2023 North East Derbyshire District Council election

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2023 North East Derbyshire District Council election
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All 53 seats to North East Derbyshire District Council
27 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderNigel BarkerAlex DaleRoss Shipman
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election18 seats, 35.4%30 seats, 46.7%3 seats, 13.6%
Seats before18 [a] 26 [b] 3
Seats won28193
Seats after27193
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 10Decrease2.svg 11Steady2.svg
Popular vote26,21623,3206,578
Percentage43.1%38.3%10.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg 7.7%Decrease2.svg 8.4%Decrease2.svg 2.8%
 Fourth partyFifth party
  No image wide.svg Frank Adlington-Stringer.jpg
Leader Frank Adlington-Stringer
Party Independent Green
Last election2 seats, 2.4%0 seats, 1.9%
Seats before60
Seats won21
Seats after31
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
Popular vote2,5622,208
Percentage4.2%3.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.8%Increase2.svg 1.7%
North East Derbyshire UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 North East Derbyshire District Council election
Leader before election

Alex Dale
Conservative
No overall control

Leader after election

Nigel Barker
Labour

The 2023 North East Derbyshire District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 53 members of North East Derbyshire District Council in Derbyshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Contents

Prior to the election the council was under no overall control, being led by a Conservative minority administration. The Conservatives had won a majority of the seats at the 2019 election, but a series of defections saw them lose their majority in November 2022. [2] [3]

The election saw Labour win a majority of the seats on the council. [4] Labour group leader Nigel Barker was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 22 May 2023. [5]

Results summary

Election result

2023 North East Derbyshire District Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 5228100Increase2.svg 1052.843.126,216+7.7
  Conservative 5319011Decrease2.svg 1135.838.323,320–8.4
  Liberal Democrats 48300Steady2.svg3.810.86,578–2.8
  Independent 8211Steady2.svg3.84.22,562+1.8
  Green 3110Increase2.svg 11.93.62,208+1.7

Ward results

The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election. [6] [7]

Ashover

Ashover
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Helen Wetherall 387 49.6 N/A
Conservative James William Armitage*
(William Armitage)		24431.3−45.3
Labour Gail Blamire759.6+1.3
Liberal Democrats Lee Clarke749.5−5.5
Majority 14318.3
Turnout 78047.87+5.43
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Barlow and Holmesfield

Barlow and Holmesfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pamela Jones 371 63.3 −2.0
Labour Susan Allenby14124.1+2.6
Liberal Democrats John Wilcock7412.6−0.7
Majority 23039.2
Turnout 58637.37−0.10
Conservative hold Swing

Brampton and Walton

Brampton and Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Thacker* 735 62.9 −8.4
Conservative Peter Elliott* 695 59.5 −8.5
Labour Michael Gordon32527.8+8.0
Labour Hannah Bazley30025.7+13.9
Liberal Democrats Sarah Evans13311.4−2.1
Liberal Democrats Paula Maude796.8N/A
Majority 37031.7
Turnout 1,16942.34−3.17
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Clay Cross North

Clay Cross North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geoffrey Morley* 842 50.4 +0.7
Labour Kathleen Rouse* 765 45.8 +2.3
Labour Nicola Morley 759 45.5 −1.3
Conservative Jessica Clark68441.0+12.3
Conservative Christopher Nolan63137.8+9.8
Conservative David Sankey59135.4+10.4
Liberal Democrats Leah Shafik1478.8−4.3
Liberal Democrats John Ahern1438.6−7.4
Liberal Democrats Carly Howard1368.1−6.7
Majority 754.5
Turnout 1,66931.43
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Clay Cross South

Clay Cross South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Derrick Skinner 476 58.6 −1.9
Labour Frances Petersen 469 57.8 +0.5
Conservative Yvonne Shaw23829.3+11.3
Conservative Derek Ball23228.6+11.8
Liberal Democrats Robert Rogerson577.0−3.7
Liberal Democrats Alan Marshall556.8N/A
Majority 23128.5
Turnout 81229.34+3.88
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Coal Aston

Coal Aston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Foster* 559 43.3 −14.5
Conservative Richard Spooner 475 36.8 −30.1
Independent Anthony Hutchinson*47336.6−30.3
Labour Rachel Steele34226.5+3.4
Labour Jonathan Williams30023.2+2.1
Independent Paul Parkin*27621.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Pauline Marriott372.9−8.6
Liberal Democrats Timothy Ramshaw251.9−5.3
Majority 41944.7
Turnout 1,29244.66+3.60
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Anthony Hutchinson had been elected in 2019 as a Conservative but left the party in November 2022 to sit as an independent councillor. Seat shown as Conservative hold to allow for comparison with 2019 election. Paul Parkin had been elected in 2019 as a Conservative in Dronfield North ward. He also left the party in November 2022 to sit as an independent.

Dronfield North

Dronfield North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Baxter 445 52.5 +13.4
Labour Christine Smith 429 50.6 +12.4
Conservative Martin Hanrahan31537.2−11.2
Conservative Philip Wright*31236.8−9.6
Liberal Democrats Wendy Temple9311.0−0.8
Liberal Democrats Adrienne Wilcock627.3−4.1
Majority 11413.4
Turnout 84730.05−2.27
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

One of the Dronfield North seats had been held by Paul Parkin who had been elected in 2019 as a Conservative but left the party in November 2022 to sit as an independent councillor. Seat show as previously Conservative to allow for comparison with 2019 results. Parkin stood as a candidate in Coal Aston rather than Dronfield North in 2023.

Dronfield South

Dronfield South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Cheetham 779 43.7 +23.7
Labour Caroline Smith 752 42.2 +22.7
Conservative William Jones 736 41.3 −10.1
Conservative Angelique Foster*73041.0−19.1
Conservative Marie Ireland71640.2−10.3
Labour John Yates67137.7+20.6
Liberal Democrats Alison Ball34919.6+4.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Moore19110.7−4.1
Liberal Democrats Camille Ramshaw18810.6−1.9
Majority 60.3
Turnout 1,78137.50−0.95
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Dronfield Woodhouse

Dronfield Woodhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kevin Tait 297 46.9 −17.9
Labour Roland Lovatt20933.0+13.7
Independent Roger Hall*6810.7−54.1
Liberal Democrats Emma Harpham507.9−8.0
Majority 8813.9
Turnout 63341.61+1.96
Conservative hold Swing

Roger Hall had been elected as a Conservative in 2019, but left the party to sit as an independent councillor in September 2022. Seat shown as Conservative hold to allow for comparison with 2019 result.

Eckington North

Eckington North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Beech 516 52.1 +18.5
Labour Christine Gare 503 50.8 +20.4
Conservative Cristian Gomez Reaney*43944.3−2.9
Conservative Jeremy Kenyon*42542.9−4.7
Majority 646.5
Turnout 99033.71+2.30
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Eckington South and Renishaw

Eckington South and Renishaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kathleen Clegg 670 58.4 +9.8
Labour Stephen Pickering* 600 52.3 +11.8
Labour Stuart Fawcett 537 46.8 +7.0
Conservative Philip Wheelhouse38333.4−2.3
Conservative Jennifer Archer36331.6+0.2
Conservative Philippa Allan34930.4+2.7
Liberal Democrats Lois Gent635.5−5.8
Liberal Democrats Philip Kay554.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Gustaf Degen544.7N/A
Majority 15413.4
Turnout 1,14824.73+0.82
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Gosforth Valley

Gosforth Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michelle Emmens* 985 50.5 −9.9
Conservative Lilian Deighton* 944 48.4 −10.8
Conservative Richard Welton* 922 47.3 −10.1
Labour John Laxton63132.4+11.7
Labour Samuel Ohene62832.2+10.7
Labour John Whiteley60130.8+9.5
Liberal Democrats Simon Temple36118.5+0.9
Liberal Democrats Regina Kay29415.1+0.9
Liberal Democrats Samuel Kay26413.5−3.0
Majority 29114.9
Turnout 1,94943.03+1.39
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Grassmoor

Grassmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lee Hartshorne* 545 69.3 +10.0
Labour Michael Durrant 511 65.0 +3.4
Conservative Fiona Turner15619.8+4.7
Conservative Derrick Willmot14919.0+4.3
Liberal Democrats Antony Bingham759.5−6.9
Liberal Democrats Nadine Hart739.3−6.8
Majority 35545.2
Turnout 78625.12−1.79
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Holmewood and Heath

Holmewood and Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Suzy Cornwell Ball* 460 60.1 +3.0
Labour Lee Stone* 411 53.7 +2.8
Conservative Zena Wharmby21628.2−0.7
Conservative Clifford Berry20426.7−0.8
Liberal Democrats Julia Vongyer8811.5−3.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Vongyer8411.0N/A
Majority 14322.0
Turnout 76523.50+0.71
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Killamarsh East

Killamarsh East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Lacey* 379 47.4 +2.0
Conservative Stephen Reed 367 45.9 −5.7
Conservative Wendy Tinley35944.9−1.3
Labour John Windle35944.9−1.2
Liberal Democrats June Hancock506.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Keith Windley273.4N/A
Majority 81.0
Turnout 79927.83+0.96
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Killamarsh West

Killamarsh West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clive Fletcher 504 46.8 +2.3
Labour Carol Lacey 496 46.1 +2.5
Conservative Stephen Clough* 442 41.1 −7.8
Labour Billie Morris40637.7−5.7
Conservative David Drabble38435.7−16.5
Conservative Adrian Platts34331.9−16.8
Independent Maureen Potts*
(Mo Potts)		24222.5−26.2
Liberal Democrats Mark Firth11110.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Kane Kehoe837.7N/A
Majority 363.4
Turnout 1,07625.87−0.07
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Mo Potts had been elected in 2019 as a Conservative, but left the party to sit as an independent councillor in July 2022. [8] Her seat shown as previously Conservative to allow comparison with 2019 results.

North Wingfield Central

North Wingfield Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nigel Barker* 860 69.0 +7.6
Labour Jayne Barry* 805 64.6 +10.2
Labour Michael Smith 736 59.0 +7.4
Conservative Andrew Markwell28522.9−0.8
Conservative Katherine Burrow23819.1+0.8
Conservative Richard Embrey21617.3+0.7
Liberal Democrats Michelle Bingham1088.7−10.1
Liberal Democrats Wendy Smalley725.8−8.9
Liberal Democrats Edwin Maude635.1−6.4
Majority 45136.1
Turnout 1,24727.08+0.60
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Pilsley and Morton

Pilsley and Morton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Gillott* 1,031 71.7 +34.6
Labour Daniel Higgon 775 53.9 +20.0
Independent Andrew Cooper* 573 39.8 −11.2
Independent John Funnell*44330.8−5.8
Conservative Ritchie Knowles20814.5−3.4
Conservative James Miller17512.2−1.7
Conservative Simon Temperton14410.0−1.9
Liberal Democrats William Ramshaw1278.8−3.9
Majority 1309.0
Turnout 1,43833.17+1.00
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Independent hold Swing

Ridgeway and Marsh Lane

Ridgeway and Marsh Lane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carolyn Renwick* 312 56.8 −3.2
Labour Trevor Back13023.7−7.2
Liberal Democrats Sarah Marsh10719.5+10.4
Majority 18233.1
Turnout 54939.65−3.42
Conservative hold Swing

Shirland

Shirland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charlotte Cupit* 819 54.4 −1.7
Conservative Heather Liggett* 651 43.2 −1.5
Conservative Michael Roe* 630 41.8 −1.2
Labour Janice Hacz59839.7+3.9
Labour Barry Barnes54436.1+1.7
Labour Christine Arnold46430.8+0.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Barfield16310.8+0.3
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Rusbridge986.5−1.1
Liberal Democrats David Murphy634.2N/A
Majority 322.1
Turnout 1,50631.34+0.10
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Sutton

Sutton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Birkin* 499 53.0 +3.3
Labour Patrick Kerry* 494 52.5 +2.8
Conservative Barry Lewis31833.8−0.4
Conservative Sanjoy Sen29331.1−1.3
Liberal Democrats Laura McPheely10411.1−2.5
Liberal Democrats Coral Pollendine515.4N/A
Majority 17618.7
Turnout 94129.44+3.72
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Tupton

Tupton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ross Shipman* 609 45.0 +5.9
Liberal Democrats David Hancock* 582 43.0 −2.9
Liberal Democrats Pamela Windley* 508 37.5 −1.7
Labour John Cooper50637.4+8.5
Labour Stephen Peters49736.7+8.3
Labour Ross Griffin42431.3+6.0
Conservative Mark Faulkner25819.1−9.0
Conservative Gary Green22016.3−10.1
Conservative Harry Smith20915.4−7.4
Majority 20.1
Turnout 1,35331.57−3.88
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Unstone

Unstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alexander Dale* 308 54.2 −8.8
Labour Janet Hill23040.5+9.7
Liberal Democrats Jill Cantrell305.3−0.8
Majority 7813.7
Turnout 56839.89+3.54
Conservative hold Swing

Wingerworth

Wingerworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Frank Adlington-Stringer 1,004 51.9 +28.8
Conservative Patricia Antcliff* 710 36.7 −19.6
Conservative Neil Baker 707 36.6 −12.9
Conservative Diana Ruff*62832.5−18.2
Green Lesley Kovacsh Whetton60631.3N/A
Green David Kesteven59830.9N/A
Labour Paul Addison31116.1+1.1
Labour Christopher Quinn27814.4+0.3
Labour Gemma Styles19810.2−3.3
Liberal Democrats Dean Murphy1145.9−16.2
Liberal Democrats Nicola Smith1095.6−10.6
Independent Jean Yeomans1005.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Kristofer Lancey954.9−8.3
Majority 29415.2
Turnout 1,93444.30+1.10
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Changes 2023–2027

Clay Cross North

Clay Cross North By-Election 10 October 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jessica Stokes 624 51.0 +10.1
Labour Emma Green35629.1–21.3
Green Ash Farrand17514.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Hannah Shafik695.6–3.1
Majority 26821.9N/A
Turnout 1,22422.1–9.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg15.7

References

  1. ↑ Including one vacant seat at North Wingfield previously held by Labour councillor Jeff Lilley prior to his resignation in April 2023. [1]
  2. ↑ Including one vacant seat at Dronfield South previously held by Conservative councillor Alan Powell prior to his resignation in April 2023.
  1. ↑ Boothroyd, David (28 April 2023). "The meanest cat from old Swansea town". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Boothroyd, David (25 November 2022). "Lib Dems back on the island". Local Councils. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Massey, Christina (12 December 2022). "Conservatives lose North East Derbyshire council majority as fourth member leaves party". Derbyshire Times. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Torr, George; Roberts, Georgia (5 May 2023). "Local Elections 2023: Labour big winners across Derbyshire". BBC News. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Council minutes, 22 May 2023". North East Derbyshire District Council. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Connolly, Joseph (5 May 2023). "North East Derbyshire local council elections 2023 results in full". Derbyshire Live. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
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  8. ↑ Massey, Christina; Ash, Joseph (27 July 2022). "Derbyshire Tory councillor says bullying made her quit party". Derbyshire Live. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  9. ↑ Cooper, Jon (6 December 2024). "NE Derbyshire District Council's new Derbyshire Independents aim to get rid of party politics and focus on communities". Derbyshire Times. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  10. ↑ Cooper, Jon (20 February 2025). "Conservative Group Leader's disappointment after Tory Derbyshire councillor joins Reform UK". Derbyshire Times. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
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