1992 Derby City Council election

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1992 Derby City Council election [1] [2]
←  1991 7 May 1992 1994  →
15 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council
23 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Last election2222
Seats won104
Seats after2222
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote28,39018,083
Percentage55.9%35.6%
Derby City Council election 1992 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 1992 Derby City Council elections.
Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

The 1992 Derby City Council election took place on 7 May 1992 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1992. [3] This was on the same day as other local elections. 14 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. No seats changed hands and the council remained under no overall control, with the Conservatives and Labour holding exactly half the seats each.

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Overall results

1992 Derby City Council Election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1000Steady2.svg71.455.928,390
  Labour 400Steady2.svg28.635.618,083
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg0.07.23,679
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.01.1553
  SDP 000Steady2.svg0.00.153
Total1450,758

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward Abbey ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour M. Fuller 1,502 50.3%
Conservative G. Shaw-Clarke1,23141.2%
Liberal Democrats D. Turner1324.4%
Green P. Brock672.2%
SDP D. Milner531.8%
Turnout 32.2%
Labour hold

Allestree

Location of Allestree ward Allestree ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Allestree ward
Allestree [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative B. Chadwick 3,087 78.0%
Labour A. Cotton60315.2%
Liberal Democrats H. Jones2706.8%
Turnout 50.1%
Conservative hold

Alvaston

Location of Alvaston ward Alvaston ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Alvaston ward
Alvaston [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative P. Fullarton 1,755 52.5%
Labour G. Fuller1,39541.7%
Liberal Democrats A. Todd1965.9%
Turnout 41.2%
Conservative hold

Babington

Location of Babington ward Babington ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Babington ward
Babington [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A. Kalia 1,326 53.1%
Conservative A. Javed69127.7%
Liberal Democrats M. Burgess37915.2%
Green M. Davies1034.1%
Turnout 34.1%
Labour hold

Blagreaves

Location of Blagreaves ward Blagreaves ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Blagreaves ward
Blagreaves [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative K. Lester 1,997 55.5%
Labour N. Wilkinson1,08730.2%
Liberal Democrats A. Spendlove51514.3%
Turnout 44.6%
Conservative hold

Boulton

Location of Boulton ward Boulton ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Boulton ward
Boulton [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative K. Thompson 2,141 51.7%
Labour K. Merry1,68340.6%
Liberal Democrats P. Harlow3197.7%
Turnout 45.9%
Conservative hold

Breadsall

Location of Breadsall ward Breadsall ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Breadsall ward
Breadsall [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Pauline Latham 3,255 57.3%
Labour E. Woolley2,12637.4%
Liberal Democrats M. McCann2965.2%
Turnout 39.5%
Conservative hold

Chaddesden

Location of Chaddesden ward Chaddesden ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Chaddesden ward
Chaddesden [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative H. Johnson 1,775 48.2%
Labour A. Macdonald1,67845.5%
Liberal Democrats T. Holyoake2326.3%
Turnout 43.3%
Conservative hold

Chellaston

Location of Chellaston ward Chellaston ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Chellaston ward
Chellaston [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative K. Brown 3,093 70.3%
Labour B. Jackson1,09024.8%
Liberal Democrats A. Winson1573.6%
Green C. Cooper571.3%
Turnout 45.9%
Conservative hold

Darley

Location of Darley ward Darley ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Darley ward
Darley [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative C. Hulls 2,875 66.0%
Labour W. Wright1,04123.9%
Liberal Democrats W. Webley3758.6%
Green L. Ludkiewicz681.6%
Turnout 46.3%
Conservative hold

Derwent

Location of Derwent ward Derwent ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Derwent ward
Derwent [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour M. Repton 1,285 54.3%
Conservative J. Ormond90638.3%
Liberal Democrats S. King1426.0%
Green E. Wall321.4%
Turnout 31.2%
Labour hold

Kingsway

Location of Kingsway ward Kingsway ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Kingsway ward
Kingsway [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative N. Brown 2,102 65.3%
Labour K. Hepworth74723.2%
Liberal Democrats I. Care3049.4%
Green C. Jones652.0%
Turnout 42.1%
Conservative hold

Litchurch

Location of Litchurch ward Litchurch ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Litchurch ward
Litchurch [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A. Rehman 1,219 56.3%
Conservative M. Yaqub65430.2%
Liberal Democrats C. Harris1758.1%
Green J. Macdonald1185.4%
Turnout 29.2%
Labour hold

Spondon

Location of Spondon ward Spondon ward in Derby 1979.svg
Location of Spondon ward
Spondon [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J. Leatherbarrow 2,828 64.9%
Labour M. Byrne1,30129.8%
Liberal Democrats D. Holbrook1874.3%
Green P. Chapman431.0%
Turnout 43.2%
Conservative hold

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References

  1. ↑ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. ↑ "Local Election Summaries 1992". The Elections Centre.
  3. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1992 (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Derby City Council Election Results 1980-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.[ permanent dead link ]
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