Labour loses control of Bolsover for first time in 40 years

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Labour loses control of Bolsover for first time in its 40-year history

Labour’s dominance in Bolsover – so strong that its famed veteran MP and lifelong Eurosceptic, Dennis Skinner, was nicknamed the beast of Bolsover – was well and truly overthrown on Thursday night. In the old Derbyshire mining town, a Labour stronghold for 40 years, the party suffered one of the biggest defeats in its history, losing control of the local district council for the first time since its inception.

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