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

By-election results

1995-1999

West By-Election 14 November 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 809 48.3
Conservative 545 32.5
Labour 322 19.2
Majority 264 15.8
Turnout 1,676 44.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Holmbrook By-Election 10 April 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 1,068 54.5
Labour 812 41.5
Conservative 78 4.0
Majority 256 13.0
Turnout 1,958 51.5
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing

1999-2003

New Whittington By-Election 15 March 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat hold Swing

2003-2007

Loundsley Green By-Election 22 April 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat hold Swing

2007-2011

Brimington South By-Election 6 May 2010[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Haywood 1,500 47.9 +4.1
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat Swing

References

  1. "Chesterfield Borough Council". Chesterfield Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  2. "Chesterfield". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  3. The Borough of Chesterfield (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  4. legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire (District Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  5. "Chesterfield". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  6. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Chesterfield (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  7. "England council elections". BBC News.
  8. "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Chesterfield Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-05-20.

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