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2007 Bolsover District Council election

2007 Bolsover District Council election

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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.[1]

Map of the results of the 2007 Bolsover District Council election. Labour in red, independents in light grey, Whitwell Residents Association in grey and Respect Party in light red.

Election result

Labour remained in control of the council but lost 4 seats to hold 27 of the 37 councillors.[2] 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.[2][3]

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.[2] Meanwhile, the Whitwell Residents Association held both seats in Whitwell, with their second candidate 39 votes ahead of an independent candidate.[4]

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References

  1. "Bolsover". BBC News Online. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. "Respect party hits Labour stronghold". Derbyshire Times. 9 May 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  3. "Bolsover Council election results". Derbyshire Times. 4 May 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  4. "Derbyshire village results in". Worksop Guardian. 8 May 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  5. "Results - Election 2007". The Times. NewsBank. 5 May 2007. p. 83.
  6. "Election results". Bolsover District Council. Archived from the original on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2014.

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