Bolsover District

Bolsover District
Non-metropolitan district
Bolsover Castle
Shown within Derbyshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East Midlands
Ceremonial county	Derbyshire
Admin. HQ	Clowne
Government
• Type	Bolsover District Council
• Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
• Executive:	Labour
• MPs:	Dennis Skinner
Area
• Total	61.9 sq mi (160.3 km2)
Area rank	183rd
Population (mid-2014 est.)
• Total	77,155
• Rank	Ranked 293rd
• Density	1,200/sq mi (480/km2)
Time zone	Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	British Summer Time (UTC+1)
ONS code	17UC (ONS) E07000033 (GSS)
Ethnicity	99.1% White
Website	bolsover.gov.uk

Bolsover is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. The Admin. HQ is Bolsover. The district council is a non-constituent partner member of the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority.

Town and parish councils

There are fourteen town and parish councils within the district.

In addition to the town councils of Old Bolsover and Shirebrook, there are the parish councils of:

• Ault Hucknall
• Barlborough
• Blackwell
• Clowne
• Elmton-with-Creswell
• Glapwell
• Hodthorpe and Belph
• Pinxton
• Pleasley
• Scarcliffe
• South Normanton
• Tibshelf
• Whitwell

Other settlements include Broadmeadows, Hilcote, Langwith, Old Blackwell, Newton, Palterton, Shirebrook and Westhouses.

The current district boundaries date from 1 April 1974, when the urban district of Bolsover was merged with Blackwell Rural District and Clowne Rural District.

Governance

Bolsover District Council is elected every four years, with currently 37 councillors being elected at each election. The Labour party has had a majority on the council since the first election to the council in 1973 and as of the 2015 election the council is composed of the following councillors:-^[1]

Local Development Framework

The council is currently in the process of Consulting on its draft Infrastructure and Delivery Plan.^[2]

References

Ceremonial county of Derbyshire Unitary authorities Derby Boroughs or districts Amber Valley Bolsover Chesterfield Derbyshire Dales Erewash High Peak North East Derbyshire South Derbyshire Major settlements Alfreton Ashbourne Bakewell Belper Bolsover Buxton Chapel-en-le-Frith Chesterfield Clay Cross Darley Dale Derby Dronfield Eckington Glossop Hadfield Heanor Ilkeston Killamarsh Langley Mill Long Eaton Matlock Melbourne New Mills Newhall Ripley Sandiacre Shirebrook Staveley Swadlincote Whaley Bridge Wirksworth See also: List of civil parishes in Derbyshire Rivers Alport Amber Ashop Bradford Dane Derwent Doe Lea Dove Drone Erewash Etherow Goyt Hipper Kinder Lathkill Manifold Mease Noe Rother Sett Trent Westend Wye Topics High Sheriffs Museums Parliamentary constituencies Places SSSIs Schools Country Houses Grade I listed buildings Grade II* listed buildings

Districts of the East Midlands Derbyshire Amber Valley Bolsover Chesterfield Derby Derbyshire Dales Erewash High Peak North East Derbyshire South Derbyshire Leicestershire Blaby Charnwood Harborough Hinckley and Bosworth Leicester Melton North West Leicestershire Oadby and Wigston Lincolnshire Boston East Lindsey Lincoln North Kesteven South Holland South Kesteven West Lindsey Nottinghamshire Ashfield Bassetlaw Broxtowe Gedling Mansfield Newark and Sherwood Nottingham Rushcliffe Northamptonshire Corby Daventry East Northamptonshire Kettering Northampton South Northamptonshire Wellingborough Rutland Rutland

Coordinates: 53°15′N 1°16′W / 53.25°N 1.26°W / 53.25; -1.26