# 2015 Bolsover District Council election

The 2015 Bolsover District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 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.

## Election result

Labour remained in control of the council with 32 councillors, while five independents were also elected. The seats in Bolsover South, Pleasely and Shirebrook South West were taken by Labour candidates without opposition.
Bolsover local election result 2015 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 86.5 | 65.9 | 28,971 | +1.4 |
| Independent | 5 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 13.5 | 21.2 | 9,342 | +6.8 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 1,791 | -7.8 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1,538 | +3.5 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1,341 | +2.1 |
| Whitwell Residents Association | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 987 | +0.1 |

## Ward results

Barlborough (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hilary Gilmour | 919 | | |
| | Labour | Brian Watson | 840 | | |
| | Conservative | Maxine Hunt | 688 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,447 | 64.4 | +18.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Blackwell (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clive Moesby | 1,277 | | |
| | Independent | Dexter Bullock | 1,011 | | |
| | Labour | Clare Munks | 951 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,239 | 63.7 | +19.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Bolsover North West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Cooper | 1,008 | | |
| | Labour | Sue Statter | 968 | | |
| | TUSC | Elaine Evans | 359 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,335 | 55.0 | +23.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bolsover South (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Toni Bennett | unopposed |
| Labour | James Hall | unopposed |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Bolsover West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rose Bowler | 821 | | |
| | Labour | Mark Dixey | 756 | | |
| | UKIP | John Bagshaw | 653 | | |
| | TUSC | Jon Dale | 217 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,447 | 59.4 | +22.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Clowne North (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terry Connerton | 1,037 | | |
| | Labour | Gwyneth Buxton | 973 | | |
| | Conservative | David Jackson | 551 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,561 | 55.8 | +22.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Clowne South (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Karl Reid | 841 | | |
| | Labour | Jim Smith | 829 | | |
| | Independent | Allan Bailey | 639 | | |
| | Conservative | Radley Cunliffe | 458 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,767 | 62.9 | +22.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Elmton-with-Creswell (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jim Clifton | 1,337 | | |
| | Labour | Duncan McGregor | 1,328 | | |
| | Labour | Rita Turner | 1,253 | | |
| | Labour | Paul Colbert | 1,043 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,961 | 55.8 | +14.4 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pinxton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Dooley | 960 | | |
| | Labour | Tom Alexander | 752 | | |
| | Independent | John Meredith | 601 | | |
| | Independent | Cherry Drake-Brockman | 587 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,900 | 54.5 | +20.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pleasley (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Pauline Bowmer | unopposed |
| Labour | Ann Syrett | unopposed |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Scarcliffe (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jen Wilson | 1,047 | | |
| | Labour | Malc Crane | 871 | | |
| | Independent | Suzanne Barnicoat | 837 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,755 | 60.9 | +18.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Shirebrook East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Murray-Carr | 406 | 65.1 | −6.9 |
| | UKIP | John Charlesworth | 218 | 34.9 | +34.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | 30.1 | −25.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 624 | 56.2 | +15.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Shirebrook Langwith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kenneth Walker | 614 | 61.8 | −18.8 |
| | UKIP | Iris Scott | 379 | 38.2 | +38.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | 23.7 | −37.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 993 | 61.7 | +19.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Shirebrook North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Frithcley | 601 | 73.9 | +19.7 |
| | TUSC | Dean Eggleston | 212 | 26.1 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 389 | 47.8 | +21.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 813 | 50.6 | +20.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Shirebrook South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Anderson | 503 | 56.8 | −8.7 |
| | UKIP | Valerie Waby | 288 | 32.5 | +32.5 |
| | Conservative | Mark McKeown | 94 | 10.6 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 215 | 24.3 | −19.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 885 | 54.8 | +14.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Shirebrook South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sandra Peake | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
South Normanton East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tracey Cannon | 969 | | |
| | Independent | Andrew Joesbury | 873 | | |
| | Labour | Graham Parkin | 769 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,611 | 54.3 | +21.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
South Normanton West (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Emma Stevenson | 1,360 | | |
| | Labour | Paul Barnes | 1,288 | | |
| | Labour | Phil Smith | 1,108 | | |
| | TUSC | Brian Loader | 553 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,309 | 55.4 | +20.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tibshelf (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Deborah Watson | 1,166 | | |
| | Independent | Ray Heffer | 1,149 | | |
| | Labour | Kathryn Salt | 967 | | |
| | Labour | Tony Trafford | 696 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,978 | 60.5 | +19.8 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Whitwell (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tom Munro | 672 | | |
| | Labour | Malcolm Ritchie | 544 | | |
| | Whitwell Residents Association | George Webster | 538 | | |
| | Independent | Stuart Maiden | 476 | | |
| | Whitwell Residents Association | Viv Mills | 449 | | |
| | Independent | Malcolm Streets | 422 | | |
| | Independent | Pete Roberts | 244 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,345 | 60.1 | +18.7 |
| | Labour gain from Residents | Labour gain from Residents | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Residents | Labour gain from Residents | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 2015 and 2019

A by-election was held in Bolsover South on 8 October 2015, following the death of Labour councillor James Hall. The seat was won by Labour candidate Pat Cooper.
Bolsover South by-election 8 October 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pat Cooper | 232 | 42.5 | N/A |
| | UKIP | John Bagshaw | 127 | 23.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Juliet Armstrong | 109 | 20.0 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Jon Dale | 78 | 14.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 19.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 546 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |