- Chesterfield local elections
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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]
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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 Council election, 1999
- Chesterfield Council election, 2003 (boundary changes took place which increased the number of seats by one)[3]
- Chesterfield Council election, 2007
- Chesterfield Council election, 2011 [4]
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[5] 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
- ^ "Chesterfield Borough Council". Chesterfield Borough Council. http://www.chesterfield.gov.uk/communities/councillors/. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ "Chesterfield". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/17ud.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
- ^ "Chesterfield". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/58.stm. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/17ud.stm
- ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll". Chesterfield Borough Council. http://www.chesterfield.gov.uk/Site/1/Documents/Elections/Result%20of%20Brimington%20South%20By-Election.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
External links
Categories:- Council elections in the East Midlands
- Chesterfield
- Council elections in Derbyshire
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