Bolsover District

Bolsover District
Non-metropolitan district
Bolsover Castle
Shown within Derbyshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East Midlands
Ceremonial county	Derbyshire
Admin. HQ	Clowne
Government
• Type	Bolsover District Council
• Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
• Executive:	Labour
• MPs:	Dennis Skinner
Area
• Total	61.9 sq mi (160.3 km²)
Area rank	183rd
Population (mid-2014 est.)
• Total	77,155
• Rank	Ranked 293rd
• Density	1,200/sq mi (480/km²)
Time zone	Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	British Summer Time (UTC+1)
ONS code	17UC (ONS) E07000033 (GSS)
Ethnicity	99.1% White
Website	bolsover.gov.uk

Bolsover is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. The Admin. HQ is Bolsover. The district council is a non-constituent partner member of the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority. The population of this district council in the 2011 Census was 75,866.^[1]

Town and parish councils

There are fourteen town and parish councils within the district.

In addition to the town councils of Old Bolsover and Shirebrook, there are the parish councils of:

Other settlements include Broadmeadows, Hilcote, Langwith, Old Blackwell, Newton, Palterton, Shirebrook and Westhouses.

The current district boundaries date from 1 April 1974, when the urban district of Bolsover was merged with Blackwell Rural District and Clowne Rural District.

Governance

Bolsover District Council is elected every four years, with currently 37 councillors being elected at each election. The Labour party has had a majority on the council since the first election to the council in 1973 and as of the 2015 election the council is composed of the following councillors:-^[2]

Party		Councillors
	Labour Party	32
	Independent	5

Local Development Framework

The council is currently in the process of Consulting on its draft Infrastructure and Delivery Plan.^[3]

References

↑ "Local Authority Population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
↑ "District Council Election 2015". Bolsover District Council. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
↑ "Local Development Framework". Bolsover District Council. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.

Ceremonial county of Derbyshire

Unitary authorities	Derby

Boroughs or districts	Amber Valley Bolsover Chesterfield Derbyshire Dales Erewash High Peak North East Derbyshire South Derbyshire

Major settlements	Alfreton Ashbourne Bakewell Belper Bolsover Buxton Chapel-en-le-Frith Chesterfield Clay Cross Darley Dale Derby Dronfield Eckington Glossop Hadfield Heanor Ilkeston Killamarsh Langley Mill Long Eaton Matlock Melbourne New Mills Newhall Ripley Sandiacre Shirebrook Staveley Swadlincote Whaley Bridge Wirksworth See also: List of civil parishes in Derbyshire

Rivers	Alport Amber Ashop Bradford Dane Derwent Doe Lea Dove Drone Erewash Etherow Goyt Hipper Kinder Lathkill Manifold Mease Noe Rother Sett Trent Westend Wye

Topics	High Sheriffs Museums Parliamentary constituencies Places SSSIs Schools Country Houses Grade I listed buildings Grade II* listed buildings

Districts of the East Midlands

Derbyshire	Amber Valley Bolsover Chesterfield Derby Derbyshire Dales Erewash High Peak North East Derbyshire South Derbyshire

Leicestershire	Blaby Charnwood Harborough Hinckley and Bosworth Leicester Melton North West Leicestershire Oadby and Wigston

Lincolnshire	Boston East Lindsey Lincoln North Kesteven South Holland South Kesteven West Lindsey

Nottinghamshire	Ashfield Bassetlaw Broxtowe Gedling Mansfield Newark and Sherwood Nottingham Rushcliffe

Northamptonshire	Corby Daventry East Northamptonshire Kettering Northampton South Northamptonshire Wellingborough

Rutland	Rutland

Coordinates: 53°15′N 1°16′W / 53.25°N 1.26°W / 53.25; -1.26

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