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Bolsover District
Non-metropolitan district
Bolsover Castle
Shown within Derbyshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East Midlands
Ceremonial county	Derbyshire
Admin. HQ	Clowne
Government
• Type	Bolsover District Council
• Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
• Executive:	Labour
• MPs:	Natalie Fleet (L)
Area
• Total	60 sq mi (160 km)
• Rank	162nd
Population
• Total	81,553
• Rank	Ranked 278th
• Density	1,300/sq mi (510/km)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 97.4% White 0.9% Asian 0.9% Mixed 0.5% Black 0.3% other
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 51% Christianity 47.6% no religion 1.1% other 0.3% Islam
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Postcode	DE, NG, S
ONS code	17UC (ONS) E07000033 (GSS)
Ethnicity	99.1% White

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:

• Bolsover Urban District
• Blackwell Rural District
• Clowne Rural District

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

Governance

Bolsover District Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district
Leadership
Chair	Tom Munro, Labour since 24 May 2017
Leader	Steve Fritchley, Labour since 22 May 2019
Chief Executive	Karen Hanson since November 2022
Structure
Seats	37 councillors
Political groups	Administration (31)   Labour (31) Other parties (6)   Conservative (3)   Independent (3)
Elections
Last election	4 May 2023
Next election	6 May 2027
Meeting place
The Arc, High Street, Clowne, S43 4JY
Website
www.bolsover.gov.uk

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.

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.

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:

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2003 have been:

Composition

Following the 2023 election, the composition of the council was:

The next election is due in 2027.

Elections

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.

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.

Media

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

Radio stations for the area are:

• BBC Radio Derby
• BBC Radio Sheffield (covering Bolsover)
• Greatest Hits Radio North Derbyshire
• Capital East Midlands
• Hits Radio South Yorkshire
• Mansfield Radio
• Elastic Radio

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, 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.

Councillor Fritchley stated the only risks involved were "calculated risks".

Parishes

The district is divided into 16 civil parishes. The parish councils for Old Bolsover (which covers the town of Bolsover) and Shirebrook take the style "town council".

• Ault Hucknall
• Barlborough
• Blackwell (includes Hilcote, Newton and Westhouses)
• Clowne
• Elmton with Creswell
• Glapwell
• Hodthorpe and Belph
• Langwith
• Old Bolsover (town)
• Pinxton
• Pleasley
• Scarcliffe
• Shirebrook (town)
• South Normanton
• Tibshelf
• Whitwell

References

1. ^ UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Bolsover Local Authority (E07000033)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
2. "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1972/2039, retrieved 31 May 2023
3. "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Names) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/551, retrieved 31 May 2023
4. "Council minutes, 24 May 2017" (PDF). Bolsover District Council. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
5. "Council minutes, 2 November 2022" (PDF). Bolsover District Council. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
6. "Local Government Act 1972", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1972 c. 70, retrieved 31 May 2023
7. "The Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority Order 2014", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2014/863
8. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
9. "England council elections". BBC News Online. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
10. "Council minutes". Bolsover District Council. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
11. "Council has a new look cabinet". Worksop Guardian. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
12. "Local elections 2023: live council results for England". The Guardian.
13. "The Bolsover (Electoral Changes) Order 2017", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2017/1265, retrieved 21 August 2022
14. "New plans revealed for former Bolsover council offices". Derbyshire Politics. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
15. Chambers, Scott (22 May 2024). "Happy birthday, as Council celebrates golden anniversary". Worksop Guardian. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
16. "Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) Full Freeview transmitter". UK Free TV. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
17. "Full Freeview on the Waltham (Leicestershire, England) transmitter". UK Free TV. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
18. "About Us". Elastic FM. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
19. ^ Agenda item - Dragonfly Development Limited - Full Business Case Bolsover District Council, 1 February 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2024
20. Bolsover's first ever 'Future Homes scheme' is being built in Whaley Thorns Chad, 23 May 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2024
21. Council steps in to save building projects after contractor Woodhead Construction goes bust business-live.co.uk, 20 September 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2024
22. 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
23. Fritchley, Stephen (director) (10 November 2022). Council sets up new company- Dragonfly Developments (Vimeo short video). Bolsover District Council. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
24. "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
25. "Parish council contact details". Bolsover District Council. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

v t e Districts of the East Midlands region of England
Derbyshire	Amber Valley Bolsover Chesterfield Derby Derbyshire Dales Erewash High Peak North East Derbyshire South Derbyshire
Leicestershire	Blaby Charnwood Harborough Hinckley and Bosworth Leicester Melton North West Leicestershire Oadby and Wigston
Lincolnshire	Boston East Lindsey Lincoln North Kesteven South Holland South Kesteven West Lindsey
Nottinghamshire	Ashfield Bassetlaw Broxtowe Gedling Mansfield Newark and Sherwood Nottingham Rushcliffe
Northamptonshire	North Northamptonshire West Northamptonshire
Rutland	Rutland

53°15′N 1°16′W / 53.25°N 1.26°W / 53.25; -1.26

• Bolsover District
• Non-metropolitan districts of Derbyshire