2016 Derby City Council election

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2016 Derby City Council election [1] [2]
  2015 5 May 2016 2018  

17 of the 51 seats to Derby City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Seats before2914
Seats won77
Seats after2617
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg3
Popular vote18,41019,881
Percentage31.7%34.2%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats UKIP
Seats before62
Seats won22
Seats after53
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote8,7389,107
Percentage15.0%15.7%

Derby City Council election 2016 map.svg
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2016 Derby City Council elections.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 2016 Derby City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. [3] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council, albeit with their majority reduced to just one seat.

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Overall results

2016 Derby City Council Election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 730Increase2.svg341.234.219,881Increase2.svg9.7
  Labour 703Decrease2.svg341.231.618,410Decrease2.svg13.1
  Liberal Democrats 201Decrease2.svg111.815.08,738Decrease2.svg5.6
  UKIP 110Increase2.svg15.915.69,107Increase2.svg0.5
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.01.91,086Decrease2.svg1.1
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.00.8443Increase2.svgNew
  TUSC 000Steady2.svg0.00.8441Increase2.svgNew
  British Independents 000Steady2.svg0.00.183Increase2.svgNew
 Link Party000Steady2.svg0.00.145Increase2.svgNew

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2012 election.

At the previous election the composition of the council was:

291462
LabourConservativeLDUKIP

After the election the composition of the council was:

261753
LabourConservativeLDUKIP

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward Abbey ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Sarah Elizabeth Russell 1,152 41.3%
Liberal Democrats Ajit Singh Atwal76427.4%
Conservative Jordan Kemp40914.6%
UKIP Barry Appleby29610.6%
Green George Hind1384.9%
TUSC Jonathan Sykes331.2%
Majority38813.9%
Turnout 2,79229.3%
Labour hold

Allestree

Location of Allestree ward Allestree ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Allestree ward
Allestree (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Richard Jason Smalley 2,820 60.7%
Labour Oleg Sotnicenko78516.9%
Liberal Democrats Deena Smith53411.5%
UKIP Frank Leeming50810.9%
Majority2,03541.8%
Turnout 4,64742.1%
Conservative hold

Alvaston

Location of Alvaston ward Alvaston ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Alvaston ward
Alvaston (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
UKIP John Evans 1,562 46.3%
Labour Mark Stuart Tittley1,12033.2%
Conservative Christopher Philip King42912.7%
Liberal Democrats Robert John Mason1795.3%
British IndependentsDavid Andrew Gale451.3%
TUSC Jo Warren421.2%
Majority44213.1%
Turnout 3,37729.7%
UKIP gain from Labour

Arboretum

Location of Arboretum ward Arboretum ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Arboretum ward
Arboretum (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Gulfraz Nawaz 1,707 48.0%
Conservative Matlub Hussain1,28036.0%
UKIP Jhanzab Arif1905.3%
Liberal Democrats David Robert Batey1714.8%
Green Ian Christopher Sleeman1323.7%
TUSC Lesley Butler772.2%
Majority42712.0%
Turnout 3,55733.7%
Labour hold

Blagreaves

Location of Blagreaves ward Blagreaves ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Blagreaves ward
Blagreaves (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Joe Naitta 1,818 47.2%
Labour Cecile Yvonne Wright1,19831.1%
UKIP Vincent Davis41710.8%
Conservative David Rodney Jennings41610.8%
Majority62016.1%
Turnout 3,84939.4%
Liberal Democrats hold

Boulton

Location of Boulton ward Boulton ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Boulton ward
Boulton (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Dom Anderson 981 33.1%
UKIP Gaurav Pandey97132.8%
Conservative Steve Willoughby68123.0%
Green Leon Adam Nixon1485.0%
Liberal Democrats Greg Webb1374.6%
TUSC Shaun Christopher Stuart431.5%
Majority100.3%
Turnout 2,96129.8%
Labour hold

Chaddesden

Location of Chaddesten ward Chaddesten ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Chaddesten ward
Chaddesden (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Jonathan Charles Smale 1,160 36.2%
Labour Sue Cowlishaw1,07033.4%
UKIP Anthony Joseph Crawley73522.9%
Independent Paul Hilliard1274.0%
Liberal Democrats Tim Hallam1143.6%
Majority902.8%
Turnout 3,20632.3%
Conservative gain from Labour

Chellaston

Location of Chellaston ward Chellaston ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Chellaston ward
Chellaston (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Sean William Marshall 1,603 44.5%
Labour James Matthew West1,01628.2%
UKIP Ian Edward Crompton55215.3%
Liberal Democrats Jane Elizabeth Katharine Webb42911.9%
Majority58716.3%
Turnout 3,60031.7%
Conservative hold

Darley

Location of Darley ward Darley ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Darley ward
Darley (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jack Stanton 1,459 40.8%
Conservative Ged Potter1,13531.8%
Green Marten Kats37717.8%
UKIP Andrew Leslie Bennett3379.4%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Francis Connolly2196.1%
TUSC Chris Fernandez451.3%
Majority3249.0%
Turnout 3,57235.1%
Labour hold

Derwent

Location of Derwent ward Derwent ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Derwent ward
Derwent (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Richard Hudson 814 33.4%
Labour Margaret Eileen Redfern81133.2%
UKIP Martin Fitzpatrick66027.0%
Liberal Democrats Simon Ferrigno1556.4%
Majority30.2%
Turnout 2,44025.3%
Conservative hold

Littleover

Location of Littleover ward Littleover ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Littleover ward
Littleover (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Eric Ashburner 2,094 51.4%
Labour Cheryl Jacqueline Pidgeon99424.4%
Conservative Peter Stanley Berry66216.2%
UKIP Arron Mathew Marsden2446.0%
Link PartyTony Welch832.0%
Majority1,10027.0%
Turnout 4,07738.4%
Liberal Democrats hold

Mackworth

Location of Mackworth ward Mackworth ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Mackworth ward
Mackworth (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Paul James Pegg 975 36.0%
UKIP Rob Cooper81630.1%
Conservative Adrian Michael Pegg62323.0%
Liberal Democrats Ian Colin Deuchar Care1304.8%
Green Kyle Mark Bolderson1234.5%
TUSC Stevie Rosso441.6%
Majority1595.9%
Turnout 2,71128.8%
Labour hold

Mickleover

Location of Mickleover ward Mickleover ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Mickleover ward
Mickleover (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Matthew Edward Holmes 2,549 51.1%
Liberal Democrats Maggie Hird1,52530.6%
Labour Craig Lee Thomson56011.2%
UKIP Kirk Lewis Kus3537.1%
Majority1,02420.5%
Turnout 4,98743.3%
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Normanton

Location of Normanton ward Normanton ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Normanton ward
Normanton (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Hardyal Singh Dhindsa 1,869 53.2%
Conservative Habib Iqbal1,05229.9%
UKIP Shaikh Mushtaq Ahmed2767.9%
Liberal Democrats Preetinder Kaur Butter1153.3%
Green Fred Gough1073.0%
TUSC Terence Mortimer Anderson962.7%
Majority81723.3%
Turnout 3,51535.4%
Labour hold

Oakwood

Location of Oakwood ward Oakwood ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Oakwood ward
Oakwood (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Frank Harwood 1,820 58.3%
Labour Neil Wilson54917.6%
UKIP Joanna Rachel Beck34211.0%
Independent Alex Dann31610.1%
Liberal Democrats Roger Anthony Jackson933.0%
Majority1,27140.7%
Turnout 3,12031.1%
Conservative hold

Sinfin

Location of Sinfin ward Sinfin ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Sinfin ward
Sinfin (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Baggy Shanker 1,377 56.7%
Conservative Adam Mark Hurt40116.5%
UKIP Jayprakash Joshi38415.8%
Liberal Democrats Paul John Lind1445.9%
Green Kayleigh Beth Skipper612.5%
TUSC Zbigniew Wojcik612.5%
Majority97640.2%
Turnout 2,42824.5%
Labour hold

Spondon

Location of Spondon ward Spondon ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Spondon ward
Spondon (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Evonne Williams 2,027 59.7%
Labour Michael Steven Winfield78723.2%
UKIP Vaughan Saxby46413.7%
Liberal Democrats John-Paul Keane1173.4%
Majority1,24036.5%
Turnout 3,39534.0%
Conservative hold

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