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Bolsover 2023

Local elections held 4 May 2023.

17 ward races

37 seats

32 elected below the proportional quota

86.5% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 17 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 37 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	16,720	48.8%	31	83.8%	19	51.4%	+12
Conservative and Unionist Party	9,343	27.2%	3	8.1%	10	27.0%	-7
Independent	7,307	21.3%	3	8.1%	8	21.6%	-5
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	380	1.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Liberal Democrats	250	0.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Green Party	175	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	117	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	34,292	100.0%	37	100.0%	37	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Bolsover South · 2 seats · won at 16.5% · +16.8 pts below quota
South Normanton East · 2 seats · won at 17.4% · +15.9 pts below quota
Tibshelf · 2 seats · won at 18.3% · +15.0 pts below quota
South Normanton West · 3 seats · won at 11.9% · +13.1 pts below quota
Clowne East · 3 seats · won at 13.5% · +11.5 pts below quota
Barlborough · 2 seats · won at 22.0% · +11.3 pts below quota
Blackwell · 2 seats · won at 22.5% · +10.8 pts below quota
Shirebrook North · 2 seats · won at 22.5% · +10.8 pts below quota
Whitwell · 2 seats · won at 23.4% · +10.0 pts below quota
Bolsover East · 2 seats · won at 24.5% · +8.8 pts below quota
Ault Hucknall · 3 seats · won at 16.3% · +8.7 pts below quota
Elmton-with-Creswell · 3 seats · won at 19.8% · +5.2 pts below quota
Pinxton · 2 seats · won at 29.8% · +3.6 pts below quota
Shirebrook South · 2 seats · won at 29.8% · +3.5 pts below quota
Langwith · 2 seats · won at 34.2% · above quota
Bolsover North & Shuttlewood · 2 seats · won at 34.2% · above quota
Clowne West · 1 seat · won at 54.8% · above quota

Race results

Bolsover South · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +16.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,922

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jeffery, C.	Labour Party	386	20.1%	Elected
2	Wood, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	317	16.5%	Elected
3	Adams, D.	Independent	314	16.3%
4	Harford, P.	Labour Party	301	15.7%
5	Wood, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	271	14.1%
6	Clarke, N.	Independent	245	12.7%
7	Dale, J.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	88	4.6%

Electorate 3,312 · Ballots cast 1,922 · Back to ward index

South Normanton East · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +15.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,687

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Stevenson, E.	Labour Party	371	22.0%	Elected
2	King, L.	Labour Party	294	17.4%	Elected
3	Brogdale, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	242	14.3%
4	Coleman, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	197	11.7%
5	Cannon, T.	Independent	184	10.9%
6	Josebury, A.	Independent	141	8.4%
7	Cox, J.	Independent	132	7.8%
8	Coleman, A.	Independent	126	7.5%

Electorate 3,578 · Ballots cast 1,687 · Back to ward index

Tibshelf · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 18.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +15.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,864

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gilbody, J.	Independent	420	22.5%	Elected
2	Watson, D.	Independent	341	18.3%	Elected
3	Beckett, A.	Independent	326	17.5%
4	Salt, K.	Labour Party	270	14.5%
5	Molisher-Berry, J.	Labour Party	188	10.1%
6	Heffer, R.	Independent	178	9.5%
7	Flint, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	85	4.6%
8	Sunderland, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	56	3.0%

Electorate 3,291 · Ballots cast 1,864 · Back to ward index

South Normanton West · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 11.9% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +13.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,440

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Powell, L.	Labour Party	438	12.7%	Elected
2	Smith, P.	Labour Party	422	12.3%	Elected
3	Fox, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	410	11.9%	Elected
4	Summers, A.	Labour Party	405	11.8%
5	Key, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	381	11.1%
6	Mountford, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	377	11.0%
7	Ball, O.	Independent	238	6.9%
8	Burnham, S.	Independent	213	6.2%
9	Coleman, D.	Independent	143	4.2%
10	Mason, I.	Green Party	113	3.3%
11	Papworth, C.	Independent	106	3.1%
12	Parkin, G.	Independent	82	2.4%
13	Parkin, E.	Independent	79	2.3%
14	Loader, B.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	33	1.0%

Electorate 5,287 · Ballots cast 3,440 · Back to ward index

Clowne East · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +11.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,735

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bennett, D.	Labour Party	547	14.6%	Elected
2	Hiney-Saunders, R.	Labour Party	517	13.8%	Elected
3	Walker, R.	Independent	504	13.5%	Elected
4	Bailey, A.	Independent	469	12.6%
5	Walton, D.	Labour Party	401	10.7%
6	Hughes, G.	Independent	357	9.6%
7	Hoy, N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	343	9.2%
8	Hoy, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	320	8.6%
9	Pogmore, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	230	6.2%
10	Watson, D.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	47	1.3%

Electorate 4,605 · Ballots cast 3,735 · Back to ward index

Barlborough · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +11.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,140

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Haywood, J.	Labour Party	510	23.8%	Elected
2	Wapplington, V.	Labour Party	471	22.0%	Elected
3	Dixon, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	458	21.4%
4	Dixon, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	436	20.4%
5	Shaw, J.	Independent	185	8.6%
6	Stanley, A.	Liberal Democrats	80	3.7%

Electorate 3,382 · Ballots cast 2,140 · Back to ward index

Blackwell · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +10.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,787

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Moesby, C.	Labour Party	495	27.7%	Elected
2	Renshaw, S.	Labour Party	402	22.5%	Elected
3	Marshall-Curtis, D.	Independent	306	17.1%
4	Bullock, D.	Independent	296	16.6%
5	Halford, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	148	8.3%
6	Keyworth, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	140	7.8%

Electorate 3,414 · Ballots cast 1,787 · Back to ward index

Shirebrook North · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +10.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,464

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wilson, J.	Labour Party	411	28.1%	Elected
2	Kane, C.	Labour Party	330	22.5%	Elected
3	Howson, K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	210	14.3%
4	Downes, D.	Independent	202	13.8%
5	Taylor, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	187	12.8%
6	Rogers, R.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	62	4.2%
7	Gibbons, M.	Green Party	62	4.2%

Electorate 3,504 · Ballots cast 1,464 · Back to ward index

Whitwell · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +10.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,613

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Munro, T.	Labour Party	434	26.9%	Elected
2	Raspin, J.	Labour Party	377	23.4%	Elected
3	Roberts, P.	Independent	320	19.8%
4	Jackson, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	215	13.3%
5	Bettison, P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	150	9.3%
6	Roberts, L.	Reform UK	117	7.3%

Electorate 2,963 · Ballots cast 1,613 · Back to ward index

Bolsover East · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 24.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +8.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,780

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Clarke, A.	Labour Party	507	28.5%	Elected
2	Clarke, R.	Labour Party	436	24.5%	Elected
3	Fletcher-Swindlehurst, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	303	17.0%
4	Goodwin, P.	Independent	246	13.8%
5	Pinder, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	226	12.7%
6	Jackson, D.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	62	3.5%

Electorate 3,594 · Ballots cast 1,780 · Back to ward index

Ault Hucknall · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +8.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,630

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kirkham, T.	Labour Party	689	19.0%	Elected
2	Ritchie, M.	Labour Party	658	18.1%	Elected
3	Tite, C.	Labour Party	592	16.3%	Elected
4	Hunt, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	449	12.4%
5	Whitaker, K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	442	12.2%
6	Grainger-Grimes, I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	439	12.1%
7	Bister, S.	Independent	361	9.9%

Electorate 4,870 · Ballots cast 3,630 · Back to ward index

Elmton-with-Creswell · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 19.8% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +5.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,400

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Turner, R.	Labour Party	728	21.4%	Elected
2	McGregor, D.	Labour Party	705	20.7%	Elected
3	Davis, A.	Labour Party	674	19.8%	Elected
4	Smith, S.	Independent	366	10.8%
5	Saunders, M.	Independent	268	7.9%
6	Steff, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	257	7.6%
7	Edgar, T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	207	6.1%
8	Smith, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	195	5.7%

Electorate 5,155 · Ballots cast 3,400 · Back to ward index

Pinxton · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 29.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +3.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,418

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dooley, M.	Labour Party	430	30.3%	Elected
2	Hinman, M.	Labour Party	422	29.8%	Elected
3	Siddle, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	312	22.0%
4	Moss, K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	254	17.9%

Electorate 3,248 · Ballots cast 1,418 · Back to ward index

Shirebrook South · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 29.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +3.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,382

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Yates, J.	Labour Party	422	30.5%	Elected
2	Tait, J.	Labour Party	412	29.8%	Elected
3	Hind, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	185	13.4%
4	Zwierzynski, S.	Independent	159	11.5%
5	Manton, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	111	8.0%
6	Oakton, H.	Liberal Democrats	54	3.9%
7	Eggleston, D.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	39	2.8%

Electorate 3,456 · Ballots cast 1,382 · Back to ward index

Langwith · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 34.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −0.8 pts Valid ballots 1,338

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Peake, S.	Labour Party	500	37.4%	Elected
2	Fritchley, S.	Labour Party	457	34.2%	Elected
3	Kershaw-Dickson, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	138	10.3%
4	Patterson, C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	127	9.5%
5	Breffit, G.	Liberal Democrats	64	4.8%
6	Raison, S.	Liberal Democrats	52	3.9%

Electorate 3,431 · Ballots cast 1,338 · Back to ward index

Bolsover North & Shuttlewood · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 34.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference −0.8 pts Valid ballots 1,256

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hales, D.	Labour Party	492	39.2%	Elected
2	Taylor, A.	Labour Party	429	34.2%	Elected
3	Gray-Cowley, N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	150	11.9%
4	Webster, A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	136	10.8%
5	Evans, E.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	49	3.9%

Electorate 2,979 · Ballots cast 1,256 · Back to ward index

Clowne West · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.8 pts Valid ballots 436

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Fletcher, W.	Conservative and Unionist Party	239	54.8%	Elected
2	Reid, K.	Labour Party	197	45.2%

Electorate 1,674 · Ballots cast 436 · Back to ward index