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Bolsover
Coordinates: 53°13′49″N 1°17′15″W / 53.2304°N 1.2875°W
Bolsover is a small town near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. It is 145 miles (233 km) from London, 18 miles (29 km) from Sheffield, 26 miles (42 km) from Nottingham and 54 miles (87 km) from Manchester. It is the main town in the Bolsover district.
The civil parish for the town is called Old Bolsover. It includes the town and the New Bolsover model village, along with Carr Vale, Shuttlewood, Stanfree, Oxcroft and Whaley. Its population at the 2011 UK Census was 11,673.
Bolsover, along with several nearby villages,is situated in the north east of the County of Derbyshire. It is the main town in the District of Bolsover, which is an electoral constituency and part of the County of Derbyshire.
History
The origin of the name is uncertain. It may be derived from Bula's Ofer or Boll's Ofer, respectively the Old English for Bull's Ridge or Boll's Ridge (the ridge associated with a person named Boll), alternatively in the 1650s it was referred to as 'Bolsouer'.
Bolsover District
Bolsover is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. The Admin. HQ is Bolsover. The district council is a non-constituent partner member of the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority.
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 has had a majority on the council since the first election to the council in 1973 and as of the 2015 election the council is composed of the following councillors:-
Bolsover (UK Parliament constituency)
Bolsover /ˈbɒlsˌɒvər/, /ˈbɒlzˌɒvər/ and commonly /boʊzər/ is a county constituency in Derbyshire represented in the House of Commons of the U.K. Parliament. The constituency was first contested in 1950 and is focused on the town of Bolsover.
History
Before the Reform Act 1832 relatively wealthy (forty shilling freeholders) of the whole county could attend elections when there was an opposition candidate. From 1868 until 1885 East Derbyshire served the area by gaining the area from North Derbyshire formed in 1832. The constituency was created in 1950 from parts of the constituencies of 1885-formed North East Derbyshire and 1918-formed Clay Cross.
Boundaries
1950-1983: The Urban District of Bolsover, and the Rural Districts of Blackwell (the civil parishes of Ault Hucknall, Blackwell, Glapwell, Pinxton, Pleasley, Scarcliffe, Shirebrook, South Normanton, and Tibshelf) and Clowne (the civil parishes of Barlborough, Clowne, Elmton, and Whitwell).
1983-2010: The District of Bolsover, and the District of North East Derbyshire wards of Morton, Pilsley, Shirland, and Sutton.
