Chesterfield Borough Council elections


Chesterfield Borough Council elections are held every four years. Chesterfield Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Chesterfield in Derbyshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 48 councillors have been elected from 19 wards.
However, the 2023 elections will be fought under new boundaries with the number of Councillors reducing from 48 to 40.

Political control

Chesterfield was a municipal borough from 1836 until 1974. The borough was reformed under the Local Government Act 1972, gaining Staveley and Brimington and becoming a non-metropolitan district. The first election to the reformed council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2001 have been:

Council elections