The political make up of Chesterfield

Local elections were held across the Chesterfield Borough Council area in May 2023.

Since the full-council elections, by-elections have also been held in the Boythorpe, Brampton East, Spire and Staveley North wards.

Chesterfield Borough Council is currently made up of 40 councillors - 27 Labour Party councillors, 11 Liberal Democrat Party councillors, and two Reform UK councillors.

The leader of the council is Councillor Tricia Gilby, the deputy leader is Councillor Amanda Serjeant.

The political make-up of Chesterfield

1. Brampton East and Boythorpe
2 Liberal Democrat councillors

2. Brampton West and Loundsley Green
2 Labour Party councillors, 1 Liberal Democrat councillor

3. Brimington North
2 Labour Party councillors

4. Brimington South
2 Labour Party councillors

5. Brockwell
2 Liberal Democrat councillors

6. Dunston
3 Labour Party councillors

7. Hasland
3 Labour Party councillors

8. Linacre
2 Labour Party councillors

9. Rother
3 Labour Party councillors

10. Spire
3 Labour Party councillors

11. Staveley Central
2 Labour Party councillors

12. Staveley North
2 Reform UK councillors

13. Staveley South
3 Labour Party councillors 

14. Walton
3 Liberal Democrat councillors

15. Whittington
3 Liberal Democrat councillors

16. Whittington Moor
2 Labour Party councillors