Derby Council - Wards and Councillors

Unitary authority · East Midlands · 51 seats in 18 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Labour run Derby Council as a minority administration. The council has 51 councillors in 18 wards. Seats by party: Labour 24, Conservative 14, Reform 6, Other 4, Lib Dem 3. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

A government plan to replace the councils in this area with two unitary councils was paused for review on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Labour (Minority)

51 seats - 26 for a majority

Reform 6Labour 24Conservative 14Lib Dem 3Other 4

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Labour +1 Other +1 Conservative −1 Lib Dem −1

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (51 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Labour35.3%23

Conservative27.2%15

Lib Dem14.0%4

Reform10.7%6

Other7.9%3

Green4.8%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 51 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Labour 24

2 short of the 26 needed for a majority

Closest result

Chaddesden North

Labour won the last seat by 15 votes over another Labour candidate, 4 May 2023

Constituencies

3 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

57%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemReformIndependent

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 18 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Abbey Sue Bonser, Paul Hezelgrave, Carmel Ashby	4 May 2023 Labour 51.9% lead 38.4 pts
Allestree Steve Hassall, Kieran Morgan-McGeehan, Ged Potter	4 May 2023 Conservative 49.5% lead 22.6 pts
Alvaston North John Evans, Alan Graves, Kirk Kus	4 May 2023 Reform 51.3% lead 20.2 pts
Alvaston South Tim Prosser, Stephen Fowke, Alan Lindsey	4 May 2023 Reform 49.7% lead 12.7 pts
Arboretum Cecile Wright, Shiraz Khan, Gulfraz Nawaz	4 May 2023 Labour 53.2% lead 23.0 pts
Blagreaves Sara Bolton, Hardyal Dhindsa, Saquib Amin	4 May 2023 Labour 42.2% lead 2.0 pts
Chaddesden East John Wright, Jerry Pearce	4 May 2023 Conservative 45.8% lead 10.8 pts
Chaddesden North Neil Wilson, Richard Hudson	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 36.7% lead 1.4 pts
Chaddesden West Kathy Kozlowski, Martin Rawson	4 May 2023 Labour 49.6% lead 13.0 pts
Chellaston & Shelton Lock Stephen Lakin, Celia Ingall, Philip Ingall	4 May 2023 Independent 23.5% lead 1.4 pts
Darley Carmel Swan, Alison Martin, Martin Repton	4 May 2023 Labour 51.4% lead 32.3 pts
Littleover Emily Lonsdale, Ajit Atwal, Lucy Care	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 52.6% lead 21.0 pts
Mackworth & New Zealand Gaurav Pandey, John Whitby, Ndukwe Onuoha	4 May 2023 Conservative 35.7% lead 1.2 pts
Mickleover Matthew Holmes, Miles Pattison, Alison Holmes	4 May 2023 Conservative 41.1% lead 12.0 pts
Normanton Jangir Khan, Balbir Sandhu, Gurkiran Kaur	4 May 2023 Labour 53.1% lead 27.5 pts
Oakwood Freya Trewhella, Matthew Eyre, Jamie Mulhall	4 May 2023 Conservative 64.0% lead 43.5 pts
Sinfin & Osmaston Baggy Shanker, Sarah Chambers, Nadine Peatfield	4 May 2023 Labour 56.7% lead 35.4 pts
Spondon Nicola Roulstone, Jonathan Smale, Christopher Poulter	4 May 2023 Conservative 47.9% lead 16.7 pts

Abbey

Carmel Ashby LabourPaul Hezelgrave LabourSue Bonser Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour51.9%

Lib Dem13.5%

Conservative13.0%

Green10.6%

Reform7.4%

Independent3.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Carmel Mary Evelyn Ashby Elected	Labour	1,359
Sue Bonser Elected	Labour	1,347
Paul Thomas Hezelgrave Elected	Labour	1,171
Allison Burke	Lib Dem	353
Munawar Hussain Chaudhary	Conservative	341
Adam Mark Hurt	Conservative	308
Molly Christodoulou	Green	277
Ann Mary Crosby	Lib Dem	276
Julie Claire Paxton	Reform	195
Simon Ferrigno	Lib Dem	191
Alan Stephen Cokayne	Reform	134
Steve Peach	Reform	114
Ian George Toone	Independent	96

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Allestree

Ged Potter ConservativeKieran Morgan-McGeehan IndependentSteve Hassall Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative49.5%

Labour26.9%

Green12.2%

Reform6.2%

Lib Dem5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ged Potter Elected	Conservative	2,413
Steve Hassall Elected	Conservative	2,283
Kieran Alexander Morgan-McGeehan Elected	Conservative	1,992
Sally Anne Green	Labour	1,312
Patrick Richey Green	Labour	1,257
Adam Philip Hounslow-Eyre	Labour	1,153
Helen Hitchcock	Green	596
Tony Mott	Green	528
Sam Ward	Green	455
Graham Frank Leeming	Reform	304
Elaine Janice Lumley	Reform	273
Will Berry	Lib Dem	250
Paul John Lind	Lib Dem	219
Hamzah Ahmed	Lib Dem	197
David Charles Adams	Reform	188

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Alvaston North

Alan Graves ReformJohn Evans ReformKirk Kus Reform

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Reform51.3%

Labour31.1%

Conservative8.8%

Lib Dem4.7%

Independent4.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alan Wayne Graves Elected	Reform	1,720
John Evans Elected	Reform	1,533
Kirk Lewis Kus Elected	Reform	1,510
Viv Pointon	Labour	1,042
John Phillip Banks	Labour	997
Haf Rehman	Labour	858
Chloe Nicole Kelly	Conservative	294
Preetinder Kaur Butter	Lib Dem	156
Dave Gale	Independent	142
Glenda Anne Howcroft	Lib Dem	130
Matthew Finbarr Neiland	Lib Dem	104

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Alvaston South

Alan Lindsey ReformStephen Fowke ReformTim Prosser Reform

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Reform49.7%

Labour37.0%

Conservative10.0%

Lib Dem3.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alan Lindsey Elected	Reform	1,513
Stephen William Fowke Elected	Reform	1,435
Timothy Prosser Elected	Reform	1,380
Bethany Madden	Labour	1,126
Roger Anthony Dale	Labour	1,108
Emma Leigh Jayne Shaw	Labour	1,048
Zach Wayman	Conservative	304
Stephen Peter Allen	Lib Dem	102
Ian Colin Deuchar Care	Lib Dem	88
Marco Slowinski	Lib Dem	64

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Arboretum

Cecile Wright LabourGulfraz Nawaz LabourShiraz Khan Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour53.2%

Conservative30.2%

Independent6.6%

Lib Dem6.5%

Reform3.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Shiraz Khan Elected	Labour	1,890
Gulfraz Nawaz Elected	Labour	1,738
Ceclie Yvonne Wright Elected	Labour	1,372
Matlub Hussain	Conservative	1,073
Sassi Jayne Bartlett Stark	Independent	233
Daniel Holmes	Lib Dem	230
Alan Pickersgill	Lib Dem	188
Jairo Fernando Marrero	Lib Dem	177
Tony Blaney	Reform	128
Patrick Delaney	Reform	121
Jean-Christian Gouy De Muyncke	Reform	76

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Blagreaves

Hardyal Dhindsa LabourSaquib Amin LabourSara Bolton Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour42.2%

Lib Dem40.2%

Conservative9.1%

Reform8.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sara Frances Bolton Elected	Labour	1,931
Saquib Amin Elected	Labour	1,898
Hardyal Dhindsa Elected	Labour	1,896
Danielle Michelle Lind	Lib Dem	1,836
Joe Naitta	Lib Dem	1,736
Farhatullah Khan	Lib Dem	1,505
Peter Stanley Berry	Conservative	415
Hardip Singh Naitta	Reform	390
Jeanette Patricia Russell	Reform	274
Owen Garnett	Reform	256

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Chaddesden East

Jerry Pearce ConservativeJohn Wright Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative45.8%

Labour35.0%

Reform11.3%

Green5.7%

Lib Dem2.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jerry Pearce Elected	Conservative	966
John Wright Elected	Conservative	806
Becky Everett	Labour	739
Tom Spray	Labour	566
Paul Mark Bysh	Reform	239
Stephen John Evans	Reform	211
Andreas Christodoulou	Green	120
Janet Elizabeth Williams	Lib Dem	47
Mark James Smith	Lib Dem	40

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Chaddesden North

Neil Wilson LabourRichard Hudson Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Lib Dem36.7%

Labour35.3%

Conservative21.8%

Reform6.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Richard Hudson Elected	Lib Dem	605
Neil Wilson Elected	Labour	582
Jonathan Paul Bayliss	Labour	567
James Daniel Testro	Lib Dem	518
Jakob Paul Marshall	Conservative	359
Edward Jon Harrison	Conservative	316
Christopher John Evans	Reform	101
Ian Edward Crompton	Reform	91

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Chaddesden West

Kathy Kozlowski LabourMartin Rawson Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour49.6%

Conservative36.6%

Reform7.7%

Lib Dem6.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Martin James Rawson Elected	Labour	732
Kathy Kozlowski Elected	Labour	680
Tracey Anne Pearce	Conservative	540
Ashley Michael Clarke	Conservative	526
Paul Bettany	Reform	113
Ann Graves	Reform	91
Tim Holyoake	Lib Dem	90
Ashley John Stirland	Lib Dem	86

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Chellaston & Shelton Lock

Celia Ingall IndependentPhilip Ingall IndependentStephen Lakin Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Independent23.5%

Independent22.1%

Independent14.0%

Conservative13.1%

Labour10.9%

Reform10.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Phil Ingall Elected	Independent	1,620
Celia Ingall Elected	Independent	1,527
Stephen John Lakin Elected	Independent	967
Ross McCristal	Conservative	905
Harvey Jennings	Conservative	887
Chanaka Dimutu Dissanayake	Labour	750
Russell Winston Armstrong	Reform	735
Matt Brentnall	Conservative	722
Jason Thakar	Labour	710
Nathan Jaswant Thaker	Labour	659
Paul Andrew Randle	Reform	585
Amanda Jane Gouy De Muyncke	Reform	451
Ria Amber Ghei	Green	247
Valerie Anne French	Lib Dem	146
Clive Roy Holland	Lib Dem	116
Andrew John Parnall	Lib Dem	96

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Darley

Alison Martin LabourCarmel Swan LabourMartin Repton Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour51.4%

Green19.1%

Conservative17.7%

Lib Dem8.2%

Reform3.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Martin Jeffrey Repton Elected	Labour	2,510
Alison Martin Elected	Labour	2,387
Carmel Jean Swan Elected	Labour	2,101
Lucy Charlotte Giuliano	Green	932
Alan Leslie Grimadell	Conservative	864
Julio Ryan Mekki Abraham	Conservative	805
Carol Evelyn Bull	Lib Dem	399
Marion Hall	Lib Dem	239
Ann Jackman	Lib Dem	231
Louise Jill Boole	Reform	182
Stephen Maurice Handley	Reform	160
Sharon Ann Saxton	Reform	156

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Littleover

Ajit Atwal Lib DemEmily Lonsdale LabourLucy Care Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem52.6%

Labour31.6%

Conservative12.6%

Reform3.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lucy Care Elected	Lib Dem	2,373
Ajit Singh Atwal Elected	Lib Dem	1,950
Emily Claire Lonsdale Elected	Lib Dem	1,929
Gurdev Singh Dhillon	Labour	1,426
Sophia Amanda Brown	Labour	1,293
Simon Peter Parkes	Labour	1,190
Balbir Singh Samra	Conservative	569
Ed Packham	Conservative	520
Matthew Gordon Osborne	Conservative	517
David Stuart Jowitt	Reform	146
Jacqueline Blaney	Reform	112
Douglas James Banton	Reform	108

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Mackworth & New Zealand

Gaurav Pandey ConservativeJohn Whitby LabourNdukwe Onuoha Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative35.7%

Labour34.5%

Independent11.0%

Green8.8%

Reform5.2%

Lib Dem4.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Gaurav Pandey Elected	Conservative	1,231
John Whitby Elected	Labour	1,190
Ndukwe Onuoha Elected	Labour	1,168
Adrian Michael Pegg	Conservative	1,114
Nwando Umeh	Labour	1,084
Mick Walsh	Conservative	1,044
Diane Elizabeth Froggatt	Independent	381
Jak Jason Edward Carr	Green	305
Ben Sage	Reform	179
Nigel John Caulton	Reform	174
Sarah Louise Tillett	Lib Dem	167
Daniel Joseph Bamford	Reform	162
Carmine Branco	Lib Dem	129
Stuart Nigel Handley	Lib Dem	84

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Mickleover

Alison Holmes ConservativeMatthew Holmes ConservativeMiles Pattison Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative41.1%

Lib Dem29.1%

Labour20.9%

Green6.0%

Reform2.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alison Joyce Holmes Elected	Conservative	2,274
Matthew Edward Holmes Elected	Conservative	2,250
Miles Hugo Pattison Elected	Conservative	2,039
Maggie Hird	Lib Dem	1,610
Nick Northover	Labour	1,155
Elle McAllister	Lib Dem	1,138
Greg Webb	Lib Dem	1,071
Angela Elizabeth Kinsey	Labour	968
Paul Anthony Sharratt	Labour	854
Holly Rushbrooke	Green	330
Jacqueline Banton	Reform	158
Adrian Raymond Anthony Hayden	Reform	151
Lisa Margaret Hodgon	Reform	136

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Normanton

Balbir Sandhu LabourGurkiran Kaur LabourJangir Khan Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour53.1%

Conservative25.6%

Independent7.1%

Lib Dem5.9%

Reform4.4%

Reform3.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jangir Khan Elected	Labour	2,654
Balbir Singh Sandhu Elected	Labour	2,468
Gurkiran Kaur Thandi Elected	Labour	2,236
Habib Tafseer	Conservative	1,278
Simon Bacon	Independent	356
Lindsay Hamilton Smith	Lib Dem	295
Derek Gould	Reform	220
Bob Troup	Lib Dem	200
Katie Jane Thomas	Reform	194
Laoni Charine Cooper	Reform	180
Geoffrey Ean O'Farrell	Lib Dem	177

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Oakwood

Freya Trewhella ConservativeJamie Mulhall ConservativeMatthew Eyre Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative64.0%

Labour20.5%

Lib Dem9.9%

Reform5.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Matthew James Eyre Elected	Conservative	2,287
Freya Sylvia Rose Trewhella Elected	Conservative	2,075
Jamie Mulhall Elected	Conservative	1,919
Antony John Stevenson	Labour	731
Kehinde Johnson-Lawal	Labour	710
Ranjit Singh Seehra	Labour	681
Frank Harwood	Lib Dem	355
Chris Wright	Lib Dem	349
Jim Wise	Reform	198
Andrew James Bird	Lib Dem	185
Timothy David Adams	Reform	152
Monica Joan Lindsey	Reform	139

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Sinfin & Osmaston

Baggy Shanker LabourNadine Peatfield LabourSarah Chambers Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour56.7%

Conservative21.3%

Reform11.4%

Green6.2%

Lib Dem4.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Baggy Shanker Elected	Labour	1,589
Sarah Louise Chambers Elected	Labour	1,553
Nadine Dawn Louise Peatfield Elected	Labour	1,537
Jay Joshi	Conservative	597
Brenden De-Clive May	Reform	319
Maria Adebola Adeseun	Reform	304
Greg Szemraj	Reform	262
Kate Brown	Green	175
John Lawrence Arguile	Lib Dem	124
Mike Carr	Lib Dem	91
Lee Thomas	Lib Dem	71

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Spondon

Christopher Poulter ConservativeJonathan Smale ConservativeNicola Roulstone Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative47.9%

Labour31.2%

Green7.8%

Lib Dem7.5%

Reform5.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Chris Poulter Elected	Conservative	1,611
Jonathan Charles Smale Elected	Conservative	1,589
Nicola Angela Roulstone Elected	Conservative	1,589
Ruth Elaine Coates	Labour	1,049
Adrian William Axtell	Labour	987
Pauline Inwood	Labour	973
Stevie Hardy	Green	263
Helen Elizabeth Harrison	Lib Dem	251
Philip Anthony Wray	Lib Dem	217
Cameron Mostyn Cox	Reform	186
Kathryn Anne Wills	Reform	168
Shane Carl Walker	Reform	165
Abdul Basit Jabbar	Lib Dem	93

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

2 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Allestree	Kieran Morgan-McGeehan	Conservative 2023	Independent
Littleover	Emily Lonsdale	Lib Dem 2023	Labour

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Derby South	43%	Labour	Labour 36%
Derby North	40%	Labour	Labour 33%
Mid Derbyshire	17%	Labour	Conservative 32%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Derby

261,360 residents in 105,636 households

Voted Leave in 2016

57% 5 above GB

Degree or higher

30% 4 below GB

No qualifications

20% 2 above GB

Own their home

59% 2 below GB

Rent from a council or housing association

19% 2 above GB

Rent privately

21% 1 above GB

Aged 15 to 34

34% 3 above GB

Aged 65 and over

20% 2 below GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.