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

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By-election results

1994–1998

Babington By-Election 10 July 1997

Party		Candidate	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		Candidate	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		Candidate	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

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
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
6. "City UKIP member holds vital vote". BBC News Online. 30 July 2004. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
7. "Labour wins city council control". BBC News Online. 15 July 2005. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
8. "Liberal Democrats win Darley by-election (with audio)". This Is Derbyshire. 25 July 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
9. "Darley Ward by-election result". Derby City Council. 25 July 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.^{[permanent dead link]}
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.

External links

• Derbyshire portal

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