Bolsover District


Bolsover 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 Clowne. At the 2011 Census, the district had a population of 75,866.

Town and parish councils

There are fourteen town and parish councils within the district.
In addition to the town councils of Old Bolsover and Shirebrook, there are the parish councils of:
Other settlements include Broadmeadows, Hilcote, Langwith, Old Blackwell, Newton, Palterton, Shirebrook and Westhouses.
The current district boundaries date from 1 April 1974, when the urban district of Bolsover was merged with Blackwell Rural District and Clowne Rural District.

Governance

Bolsover District Council is elected every four years, with currently 37 councillors being elected at each election. The Labour party had a majority on the council from the first election to the council in 1973 until 2019 and as of the 2019 election the council is composed of the following councillors:

Local Development Framework

The council is currently in the process of consulting on its draft Infrastructure and Delivery Plan.