Bolsover District is a

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, England. It is named after the town of

Bolsover Bolsover is a market town and the administrative centre of the Bolsover District, Derbyshire, England. It is from Sheffield, from Nottingham and from Derby. It is the main town in the Bolsover district. The civil parish for the town is c ...

, which is near the geographic centre of the district, but the council is based in the large village of

Clowne Clowne is a town and civil parish in the Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England. The population was 7,590 at the 2011 Census and 7,755 at the 2021 Census. It lies north east of Chesterfield and south west of Worksop. History Etymology C ...

to the north. The district also includes the town of

Shirebrook Shirebrook is a town and civil parish in the Bolsover District of Derbyshire, England.OS Explorer Map 270: Sherwood Forest: (1:25 000): It had a population of 13,300 at the 2021 Census. The town is on the B6407 road and close to the A632 road ...

and several villages and surrounding rural areas. The neighbouring districts are

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, Chesterfield,

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, Bassetlaw,

Mansfield Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of the Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area and the second largest settlement in Nottinghamshire (following the city ...

, and Ashfield.

History

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the

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, covering the area of three former districts, which were all abolished at the same time: *

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* Blackwell Rural District *

Clowne Rural District Clowne was a rural district in Derbyshire, England from 1894 to 1974. It was created by the Local Government Act 1894 as that part of the Worksop rural sanitary district which was in Derbyshire (the rest becoming either Worksop Rural District ...

The new district was named Bolsover, after its largest town.

Governance

Bolsover District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by

Derbyshire County Council Derbyshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Derbyshire in England. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county, which additionally includes Derby. The county council is ba ...

. The district is also entirely covered by

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

es, which form a third tier of local government. Since 2014 the district has been a non-constituent member of the

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(formerly known as the Sheffield City Region); the council sends representatives to meetings of the combined authority, but the electorate of Bolsover District do not vote in elections for the

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Political control

The council has been under Labour majority control since 2021. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: (Put "Bolsover" in search box to see specific results.)

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1976 have been:

Composition

Following the 2023 election, and subsequent changes of allegiance up to May 2025, the composition of the council was: Ten of the independent councillors sit together as the "Independent Group". The next election is due in 2027.

Elections

Since the last boundary changes in 2019, the council has comprised 37

councillor A councillor, alternatively councilman, councilwoman, councilperson, or council member, is someone who sits on, votes in, or is a member of, a council. This is typically an elected representative of an electoral district in a municipal or re ...

s, elected from 17 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.

Premises

The council is based at The Arc in Clowne, which is a combined leisure centre and council headquarters. The building was purpose-built for the council and opened in 2013. When first created the council used the former Blackwell Rural District Council's offices in

(outside the district) as its main offices. In 1994 it moved to Sherwood Lodge on Oxcroft Lane in Bolsover, comprising a large Victorian house and modern office extensions. After the move to Clowne in 2013 Sherwood Lodge was sold. A retail development has since been built on the site.

Media

In terms of television, the district receives better TV signals from the

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transmitter which broadcast

BBC Yorkshire BBC Yorkshire is one of the English regions of the BBC. It was formed from the division of the former BBC North region into BBC Yorkshire and BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, based in Kingston upon Hull. Serving West, North and South Yorkshir ...

and

ITV Yorkshire ITV Yorkshire, previously known as Yorkshire Television and commonly referred to as just YTV, is the British television service provided by ITV Broadcasting Limited for the Yorkshire franchise area on the ITV (TV network), ITV network. Until 19 ...

. However, southern parts of the district can still receive TV signals from the Waltham transmitter which broadcast

BBC East Midlands BBC East Midlands is the BBC English Region covering Derbyshire (except High Peak, Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire and the northern areas of the Derbyshire Dales), Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire (except Bassetlaw), Rutland, South Kest ...

and

ITV Central ITV Central, previously known as Central Independent Television, Carlton Central, ITV1 for Central England and commonly referred to as simply Central, is the Independent Television franchisee in the English Midlands. It was created following ...

. Radio stations for the area are: *

BBC Radio Derby BBC Radio Derby is the Local BBC Radio, BBC's local radio station serving Derbyshire and East Staffordshire. It broadcasts on frequency modulation, FM, AM broadcasting, AM, Digital Audio Broadcasting, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from s ...

BBC Radio Sheffield BBC Radio Sheffield is the BBC's local radio station serving South Yorkshire, north Derbyshire and North Nottinghamshire. It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital television and via BBC Sounds from studios on Shoreham Street in Sheffield. Accordi ...

(covering

) *

Greatest Hits Radio North Derbyshire Peak FM was an Independent Local Radio station serving north Derbyshire. The station was folded into Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire, as part of a rebrand, on 1 September 2020. Coverage area Peak FM's coverage area included the towns of Alfreto ...

Capital East Midlands Capital East Midlands was a regional radio station owned and operated by Global Radio as part of the Capital radio network, broadcasting to the East Midlands from studios in Nottingham. It launched on 3 January 2011 following the merger of Tr ...

* Hits Radio South Yorkshire * Mansfield Radio *Elastic Radio The ''

Derbyshire Times The ''Derbyshire Times'' is a weekly local newspaper published in northern Derbyshire, each edition being on sale from Thursday. Its headquarters are in Chesterfield and much of its coverage centres on the town and the surrounding area. The news ...

'' is the weekly local newspaper that serves the district.

Building developments

Following the September 2022 commercial failure of Woodhead Construction Ltd, an

Edwinstowe Edwinstowe is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England, on the edge of Sherwood Forest and the Dukeries. It is associated with the legends of Robin Hood and Maid Marian, and to a lesser extent ...

-based business contracting to the council since 2016, and mid-way into delivering a Bolsover Homes scheme, Bolsover District Council created their own development business, Dragonfly Development Limited based at The Arc in Clowne, with the intention of fulfilling ongoing contracts and having potential to undertake entirely new construction and development works outside of the council's normal remit.Agenda item - Dragonfly Development Limited - Full Business Case
Bolsover District Council, 1 February 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2024 Councillor Fritchley stated the only risks involved were "calculated risks".

Parishes

The district is divided into 16

es. The parish councils for

Old Bolsover Old Bolsover is a civil parish in Bolsover District, Derbyshire, England. It includes the town of Bolsover and the villages of Carr Vale, Shuttlewood, Stanfree, Bentinck and Whaley. The parish has an area of . At the 2011 United Kingdom ...

(which covers the town of Bolsover) and

take the style "town council". *

Ault Hucknall Ault Hucknall (Old English: ''Hucca's nook of land'') is a village and civil parish in the Bolsover (borough), Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,053. Local residents describe ...

Barlborough Barlborough is a village and civil parish in the Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England. According to the 2021 census it had a population of 2,855. The village is near junction 30 of the M1 motorway and is about north of Bolsover. Barlbo ...

* Blackwell (includes

Hilcote Hilcote is a small village in the south of the Bolsover district in Derbyshire, England, located close to the A38 junction with the M1 (Junction 28). The village is surrounded by the villages of South Normanton, Blackwell, Old Blackwell and ...

Newton Newton most commonly refers to: * Isaac Newton (1642–1726/1727), English scientist * Newton (unit), SI unit of force named after Isaac Newton Newton may also refer to: People * Newton (surname), including a list of people with the surname * ...

and

Westhouses Westhouses is a village within Derbyshire, situated close to the town of Alfreton. It is in the Bolsover (district), Bolsover district of the county. It is in the civil parish of Blackwell, Bolsover, Blackwell. Named after West House Farm, the ...

) *

* Elmton with Creswell *

Glapwell Glapwell is a rural village and civil parish on the A617 road in the Bolsover District of north-east Derbyshire, The village is at the top of a steep hill at an elevation of 176m, on the western edge of the Southern Magnesian Limestone, overloo ...

Hodthorpe and Belph Hodthorpe and Belph is a civil parish within the Bolsover District, Bolsover district, of the county of Derbyshire, England. The parish includes the village of Hodthorpe and the Hamlet (place), hamlet of Belph. In 2011 the parish had a population ...

* Langwith *

(town) *

Pinxton Pinxton is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire on the western boundary of Nottinghamshire, England, just south of the Pinxton Interchange at Junction 28 of the M1 motorway where the A38 road meets the M1. Pinxton is part of the Bolsover D ...

Pleasley Pleasley is a village and civil parish with parts in both Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. It lies between Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Chesterfield and Mansfield, south east of Bolsover, Derbyshire, England and north west of Mansfield, Nottingha ...

Scarcliffe Scarcliffe is a village and civil parish in the Bolsover district of Derbyshire, England. It is sometimes called Scarcliffe with Palterton. The population of the parish (including the hamlets of Palterton, Rylah, Stockley, and parts of Stony Ho ...

(town) *

South Normanton South Normanton is a village and civil parish in the Bolsover District of Derbyshire, England. The population at the 2011 Census was 9,445. An ex-mining village, it is two miles east of Alfreton. The historic industries of the village were agr ...

Tibshelf Tibshelf is a village and civil parish in the Bolsover District in Derbyshire, England. It lies between the towns of Clay Cross, Shirebrook, Mansfield, England, Mansfield and Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Chesterfield and had a population of 4,348 a ...

Whitwell Whitwell may refer to: Places UK * Whitwell, Derbyshire, Whitwell, Derbyshire ** Whitwell Common, Derbyshire * Whitwell, Hertfordshire, Whitwell, Hertfordshire * Whitwell, Isle of Wight, Whitwell, Isle of Wight * Whitwell and Reepham railway statio ...

References

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