2018 Derby City Council election

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2018 Derby City Council election [1] [2]
  2016 3 May 2018 2019  

17 of the 51 seats to Derby City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election2617
Seats before2618
Seats won58
Seats after2320
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg2
Popular vote21,26427,447
Percentage31.0%39.1%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats UKIP
Last election52
Seats before51
Seats won22
Seats after53
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg1
Popular vote10,3557,001
Percentage15.1%10.2%

Derby City Council election 2018 map.svg
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2018 Derby City Council elections.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

No overall control

The 2018 Derby City Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. [3] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour group on the council suffered losses of both the Council Leader Ranjit Banwait and the mayor John Whitby, as well as then cabinet member Sara Bolton, who lost by over 1,000 votes to Conservative Rob Cooper. [4] Labour lost its overall majority on the council, and a Conservative minority administration was formed with Liberal Democrat and UKIP backing. [5]

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Election results

2018 Derby City Council election [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 830Increase2.svg347.139.127,447Increase2.svg13.6
  Labour 503Decrease2.svg329.431.021,264Decrease2.svg5.3
  Liberal Democrats 200Steady2.svg11.815.110,355Increase2.svg0.3
  UKIP 211Steady2.svg11.810.27,001Decrease2.svg12.1
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.01.2854New
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.03.42,346Increase2.svg3.0

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2014 election.

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward Abbey ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Hezelgrave 1,295 38.9 Decrease2.svg2.4
Liberal Democrats Ajit Atwal1,29438.9Increase2.svg11.5
Conservative Harvey Jennings54716.4Increase2.svg1.8
UKIP Ann Graves952.8Decrease2.svg7.8
Green Alice Joy952.8Decrease2.svg2.1
Majority10.0N/A
Turnout 3,32635.2Increase2.svg5.9
Labour hold Swing

Allestree

Location of Allestree ward Allestree ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Allestree ward
Allestree (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roy Webb 3,757 70.1 Increase2.svg9.4
Labour Cecile Wright91017.0Increase2.svg0.1
Liberal Democrats Deena Smith4077.6Decrease2.svg3.9
Green Dan Holme1753.2Increase2.svg3.2
UKIP David Adams1061.9Decrease2.svg9.0
Majority2,84753.2N/A
Turnout 5,35548.5Increase2.svg6.4
Conservative hold Swing

Alvaston

Location of Alvaston ward Alvaston ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Alvaston ward
Alvaston (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Alan Graves 2,478 58.8 Increase2.svg12.6
Labour Thomas Spray97623.1Decrease2.svg10.1
Conservative Charnjeev Bolla47911.3Decrease2.svg1.4
Green Ian Sleeman1132.6Increase2.svg2.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Lind1082.5Decrease2.svg2.8
Independent David Gale571.3Increase2.svg0.1
Majority1,50235.7Increase2.svg22.6
Turnout 4,21136.5Increase2.svg6.8
UKIP hold Swing

Arboretum

Location of Arboretum ward Arboretum ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Arboretum ward
Arboretum (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Shiraz Khan 2,356 57.0
Conservative Matlub Hussain1,35633.0
Liberal Democrats Krishan Raithatha2075.0
UKIP Anthony Blaney2034.9
Turnout
Labour hold

Blagreaves

Location of Blagreaves ward Blagreaves ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Blagreaves ward
Blagreaves (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Ruth Skelton 2,207 49.5
Labour Farzana Khalid1,43932.3
Conservative Maxwell Craven70415.8
UKIP Richard Andrew Rogers1042.3
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold

Boulton

Location of Boulton ward Boulton ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Boulton ward
Boulton (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
UKIP Paul Bettany 1,602 40.2
Labour Ranjit Banwait (Incumbent)1,12828.3
Conservative Gaurav Pandey1,08627.2
Liberal Democrats Brian Venn1654.1
Turnout
UKIP gain from Labour

Chaddesden

Location of Chaddesten ward Chaddesten ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Chaddesten ward
Chaddesden (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Rob Cooper 2,268 59.8
Labour Sara Bolton (Incumbent)1,20531.8
UKIP Carole Bradley1694.4
Liberal Democrats Glenda Howcroft1473.8
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour

Chellaston

Location of Chaddesten ward Chaddesten ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Chaddesten ward
Chellaston (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Ross McCristal 1,829 36.8
Independent Philip Ingall (Incumbent)1,79736.2
Labour Steve Lapsley90618.2
UKIP Kate Mosley1823.6
Liberal Democrats Jane Webb1603.2
Green John Hill841.6
Turnout
Conservative hold

Darley

Location of Darley ward Darley ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Darley ward
Darley (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Lisa Eldret 1,739 42.4
Conservative Miles Pattison1,67440.8
Liberal Democrats Niall Garratt47511.5
UKIP Jennifer Palmer1102.6
Green James Lasner1032.5
Turnout
Labour hold

Derwent

Location of Derwent ward Derwent ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Derwent ward
Derwent (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Steve Willoughby 1,600 54.8
Labour Lucy Rigby97733.4
UKIP Andrew Bennett1926.5
Liberal Democrats Simon Ferrigno1505.1
Turnout
Conservative hold

Note: Derwent ward was won by UKIP at the previous regular election in 2014, but gained by the Conservatives in a by-election on 9 March 2017. [7]

Littleover

Location of Littleover ward Littleover ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Littleover ward
Littleover (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Lucy Care 2,443 50.6
Labour Jamie D'Arcy1,30927.1
Conservative Jordan Kemp96219.9
UKIP Douglas Lumley881.8
Independent Tony Welch230.4
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold

Mackworth

Location of Mackworth ward Mackworth ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Mackworth ward
Mackworth (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Adrian Pegg 1,233 41.2
Labour John Whitby (Incumbent)94331.5
Liberal Democrats Tom Bull51317.1
UKIP Freddie Theobald1765.8
Green Naomi Wilds1254.1
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour

Mickleover

Location of Mickleover ward Mickleover ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Mickleover ward
Mickleover (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Alison Holmes 3,296 60.4
Liberal Democrats Maggie Hird1,42726.1
Labour Jyoti Wilkinson62211.4
UKIP Barry Appleby1061.9
Turnout
Conservative hold

Normanton

Location of Normanton ward Normanton ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Normanton ward
Normanton (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Balbir Sandhu 2,631 70.2
Conservative Habib Iqbal65417.4
Liberal Democrats Preetinder Butter2576.8
UKIP Derek Reynolds2025.3
Turnout
Labour hold

Oakwood

Location of Oakwood ward Oakwood ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Oakwood ward
Oakwood (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Mick Barker 2,328 62.8
Labour Neil Wilson60916.4
Independent Alex Dann46912.6
UKIP Gary Small1995.3
Liberal Democrats David Batey1012.7
Turnout
Conservative hold

Sinfin

Location of Sinfin ward Sinfin ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Sinfin ward
Sinfin (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Nadine Peatfield 1,542 55.0
Conservative Jay Joshi86931.0
UKIP Roger Adcock2187.7
Liberal Democrats John-Paul Keane1716.1
Turnout
Labour hold

Spondon

Location of Spondon ward Spondon ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Spondon ward
Spondon (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Christopher Poulter 2,796 71.2
Labour Michael Winfield67717.2
UKIP Maureen Hodgetts1714.3
Green Vic Wood1594.0
Liberal Democrats Simon King1233.1
Turnout
Conservative hold

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