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
- Chesterfield Borough Council election, 1983
- Chesterfield Borough Council election, 1987
- Chesterfield Borough Council election, 1991
- Chesterfield Borough Council election, 1995
- Chesterfield Borough Council election, 1999
- Chesterfield Borough Council election, 2003 (boundary changes took place which increased the number of seats by one)[3]
- Chesterfield Borough Council election, 2007
- Chesterfield Borough Council election, 2011 [4]
- Chesterfield Borough Council election, 2015
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
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