Derby City Council elections

Derby City Council elections are held every four years to elect members of Derby City Council, the local authority for the unitary authority of Derby in Derbyshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 51 councillors have been elected from 18 wards.^[1] Prior to 2023 elections were held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time.^[2]

Council elections

1973 Derby Borough Council election
1976 Derby Borough Council election
1979 Derby City Council election (New ward boundaries)^[3]
1980 Derby City Council election
1982 Derby City Council election
1983 Derby City Council election
1984 Derby City Council election
1986 Derby City Council election
1987 Derby City Council election
1988 Derby City Council election
1990 Derby City Council election
1991 Derby City Council election
1992 Derby City Council election
1994 Derby City Council election
1995 Derby City Council election
1996 Derby City Council election
1998 Derby City Council election
1999 Derby City Council election
2000 Derby City Council election
2002 Derby City Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by seven)^[4]^[5]
2003 Derby City Council election
2004 Derby City Council election
2006 Derby City Council election
2007 Derby City Council election
2008 Derby City Council election
2010 Derby City Council election
2011 Derby City Council election
2012 Derby City Council election
2014 Derby City Council election
2015 Derby City Council election
2016 Derby City Council election
2018 Derby City Council election
2019 Derby City Council election
2021 Derby City Council election
2022 Derby City Council election
2023 Derby City Council election (New ward boundaries and change to elections every four years)^[1]

City result maps

1979 results map
1980 results map
1982 results map
1983 results map
1984 results map
1986 results map
1987 results map
1988 results map
1990 results map
1991 results map
1992 results map
1994 results map
1995 results map
1996 results map
1998 results map
1999 results map
2000 results map
2002 results map
2003 results map
2004 results map
2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 results map
2012 results map
2014 results map
2015 results map
2016 results map
2018 results map
2019 results map
2021 results map
2022 results map
2023 results map

By-election results

1994–1998

Babington By-Election 10 July 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	1,009	71.8	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	396	28.2	+20.2
Majority		613	43.6
Turnout		1,405	18.6
	Labour hold	Swing

Osmaston By-Election 10 July 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	557	65.6	−15.6
	Liberal Democrats	225	26.5	+7.7
	National Democrat	67	7.9	+7.9
Majority		332	39.1
Turnout		849	14.8
	Labour hold	Swing

1998–2002

Derwent By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	2,149	62.5	+2.9
	Conservative	796	23.2	−5.0
	Liberal Democrats	492	14.3	+2.2
Majority		1,353	39.3
Turnout		3,437
	Labour hold	Swing

2002–2006

Mackworth By-Election 29 July 2004^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lisa Higginbottom	1,180	41.0	−2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Lysaczenko	941	32.7	+0.1
	Conservative	Frank Harwood	290	10.1	−13.6
	UKIP	Martin Bardoe	287	10.0	+10.0
	BNP	Robert Poundall	182	6.3	+6.3
Majority			239	8.3
Turnout			2,880	31.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Abbey By-Election 14 July 2005^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Asaf Afzal	1,187	45.2	+16.5
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Mullaney	1,176	44.8	+2.4
	Conservative	Andrew Hill	173	6.6	−5.8
	UKIP	D. Black	88	3.3	−11.1
Majority			11	0.4
Turnout			2,624
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Derwent By-Election 14 July 2005^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Martin Rawson	1,193	63.6	+14.2
	Conservative	Frank Harwood	462	24.6	−6.6
	Liberal Democrats	Rafe Nauen	161	8.5	−10.9
	UKIP	S. Deakin	60	3.2	+3.2
Majority			731	39.0
Turnout			1,876	21.0
	Labour hold		Swing

2006–2010

Darley By-Election 24 July 2008^[8]^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Paul Keane	1,040	35.8	−0.9
	Conservative	Lorraine Radford	976	33.6	+4.1
	Labour	Chris Wynn	695	23.9	−1.0
	Green	David Clasby	192	6.6	−2.2
Majority			64	2.2
Turnout			2,903	27.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Allestree By-Election 1 October 2009^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Saadia Davis	1,988	52.3	−10.2
	Liberal Democrats	Deena Smith	1,037	27.3	+15.1
	Labour	Josh Eades	532	14.0	−0.3
	BNP	Paul Hilliard	242	6.4	−4.5
Majority			951	25.0
Turnout			3,799	34.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

2014–2018

Allestree by-election 29 September 2016^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ged Potter	2,006	54.2%
	Liberal Democrats	Deena Smith	1,053	28.5%
	Labour	Oleg Sotnicenko	409	11.1%
	Green	Marten Kats	115	3.1%
	UKIP	Gaurav Pandey	91	2.5%
Majority			953	25.9%
Turnout			3,674
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called after former Conservative councillor Richard Smalley was jailed for giving a false address.^[12]

Derwent by-election 9 March 2017^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steve Willoughby	789	37.1	+28.1
	Labour	Nadine Peatfield	611	28.7	−2.4
	UKIP	Tony Crawley	537	25.2	−7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Ferrigno	192	9.0	−15.4
Majority			178	8.4
Turnout			2,138	21.9
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b "The Derby (Electoral Changes) Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2023/201, retrieved 28 July 2023
^ Hawley, Zena (20 January 2022). "All change in Derby as new electoral system is voted in". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
^ The City of Derby (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
^ "Derby". BBC Online. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
^ "The City of Derby (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/3482, retrieved 21 August 2022
^ "City UKIP member holds vital vote". BBC News Online. 30 July 2004. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Labour wins city council control". BBC News Online. 15 July 2005. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
^ "Liberal Democrats win Darley by-election (with audio)". This Is Derbyshire. 25 July 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
^ "Darley Ward by-election result". Derby City Council. 25 July 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Big cut in Tories' safe-seat majority". This is Derbyshire. 2 October 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
^ "Statement of Results - Allestree By-Election" (PDF). Derby City Council. 29 September 2016.
^ "Councillor Richard Smalley jailed for lying about address". BBC News. 23 August 2016.
^ "Statements of Results - Derwent By-Election" (PDF). Derby City Council. 9 March 2017.

External links

By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
Derby Council

[2023order-1] "The Derby (Electoral Changes) Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2023/201, retrieved 28 July 2023

[2] Hawley, Zena (20 January 2022). "All change in Derby as new electoral system is voted in". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 21 August 2022.

[3] The City of Derby (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978

[derby-4] "Derby". BBC Online. Retrieved 30 July 2008.

[5] "The City of Derby (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/3482, retrieved 21 August 2022

[ukip-6] "City UKIP member holds vital vote". BBC News Online. 30 July 2004. Retrieved 26 September 2009.

[city-7] "Labour wins city council control". BBC News Online. 15 July 2005. Retrieved 26 September 2009.

[democrats-8] "Liberal Democrats win Darley by-election (with audio)". This Is Derbyshire. 25 July 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.

[darley-9] "Darley Ward by-election result". Derby City Council. 25 July 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.^{[permanent dead link]}

[safeseat-10] "Big cut in Tories' safe-seat majority". This is Derbyshire. 2 October 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2009.

[11] "Statement of Results - Allestree By-Election" (PDF). Derby City Council. 29 September 2016.

[12] "Councillor Richard Smalley jailed for lying about address". BBC News. 23 August 2016.

[13] "Statements of Results - Derwent By-Election" (PDF). Derby City Council. 9 March 2017.

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Derbyshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021
Amber Valley Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
Bolsover District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Chesterfield Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
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Derbyshire Dales District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Erewash Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
High Peak Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
North East Derbyshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
South Derbyshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
See also: Wards Boundary changes

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