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
- Chesterfield Borough Council election, 1973
- Chesterfield Borough Council election, 1976
- Chesterfield Borough Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)[3]
- Chesterfield Borough Council election, 1983
- Chesterfield Borough Council election, 1987
- Chesterfield Borough Council election, 1991 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- Chesterfield Borough Council election, 1995
- Chesterfield Borough Council election, 1999
- Chesterfield Borough Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by one)[5][6]
- Chesterfield Borough Council election, 2007
- Chesterfield Borough Council election, 2011[7]
- Chesterfield Borough Council election, 2015
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 | ||||
References
- ^ "Chesterfield Borough Council". Chesterfield Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Chesterfield". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ 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.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ 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. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
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