← Bolsover (all cycles) · 1 May 2025 cohort
Bolsover 2025
Local elections held 1 May 2025.
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 6 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 10,810 | 54.0% | 6 | 100.0% | 4 | 66.7% | +2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,682 | 13.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 16.7% | -1 |
| Labour Party | 2,641 | 13.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 16.7% | -1 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | 1,600 | 8.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 979 | 4.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Independent | 698 | 3.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 305 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 233 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Homeland Party | 84 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 20,032 | 100.0% | 6 | 100.0% | 6 | 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.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Bolsover · 1 seat · won at 50.1% · above quota
- Elmton with Creswell & Whitwell · 1 seat · won at 51.8% · above quota
- Barlborough & Clowne · 1 seat · won at 52.7% · above quota
- Hardwick · 1 seat · won at 55.5% · above quota
- South Normanton & Pinxton · 1 seat · won at 56.0% · above quota
- Shirebrook & Pleasley · 1 seat · won at 58.2% · above quota
Race results
Bolsover · single-seat
Marginal winner 50.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.1 pts Valid ballots 3,274
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carol Anne Wood | Reform UK | 1,641 | 50.1% | Elected |
| 2 | Joan Elizabeth Dixon | Labour and Co-operative Party | 871 | 26.6% | |
| 3 | Will Fletcher | Conservative and Unionist Party | 372 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | Mike Noble | Green Party | 135 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | Dorothy Margaret Dobbs | Liberal Democrats | 108 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Tom Batten | Homeland Party | 84 | 2.6% | |
| 7 | Jon Dale | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 62 | 1.9% |
Elmton with Creswell & Whitwell · single-seat
Marginal winner 51.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.8 pts Valid ballots 3,297
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roy Terence Hallett | Reform UK | 1,708 | 51.8% | Elected |
| 2 | Mick Yates | Labour and Co-operative Party | 729 | 22.1% | |
| 3 | Cris Carr | Independent | 397 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Natalie Hoy | Conservative and Unionist Party | 257 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Joanna Collins | Green Party | 176 | 5.3% | |
| 6 | Elaine Ann Evans | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 27 | 0.8% |
Barlborough & Clowne · single-seat
Marginal winner 52.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.7 pts Valid ballots 3,812
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Brendan Harper | Reform UK | 2,008 | 52.7% | Elected |
| 2 | Dawn Christine Walton | Labour Party | 743 | 19.5% | |
| 3 | David Carl Dixon | Conservative and Unionist Party | 666 | 17.5% | |
| 4 | Helen Davies | Green Party | 181 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | Steven Raison | Liberal Democrats | 126 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | Pamela Ann Windley | Independent | 55 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | Dean Eggleston | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 31 | 0.8% |
Hardwick · single-seat
Marginal winner 55.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.5 pts Valid ballots 3,470
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Francis Alfred Harvey | Reform UK | 1,925 | 55.5% | Elected |
| 2 | Clive Richard Moesby | Labour Party | 772 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | Sharon Patricia Coleman | Conservative and Unionist Party | 416 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | Jill Brooks | Green Party | 201 | 5.8% | |
| 5 | Leonard Walker | Independent | 129 | 3.7% | |
| 6 | Robert Smith | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 26 | 0.7% |
South Normanton & Pinxton · single-seat
Marginal winner 56.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.0 pts Valid ballots 3,207
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nephi Somerville | Reform UK | 1,795 | 56.0% | Elected |
| 2 | Julian Siddle | Conservative and Unionist Party | 732 | 22.8% | |
| 3 | Alex Crainic | Labour Party | 460 | 14.3% | |
| 4 | Ian Christopher Mason | Green Party | 192 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | Brian Loader | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 28 | 0.9% |
Shirebrook & Pleasley · single-seat
Marginal winner 58.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.2 pts Valid ballots 2,979
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Ann Reaney | Reform UK | 1,733 | 58.2% | Elected |
| 2 | Christine Dale | Labour Party | 666 | 22.4% | |
| 3 | David Anthony Taylor | Conservative and Unionist Party | 239 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | Helen Mary Oakton | Independent | 117 | 3.9% | |
| 5 | Tony Waite | Green Party | 94 | 3.2% | |
| 6 | Peter Jonathan Maynard Shepherd | Liberal Democrats | 71 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | Ronnie Rogers | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 59 | 2.0% |