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Chesterfield Borough Council elections

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

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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
Labour1973–2003
Liberal Democrats2003–2011
Labour2011–present

Leadership

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

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Bill FlanaganLabourMay 19742001
John Burrows[6]Labour2001May 2003
Ray RussellLiberal DemocratsMay 200318 May 2011
John BurrowsLabour18 May 201110 May 2017
Tricia GilbyLabour10 May 2017

Council elections

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By-election results

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1995-1999

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West By-Election 14 November 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats80948.3
Conservative54532.5
Labour32219.2
Majority26415.8
Turnout1,67644.6
Liberal Democrats holdSwing
Holmbrook By-Election 10 April 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats1,06854.5
Labour81241.5
Conservative784.0
Majority25613.0
Turnout1,95851.5
Liberal Democrats gain from LabourSwing

1999-2003

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New Whittington By-Election 15 March 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats1,11564.8+3.1
Labour56933.1-2.5
Conservative372.1-0.6
Majority54631.7
Turnout1,72145.6
Liberal Democrats holdSwing

2003-2007

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Loundsley Green By-Election 22 April 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsJean Barr89565.8+5.1
LabourThomas Murphy43131.6-5.6
ConservativeGary Hatton362.6+2.6
Majority46434.2
Turnout1,36240.9
Liberal Democrats holdSwing

2007-2011

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Brimington South By-Election 6 May 2010[11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJohn Haywood1,50047.9+4.1
Liberal DemocratsStephen Hartley1,13436.2-12.6
ConservativeGary Hatton49915.9+8.5
Majority36611.7
Turnout3,13365.3
Labour gain from Liberal DemocratsSwing

2015-2019

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Moor By-Election 4 Oct 2018[12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsTony Rogers53247.1+12.1
LabourRon Mihaly44539.4-9.9
ConservativeGordon Franklin Partington847.4-8.3
UKIPBarry Thompson696.16.1
Majority877.7
Turnout1,13031
Liberal Democrats gain from LabourSwing

2019-2023

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Hollingwood and Inkersall By-Election 7 July 2022[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourDebbie Wheeldon74748.5+15.2
IndependentDean Rhodes67643.9+43.9
GreenLouis Hollingworth1187.7+7.7
Majority714.6
Turnout1,541
Labour gain from IndependentSwing

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Chesterfield Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  12. ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll". Chesterfield Borough Council. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hollingwood and Inkersall Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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