2019 UK local government election
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 then won back the District Council in 2021 after 2 by election gains in Bolsover North and Shuttlewood and Pinxton wards. They have since had Liz Smyth (Ault Hucknall) join the Labour Group at Bolsover District Council in 2021, giving the Labour group a majority of 2.
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 | 14 | 48.6 | 46.1 | 13,730 | –19.8 |
| Independent | 22 | 16 | N/A | N/A | 11 | 43.2 | 35.0 | 10,430 | +13.8 |
| Conservative | 13 | 2 | N/A | N/A | 2 | 5.4 | 11.1 | 3,299 | +7.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | 1 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 1,610 | N/A |
| UKIP | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A | | 0.0 | 1.2 | 357 | –2.3 |
| Socialist Alternative | 2 | 0 | N/A | N/A | | 0.0 | 1.1 | 342 | N/A |
Ward Results
Ault Hucknall
Ault Hucknall 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 | 2.7 | |
Turnout | 1,228 | 25.32 | |
| Independent win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Barlborough
Barlborough 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 | Connor McInnes | 116 | 10.8 | |
Majority | 30 | 2.8 | |
Turnout | 1,082 | 32.62 | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Blackwell
Blackwell 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 | 1.3 | |
Turnout | 1,194 | 34.38 | |
| Independent win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Bolsover East
Bolsover East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Anne Clarke | 481 | 66.0 | |
| Labour | John 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 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Patricia Cooper | 270 | 54.8 | |
| Labour | Christopher Cooper* | 265 | 53.8 | |
| Socialist Alternative | Elaine Evans | 221 | 44.8 | |
Majority | 44 | 9.0 | |
Turnout | 545 | 20.89 | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Bolsover South
Bolsover South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Derek Adams | 601 | 56.0 | |
| Labour | Rosemary Bowler | 418 | 38.9 | |
| Labour | Malcolm 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 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Ross Walker | 984 | 61.3 | |
| Independent | Allan Bailey | 900 | 56.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Natalie Hoy | 677 | 42.2 | |
| Labour | Terence 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 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Dan Salt | 186 | 43.1 | |
| Labour | Jim Smith* | 141 | 32.6 | |
| Conservative | Neil Yewman | 105 | 24.3 | |
Majority | 45 | 10.5 | |
Turnout | 437 | 26.73 | |
| Independent win (new seat) |
Elmton-with-Creswell
Elmton-with-Creswell Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | James Clifton* | 737 | 58.4 | |
| Labour | Duncan McGregor* | 585 | 46.3 | |
| Labour | Rita Turner* | 541 | 42.8 | |
| Labour | Stephen Smith | 373 | 29.5 | |
| UKIP | Lesley Carley | 357 | 28.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gillian Breffit | 162 | 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 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 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | James Watson | 405 | 53.4 | |
| Labour | Mary Dooley* | 299 | 39.4 | |
| Labour | Michael Fox | 278 | 36.6 | |
| Independent | 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 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 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 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Tracey Cannon* | 457 | 50.6 | |
| Independent | Andrew Joesbury* | 439 | 48.6 | |
| Labour | John Brough | 408 | 45.1 | |
| Labour | James Coyle | 394 | 43.6 | |
Majority | 31 | 3.5 | |
Turnout | 921 | 25.57 | |
| Independent win (new seat) |
| Independent win (new seat) |
South Normanton West
South Normanton West 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 | Philip Smith* | 439 | 34.3 | |
| Conservative | Sharon Coleman | 267 | 20.9 | |
| Conservative | Keith Davis | 258 | 20.2 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Harvey | 194 | 15.2 | |
Majority | 297 | 18.5 | |
Turnout | 1,295 | 25.73 | |
| Independent win (new seat) |
| Independent win (new seat) |
| Independent win (new seat) |
Tibshelf
Tibshelf Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Deborah Watson* | 466 | 41.3 | |
| Independent | Raymond 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 | 0.6 | |
Turnout | 1,138 | 36.30 | |
| Independent win (new seat) |
| Independent win (new seat) |
Whitwell
Whitwell Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Peter Roberts | 577 | 63.0 | |
| Labour | Thomas 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) |
By-elections 2019–2023
Bolsover North and Shuttlewood by-election
Bolsover North and Shuttlewood by-election 6 May 2021[3] 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.[4]
Pinxton by-election 2021
Pinxton by-election 6 May 2021[3] 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.[5] Following the two by-elections on 6 May 2021, Labour regained a majority on the council.
Pinxton by-election 2022
Pinxton by-election 17 November 2022 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mark Hinman | 376 | 63.3 | |
| Conservative | Julian Siddle | 218 | 36.7 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
The Pinxton by-election in 2022 was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Stan Fox.[6]
References
- ^ "Bolsover District Council". BBC News. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Election results: Labour lose control of Bolsover". BBC News. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ a b "District Election 2021". Bolsover District Council. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ Teale, Andrew. "Bolsover North and Shuttlewood Ward - Bolsover". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ Teale, Andrew. "Pinxton Ward - Bolsover". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ Teale, Andrew. "Pinxton Ward - Bolsover". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 22 July 2023.