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Bolsover — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Bolsover was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 6,323 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Bolsover from 1950 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1950–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Harold Neal (Labour) 34,017 80.6% John Kyme Cordeaux (Conservative) 25,833 (61.2 pts) 86.2%
1951 Harold Neal (Labour) 33,661 79.9% John Kyme Cordeaux (Conservative) 25,189 (59.8 pts) 85.4%
1955 Harold Neal (Labour) 30,074 78.9% Brian RO Bell (Conservative) 22,019 (57.8 pts) 77.6%
1959 Harold Neal (Labour) 32,536 78.2% Robin Marlar (Conservative) 23,460 (56.4 pts) 82.5%
1964 Harold Neal (Labour) 31,234 79.3% Patrick Cormack (Conservative) 23,103 (58.7 pts) 78.9%
1966 Harold Neal (Labour) 31,114 84.3% Peter Charles Coleman (Conservative) 24,299 (65.8 pts) 76.6%
1970 Dennis Skinner (Labour) 28,830 77.5% Ivor James Humphrey (Conservative) 20,459 (55.0 pts) 70.8%
Feb 1974 Dennis Skinner (Labour) 30,787 76.5% Alan R Dix (Conservative) 21,313 (52.9 pts) 78.3%
Oct 1974 Dennis Skinner (Labour) 27,275 70.6% Christopher Lawrence Sternberg (Conservative) 21,066 (54.5 pts) 74.5%
1979 Dennis Skinner (Labour) 27,495 66.6% Anthony Favell (Conservative) 17,335 (42.0 pts) 78.4%
1983 Dennis Skinner (Labour) 26,514 56.3% Samuel Roberts (Conservative) 13,848 (29.4 pts) 72.7%
1987 Dennis Skinner (Labour) 28,453 56.2% Michael Robert Lingens (Conservative) 14,120 (27.9 pts) 77.1%
1992 Dennis Skinner (Labour) 33,978 64.5% Timothy James (Conservative) 20,655 (39.2 pts) 79.0%
1997 Dennis Skinner (Labour) 35,073 74.0% Richard Harwood (Conservative) 27,149 (57.3 pts) 71.3%
2001 Dennis Skinner (Labour) 26,249 68.6% Simon Massey (Conservative) 18,777 (49.1 pts) 56.7%
2005 Dennis Skinner (Labour) 25,217 65.2% Denise Hawksworth (Liberal Democrat) 18,437 (47.6 pts) 57.3%
2010 Dennis Skinner (Labour) 21,994 50.0% Lee Rowley (Conservative) 11,182 (25.4 pts) 60.5%
2015 Dennis Skinner (Labour) 22,542 51.2% Peter Bedford (Conservative) 11,778 (26.8 pts) 61.4%
2017 Dennis Skinner (Labour) 24,153 51.9% Helen Harrison (Conservative) 5,288 (11.4 pts) 63.5%
2019 Mark Fletcher (Conservative) 21,791 47.4% Dennis Skinner (Labour) 5,299 (11.5 pts) 62.0%
2024 Natalie Fleet (Labour) 17,197 40.5% Mark Fletcher (Conservative) 6,323 (14.9 pts) 55.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold Neal Labour 34,01780.6% Yes
John Kyme Cordeaux Conservative 8,18419.4% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold Neal Labour 33,66179.9% Yes
John Kyme Cordeaux Conservative 8,47220.1% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold Neal Labour 30,07478.9% Yes
Brian RO Bell Conservative 8,05521.1% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold Neal Labour 32,53678.2% Yes
Robin Marlar Conservative 9,07621.8% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold Neal Labour 31,23479.3% Yes
Patrick Cormack Conservative 8,13120.7% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold Neal Labour 31,11484.3% Yes
Peter Charles Coleman Conservative 6,81518.5% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dennis Skinner Labour 28,83077.5% Yes
Ivor James Humphrey Conservative 8,37122.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dennis Skinner Labour 30,78776.5% Yes
Alan R Dix Conservative 9,47423.5% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dennis Skinner Labour 27,27570.6% Yes
Christopher Lawrence Sternberg Conservative 6,20916.1% No
Michael Taylor Liberal 5,17613.4% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dennis Skinner Labour 27,49566.6% Yes
Anthony Favell Conservative 10,16024.6% No
James Ian Frost Liberal 3,6888.9% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dennis Skinner Labour 26,51456.3% Yes
Samuel Roberts Conservative 12,66626.9% No
Stuart Charles Reddish Social Democratic Party 7,88616.8% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dennis Skinner Labour 28,45356.2% Yes
Michael Robert Lingens Conservative 14,33328.3% No
Mark Hinton Fowler Social Democratic Party 7,83615.5% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dennis Skinner Labour 33,97864.5% Yes
Timothy James Conservative 13,32325.3% No
Susan Barber Liberal Democrat 5,36810.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dennis Skinner Labour 35,07374.0% Yes
Richard Harwood Conservative 7,92416.7% No
Ian Cox Liberal Democrat 4,4179.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dennis Skinner Labour 26,24968.6% Yes
Simon Massey Conservative 7,47219.5% No
Marie Bradley Liberal Democrat 4,55011.9% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dennis Skinner Labour 25,21765.2% Yes
Denise Hawksworth Liberal Democrat 6,78017.5% No
Hasan Imam Conservative 6,70217.3% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dennis Skinner Labour 21,99450.0% Yes
Lee Rowley Conservative 10,81224.6% No
Denise Hawksworth Liberal Democrat 6,82115.5% No
Martin Radford BNP 2,6406.0% No
Ray Calladine UKIP 1,7213.9% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dennis Skinner Labour 22,54251.2% Yes
Peter Bedford Conservative 10,76424.5% No
Ray Calladine UKIP 9,22821.0% No
David Lomax Liberal Democrat 1,4643.3% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dennis Skinner Labour 24,15351.9% Yes
Helen Harrison Conservative 18,86540.6% No
Philip Rose UKIP 2,1294.6% No
Ross Shipman Liberal Democrat 1,3722.9% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mark Fletcher Conservative 21,79147.4% Yes
Dennis Skinner Labour 16,49235.9% No
Kevin Harper Brexit Party 4,1519.0% No
David Hancock Liberal Democrat 1,7593.8% No
David Kesteven Green 7581.7% No
Ross Walker Independent 5171.1% No
Natalie Hoy Independent 4701.0% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Natalie Fleet Labour 17,19740.5% Yes
Mark Fletcher Conservative 10,87425.6% No
Robert Reaney Reform UK 9,13121.5% No
David Kesteven Green 3,7548.8% No
David Hancock Liberal Democrat 1,4783.5% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1950: Labour margin 61.2 pts 1951: Labour margin 59.8 pts 1955: Labour margin 57.8 pts 1959: Labour margin 56.4 pts 1964: Labour margin 58.7 pts 1966: Labour margin 65.8 pts 1970: Labour margin 55.0 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 52.9 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 54.5 pts 1979: Labour margin 42.0 pts 1983: Labour margin 29.4 pts 1987: Labour margin 27.9 pts 1992: Labour margin 39.2 pts 1997: Labour margin 57.3 pts 2001: Labour margin 49.1 pts 2005: Labour margin 47.6 pts 2010: Labour margin 25.4 pts 2015: Labour margin 26.8 pts 2017: Labour margin 11.4 pts 2019: Conservative margin 11.5 pts 2024: Labour margin 14.9 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Bolsover has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bolsover in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Bolsover in 2024 with 17,197 votes (40.5%), a majority of 6,323 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Bolsover since 1950?

Since 1950, Bolsover has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Bolsover?

The closest result on record for Bolsover was 2017, when Labour beat Conservative by just 5,288 votes (11.4 percentage points).

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