This by-election was called after the resignation of Labour councillor Stuart Fawcett. Labour won all three seats when the ward last voted, in May 2023, with 59 per cent; earlier contests were won by the Conservatives in 2021 and led by Labour in 2019. Reform UK's candidate, Jamie Hodgson, is the sitting Derbyshire county councillor for the overlapping Eckington & Coal Aston division. Five candidates stood.
Every ward and councillor, who runs the council, and each by-election since May.
North East Derbyshire council page →| Party | Share |
|---|---|
| Reform UK | 40.2% |
| Labour | 28.1% |
| Conservative | 21.6% |
| Independent | 5.2% |
| Green | 4.9% |
Turnout 23 per cent.
Conservative, Green, Independent: fewer than 10 wins in 100 each.
How often each candidate wins the seat across 10,000 simulations of this contest - chances of winning, not vote shares.
| Result | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | 36% | 59% | 6% | - |
| May 2021 | 52% | 43% | 5% | - |
| May 2019 | 37% | 50% | 4% | 9% |
Winning share of all votes cast in bold. Multi-member wards elect several councillors at once. Includes any county-division contest covering the same ground.
North East Derbyshire is a district council: it runs housing, planning and bin collections. Current control: Labour minority.
Seats under the independents-and-others heading here have been won by independents at elections since 2022.
North East Derbyshire council page →
How every council in Britain stands →
Wards coloured by the party that last won them; the by-election ward is outlined. Hover a ward for its last result.
Eckington and Killamarsh county division, May 2021: Conservative 54%, Labour 35%, Liberal Democrat 8%.
Schools, social care and highways here are run by Derbyshire County Council, which is not affected by this vote.
The ward is part of the North East Derbyshire constituency. Labour MP Louise Jones won it at the 2024 general election with 38 per cent of the vote.