Chesterfield Borough Council elections
Chesterfield Borough Council in Derbyshire, England is elected every four years. 48 councillors are elected from 20 wards with between one and three elected from each ward.[1]
Political control[]
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Labour | 1973 - 2003 |
Liberal Democrats | 2003 - 2011 |
Labour | 2011–present |
Council elections[]
- (New ward boundaries)[3]
- (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by one)[5][6]
- [7]
- 2015 Chesterfield Borough Council election
- 2019 Chesterfield Borough Council election
By-election results[]
1995-1999[]
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 |
1999-2003[]
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 |
2003-2007[]
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 |
2007-2011[]
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 |
2015-2019[]
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 |
References[]
- ^ "Chesterfield Borough Council". Chesterfield Borough Council. Archived from the original on 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ "Chesterfield". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ^ The Borough of Chesterfield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire (District Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Chesterfield". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Chesterfield (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "England council elections". BBC News.
- ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Chesterfield Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll". Chesterfield Borough Council. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- By-election results Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
Categories:
- Chesterfield Borough Council elections
- Council elections in Derbyshire
- District council elections in England