Bolsover District

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Bolsover District is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. It is named after the town of Bolsover, which is near the geographic centre of the district, but the council is based in the large village of Clowne to the north. The district also includes the town of Shirebrook and several villages and surrounding rural areas.

The neighbouring districts are Amber Valley, North East Derbyshire, Chesterfield, Rotherham, Bassetlaw, Mansfield, and Ashfield.

History

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the area of three former districts, which were all abolished at the same time:<ref>Template:Cite legislation UK</ref>

The new district was named Bolsover, after its largest town.<ref>Template:Cite legislation UK</ref>

Governance

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Bolsover District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Derbyshire County Council. The district is also entirely covered by civil parishes, which form a third tier of local government.<ref>Template:Cite legislation UK</ref>

Since 2014 the district has been a non-constituent member of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (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 Mayor of South Yorkshire.<ref>Template:Cite legislation UK</ref>

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:<ref name=compositions>Template:Cite web (Put "Bolsover" in search box to see specific results.)</ref><ref name="vote2011">Template:Cite news</ref>

Party in control Years
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Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1976 have been:

Councillor Party From To
Harold Scrimshaw<ref name=limelight/> Template:Party name with colour 1976 1988
Charles Limb<ref name=limelight/> Template:Party name with colour 1988 May 1990
Harold Scrimshaw<ref name=limelight>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Party name with colour May 1990 May 2003
Eion Watts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Party name with colour 2003 May 2015
Ann Syrett<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Party name with colour 21 May 2015 May 2019
Steve Fritchley<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Party name with colour 22 May 2019 29 Jan 2025
Jane Yates<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Party name with colour 29 Jan 2025

Composition

Following the 2023 election,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and subsequent changes of allegiance up to May 2025, the composition of the council was:<ref name=Thorncliffe>Template:Cite web</ref>

Party Councillors
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Total 37

Ten of the independent councillors sit together as the "Independent Group". The next election is due in 2027.<ref name=Thorncliffe/>

Elections

Template:See also Since the last boundary changes in 2019, the council has comprised 37 councillors, elected from 17 wards, with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years.<ref name=2017order>Template:Cite legislation UK</ref>

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 Mansfield (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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Media

In terms of television, the district receives better TV signals from the Emley Moor transmitter which broadcast BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> However, southern parts of the district can still receive TV signals from the Waltham transmitter which broadcast BBC East Midlands and ITV Central. <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Radio stations for the area are:

The Derbyshire Times is the weekly local newspaper that serves the district.

Building developments

Following the September 2022 commercial failure of Woodhead Construction Ltd, an Edwinstowe-based business contracting to the council since 2016,<ref name="boserfeb2023"/> and mid-way into delivering a Bolsover Homes scheme,<ref>Bolsover's first ever 'Future Homes scheme' is being built in Whaley Thorns Chad, 23 May 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2024</ref> 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.<ref>Council steps in to save building projects after contractor Woodhead Construction goes bust business-live.co.uk, 20 September 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2024</ref><ref name="boserfeb2023">Agenda item - Dragonfly Development Limited - Full Business Case Bolsover District Council, 1 February 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2024</ref><ref>Bolsover District Council set to demolish 49 bungalows and possibly pave the way for new development Derbyshire Times, 22 March 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024</ref>

Councillor Fritchley stated the only risks involved were "calculated risks".<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>

Parishes

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Map of Bolsover district.

The district is divided into 16 civil parishes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The parish councils for Old Bolsover (which covers the town of Bolsover) and Shirebrook take the style "town council".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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