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

ElectionNumber of councillors elected by each political party
Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Independent Green
2021 4514401
2017 3724300
2013 1843300
2009 3322810
200514381000

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
Conservative Chris Page72333.5
Liberal Democrats Rachel Allen23911.1
Green Ashley Dunn944.4
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

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