Bolsover Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · East Midlands · 37 seats in 17 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Labour have a majority on Bolsover Council. The council has 37 councillors in 17 wards. Seats by party: Labour 22, Other 12, Reform 2, Conservative 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

A government plan to replace the councils in this area with two unitary councils was paused for review on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Labour (Majority)

37 seats - 19 for a majority

Reform 2Labour 22Conservative 1Other 12

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Other +9 Reform +2 Conservative −2 Labour −9

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (37 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Labour38.2%31

Other37.5%3

Conservative21.8%3

Lib Dem1.0%0

Green0.9%0

Reform0.6%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 37 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Labour 22

majority of 7; 19 needed

Closest result

Bolsover South

Conservative won the last seat by 3 votes over Independent, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Pinxton

Labour hold, 17 November 2022 (1 since 2021)

Constituencies

1 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

71%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeIndependent

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 17 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Ault Hucknall Tom Kirkham, John Ritchie, Catherine Tite	4 May 2023 Labour 46.0% lead 16.0 pts
Barlborough Duncan Haywood, Vicky Wapplington	4 May 2023 Labour 41.4% lead 4.3 pts
Blackwell Clive Moesby, Sally Renshaw	4 May 2023 Labour 39.8% lead 15.2 pts
Bolsover East Rowan Clarke, Anne Clarke	4 May 2023 Labour 45.3% lead 18.2 pts
Bolsover North & Shuttlewood Donna Hales, Ashley Taylor	4 May 2023 Labour 71.2% lead 49.5 pts
Bolsover South Cathy Jeffery, Carol Wood	4 May 2023 Labour 28.6% lead 5.1 pts
Clowne East David Bennett, Rob Hiney-Saunders, Ross Walker	4 May 2023 Labour 24.1% lead 1.9 pts
Clowne West Will Fletcher	4 May 2023 Conservative 54.8% lead 9.6 pts
Elmton-with-Creswell Duncan McGregor, Amanda Davis, Rita Turner	4 May 2023 Labour 44.7% lead 22.2 pts
Langwith Steve Fritchley, Sandra Peake	4 May 2023 Labour 71.2% lead 51.5 pts
Pinxton Mark Hinman, Mary Dooley	4 May 2023 Labour 58.0% lead 16.0 pts
Shirebrook North Jen Wilson, Chris Kane	4 May 2023 Labour 43.4% lead 21.2 pts
Shirebrook South Jane Yates, Janet Tait	4 May 2023 Labour 49.1% lead 27.6 pts
South Normanton East Emma Stevenson, Lucy King	4 May 2023 Labour 31.0% lead 10.8 pts
South Normanton West Phil Smith, Louise Fox, Lisa Powell	4 May 2023 Labour 23.6% lead 1.5 pts
Tibshelf Deborah Watson, Justin Gilbody	4 May 2023 Independent 25.9% lead 4.9 pts
Whitwell Jeanne Raspin, Tom Munro	4 May 2023 Labour 40.0% lead 10.5 pts

Ault Hucknall

Catherine Tite LabourJohn Ritchie LabourTom Kirkham Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour46.0%

Conservative30.0%

Independent24.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Tom Kirkham Elected	Labour	689
Malcolm John Ritchie Elected	Labour	658
Catherine Tite Elected	Labour	592
Andrew Hunt	Conservative	449
Karen Michelle Whitaker	Conservative	442
Iain Jonathon Grainger-Grimes	Conservative	439
Sarah Jane Gwendoline Bister	Independent	361

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Barlborough

Duncan Haywood LabourVicky Wapplington Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour41.4%

Conservative37.1%

Independent15.0%

Lib Dem6.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
James Duncan Haywood Elected	Labour	510
Vicki Wapplington Elected	Labour	471
Maxine Dixon	Conservative	458
David Carl Dixon	Conservative	436
John Robert Shaw	Independent	185
Alan John Stanley	Lib Dem	80

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Blackwell

Clive Moesby LabourSally Renshaw Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour39.8%

Independent24.6%

Independent23.8%

Conservative11.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Clive Richard Moesby Elected	Labour	495
Sally Renshaw Elected	Labour	402
Debbie Marshall-Curtis	Independent	306
Dexter Gene Bryan Bullock	Independent	296
Jane Halford	Conservative	148
Darren Michael Keyworth	Conservative	140

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bolsover East

Anne Clarke IndependentRowan Clarke Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour45.3%

Conservative27.1%

Independent22.0%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition5.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Anne Clarke Elected	Labour	507
Rowan Jonathan Lewis Clarke Elected	Labour	436
Joel Fletcher-Swindlehurst	Conservative	303
Paul Goodwin	Independent	246
Richard Terrance Pinder	Conservative	226
Daniel Jackson	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	62

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bolsover North & Shuttlewood

Ashley Taylor LabourDonna Hales Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour71.2%

Conservative21.7%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition7.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Donna Marie Hales Elected	Labour	492
Ashley Taylor Elected	Labour	429
Nicholas Gray-Cowley	Conservative	150
Alex Webster	Conservative	136
Elaine Ann Evans	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	49

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Bolsover South

Carol Wood ReformCathy Jeffery Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour28.6%

Conservative23.5%

Independent23.3%

Independent18.1%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition6.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Cathy Jeffery Elected	Labour	386
Carol Anne Wood Elected	Conservative	317
Derek Adams	Independent	314
Paul Harford	Labour	301
Chris Wood	Conservative	271
Nick Clarke	Independent	245
Jon Dale	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	88

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Clowne East

David Bennett LabourRob Hiney-Saunders LabourRoss Walker Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour24.1%

Independent22.2%

Independent20.7%

Independent15.7%

Conservative15.1%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David Bennett Elected	Labour	547
Robert Hiney-Saunders Elected	Labour	517
Ross Walker Elected	Independent	504
Allan Bailey	Independent	469
Dawn Christine Walton	Labour	401
Glyn Hughes	Independent	357
Natalie Hoy	Conservative	343
Matt Hoy	Conservative	320
Angela Helen Pogmore	Conservative	230
David Edward Watson	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	47

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Clowne West

Will Fletcher Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative54.8%

Labour45.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Will Fletcher Elected	Conservative	239	54.8%
Karl Reid	Labour	197	45.2%

Elmton-with-Creswell

Amanda Davis LabourDuncan McGregor LabourRita Turner Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour44.7%

Independent22.5%

Conservative16.4%

Independent16.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Rita Turner Elected	Labour	728
Duncan McGregor Elected	Labour	705
Amanda Jane Davis Elected	Labour	674
Steve Smith	Independent	366
Derek Walter Steff	Conservative	268
Martin George Saunders	Independent	268
Terence Ian Paul Edgar	Conservative	207
Sarah Smith	Conservative	195

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Langwith

Sandra Peake IndependentSteve Fritchley Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour71.2%

Conservative19.7%

Lib Dem9.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sandra Peake Elected	Labour	500
Steve Fritchley Elected	Labour	457
James Paul Kershaw-Dickson	Conservative	138
Carol Ann Patterson	Conservative	127
Gillian Breffit	Lib Dem	64
Steven Raison	Lib Dem	52

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Pinxton

Mark Hinman LabourMary Dooley Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour58.0%

Conservative42.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mary Jane Dooley Elected	Labour	430
Mark Andrew Hinman Elected	Labour	422
Julian Siddle	Conservative	312
Kat Moss	Conservative	254

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Shirebrook North

Chris Kane IndependentJen Wilson Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour43.4%

Conservative22.2%

Independent21.3%

Green6.5%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition6.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jen Wilson Elected	Labour	411
Chris Kane Elected	Labour	330
Keeley Samantha Howson	Conservative	210
David Peter Downes	Independent	202
David Anthony Taylor	Conservative	187
Martin Peter Gibbons	Green	62
Ronnie Rogers	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	62

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Shirebrook South

Jane Yates LabourJanet Tait Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour49.1%

Conservative21.5%

Independent18.5%

Lib Dem6.3%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition4.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jane Elizabeth Yates Elected	Labour	422
Janet Tait Elected	Labour	412
Adam Hind	Conservative	185
Sylwester Zwierzynski	Independent	159
Dave Manton	Conservative	111
Helen Mary Oakton	Lib Dem	54
Dean Lloyd Eggleston	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	39

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

South Normanton East

Emma Stevenson IndependentLucy King Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour31.0%

Conservative20.2%

Independent15.4%

Independent11.8%

Independent11.0%

Independent10.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Emma Jane Stevenson Elected	Labour	371
Lucy King Elected	Labour	294
Andrew Paul Brogdale	Conservative	242
Sharon Patricia Coleman	Conservative	197
Tracey Elizabeth Cannon	Independent	184
Andrew Charles Josebury	Independent	141
John Cox	Independent	132
Aileen Coleman	Independent	126

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

South Normanton West

Lisa Powell LabourLouise Fox ReformPhil Smith Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour23.6%

Conservative22.1%

Independent12.8%

Independent11.5%

Independent7.7%

Green6.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lisa Powell Elected	Labour	438
Phil Smith Elected	Labour	422
Louise Fox Elected	Conservative	410
Adam Summers	Labour	405
Christopher William Key	Conservative	381
Alfie Hector Mountford	Conservative	377
Olivia Lucy Ball	Independent	238
Susan Margaret Burnham	Independent	213
David Coleman	Independent	143
Ian Christopher Mason	Green	113
Christine Papworth	Independent	106
Graham Jeffrey Parkin	Independent	82
Evonne Mary Parkin	Independent	79
Brian Loader	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	33

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Tibshelf

Deborah Watson IndependentJustin Gilbody Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Independent25.9%

Independent21.0%

Independent20.1%

Labour16.7%

Independent11.0%

Conservative5.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Justin Liam Gilbody Elected	Independent	420
Deborah Susan Watson Elected	Independent	341
Allison Elizabeth Beckett	Independent	326
Kathryn Marie Salt	Labour	270
Jane Molisher-Berry	Labour	188
Ray Heffer	Independent	178
Josh Flint	Conservative	85
Shawn Sunderland	Conservative	56

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Whitwell

Jeanne Raspin LabourTom Munro Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour40.0%

Independent29.5%

Conservative19.8%

Reform10.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Tom Munro Elected	Labour	434
Jeanne Raspin Elected	Labour	377
Peter Roberts	Independent	320
Peter Jackson	Conservative	215
Paul George Bettison	Conservative	150
Linda Roberts	Reform	117

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

11 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Bolsover East	Anne Clarke	Labour 2023	Independent
Bolsover East	Rowan Clarke	Labour 2023	Independent
Bolsover South	Carol Wood	Conservative 2023	Reform
Elmton-with-Creswell	Rita Turner	Labour 2023	Independent
Langwith	Sandra Peake	Labour 2023	Independent
Langwith	Steve Fritchley	Labour 2023	Independent
Shirebrook North	Chris Kane	Labour 2023	Independent
Shirebrook North	Jen Wilson	Labour 2023	Independent
Shirebrook South	Janet Tait	Labour 2023	Independent
South Normanton East	Emma Stevenson	Labour 2023	Independent
South Normanton West	Louise Fox	Conservative 2023	Reform

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

1 by-election since July 2021, 0 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
17 November 2022	Pinxton	Labour hold

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Bolsover	100%	Labour	Labour 36%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Bolsover

80,275 residents in 35,235 households

Voted Leave in 2016

71% 19 above GB

Degree or higher

22% 12 below GB

No qualifications

24% 6 above GB

Own their home

66% 5 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

16% 1 below GB

Rent privately

17% 3 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

28% 3 below GB

Aged 65 and over

24% 2 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.