2007 UK local government election
Map of the results of the 2007 Bolsover District Council election. Labour in red, independents in light grey, Whitwell Residents Association in grey and Respect Party in light red. The 2007 Bolsover District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Bolsover District Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
Election result Labour remained in control of the council but lost 4 seats to hold 27 of the 37 councillors.[2] Respect won their first seat on the council after Ray Holmes took Shirebrook North West by 31 votes, defeating the Labour whip on the council, Stephen Fritchley.[2] [3]
Independents also made gains, with 7 independent councillors elected in Blackwell, Clowne North, Clowne South, Elmton-with-Creswell, Shirebrook South West and Tibshelf wards , up from 4 before the election.[2] Meanwhile, the Whitwell Residents Association held both seats in Whitwell, with their second candidate 39 votes ahead of an independent candidate.[4]
Bolsover local election result 2007[5] [6] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 27 0 4 -4 73.0 60.8 12,619 +6.9 Independent 7 3 0 +3 18.9 23.5 4,878 -8.1 Whitwell Residents Association 2 0 0 0 5.4 5.3 1,099 -1.1 Respect 1 1 0 +1 2.7 1.4 295 +1.4 Barlborough First 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.5 942 +4.5 BNP 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.0 423 +1.5 Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 277 +1.3 Green 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.2 239 +1.2
Ward results Barlborough (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Eion Watts 737 Labour Hilary Gilmour 566 Barlborough First Bridget Ingle 472 Barlborough First John Shaw 470 Turnout 2,245 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Blackwell (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Sally Gray 693 Labour Alan Tomlinson 688 Labour Clive Moseby 674 Turnout 2,055 Independent gain from Labour Swing Labour hold Swing
Bolsover North West (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Keith Bowman 412 Labour Thomas Rodda 394 Liberal Democrats Wayne Byetheway 277 Turnout 1,083 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Bolsover South (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Jennie Bennett unopposed Labour Alan Hodkin unopposed Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Bolsover West (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Rosemary Bowler 490 Labour Brian Huddless 403 Green Michael Milnes 239 Turnout 1,132 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Clowne North (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Brian Hendry 456 Labour Terry Connerton 397 Labour Sidney Patrick 374 Turnout 1,227 Independent hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Clowne South (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Paul Hendry unopposed Labour James Smith unopposed Independent hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Elmton with Creswell (3 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Duncan McGregor 1,067 Independent James Clifton 914 Labour Rita Turner 876 Labour Paul Colbert 836 Turnout 3,693 Labour hold Swing Independent hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Pinxton (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Mary Dooley unopposed Labour Dennis Kelly unopposed Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Pleasley (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Pauline Bowmer unopposed Labour Ann Syrett unopposed Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Scarcliffe (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Sandra Peake 719 Labour Malcolm Crane 704 Independent Janine Atkinson 523 Turnout 1,946 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Shirebrook East[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Brian Murray-Carr unopposed Labour hold Swing
Shirebrook Langwith[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Kenneth Walker unopposed Labour hold Swing
Shirebrook North West[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Respect Ray Holmes 295 52.8 Labour Stephen Fritchley 264 47.2 Majority 31 5.6 Turnout 559 Respect gain from Labour Swing
Shirebrook South East[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Hazel Ward unopposed Labour hold Swing
Shirebrook South West[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Alan Waring 376 50.1 Labour Paul Harford 375 49.9 Majority 1 0.2 Turnout 751 Independent gain from Labour Swing
South Normanton East (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Terry Cook 527 Labour Joe Phelan 521 BNP Eddy Edwards 423 Turnout 1,471 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
South Normanton West (3 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Raymond Brooks unopposed Labour Joan Morley unopposed Labour Sue Wallis unopposed Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing
Tibshelf (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Raymond Heffer 795 Independent Deborah Brindley 692 Labour Alison Beckett 563 Labour Tony Trafford 367 Turnout 2,417 Independent hold Swing Independent gain from Labour Swing
Whitwell (2 seats)[6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Whitwell Residents Association George Webster 631 Whitwell Residents Association Vivienne Mills 468 Independent Sandy Frow 429 Labour Tom Munro 357 Labour Frank Raspin 308 Turnout 2,193 Residents hold Swing Residents hold Swing
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