Derbyshire County Council

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Derbyshire County Council
Arms of Derbyshire County Council.svg
Derbyshire County Council.svg
Type
Type
Leadership
Trevor Ainsworth,
Conservative
since 22 May 2019 [1]
Barry Lewis,
Conservative
since 24 May 2017 [2]
Emma Alexander
since December 2021 [3]
Structure
Seats64 councillors
Derbyshire County Council Structure.svg
Political groups
Administration (41)
  Conservative (41)
Other parties (23)
  Labour Party (16)
  Liberal Democrats (4)
  Reform UK (2)
  Green (1)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
 6 May 2021
Next election
1 May 2025
Meeting place
Matlock - County Offices frontage.jpg
County Hall, Smedley Street, Matlock, DE4 3AG
Website
www.derbyshire.gov.uk

Derbyshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Derbyshire in England. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county, which additionally includes Derby. The county council is based at County Hall in Matlock. Since 2017 the council has been under Conservative majority control. The council is a constituent member of the East Midlands Combined County Authority.

Contents

History

The council was first set up in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888, [4] covering the administrative county. It was reconstituted in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 with some adjustments to its territory, most notably gaining Derby which had previously been a county borough independent from the county council. In 1997, the city of Derby left the area covered by the council becoming a unitary authority, but the city remains part of Derbyshire for ceremonial purposes.

In 2024 a combined county authority was established covering Derbyshire, Derby, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, called the East Midlands Combined County Authority. The combined authority is chaired by the directly elected Mayor of the East Midlands and oversees the delivery of certain strategic functions across the area. [5]

District and Borough Councils

There are eight lower tier district/borough councils within the Derbyshire Council area: [6]

Political control

The council has been under Conservative majority control since 2017.

Political control of the council since the 1974 reforms has been as follows: [7] [8]

Party in controlYears
Labour 1974–1977
Conservative 1977–1981
Labour 1981–2009
Conservative 2009–2012
No overall control 2012–2013
Labour 2013–2017
Conservative 2017–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1981 have been: [9]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
David Bookbinder [10] Labour 19811992
Martin Doughty [11] Labour 19922001
John Williams [12] Labour 20012009
Andrew Lewer [13] Conservative 20092013
Anne Western Labour 20132017
Barry Lewis [14] Conservative 24 May 2017

Composition

Since the 2021 election there have been four changes to the current make up of the council. Labour won two by-elections in October 2022 and August 2023 from the Conservatives and three Conservative councillors have left the party, two joining Reform UK in March 2023 and one becoming an Independent in June 2024. As of October 2024 the composition of the council was: [15] [16]

PartyCouncillors
Conservative 40
Labour 16
Liberal Democrats 4
Reform UK 2
Green 1
Independent 1
Total64

The next election is due in May 2025.

Premises

County Hall, Derby: Council's meeting place 1889-1955. Former county hall, St Marys Gate, Derby (geograph 4178083).jpg
County Hall, Derby: Council's meeting place 1889–1955.

From its creation in 1889 until 1955 the council met at County Hall, Derby, which had been built in 1660. [17] [18] In 1955 the council moved to the current county hall in Matlock. This newer county hall is in a former hydrotherapy complex called Smedley's Hydro which was built in 1867. [19]

Elections

Since 2013 the council has comprised 64 councillors. Following the most recent Boundary Review, from the 2025 election each electoral division will be represented by a single councillor. Elections are held every four years. [20]

Notable former members

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