	16.4	−5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Stanley	80	7.1	−3.7
Majority			13	1.1
Turnout			1,129	33.68	+1.06
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Blackwell

Blackwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clive Moesby*	495	50.5	+11.7
	Labour	Sally Renshaw	402	41.0	+9.8
	Independent	Debbie Marshall-Curtis	306	31.2	−6.3
	Independent	Dexter Bullock*	296	30.2	−18.0
	Conservative	Jane Halford	148	15.1	N/A
	Conservative	Darren Keyworth	140	14.3	N/A
Majority			96	9.8
Turnout			980	28.82	−5.56
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bolsover East

Bolsover East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne Clarke*	507	53.0	−13.0
	Labour	Rowan Clarke*	436	45.6	−13.9
	Conservative	Joel Fletcher-Swindlehurst	303	31.7	−3.1
	Independent	Paul Goodwin	246	25.7	N/A
	Conservative	Richard Pinder	226	23.6	N/A
	TUSC	Daniel Jackson	62	6.5	N/A
Majority			133	13.9
Turnout			956	26.88	+1.38
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bolsover North and Shuttlewood

Bolsover North and Shuttlewood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Donna Hales*	492	72.7	+17.9
	Labour	Ashley Taylor	429	63.4	+9.6
	Conservative	Nick Gray-Cowley	150	22.2	N/A
	Conservative	Alex Webster	136	20.1	N/A
	TUSC	Elaine Evans	49	7.2	−37.6
Majority			279	41.2
Turnout			677	22.99	+2.10
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bolsover South

Bolsover South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cathy Jeffery	386	37.8	−1.1
	Conservative	Carol Wood	317	31.0	+15.8
	Independent	Derek Adams*	314	30.7	−25.3
	Labour	Paul Harford	301	29.5	−1.8
	Conservative	Chris Wood	271	26.5	N/A
	Independent	Nick Clarke	245	24.0	N/A
	TUSC	Jon Dale	88	8.6	−2.7
Majority			3	0.3
Turnout			1,022	31.07	−1.90
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Clowne East

Clowne East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Bennett	547	40.4	+16.7
	Labour	Robert Hiney-Saunders	517	38.2	+15.6
	Independent	Ross Walker*	504	37.2	−24.1
	Independent	Allan Bailey*	469	34.6	−21.5
	Labour	Dawn Walton	401	29.6	+7.6
	Independent	Glyn Hughes	357	26.3	N/A
	Conservative	Natalie Hoy*	343	25.3	−16.9
	Conservative	Matt Hoy	320	23.6	+5.6
	Conservative	Angela Pogmore	230	17.0	N/A
	TUSC	David Watson	47	3.5	N/A
Majority			35	2.6
Turnout			1,355	29.79
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Natalie Hoy had been elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2019 but joined the Conservatives in 2020. Seat shown as a gain from Liberal Democrats to allow comparison with 2019 results.^[7]

Clowne West

Clowne West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Will Fletcher	239	54.8	+30.5
	Labour	Karl Reid	197	45.2	+12.6
Majority			42	9.6
Turnout			436	26.88	+0.15
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Elmton-with-Creswell

Elmton-with-Creswell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rita Turner*	728	54.6	+11.8
	Labour	Duncan McGregor*	705	52.8	+6.5
	Labour	Amanda Davis	674	50.5	+21.0
	Independent	Steve Smith	366	27.4	−2.1
	Independent	Martin Saunders	268	20.1	N/A
	Conservative	Derek Steff	257	19.3	N/A
	Conservative	Terence Edgar	207	15.5	N/A
	Conservative	Sarah Smith	195	14.6	N/A
Majority			308	23.1
Turnout			1,334	26.01	−1.11
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Langwith

Langwith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sandra Peake*	500	67.8	+67.8
	Labour	Stephen Fritchley*	457	61.9	+61.9
	Conservative	James Kershaw-Dickson	138	18.7	N/A
	Conservative	Carol Patterson	127	17.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian Breffit	64	8.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Raison	52	7.0	N/A
Majority			319	43.2
Turnout			738	21.60	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Pinxton

Pinxton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Dooley*	430	56.4	+17.0
	Labour	Mark Hinman*	422	55.3	+18.7
	Conservative	Julian Siddle	312	40.9	N/A
	Conservative	Kat Moss	254	33.3	N/A
Majority			110	14.4
Turnout			763	23.58	+0.46
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Mark Hinman won his seat in a by-election in November 2022, but seat shown as gain from independent to allow comparison with 2019 result.

Shirebrook North

Shirebrook North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jen Wilson*	411	49.6	−26.4
	Labour	Chris Kane*	330	39.9	−24.9
	Conservative	Keeley Howson	210	25.4	+4.0
	Independent	David Downes	202	24.4	N/A
	Conservative	David Taylor	187	22.6	N/A
	Green	Martin Gibbons	62	7.5	N/A
	TUSC	Ronnie Rogers	62	7.5	N/A
Majority			120	14.5
Turnout			828	23.72	+3.80
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Shirebrook South

Shirebrook South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Yates	422	55.7	+1.2
	Labour	Janet Tait*	412	54.4	+3.1
	Conservative	Adam Hind	185	24.4	−7.8
	Independent	Sylwester Zwierzynski	159	21.0	−11.2
	Conservative	Dave Manton	111	14.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Oakton	54	7.1	−12.3
	TUSC	Dean Eggleston	39	5.1	N/A
Majority			227	30.0
Turnout			758	22.08	+1.55
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

South Normanton East

South Normanton East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Emma Stevenson	371	41.1	−4.0
	Labour	Lucy King	294	32.6	−11.0
	Conservative	Andrew Brogdale	242	26.8	N/A
	Conservative	Sharon Coleman	197	21.8	N/A
	Independent	Tracey Cannon*	184	20.4	−30.2
	Independent	Andrew Joesbury*	141	15.6	−33.0
	Independent	John Cox	132	14.6	N/A
	Independent	Aileen Coleman	126	14.0	N/A
Majority			52	5.8
Turnout			902	25.82	+0.25
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

South Normanton West

South Normanton West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lisa Powell	438	35.3	−1.2
	Labour	Phil Smith	422	34.0	−0.3
	Conservative	Louise Fox	410	33.1	+12.2
	Labour	Adam Summers	405	32.7	−2.4
	Conservative	Christopher Key	381	30.7	+10.5
	Conservative	Alfie Mountford	377	30.4	+15.2
	Independent	Olivia Ball	238	19.2	N/A
	Independent	Susan Burnham	213	17.2	N/A
	Independent	David Coleman	143	11.5	N/A
	Green	Ian Mason	113	9.1	N/A
	Independent	Christine Papworth	106	8.5	N/A
	Independent	Graham Parkin*	82	6.6	−33.3
	Independent	Evonne Parkin*	79	6.4	−32.0
	TUSC	Brian Loader	33	2.7	N/A
Majority			5	0.4
Turnout			1,240	23.78	−1.95
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Tibshelf

Tibshelf

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Justin Gilbody	420	42.1	N/A
	Independent	Deborah Watson*	341	34.2	−7.1
	Independent	Allison Beckett	326	32.7	N/A
	Labour	Kathryn Salt	270	27.1	−5.8
	Labour	Jane Molsher-Berry	188	18.9	−7.8
	Independent	Raymond Heffer*	178	17.9	−15.6
	Conservative	Josh Flint	85	8.5	N/A
	Conservative	Shawn Sunderland	56	5.6	N/A
Majority			15	1.5
Turnout			997	30.69	−5.61
	Independent gain from Independent		Swing
	Independent hold		Swing

Whitwell

Whitwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tom Munro*	434	49.7	+8.1
	Labour	Jeanne Raspin	377	43.1	+9.8
	Independent	Peter Roberts*	320	36.6	−26.4
	Conservative	Peter Jackson	215	24.6	+3.3
	Conservative	Paul Bettison	150	17.2	N/A
	Reform UK	Linda Roberts	117	13.4	N/A
Majority			57	6.5
Turnout			874	29.53	−1.58
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. Including one vacant seat in Clowne West ward previously held by independent councillor Dan Salt until his removal from the council in December 2022 for non-attendance.^[1] Of the independent councillors, nine sat together as the "Independent Group" led by Deborah Watson, three formed the "Community Independents" led by Ross Walker (which group had also included Dan Salt prior to his removal) and one councillor was not aligned to any group.^[2]

1. "Council minutes, 7 December 2022". Bolsover District Council. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
2. "Your councillors by political grouping". Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
3. "Bolsover | England Councils 2023 - Election Results | Sky News". Sky News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
4. "Labour reinforces its hold at Bolsover Council securing 31 seats after election". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
5. "Bolsover result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
6. "District Election 2023". Bolsover District Council. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
7. Boothroyd, David (5 June 2020). "Trouble for Aberdeenshire Tories". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 22 July 2023.