Derbyshire County Council elections

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Derbyshire County Council elections are held every four years. Derbyshire County Council is the upper-tier authority for the non-metropolitan county of Derbyshire in England. Since the last boundary changes in 2013, 64 councillors have been elected from 61 electoral divisions. [1]

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Council elections

Council composition

Year Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats [a] Reform Green Independents
& Others		Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (98 seats)
1973 61255––7Labour
1977 30620–06Conservative
New division boundaries; seats decreased from 98 to 84
1981 59211–03Labour
1985 54244–02Labour
1989 51273–03Labour
1993 55217–01Labour
Derby becomes a unitary authority; seats decreased from 84 to 64
1997 45126–01Labour
2001 43137–01Labour
New division boundaries
2005 381510–01Labour
2009 22338–01Conservative
New division boundaries
2013 43183–00Labour
2017 24373–00Conservative
2021 14454010Conservative
New division boundaries
2025 31234222Reform UK

County result maps

By-election results

1993-1997

Somercotes By-Election 5 September 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Smith1,30058.5
Conservative 62027.9
Liberal Democrats 30113.6
Majority68030.6
Turnout 2,22125.0
Labour hold Swing

1997-2001

Newhall By-Election 13 November 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 96671.7+6.5
Conservative 22917.0−4.1
Liberal Democrats 15311.4−2.3
Majority73754.7
Turnout 1,34813.4
Labour hold Swing
Melbourne By-Election 13 April 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,78949.1+2.8
Labour 1,61144.0+3.0
Liberal Democrats 2516.9−5.9
Majority1875.1
Turnout 3,65128.7
Conservative hold Swing

2001-2005

Dronfield North By-Election 27 September 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 94344.1−0.1
Liberal Democrats 71033.2+12.3
Conservative 48722.8−12.0
Majority23310.9
Turnout 2,14023.0
Labour hold Swing
West Hallam By-Election 29 April 2004 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carol Hart1,44356.8+12.3
Liberal Democrats Janet Mallet57122.5+5.7
Labour 52520.7−18.1
Majority87234.3
Turnout 2,53930.3
Conservative hold Swing

2005-2009

Eckington By-Election 3 July 2008 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Pickering82435.9−15.3
Conservative Carolyn Renwick65828.6+11.0
Independent James Jesson30013.1+4.1
BNP Lewis Allesbrook25311.0+11.0
Independent David Walpole1506.5−1.7
Liberal Democrats Frank Higgins1134.9−9.1
Majority1667.3
Turnout 2,29826.6
Labour hold Swing

2009-2013

Kirk Hallam By-Election 16 July 2009 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michelle Booth1,26149.9−15.9
Conservative Kevin Miller78331.0−3.3
BNP Mark Bailey32712.9+12.9
Liberal Democrats Richard Pyle1586.2+6.2
Majority47818.9
Turnout 2,52929.2
Labour hold Swing

2013-2017

Alport and Derwent By-Election 14 November 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Taylor (E)111844.9+3.1
UKIP David Fisher71528.7+3.6
Labour Mike Ratcliffe65626.4+1.2
Majority40316.2
Turnout 248925.8
Conservative hold Swing
Brimington By-Election 5 February 2015 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tricia Gilby (E)129362.0−6.7
UKIP Paul Christopher Stone38018.2+18.2
Independent Mick Bagshaw1577.5+7.5
Liberal Democrats John Edward Ahern1356.5−2.8
Conservative Lewis Mark Preston1205.8−5.4
Majority
Turnout 208521.9
Labour hold Swing
Ashbourne By-Election 7 May 2015 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Bull (E)471568.6+9.5
Labour Simon John Meredith96514.0+1.5
Green Andrew White6479.4+9.4
Liberal Democrats David Rowe5437.9−0.7
Majority
Turnout 687073.3
Conservative hold Swing
Derwent Valley By-Election 24 September 2015 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jo Wild101751.0+8.1
Labour Martin Rutter46621.5−1.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Crapper31413.6+4.6
UKIP Mike Dawson28513.1−11.0
Majority64129.5
Turnout 2172
Conservative hold Swing

2017-2021

Whaley Bridge By-Election 13 February 2020 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ruth George 185150.4
Conservative John Frederick Walton104828.5
Liberal Democrats David William Lomax72119.6
Independent Paddy Bann521.4
Turnout 3,672
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2021-2025

Long Eaton By-Election 27 October 2022 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joel Bryan1,10451.1+15.0
Conservative Chris Page72333.5−16.5
Liberal Democrats Rachel Allen23911.1+5.0
Green Ashley Dunn944.4−3.5
Majority38117.6
Turnout 2,26022.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Swadlincote South By-Election 31 August 2023 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Haynes78662.2+29.8
Conservative Jacqueline Geddes47737.8−21.4
Majority30924.5
Turnout 1,263
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. 1 2 "The Derbyshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2012/2986, retrieved 21 August 2022
  2. ↑ "Local election results: Derbyshire". BBC News Online . Retrieved 12 October 2009.
  3. ↑ "Lib Dems bounce back in byelections". guardian.co.uk . London. 30 April 2004. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
  4. ↑ "Derbyshire elections 2009" (PDF). Derbyshire County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
  5. ↑ "2009 results by division". Derbyshire County Council. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
  6. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Derbyshire County Council. 5 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Derbyshire County Council. 7 May 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Derbyshire County Council. 24 September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Labour take Whaley Bridge for the first time in shock by-election result". Buxton Advertiser. 17 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Long Eaton Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Swadlincote South Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
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