Chesterfield Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · East Midlands · 40 seats in 16 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Labour have a majority on Chesterfield Council. The council has 40 councillors in 16 wards. Seats by party: Labour 27, Lib Dem 11, Reform 2. 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)

40 seats - 21 for a majority

Reform 2Labour 27Lib Dem 11

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Reform +2 Labour −1 Lib Dem −1

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (40 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Labour39.9%28

Lib Dem27.4%12

Conservative14.0%0

Other12.5%0

Green6.1%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 40 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Labour 27

majority of 14; 21 needed

Closest result

Brampton West & Loundsley Green

Lib Dem won the last seat by 1 vote over another Lib Dem candidate, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Staveley North

Reform gain from Labour, 7 May 2026 (5 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

60%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourLib DemReform

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 16 wards

Councillors and last results

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

Ward and councillors	Last election
Brampton East & Boythorpe Glenys Falconer, Keith Falconer	4 May 2023 Labour 44.3% lead 3.0 pts
Brampton West & Loundsley Green Martin Stone, Shirley Niblock, Robert Brock	4 May 2023 Labour 37.8% lead 0.6 pts
Brimington North Suzie Perkins, David Culley	4 May 2023 Labour 58.8% lead 45.9 pts
Brimington South Tricia Gilby, Ian Callan	4 May 2023 Labour 45.7% lead 7.0 pts
Brockwell Maureen Davenport, Katherine Hollingworth	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 46.7% lead 16.8 pts
Dunston Jean Innes, Gordon McLaren, Michelle Twigg	4 May 2023 Labour 42.3% lead 27.6 pts
Hasland Stuart Brittain, Mick Brady, Amanda Serjeant	4 May 2023 Labour 42.0% lead 16.0 pts
Linacre Gavin Baldauf-Good, Judith Staton	4 May 2023 Labour 42.0% lead 9.3 pts
Rother Keith Miles, Jenny Flood, Lisa Blakemore	4 May 2023 Labour 65.3% lead 47.0 pts
Spire Sharon Blank, Laura Bagley, Kate Sarvent	4 May 2023 Labour 46.0% lead 10.2 pts
Staveley Central Jacqueline Ridgway, Barry Dyke	4 May 2023 Labour 38.5% lead 22.0 pts
Staveley North Steven Barlow, Dawn Taylor	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 48.5% lead 15.4 pts
Staveley South Debbie Wheeldon, Allan Ogle, Stuart Yates	4 May 2023 Labour 32.0% lead 10.6 pts
Walton Tom Snowdon, Maggie Kellman, Nicholas Redihough	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 43.4% lead 15.5 pts
Whittington Kelly Thornton, Barry Bingham, Paul Holmes	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 56.2% lead 27.8 pts
Whittington Moor Leslie Thompson, Kate Caulfield	4 May 2023 Labour 54.4% lead 39.7 pts

Brampton East & Boythorpe

Glenys Falconer Lib DemKeith Falconer Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour44.3%

Lib Dem41.3%

Green10.3%

Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)4.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jonathan Davies Elected	Labour	566
Glenys Falconer Elected	Lib Dem	528
Keith Falconer	Lib Dem	522
Janice Marie Marriott	Labour	496
Andrew James Thomas Clarke	Green	132
Daryl Portas	Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)	52

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem34.6%

Reform29.6%

Labour19.8%

Independent7.6%

Green4.1%

Conservative3.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Keith Falconer Elected	Lib Dem	410	34.6%
Courtney James	Reform	350	29.6%
Pauline Anne Twigg	Labour	235	19.8%
Jane Claire Hindle	Independent	90	7.6%
Katherine Mary Noble	Green	48	4.1%
Jacob Thomas Rodgers	Conservative	42	3.5%
David Ian Jones	Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)	9	0.8%

Brampton West & Loundsley Green

Martin Stone LabourRobert Brock LabourShirley Niblock Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour37.8%

Lib Dem37.2%

Conservative16.1%

Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)8.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Bob Brock Elected	Labour	987
Martin Stone Elected	Labour	977
Shirley Anne Niblock Elected	Lib Dem	971
Paul Adam Niblock	Lib Dem	970
Howard Borrell	Lib Dem	968
Pauline Anne Twigg	Labour	871
William Thomas Birkett	Conservative	420
David Ian Jones	Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)	233

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Brimington North

David Culley LabourSuzie Perkins Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour58.8%

Independent12.9%

Independent12.0%

Conservative10.0%

Lib Dem6.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David Raymond Culley Elected	Labour	604
Suzie Francis Perkins Elected	Labour	525
Graeme Challands	Independent	133
Cheryl Jackson	Independent	123
Rod Harrison	Conservative	103
Margarita Jacobs	Lib Dem	65
Andy Jakins	Lib Dem	48

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Brimington South

Ian Callan LabourTricia Gilby Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour45.7%

Lib Dem38.7%

Conservative15.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Tricia Gilby Elected	Labour	667
Ian Callan Elected	Labour	638
Stephen James Hartley	Lib Dem	566
Jane Collins	Lib Dem	524
Malcolm Rowley	Conservative	228

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Brockwell

Katherine Hollingworth Lib DemMaureen Davenport Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem46.7%

Labour29.9%

Conservative9.7%

Green9.2%

Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)4.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Maureen Davenport Elected	Lib Dem	737
Katherine Elizabeth Hollingworth Elected	Lib Dem	685
Robert James Goodall	Labour	472
Glynn Michael Jordan	Labour	440
Jane Gillian Bird	Conservative	153
Janet Ratcliffe	Green	145
Adele Downer	Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)	71

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Dunston

Gordon McLaren LabourJean Innes LabourMichelle Twigg Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour42.3%

Lib Dem14.7%

Conservative14.1%

Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)11.7%

Green10.1%

Independent7.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jean Innes Elected	Labour	793
Gordon Alexander McLaren Elected	Labour	743
Michelle Twigg Elected	Labour	693
Sandra Bridge	Lib Dem	275
Ewan Stewart Cameron	Lib Dem	272
Linda Rowley	Conservative	265
Linda Kathleen Thompson	Lib Dem	238
Paul Christopher Stone	Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)	219
David Fox	Green	190
Alan Neil Heathcote	Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)	161
Samuel Frank Kenneth Hartley	Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)	155
Gordon Simmons	Independent	133

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hasland

Amanda Serjeant LabourMick Brady LabourStuart Brittain Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour42.0%

Green26.0%

Conservative25.8%

Lib Dem6.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mick Brady Elected	Labour	1,066
Amanda Serjeant Elected	Labour	904
Stuart Brittain Elected	Labour	896
Darren Andrew Yates	Green	661
Paul Gibbons	Conservative	656
Jacob Thomas Rodgers	Conservative	557
Craig Stanley	Conservative	540
Simon Thomas Geikie	Green	476
Simon Peter Swift	Green	473
Elizabeth Frear	Lib Dem	156
Linda Marie Shipley	Lib Dem	115
Tom Hudson	Lib Dem	112

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Linacre

Gavin Baldauf-Good LabourJudith Staton Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour42.0%

Conservative32.7%

Lib Dem25.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Gavin James Baldauf-Good Elected	Labour	710
Judy Staton Elected	Labour	644
Stephen Gerard Lynch	Conservative	553
Ian Leslie Jerram	Conservative	549
Bridget Anne Dunks	Lib Dem	426
Peter Anthony Gately	Lib Dem	420

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Rother

Jenny Flood LabourKeith Miles LabourLisa Blakemore Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour65.3%

Lib Dem18.3%

Conservative16.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jenny Flood Elected	Labour	841
Lisa Blakemore Elected	Labour	831
Keith Miles Elected	Labour	767
Harry Edward Holloway	Lib Dem	236
Paul Rigby King	Lib Dem	234
Jonathan Rhodes Potts	Conservative	211
Kevin John Maher	Lib Dem	211

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Spire

Kate Sarvent LabourLaura Bagley LabourSharon Blank Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour46.0%

Lib Dem35.8%

Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)9.2%

Conservative9.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Laura Eleanor Bagley Elected	Labour	954
Kate Sarvent Elected	Labour	929
Peter Innes Elected	Labour	902
Ed Fordham	Lib Dem	743
Adrian Mather	Lib Dem	720
Greg Campbell	Lib Dem	718
Sue Armenante	Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)	191
Jack Michael Woolley	Conservative	186

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 4 July 2024

Labour45.1%

Lib Dem18.4%

Green15.2%

Conservative14.8%

Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)6.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sharon Lesley Blank Elected	Labour	1,521	45.1%
Ed Fordham	Lib Dem	621	18.4%
Vicky Noble	Green	511	15.2%
Jacob Thomas Rodgers	Conservative	499	14.8%
Kris Stone	Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)	220	6.5%

Staveley Central

Barry Dyke LabourJacqueline Ridgway Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour38.5%

Independent16.5%

Independent16.1%

Independent15.4%

Conservative6.9%

Green6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Barry Dyke Elected	Labour	458
Jacquie Ridgway Elected	Labour	410
Paul Wilson	Independent	196
Keith Bannister	Independent	192
Carl Chambers	Independent	183
Carole Maria Tilson	Conservative	82
Jeffrey Horton	Green	80

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Staveley North

Dawn Taylor ReformSteven Barlow Reform

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem48.5%

Labour33.1%

Conservative10.8%

Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)7.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul Anthony Jacobs Elected	Lib Dem	506
June Bingham Elected	Lib Dem	465
Lisa Kelly Collins	Labour	346
Dean Collins	Labour	344
Ian George Francis Tagg	Conservative	113
Donna Marie Robertshaw	Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)	79

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Reform36.3%

Lib Dem30.4%

Green10.7%

Labour9.2%

Independent5.0%

Independent3.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Steven Roy Barlow Elected	Reform	490
Dawn Taylor Elected	Reform	430
Jane Collins	Lib Dem	410
Stephen James Hartley	Lib Dem	393
Alison Paulette Riley	Green	144
Robert Meikle Ferrie	Green	144
Dean Collins	Labour	124
Lisa Kelly Collins	Labour	113
Martin Hibbert	Independent	67
Vicki Holmes	Independent	50
John Boult	Conservative	46
Alison Hounslow	Conservative	35
Kris Stone	Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)	19

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Staveley South

Allan Ogle LabourDebbie Wheeldon LabourStuart Yates Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour32.0%

Independent21.4%

Independent19.4%

Independent18.2%

Conservative9.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Debbie Wheeldon Elected	Labour	844
Allan Ogle Elected	Labour	770
Stuart Yates Elected	Labour	763
Paul Mann	Independent	564
Dean Rhodes	Independent	512
Ruth Marina Perry	Independent	480
John Hobson	Conservative	239

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Walton

Maggie Kellman Lib DemNicholas Redihough Lib DemTom Snowdon Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem43.4%

Labour27.9%

Conservative15.2%

Green13.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Maggie Kellman Elected	Lib Dem	1,264
Nick Redihough Elected	Lib Dem	1,205
Tom Snowdon Elected	Lib Dem	1,151
Lucy Elizabeth McManus	Labour	814
Steve Brunt	Labour	735
David Stuart Rice	Labour	602
Alison Hounslow	Conservative	443
David John Wandsworth	Green	393

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Whittington

Barry Bingham Lib DemKelly Thornton Lib DemPaul Holmes Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem56.2%

Labour28.4%

Conservative8.6%

Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)6.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Barry Bingham Elected	Lib Dem	1,239
Paul Holmes Elected	Lib Dem	931
Kelly Thornton Elected	Lib Dem	896
Steve Lismore	Labour	625
Corina Nicholls	Labour	515
Marion Thorpe	Labour	472
Susan Gibbons	Conservative	190
Rose Clark	Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)	150

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Whittington Moor

Kate Caulfield LabourLeslie Thompson Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour54.4%

Conservative14.7%

Lib Dem12.6%

Green12.0%

Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)6.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kate Caulfield Elected	Labour	698
Leslie Thompson Elected	Labour	592
John Gleadall	Conservative	189
Maisie Mo Hollingworth	Lib Dem	162
Leslie Alan Ralph	Lib Dem	161
Sophie Hannah Haworth	Green	154
Brad Waterhouse	Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)	81

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

5 by-elections since July 2021, 4 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
7 May 2026	Staveley North	Reform gain from Labour	37.3%
1 May 2025	Brampton East and Boythorpe	Lib Dem gain from Labour	34.6%
4 July 2024	Staveley North	Labour gain from Lib Dem
4 July 2024	Spire	Labour hold	45.1%
7 July 2022	Hollingwood and Inkersall	Labour gain from Independent

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Chesterfield	90%	Labour	Labour 40%
North East Derbyshire	10%	Labour	Labour 28%

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 Chesterfield

103,576 residents in 48,060 households

Voted Leave in 2016

60% 8 above GB

Degree or higher

27% 7 below GB

No qualifications

20% 2 above GB

Own their home

62% 1 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

21% 4 above GB

Rent privately

16% 4 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

27% 4 below GB

Aged 65 and over

26% 4 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.