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.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |