Local government elections in Derbyshire, England
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.
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 control | Years |
| | Labour | 1973–2003 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2003–2011 |
| | Labour | 2011–present |
Leadership
The leaders of the council since 2001 have been:[5]
| Councillor | Party | From | To |
| Bill Flanagan | | Labour | May 1974 | 2001 |
| John Burrows[6] | | Labour | 2001 | May 2003 |
| Ray Russell | | Liberal Democrats | May 2003 | 18 May 2011 |
| John Burrows | | Labour | 18 May 2011 | 10 May 2017 |
| Tricia Gilby | | Labour | 10 May 2017 | |
Council elections
- 1973 Chesterfield Borough Council election
- 1976 Chesterfield Borough Council election
- 1979 Chesterfield Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[7]
- 1983 Chesterfield Borough Council election
- 1987 Chesterfield Borough Council election
- 1991 Chesterfield Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[8]
- 1995 Chesterfield Borough Council election
- 1999 Chesterfield Borough Council election
- 2003 Chesterfield Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by one)[9][1]
- 2007 Chesterfield Borough Council election
- 2011 Chesterfield Borough Council election[10]
- 2015 Chesterfield Borough Council election
- 2019 Chesterfield Borough Council election
- 2023 Chesterfield Borough Council election
By-election results
1995-1999
West By-Election 14 November 1996 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 809 | 48.3 | |
| | Conservative | | 545 | 32.5 | |
| | Labour | | 322 | 19.2 | |
| Majority | 264 | 15.8 | |
| Turnout | 1,676 | 44.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Holmbrook By-Election 10 April 1997 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 1,068 | 54.5 | |
| | Labour | | 812 | 41.5 | |
| | Conservative | | 78 | 4.0 | |
| Majority | 256 | 13.0 | |
| Turnout | 1,958 | 51.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
1999-2003
New Whittington By-Election 15 March 2001 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 1,115 | 64.8 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | | 569 | 33.1 | -2.5 |
| | Conservative | | 37 | 2.1 | -0.6 |
| Majority | 546 | 31.7 | |
| Turnout | 1,721 | 45.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
2003-2007
Loundsley Green By-Election 22 April 2004 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Barr | 895 | 65.8 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | Thomas Murphy | 431 | 31.6 | -5.6 |
| | Conservative | Gary Hatton | 36 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | 464 | 34.2 | |
| Turnout | 1,362 | 40.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
2007-2011
Brimington South By-Election 6 May 2010[11] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Haywood | 1,500 | 47.9 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Hartley | 1,134 | 36.2 | -12.6 |
| | Conservative | Gary Hatton | 499 | 15.9 | +8.5 |
| Majority | 366 | 11.7 | |
| Turnout | 3,133 | 65.3 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
2015-2019
Moor By-Election 4 Oct 2018[12] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Rogers | 532 | 47.1 | +12.1 |
| | Labour | Ron Mihaly | 445 | 39.4 | -9.9 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Franklin Partington | 84 | 7.4 | -8.3 |
| | UKIP | Barry Thompson | 69 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Majority | 87 | 7.7 | |
| Turnout | 1,130 | 31 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
2019-2023
Hollingwood and Inkersall By-Election 7 July 2022[13] | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Debbie Wheeldon | 747 | 48.5 | +15.2 |
| | Independent | Dean Rhodes | 676 | 43.9 | +43.9 |
| | Green | Louis Hollingworth | 118 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| Majority | 71 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | 1,541 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
References
- ^ a b "The Borough of Chesterfield (Electoral Changes) Order 1999", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1999/2692, retrieved 21 August 2022
- ^ "Chesterfield Municipal Borough". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Chesterfield". BBC News Online. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ^ "Council minutes". Chesterfield Borough Council. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ Stevens, Dom (4 December 2019). "Former councillors honoured for their service". Chesterfield News. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ The Borough of Chesterfield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire (District Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Chesterfield". BBC News Online. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
- ^ "England council elections". BBC News.
- ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Chesterfield Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll". Chesterfield Borough Council. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hollingwood and Inkersall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
External links
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