# 2007 Bolsover District Council election

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.

## Election result

Labour remained in control of the council but lost 4 seats to hold 27 of the 37 councillors. 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.
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. Meanwhile, the Whitwell Residents Association held both seats in Whitwell, with their second candidate 39 votes ahead of an independent candidate.
Bolsover local election result 2007 :
| 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) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Eion Watts | 737 |
| | Labour | Hilary Gilmour | 566 |
| | Barlborough First | Bridget Ingle | 472 |
| | Barlborough First | John Shaw | 470 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,245 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Blackwell (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Sally Gray | 693 |
| | Labour | Alan Tomlinson | 688 |
| | Labour | Clive Moseby | 674 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,055 |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Bolsover North West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Keith Bowman | 412 |
| | Labour | Thomas Rodda | 394 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wayne Byetheway | 277 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,083 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Bolsover South (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Jennie Bennett | unopposed |
| Labour | Alan Hodkin | unopposed |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Bolsover West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Rosemary Bowler | 490 |
| | Labour | Brian Huddless | 403 |
| | Green | Michael Milnes | 239 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,132 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Clowne North (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Brian Hendry | 456 |
| | Labour | Terry Connerton | 397 |
| | Labour | Sidney Patrick | 374 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,227 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Clowne South (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Paul Hendry | unopposed |
| Labour | James Smith | unopposed |
| Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Elmton with Creswell (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Duncan McGregor | 1,067 |
| | Independent | James Clifton | 914 |
| | Labour | Rita Turner | 876 |
| | Labour | Paul Colbert | 836 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,693 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Pinxton (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Mary Dooley | unopposed |
| Labour | Dennis Kelly | unopposed |
| 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 | Sandra Peake | 719 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Crane | 704 |
| | Independent | Janine Atkinson | 523 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,946 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Shirebrook East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Murray-Carr | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Shirebrook Langwith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kenneth Walker | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Shirebrook North West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Respect | Ray Holmes | 295 | 52.8 |
| | Labour | Stephen Fritchley | 264 | 47.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 559 | |
| | Respect gain from Labour | Respect gain from Labour | Swing | |
Shirebrook South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hazel Ward | unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Shirebrook South West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Alan Waring | 376 | 50.1 |
| | Labour | Paul Harford | 375 | 49.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 751 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
South Normanton East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Terry Cook | 527 |
| | Labour | Joe Phelan | 521 |
| | BNP | Eddy Edwards | 423 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,471 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
South Normanton West (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Raymond Brooks | unopposed |
| Labour | Joan Morley | unopposed |
| Labour | Sue Wallis | unopposed |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Tibshelf (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Raymond Heffer | 795 |
| | Independent | Deborah Brindley | 692 |
| | Labour | Alison Beckett | 563 |
| | Labour | Tony Trafford | 367 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,417 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Whitwell (2 seats) :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 2,193 |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing |