1991 Derby City Council election

The 1991 Derby City Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1991.^[3] This was on the same day as other local elections. 15 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. The council, which had previously been under Conservative council, fell under no overall control with the Conservatives and Labour holding exactly half the seats each.

1991 Derby City Council election^[1][2]

← 1990 2 May 1991 1992 →
15 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council 23 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Labour Last election 24 20 Seats won 6 9 Seats after 22 22 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 24,523 23,820 Percentage 43.9% 42.6%
Map showing the results of the 1991 Derby City Council elections.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election No overall control

Overall results

1991 Derby City Council Election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	9	2	0	2	60.0	42.6	23,820
	Conservative	6	0	2	2	40.0	43.9	24,523
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0.0	11.6	6,478
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	1.9	1,086
Total		15						55,907

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward

Abbey ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Ainsley	2,054	55.0%
	Conservative	G. Shaw	1,267	33.9%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Wood	279	7.5%
	Green	P. Brock	136	3.6%
Turnout				40.9%
	Labour hold

Babington

Location of Babington ward

Babington^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Hussain	1,596	58.8%
	Liberal Democrats (UK)	M. Burgess	505	18.6%
	Conservative	M. Ali	489	18.0%
	Green	B. Emmans	122	4.5%
Turnout				36.3%
	Labour hold

Chaddesden

Location of Chaddesden ward

Chaddesden^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Till	2,209	48.7%
	Conservative	H. Johnson	1,857	40.9%
	Liberal Democrats (UK)	D. Smith	474	10.4%
Turnout				53.0%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Chellaston

Location of Chellaston ward

Chellaston^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Jennings	2,893	60.6%
	Labour	H. Gorham	1,321	27.7%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Hartropp	417	8.7%
	Green	C. Cooper	140	2.9%
Turnout				49.2%
	Conservative hold

Darley

Location of Darley ward

Darley^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Hickson	2,826	57.6%
	Labour	J. Gilmore	1,298	26.5%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Webley	692	14.1%
	Green	L. Ludkiewicz	88	1.8%
Turnout				52.6%
	Conservative hold

Derwent

Location of Derwent ward

Derwent^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Hayes	1,784	59.1%
	Conservative	J. Ormond	863	28.6%
	Liberal Democrats	M. McCann	308	10.2%
	Green	I. Sandars	64	2.1%
Turnout				40.1%
	Labour hold

Kingsway

Location of Kingsway ward

Kingsway^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Bertalan	2,171	59.1%
	Labour	K. Hepworth	1,017	27.7%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Spendlove	486	13.2%
Turnout				48.1%
	Conservative hold

Litchurch

Location of Litchurch ward

Litchurch^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. McGiven	1,744	64.8%
	Conservative	M. Najeeb	614	22.8%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Harris	196	7.3%
	Green	L. Davies	139	5.2%
Turnout				36.7%
	Labour hold

Littleover

Location of Littleover ward

Littleover^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Wood	1,918	47.3%
	Liberal Democrats	L. Care	1,060	26.2%
	Labour	J. Green	1,006	24.8%
	Green	M. Attenborrow	67	1.7%
Turnout				56.4%
	Conservative hold

Mackworth

Location of Mackworth ward

Mackworth^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Summers	1,929	55.7%
	Conservative	A. Clemson	1,242	35.8%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Hartropp	294	8.5%
Turnout				50.6%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Mickleover

Location of Mickleover ward

Mickleover^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Broadfield	2,710	62.5%
	Labour	A. Macdonald	922	21.3%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Turner	573	13.2%
	Green	C. Jones	128	3.0%
Turnout				51.5%
	Conservative hold

Normanton

Location of Normanton ward

Normanton^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Chris Williamson	1,810	55.1%
	Conservative	K. Webley	1,104	33.6%
	Liberal Democrats	L. Jones	285	8.7%
	Green	E. Wall	83	2.5%
Turnout				44.0%
	Labour hold

Osmanton

Location of Osmaston ward

Osmanton^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Streets	1,254	64.8%
	Conservative	D. Brown	479	24.8%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Todd	201	10.4%
Turnout				31.8%
	Labour hold

Sinfin

Location of Sinfin ward

Sinfin^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Mullarkey	1,960	63.7%
	Conservative	C. Hateley	822	26.7%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Blane	295	9.6%
Turnout				40.9%
	Labour hold

Spondon

Location of Spondon ward

Spondon^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Brown	3,268	57.2%
	Labour	K. Merry	1,916	33.5%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Holebrook	413	7.2%
	Green	P. Chapman	119	2.1%
Turnout				55.8%
	Conservative hold

References

1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
2. "Local Election Summaries 1991". The Elections Centre.
3. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1991 (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
4. "Derby City Council Election Results 1979-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.