2015 UK local government election
Map of the results of the 2015 Bolsover District Council election. Labour in red and independents in light grey. The 2015 Bolsover District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Bolsover District Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[ 1]
Election result Labour remained in control of the council with 32 councillors, while five independents were also elected.[ 2] The seats in Bolsover South, Pleasely and Shirebrook South West were taken by Labour candidates without opposition.[ 2]
Bolsover local election result 2015[ 3] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 32 2 2 0 86.5 65.9 28,971 +1.4 Independent 5 2 0 +2 13.5 21.2 9,342 +6.8 Conservative 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.1 1,791 -7.8 UKIP 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.5 1,538 +3.5 TUSC 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.0 1,341 +2.1 Whitwell Residents Association 0 0 2 -2 0.0 2.2 987 +0.1
Ward results Barlborough (2 seats)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Hilary Gilmour 919 Labour Brian Watson 840 Conservative Maxine Hunt 688 Turnout 2,447 64.4 +18.4 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Blackwell (2 seats)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Clive Moesby 1,277 Independent Dexter Bullock 1,011 Labour Clare Munks 951 Turnout 3,239 63.7 +19.2 Labour hold Swing Independent gain from Labour Swing
Bolsover North West (2 seats)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Christopher Cooper 1,008 Labour Sue Statter 968 TUSC Elaine Evans 359 Turnout 2,335 55.0 +23.4 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Bolsover South (2 seats)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Toni Bennett unopposed Labour James Hall unopposed Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Bolsover West (2 seats)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Rose Bowler 821 Labour Mark Dixey 756 UKIP John Bagshaw 653 TUSC Jon Dale 217 Turnout 2,447 59.4 +22.5 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Clowne North (2 seats)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Terry Connerton 1,037 Labour Gwyneth Buxton 973 Conservative David Jackson 551 Turnout 2,561 55.8 +22.7 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Clowne South (2 seats)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Karl Reid 841 Labour Jim Smith 829 Independent Allan Bailey 639 Conservative Radley Cunliffe 458 Turnout 2,767 62.9 +22.1 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Elmton-with-Creswell (3 seats)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Jim Clifton 1,337 Labour Duncan McGregor 1,328 Labour Rita Turner 1,253 Labour Paul Colbert 1,043 Turnout 4,961 55.8 +14.4 Independent hold Swing Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Pinxton (2 seats)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Mark Dooley 960 Labour Tom Alexander 752 Independent John Meredith 601 Independent Cherry Drake-Brockman 587 Turnout 2,900 54.5 +20.8 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Pleasley (2 seats)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Pauline Bowmer unopposed Labour Ann Syrett unopposed Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Scarcliffe (2 seats)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Jen Wilson 1,047 Labour Malc Crane 871 Independent Suzanne Barnicoat 837 Turnout 2,755 60.9 +18.7 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Shirebrook East[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Brian Murray-Carr 406 65.1 −6.9 UKIP John Charlesworth 218 34.9 +34.9 Majority 188 30.1 −25.6 Turnout 624 56.2 +15.4 Labour hold Swing
Shirebrook Langwith[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Kenneth Walker 614 61.8 −18.8 UKIP Iris Scott 379 38.2 +38.2 Majority 235 23.7 −37.6 Turnout 993 61.7 +19.4 Labour hold Swing
Shirebrook North West[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Stephen Frithcley 601 73.9 +19.7 TUSC Dean Eggleston 212 26.1 −2.1 Majority 389 47.8 +21.9 Turnout 813 50.6 +20.6 Labour hold Swing
Shirebrook South East[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Andrew Anderson 503 56.8 −8.7 UKIP Valerie Waby 288 32.5 +32.5 Conservative Mark McKeown 94 10.6 −2.4 Majority 215 24.3 −19.7 Turnout 885 54.8 +14.6 Labour hold Swing
Shirebrook South West[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Sandra Peake unopposed Labour hold Swing
South Normanton East (2 seats)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Tracey Cannon 969 Independent Andrew Joesbury 873 Labour Graham Parkin 769 Turnout 2,611 54.3 +21.9 Labour hold Swing Independent gain from Labour Swing
South Normanton West (3 seats)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Emma Stevenson 1,360 Labour Paul Barnes 1,288 Labour Phil Smith 1,108 TUSC Brian Loader 553 Turnout 4,309 55.4 +20.2 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Tibshelf (2 seats)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Deborah Watson 1,166 Independent Ray Heffer 1,149 Labour Kathryn Salt 967 Labour Tony Trafford 696 Turnout 3,978 60.5 +19.8 Independent hold Swing Independent hold Swing
Whitwell (2 seats)[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Tom Munro 672 Labour Malcolm Ritchie 544 Whitwell Residents Association George Webster 538 Independent Stuart Maiden 476 Whitwell Residents Association Viv Mills 449 Independent Malcolm Streets 422 Independent Pete Roberts 244 Turnout 3,345 60.1 +18.7 Labour gain from Residents Swing Labour gain from Residents Swing
By-elections between 2015 and 2019 A by-election was held in Bolsover South on 8 October 2015, following the death of Labour councillor James Hall. The seat was won by Labour candidate Pat Cooper.
Bolsover South by-election 8 October 2015[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Pat Cooper 232 42.5 N/A UKIP John Bagshaw 127 23.3 N/A Conservative Juliet Armstrong 109 20.0 N/A TUSC Jon Dale 78 14.3 N/A Majority 105 19.2 Turnout 546 Labour hold Swing
References ^ "Local election results 2015 in full". The Guardian . 15 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015 . ^ a b "Bolsover District Council elections: Find out who has been elected in your ward". Derbyshire Times . 8 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "District Council Election 2015". Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015 . ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bolsover South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk . Retrieved 22 August 2022 .