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Chesterfield Borough Council

Local authority area: Chesterfield

Chesterfield is a district council in Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England. It covers 66.0 km² and had 104,110 residents in 2022 — about 1,576 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Chesterfield.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Chesterfield, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022104,110+0.3% since 2012

Land area66.0km²25.5 sq mi

Density1,576/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#298of 382 UK councils · #251 in England

Population estimates4 data points

103.8K104.4K104.6K104.1K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1974
Created
Chesterfield became a local authority area.

Borders

Neighbouring councils

BBolsoverDistrict council81,553 NNorth East DerbyshireDistrict council103,783

Same county

Other councils in Derbyshire

All councils in East Midlands

Amber Valley126,944 Erewash113,080 South Derbyshire111,133 North East Derbyshire103,783 High Peak91,109 Bolsover81,553 Derbyshire Dales71,752

Elections

16 electoral wards

Census 2021: 103,568 residents in 48,059 households across the wards; 21.6% aged 65+, 62.6% of homes owned, 23.9% of households without a car.

1Hasland4,207 households · 23.3% aged 65+9,142 2Whittington3,991 households · 22.3% aged 65+8,333 3Dunston3,550 households · 22.1% aged 65+7,712 4Staveley South3,241 households · 21.7% aged 65+7,655 5Spire3,526 households · 14.7% aged 65+7,302 6Walton2,972 households · 31.6% aged 65+6,442

All wards of Chesterfield

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CChesterfield Borough CouncilCouncil office · Chesterfield S40 1LP · hours listed CStaveley Hall and The StablesCouncil office · Chesterfield S43 3TN · hours listed

Westminster

Constituencies

Chesterfield · 15 wards North East Derbyshire · 3 wards

Source: Wikidata Q20989091 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.