Derbyshire County Council - Wards and Councillors

County council · East Midlands · 64 seats in 64 divisions · All seats elected every four years · Next election 3 May 2029

Reform UK have a majority on Derbyshire County Council. The council has 64 councillors in 64 divisions. Seats by party: Reform 42, Conservative 10, Other 4, Lib Dem 3, Green 3, Labour 2. The next election is on 3 May 2029.

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

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Seats by party

Reform UK (Majority)

64 seats - 33 for a majority

Reform 42Labour 2Conservative 10Lib Dem 3Green 3Other 4

Seat changes since the 1 May 2025 election Other +2 Green +1 Labour −1 Conservative −2

Vote share at the 1 May 2025 election (64 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Reform36.8%42

Conservative21.0%12

Labour20.2%3

Green8.7%2

Lib Dem8.7%3

Other4.6%2

Next election

3 May 2029

all 64 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Reform 42

majority of 20; 33 needed

Closest result

Sawley

Conservative won by 17 votes over Reform, 1 May 2025

Latest by-election

Horsley

Green gain from Reform, 20 January 2026 (4 since 2021)

Constituencies

9 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

60%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemReformGreenIndependent

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 64 divisions

Councillors and last results

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

Ward and councillors	Last election
Alfreton & Somercotes Stuart Bent	1 May 2025 Reform 50.3% lead 29.1 pts
Alport & Duffield Rachael Hatchett	1 May 2025 Green 44.4% lead 19.7 pts
Ashbourne South Steve Bull	1 May 2025 Conservative 39.0% lead 7.5 pts
Aston Alan Graves	1 May 2025 Reform 38.5% lead 7.7 pts
Bakewell Alasdair Sutton	1 May 2025 Conservative 29.8% lead 5.4 pts
Barlborough & Clowne Kevin Harper	1 May 2025 Reform 52.7% lead 33.2 pts
Bolsover Carol Wood	1 May 2025 Reform 50.1% lead 23.5 pts
Breadsall & West Hallam Carol Hart	1 May 2025 Conservative 41.4% lead 10.8 pts
Breaston John Lawson	1 May 2025 Reform 37.4% lead 7.4 pts
Brimington Richard Smith	1 May 2025 Reform 44.3% lead 15.3 pts
Buxton North & East Melandra Smith	1 May 2025 Reform 34.5% lead 4.3 pts
Buxton South & West Linda Grooby	1 May 2025 Conservative 33.8% lead 4.9 pts
Chapel & Hope Valley Nigel Gourlay	1 May 2025 Conservative 29.9% lead 2.4 pts
Clay Cross & Tupton Stephen Reed	1 May 2025 Reform 36.9% lead 16.5 pts
Codnor, Aldercar, Langley Mill & Loscoe Darran Furness	1 May 2025 Reform 48.9% lead 32.0 pts
Derwent Valley Susan Hobson	1 May 2025 Conservative 30.9% lead 4.1 pts
Dovedale & Ashbourne North Nick Adams	1 May 2025 Reform 35.8% lead 5.8 pts
Dronfield & Unstone Alex Dale	1 May 2025 Conservative 39.0% lead 14.7 pts
Dronfield Woodhouse & Walton Angelique Foster	1 May 2025 Conservative 37.1% lead 5.7 pts
Dunston Joss Barnes	1 May 2025 Reform 46.7% lead 19.9 pts
Eckington & Coal Aston Jamie Hodgson	1 May 2025 Reform 36.9% lead 7.2 pts
Elmton with Creswell & Whitwell Roy Hallett	1 May 2025 Reform 51.9% lead 29.8 pts
Etherow Jason Isherwood	1 May 2025 Reform 40.2% lead 11.7 pts
Etwall & Findern Martyn Ford	1 May 2025 Conservative 34.6% lead 1.8 pts
Glossop North Jean Wharmby	1 May 2025 Conservative 32.7% lead 1.8 pts
Glossop South Damien Greenhalgh	1 May 2025 Labour 33.1% lead 5.5 pts
Hardwick David Harvey	1 May 2025 Reform 55.5% lead 33.2 pts
Hasland & Rother Lewis Whitbread	1 May 2025 Reform 37.2% lead 13.0 pts
Heanor Peter Mathews	1 May 2025 Reform 36.7% lead 12.5 pts
Hilton Sam Redfern	1 May 2025 Reform 41.5% lead 10.3 pts
Horsley Lian Pizzey	1 May 2025 Reform 34.9% lead 8.0 pts
Ilkeston Central Richard Hatfield	1 May 2025 Reform 55.3% lead 37.8 pts
Ilkeston North Dan Price	1 May 2025 Reform 55.8% lead 38.3 pts
Ilkeston South & Kirk Hallam Simon Mabbott	1 May 2025 Reform 56.1% lead 40.0 pts
Killamarsh & Renishaw David Elsdon	1 May 2025 Reform 46.1% lead 20.4 pts
Linacre & Loundsley Green Alex Millward	1 May 2025 Reform 29.0% lead 4.9 pts
Linton Amy Wheelton	1 May 2025 Independent 46.5% lead 15.0 pts
Long Eaton North Owen Ferron	1 May 2025 Reform 35.8% lead 11.3 pts
Long Eaton South Jodie Brown	1 May 2025 Reform 37.0% lead 11.4 pts
Matlock Sue Burfoot	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 49.4% lead 25.4 pts
Melbourne & Woodville Charlotte Hill	1 May 2025 Reform 44.1% lead 17.8 pts
New Mills & Hayfield Anne Clarke	1 May 2025 Labour 39.0% lead 12.7 pts
North Belper Emma Monkman	1 May 2025 Labour 23.9% lead 0.9 pts
North Wingfield, Pilsley & Morton Darren Muizelaar	1 May 2025 Reform 43.2% lead 4.7 pts
Repton & Stenson Matthew Benfield	1 May 2025 Reform 37.2% lead 10.4 pts
Ripley East Tony Wilson	1 May 2025 Reform 44.0% lead 20.5 pts
Ripley West & Crich Mark Chambers	1 May 2025 Reform 35.3% lead 12.0 pts
Sandiacre Wayne Major	1 May 2025 Conservative 42.8% lead 7.9 pts
Sawley Paul Maginnis	1 May 2025 Conservative 31.9% lead 0.4 pts
Shirebrook & Pleasley Sarah Reaney	1 May 2025 Reform 58.2% lead 35.8 pts
Shirland & Wingerworth South Paul Parkin	1 May 2025 Reform 32.9% lead 6.0 pts
South Belper & Holbrook Gez Kinsella	1 May 2025 Green 44.8% lead 21.2 pts
South Normanton & Pinxton Nephi Somerville	1 May 2025 Reform 56.0% lead 33.2 pts
Spire Ed Fordham	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 34.9% lead 7.1 pts
Staveley Dawn Taylor	1 May 2025 Reform 41.2% lead 14.7 pts
Staveley North & Whittington Mark Cliff	1 May 2025 Reform 39.5% lead 3.7 pts
Sutton Robert Reaney	1 May 2025 Reform 51.0% lead 28.3 pts
Swadlincote East Martin Bromley	1 May 2025 Reform 54.3% lead 29.7 pts
Swadlincote South Paul Oxberry	1 May 2025 Reform 48.2% lead 22.2 pts
Swadlincote West Joseph Turrell	1 May 2025 Reform 53.8% lead 27.9 pts
Swanwick & Riddings Charlotte Gates	1 May 2025 Reform 43.2% lead 20.8 pts
Walton, Brampton & Boythorpe Tom Snowdon	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 31.5% lead 3.6 pts
Whaley Bridge Ruth George	1 May 2025 Independent 57.0% lead 40.2 pts
Wirksworth Adrian Hunter	1 May 2025 Reform 29.9% lead 1.5 pts

Alfreton & Somercotes

Stuart Bent Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform50.3%

Labour21.2%

Conservative14.9%

Green6.5%

Lib Dem4.6%

Independent1.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stuart Bent Elected	Reform	1,476	50.3%
Elaine Stephanie Sherman	Labour	622	21.2%
Steve Tomlinson	Conservative	437	14.9%
Russ Hubber	Green	190	6.5%
Paul Slater	Lib Dem	134	4.6%
Michael John Roe	Independent	40	1.4%
Matt Gent	Independent	37	1.3%

Alport & Duffield

Rachael Hatchett Green

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Green44.4%

Conservative24.7%

Reform21.0%

Labour6.4%

Lib Dem2.7%

Independent0.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rachael Hatchett Elected	Green	1,914	44.4%
David Harry Taylor	Conservative	1,067	24.7%
James Daniel Kerry	Reform	905	21.0%
Mark Spilsbury	Labour	278	6.4%
Barry Holliday	Lib Dem	118	2.7%
Leo Fox-White	Independent	19	0.4%
Freddie Theobald	Independent	8	0.2%
Paula Maude	Independent	3	0.1%

Ashbourne South

Steve Bull Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative39.0%

Reform31.5%

Lib Dem12.2%

Labour8.5%

Green5.6%

Independent3.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Steve Bull Elected	Conservative	1,644	39.0%
Jeremy Richard Ruse	Reform	1,327	31.5%
Robin Michael Shirtcliffe	Lib Dem	516	12.2%
Alexy Neelesh King	Labour	359	8.5%
Georgina Roberts Blair	Green	234	5.6%
Gavin Webb	Independent	136	3.2%

Aston

Alan Graves Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform38.5%

Conservative30.8%

Labour22.5%

Lib Dem8.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alan Wayne Graves Elected	Reform	1,030	38.5%
Daniel Corbin	Conservative	824	30.8%
Ed Green	Labour	602	22.5%
Alex Davenport	Lib Dem	221	8.3%

Bakewell

Alasdair Sutton Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative29.8%

Reform24.4%

Labour24.1%

Green12.3%

Lib Dem9.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alasdair Harold Sutton Elected	Conservative	1,494	29.8%
Max Bethell	Reform	1,223	24.4%
Diane Fletcher	Labour	1,211	24.1%
Neil Anthony Buttle	Green	619	12.3%
Claire Lorraine Faithorn Cadogan	Lib Dem	472	9.4%

Barlborough & Clowne

Kevin Harper Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform52.7%

Labour19.5%

Conservative17.5%

Green4.8%

Lib Dem3.3%

Independent1.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kevin Brendan Harper Elected	Reform	2,008	52.7%
Dawn Christine Walton	Labour	743	19.5%
David Carl Dixon	Conservative	666	17.5%
Helen Davies	Green	181	4.8%
Steven Raison	Lib Dem	126	3.3%
Pamela Ann Windley	Independent	55	1.4%
Dean Eggleston	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	31	0.8%

Bolsover

Carol Wood Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform50.1%

Labour26.6%

Conservative11.4%

Green4.1%

Lib Dem3.3%

Homeland Party2.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Carol Anne Wood Elected	Reform	1,641	50.1%
Joan Elizabeth Dixon	Labour	871	26.6%
Will Fletcher	Conservative	372	11.4%
Mike Noble	Green	135	4.1%
Dorothy Margaret Dobbs	Lib Dem	108	3.3%
Tom Batten	Homeland Party	84	2.6%
Jon Dale	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	62	1.9%

Breadsall & West Hallam

Carol Hart Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative41.4%

Reform30.6%

Labour12.7%

Lib Dem9.2%

Green6.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Carol Ann Hart Elected	Conservative	1,437	41.4%
Ian McLeod	Reform	1,064	30.6%
Neil Barnes	Labour	442	12.7%
Robert Mark Mee	Lib Dem	321	9.2%
Kendal Greaves	Green	209	6.0%

Breaston

John Lawson Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform37.4%

Conservative30.0%

Labour15.3%

Green10.6%

Lib Dem6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Lawson Elected	Reform	1,512	37.4%
Garry Keith Hickton	Conservative	1,211	30.0%
Greg Maskalick	Labour	619	15.3%
Ann Mills	Green	427	10.6%
Alexander Richards	Lib Dem	269	6.7%

Brimington

Richard Smith Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform44.3%

Labour29.0%

Lib Dem9.8%

Conservative7.5%

Green5.6%

Independent1.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard Smith Elected	Reform	1,240	44.3%
Dean Collins	Labour	810	29.0%
Stephen James Hartley	Lib Dem	273	9.8%
Wendy Tinley	Conservative	210	7.5%
Janet Ratcliffe	Green	158	5.6%
Kieron Ashley Payne	Independent	47	1.7%
Carl Chambers	Independent	30	1.1%
Cheryl Jackson	Independent	29	1.0%

Buxton North & East

Melandra Smith Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform34.5%

Labour30.2%

Conservative18.1%

Green11.2%

Lib Dem6.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Melandra Ardotalia Smith Elected	Reform	1,075	34.5%
Rachael Quinn	Labour	942	30.2%
Fredrick John Walton	Conservative	566	18.1%
Lisa Jill Adamson	Green	349	11.2%
Louise Maria Glasscoe	Lib Dem	187	6.0%

Buxton South & West

Linda Grooby Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative33.8%

Reform28.9%

Labour22.7%

Green8.6%

Lib Dem4.1%

Independent1.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Linda Grooby Elected	Conservative	1,311	33.8%
Nigel Penn	Reform	1,118	28.9%
Martin Willey	Labour	879	22.7%
Paul Bohan	Green	333	8.6%
Jane Margaret Simm	Lib Dem	158	4.1%
Charles Lloyd	Independent	75	1.9%

Chapel & Hope Valley

Nigel Gourlay Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative29.9%

Reform27.5%

Labour20.2%

Green19.5%

Lib Dem2.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nigel Wetters Gourlay Elected	Conservative	1,432	29.9%
Michael Eyre	Reform	1,319	27.5%
Sally De Pee	Labour	969	20.2%
Jason Peter Adshead	Green	937	19.5%
Thomas Allen Vaughan	Lib Dem	137	2.9%

Clay Cross & Tupton

Stephen Reed Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform36.9%

Labour20.4%

Conservative19.8%

Independent17.6%

Green5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Stephen Andrew Reed Elected	Reform	1,353	36.9%
John Cooper	Labour	747	20.4%
Yvonne Elizabeth Shaw	Conservative	726	19.8%
Ross Shipman	Independent	646	17.6%
Kieran George Harley	Green	194	5.3%

Codnor, Aldercar, Langley Mill & Loscoe

Darran Furness Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform48.9%

Labour16.9%

Conservative15.3%

Independent8.3%

Green5.9%

Lib Dem4.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Darran Furness Elected	Reform	1,524	48.9%
Paul Jones	Labour	526	16.9%
Jake William Gilbert	Conservative	477	15.3%
Philip Rose	Independent	260	8.3%
Angela Mayson	Green	185	5.9%
Jeremy Quentin Miles	Lib Dem	124	4.0%
Timothy Knowles	National Front	18	0.6%

Derwent Valley

Susan Hobson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative30.9%

Reform26.8%

Lib Dem19.9%

Labour12.3%

Green10.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Susan Hobson Elected	Conservative	1,307	30.9%
Kate Burnett	Reform	1,130	26.8%
Ian Philip Barfield	Lib Dem	841	19.9%
Trevor Andrew Page	Labour	519	12.3%
Laura Jane Mellstrom	Green	426	10.1%

Dovedale & Ashbourne North

Nick Adams Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform35.8%

Conservative30.0%

Lib Dem12.8%

Green10.7%

Labour10.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nick Adams Elected	Reform	1,517	35.8%
Stuart Lees	Conservative	1,270	30.0%
Peter David Lewis Dobbs	Lib Dem	540	12.8%
John James Hill	Green	454	10.7%
Lucy Peacock	Labour	454	10.7%

Dronfield & Unstone

Alex Dale Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative39.0%

Reform24.3%

Labour18.0%

Independent7.0%

Lib Dem6.8%

Green4.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alex Dale Elected	Conservative	1,641	39.0%
Louis Alexander Hutchinson	Reform	1,023	24.3%
Jonathan Paul Williams	Labour	756	18.0%
Michael Dungworth	Independent	295	7.0%
Simon Philip Temple	Lib Dem	288	6.8%
Naila Dracup	Green	204	4.8%

Dronfield Woodhouse & Walton

Angelique Foster Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative37.1%

Reform31.4%

Labour17.3%

Green6.7%

Lib Dem6.5%

Independent1.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Angelique Foster Elected	Conservative	1,749	37.1%
Roger Anthony Hall	Reform	1,479	31.4%
Ross Griffin	Labour	813	17.3%
Gill Mellor	Green	316	6.7%
Martin Wilcock	Lib Dem	305	6.5%
Camille Jayne Ramshaw	Independent	51	1.1%

Dunston

Joss Barnes Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform46.7%

Labour26.8%

Lib Dem8.5%

Conservative8.1%

Green6.8%

Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)3.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joss Barnes Elected	Reform	1,296	46.7%
Jean Innes	Labour	744	26.8%
Katherine Elizabeth Hollingworth	Lib Dem	237	8.5%
Ian Leslie Jerram	Conservative	224	8.1%
David Fox	Green	189	6.8%
Kris Stone	Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)	88	3.2%

Eckington & Coal Aston

Jamie Hodgson Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform36.9%

Conservative29.7%

Labour19.1%

Independent5.9%

Green5.7%

Lib Dem2.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jamie Hadyn Hodgson Elected	Reform	1,429	36.9%
Mark David Foster	Conservative	1,150	29.7%
Steve Pickering	Labour	740	19.1%
Jackie Foster	Independent	229	5.9%
David John Kesteven	Green	220	5.7%
Henry Walter Gladwyn Jebb	Lib Dem	82	2.1%
June Hancock	Independent	21	0.5%

Elmton with Creswell & Whitwell

Roy Hallett Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform51.9%

Labour22.1%

Independent12.1%

Conservative7.8%

Green5.3%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition0.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Roy Terence Hallett Elected	Reform	1,708	51.9%
Mick Yates	Labour	729	22.1%
Cris Carr	Independent	397	12.1%
Natalie Hoy	Conservative	257	7.8%
Joanna Collins	Green	176	5.3%
Elaine Ann Evans	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	27	0.8%

Etherow

Jason Isherwood Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform40.2%

Labour28.5%

Conservative20.8%

Green10.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jason Derek Isherwood Elected	Reform	1,069	40.2%
Lucy Hudson	Labour	757	28.5%
Tony Brookes	Conservative	552	20.8%
Eileen Jane Reynolds	Green	279	10.5%

Etwall & Findern

Martyn Ford Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative34.6%

Reform32.8%

Labour18.7%

Lib Dem14.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Martyn Ford Elected	Conservative	1,005	34.6%
Tom Handy	Reform	952	32.8%
Alan Mercer Jones	Labour	542	18.7%
Jayne Elizabeth Davies	Lib Dem	407	14.0%

Glossop North

Jean Wharmby Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative32.7%

Labour30.9%

Reform22.5%

Green9.1%

Lib Dem4.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jean Wharmby Elected	Conservative	1,083	32.7%
Stewart Gardner	Labour	1,023	30.9%
Lee Martin Smith	Reform	744	22.5%
Linda Christine Walker	Green	303	9.1%
Stephen David Worrall	Lib Dem	159	4.8%

Glossop South

Damien Greenhalgh Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Labour33.1%

Conservative27.6%

Reform25.3%

Green10.4%

Lib Dem3.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Damien Greenhalgh Elected	Labour	1,211	33.1%
Adie Hopkinson	Conservative	1,011	27.6%
Phil Hesketh	Reform	928	25.3%
Peter Duncan Allen	Green	380	10.4%
Jonathan Leslie Parrott	Lib Dem	131	3.6%

Hardwick

David Harvey Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform55.5%

Labour22.3%

Conservative12.0%

Green5.8%

Independent3.7%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition0.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Francis Alfred Harvey Elected	Reform	1,925	55.5%
Clive Richard Moesby	Labour	772	22.3%
Sharon Patricia Coleman	Conservative	416	12.0%
Jill Brooks	Green	201	5.8%
Leonard Walker	Independent	129	3.7%
Robert Smith	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	26	0.7%

Hasland & Rother

Lewis Whitbread Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform37.2%

Labour24.2%

Green21.6%

Conservative9.2%

Lib Dem6.0%

Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)1.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lewis James Whitbread Elected	Reform	1,285	37.2%
Lisa Blakemore	Labour	837	24.2%
Darren Andrew Yates	Green	747	21.6%
Linda Rowley	Conservative	319	9.2%
Maggie Kellman	Lib Dem	206	6.0%
Sue Armenante	Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)	59	1.7%

Heanor

Peter Mathews Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform36.7%

Independent24.2%

Labour15.0%

Conservative11.8%

Green7.5%

Lib Dem4.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter Mathews Elected	Reform	1,131	36.7%
Alex Stevenson	Independent	746	24.2%
Jason Lee Edge	Labour	461	15.0%
Mayo Cameron Oliver	Conservative	365	11.8%
Sue Castillon	Green	231	7.5%
Jerry Marler	Lib Dem	149	4.8%

Hilton

Sam Redfern Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform41.5%

Lib Dem31.2%

Conservative16.2%

Labour11.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sam Redfern Elected	Reform	1,424	41.5%
Grahame Warwick Andrew	Lib Dem	1,071	31.2%
Andrew William Kirke	Conservative	556	16.2%
Joe Coney	Labour	383	11.2%

Horsley

Lian Pizzey Green

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform34.9%

Green26.9%

Conservative22.8%

Labour10.3%

Lib Dem3.4%

Independent1.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard Morgan Elected	Reform	1,401	34.9%
Lian Pizzey	Green	1,080	26.9%
Amanda Louise Paget	Conservative	916	22.8%
John Cowings	Labour	413	10.3%
Adrian James Miller	Lib Dem	136	3.4%
Zita Keats	Independent	67	1.7%

Last by-election, 20 January 2026

Green43.6%

Reform35.5%

Conservative13.9%

Labour3.8%

Advance UK1.9%

Lib Dem1.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lian Pizzey Elected	Green	1,341	43.6%
Juliette Nicola Stevens	Reform	1,091	35.5%
Amanda Louise Paget	Conservative	426	13.9%
John Cowings	Labour	116	3.8%
Alex Stevenson	Advance UK	57	1.9%
Adrian James Miller	Lib Dem	43	1.4%

Ilkeston Central

Richard Hatfield Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform55.3%

Labour17.5%

Conservative16.0%

Green6.1%

Lib Dem5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard Hatfield Elected	Reform	1,914	55.3%
Josy Hare	Labour	607	17.5%
Robert Frederick Flatley	Conservative	555	16.0%
Heather Angharad Hierons	Green	210	6.1%
David Collin Dodson	Lib Dem	178	5.1%

Ilkeston North

Dan Price Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform55.8%

Labour17.5%

Conservative14.4%

Lib Dem6.1%

Green6.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dan Price Elected	Reform	1,814	55.8%
Linda Burns	Labour	569	17.5%
Michael William White	Conservative	469	14.4%
Angela Togni	Lib Dem	198	6.1%
Lauren McKie	Green	198	6.1%

Ilkeston South & Kirk Hallam

Simon Mabbott Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform56.1%

Labour16.1%

Conservative15.4%

Green8.0%

Lib Dem4.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Simon Mabbott Elected	Reform	1,405	56.1%
James Dawson	Labour	404	16.1%
Kevin Philip Miller	Conservative	386	15.4%
Deena Draycott	Green	199	8.0%
Jennifer Claire Smith	Lib Dem	109	4.4%

Killamarsh & Renishaw

David Elsdon Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform46.1%

Conservative25.7%

Labour19.9%

Green4.6%

Lib Dem2.9%

Independent0.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David Elsdon Elected	Reform	1,255	46.1%
Alex Platts	Conservative	700	25.7%
Carol Jayne Lacey	Labour	543	19.9%
Teddy Adlington-Stringer	Green	125	4.6%
Roger Paul Shelley	Lib Dem	78	2.9%
Keith Windley	Independent	24	0.9%

Linacre & Loundsley Green

Alex Millward Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform29.0%

Lib Dem24.1%

Labour22.6%

Conservative16.1%

Green6.4%

Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)1.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alex Millward Elected	Reform	1,141	29.0%
Paul Adam Niblock	Lib Dem	948	24.1%
Elizabeth Marjory Smith	Labour	890	22.6%
Sanjoy Sen	Conservative	633	16.1%
Katherine Mary Noble	Green	250	6.4%
David Ian Jones	Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)	69	1.8%

Linton

Amy Wheelton Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Independent46.5%

Reform31.5%

Labour12.5%

Conservative7.9%

Lib Dem1.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Amy Wheelton Elected	Independent	1,519	46.5%
Ian Donald Baker	Reform	1,028	31.5%
Marie Haywood	Labour	407	12.5%
Matthew John Gotheridge	Conservative	258	7.9%
Russell David Eagling	Lib Dem	52	1.6%

Long Eaton North

Owen Ferron Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform35.8%

Labour24.5%

Conservative23.0%

Lib Dem9.4%

Green7.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jack Bradley Elected	Reform	1,121	35.8%
George Carr-Williamson	Labour	767	24.5%
Bethan Sian Eddy	Conservative	720	23.0%
Jane Elizabeth Oseman	Lib Dem	295	9.4%
Graham Tavener	Green	228	7.3%

Last by-election, 2 December 2025

Reform28.1%

Conservative27.2%

Labour21.8%

Green11.8%

Lib Dem5.8%

Derbyshire Community Party5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Owen Louis Ferron Elected	Reform	745	28.1%
Dan Pitt	Conservative	722	27.2%
George Carr-Williamson	Labour	579	21.8%
Mell Catori	Green	314	11.8%
Samuel Briggs	Lib Dem	154	5.8%
Cheryl Pidgeon	Derbyshire Community Party	141	5.3%

Long Eaton South

Jodie Brown Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform37.0%

Labour25.6%

Conservative22.0%

Lib Dem7.9%

Green7.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jodie Louise Brown Elected	Reform	1,115	37.0%
Joel Bryan	Labour	771	25.6%
Lorna Maginnis	Conservative	664	22.0%
Rachel Allen	Lib Dem	239	7.9%
Mell Catori	Green	227	7.5%

Matlock

Sue Burfoot Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem49.4%

Reform24.0%

Labour10.8%

Conservative9.8%

Green6.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sue Burfoot Elected	Lib Dem	2,007	49.4%
Juliette Nicola Stevens	Reform	974	24.0%
Sarah Jill Halliwell	Labour	439	10.8%
Gareth Bryn Gee	Conservative	399	9.8%
Nicola Teresa Peltell	Green	244	6.0%

Melbourne & Woodville

Charlotte Hill Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform44.1%

Labour26.3%

Conservative19.6%

Lib Dem9.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charlotte Hill Elected	Reform	1,508	44.1%
Andy Dawson	Labour	899	26.3%
David Colin Muller	Conservative	671	19.6%
John James	Lib Dem	338	9.9%

New Mills & Hayfield

Anne Clarke Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Labour39.0%

Reform26.3%

Conservative13.1%

Lib Dem12.7%

Green8.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Anne Clarke Elected	Labour	1,493	39.0%
Antony Prodromis	Reform	1,005	26.3%
Virginia Patricia Montagu Priestley	Conservative	501	13.1%
Charles Jevon	Lib Dem	485	12.7%
Jeremy Peter Wight	Green	340	8.9%

North Belper

Emma Monkman Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Labour23.9%

Reform23.0%

Conservative19.2%

Derbyshire Community Party17.6%

Green14.0%

Lib Dem2.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Emma Louise Monkman Elected	Labour	983	23.9%
Martyn Knight	Reform	946	23.0%
Michael Greatbatch	Conservative	789	19.2%
Ben Bellamy	Derbyshire Community Party	726	17.6%
Jamie Walls	Green	576	14.0%
Mark Wilson	Lib Dem	98	2.4%

North Wingfield, Pilsley & Morton

Darren Muizelaar Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform43.2%

Labour38.5%

Conservative8.8%

Green5.8%

Independent3.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Darren Graham Muizelaar Elected	Reform	1,436	43.2%
Kevin Gillott	Labour	1,278	38.5%
Richard Thomas Embrey	Conservative	293	8.8%
Rowan Jane Adlington	Green	193	5.8%
David Martin Hancock	Independent	122	3.7%

Repton & Stenson

Matthew Benfield Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform37.2%

Conservative26.8%

Labour22.9%

Lib Dem13.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Matthew Harold Thomas Benfield Elected	Reform	1,247	37.2%
Neil Kenneth Atkin	Conservative	898	26.8%
Lakhvinder Pal Singh	Labour	767	22.9%
Stephen Hardwick	Lib Dem	444	13.2%

Ripley East

Tony Wilson Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform44.0%

Labour23.5%

Conservative17.5%

Green6.7%

Lib Dem4.5%

Independent1.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tony Wilson Elected	Reform	1,505	44.0%
Tony Holmes	Labour	802	23.5%
Steven Richard Knee	Conservative	597	17.5%
Mark Simmons	Green	229	6.7%
Julie Anne Hodgson	Lib Dem	154	4.5%
Edwin George Dale Taylor	Independent	66	1.9%
Malc Hibbard	Independent	66	1.9%

Ripley West & Crich

Mark Chambers Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform35.3%

Conservative23.3%

Labour17.9%

Lib Dem12.8%

Green8.9%

Independent1.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Chambers Elected	Reform	1,656	35.3%
Paul Moss	Conservative	1,093	23.3%
Amina Sabeah Deen Burslem	Labour	840	17.9%
Kate Smith	Lib Dem	599	12.8%
Sally Lowick	Green	419	8.9%
Edward Hudson Oakenfull	Independent	56	1.2%
Guy William John Liggett	Independent	33	0.7%

Sandiacre

Wayne Major Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative42.8%

Reform34.9%

Labour16.3%

Lib Dem6.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Wayne Major Elected	Conservative	1,298	42.8%
Dan Naylor	Reform	1,059	34.9%
Daisy Forster	Labour	495	16.3%
Kristopher James Watts	Lib Dem	181	6.0%

Sawley

Paul Maginnis Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative31.9%

Reform31.5%

Labour24.7%

Lib Dem11.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Maginnis Elected	Conservative	1,328	31.9%
Ian Peatfield	Reform	1,311	31.5%
Dave Doyle	Labour	1,031	24.7%
James Archer	Lib Dem	498	11.9%

Shirebrook & Pleasley

Sarah Reaney Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform58.2%

Labour22.4%

Conservative8.0%

Independent3.9%

Green3.2%

Lib Dem2.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sarah Ann Reaney Elected	Reform	1,733	58.2%
Christine Dale	Labour	666	22.4%
David Anthony Taylor	Conservative	239	8.0%
Helen Mary Oakton	Independent	117	3.9%
Tony Waite	Green	94	3.2%
Peter Jonathan Maynard Shepherd	Lib Dem	71	2.4%
Ronnie Rogers	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	59	2.0%

Shirland & Wingerworth South

Paul Parkin Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform32.9%

Conservative26.9%

Green26.2%

Labour10.7%

Independent3.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Roy Parkin Elected	Reform	1,422	32.9%
Barry Lewis	Conservative	1,160	26.9%
Frank Adlington-Stringer	Green	1,134	26.2%
Bob Cushing	Labour	461	10.7%
Heather Kay Liggett	Independent	143	3.3%

South Belper & Holbrook

Gez Kinsella Green

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Green44.8%

Reform23.6%

Conservative12.8%

Labour12.1%

Derbyshire Community Party4.5%

Lib Dem2.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gez Kinsella Elected	Green	1,805	44.8%
Martin Carnell	Reform	951	23.6%
Matt Murray	Conservative	515	12.8%
Mary Patricia Dwyer	Labour	486	12.1%
Rob Marshall	Derbyshire Community Party	183	4.5%
Richard Alan Salmon	Lib Dem	88	2.2%

South Normanton & Pinxton

Nephi Somerville Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform56.0%

Conservative22.8%

Labour14.3%

Green6.0%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition0.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nephi Somerville Elected	Reform	1,795	56.0%
Julian Siddle	Conservative	732	22.8%
Alex Crainic	Labour	460	14.3%
Ian Christopher Mason	Green	192	6.0%
Brian Loader	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	28	0.9%

Spire

Ed Fordham Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem34.9%

Reform27.8%

Labour21.7%

Conservative7.5%

Green7.0%

Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)1.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ed Fordham Elected	Lib Dem	1,248	34.9%
Caz Smyth	Reform	992	27.8%
Ludwig Morton Ramsey	Labour	774	21.7%
Swaroop Krishnan Surendranathan Pillai	Conservative	269	7.5%
Vicky Noble	Green	250	7.0%
Alan Neil Heathcote	Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)	41	1.1%

Staveley

Dawn Taylor Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform41.2%

Labour26.5%

Independent10.4%

Independent8.9%

Conservative5.1%

Green4.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dawn Taylor Elected	Reform	1,183	41.2%
Anne-Frances Hayes	Labour	760	26.5%
Paul Mann	Independent	300	10.4%
Mick Bagshaw	Independent	257	8.9%
Andy Jervis	Conservative	146	5.1%
Louis George Hollingworth	Green	124	4.3%
Paul Anthony Jacobs	Lib Dem	103	3.6%

Staveley North & Whittington

Mark Cliff Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform39.5%

Lib Dem35.8%

Labour15.7%

Green3.3%

Conservative3.2%

Independent1.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Douglas Cliff Elected	Reform	1,324	39.5%
Barry Bingham	Lib Dem	1,200	35.8%
Allan Ogle	Labour	525	15.7%
Simon Peter Swift	Green	112	3.3%
Carolyn Renwick	Conservative	106	3.2%
Martin Hibbert	Independent	65	1.9%
Rose Clark	Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)	21	0.6%

Sutton

Robert Reaney Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform51.0%

Labour22.7%

Conservative15.2%

Green7.3%

Independent3.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert Reaney Elected	Reform	1,668	51.0%
Catherine Tite	Labour	743	22.7%
Dave Sankey	Conservative	497	15.2%
John Harris	Green	240	7.3%
Antony Geoffrey Bingham	Independent	123	3.8%

Swadlincote East

Martin Bromley Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform54.3%

Labour24.6%

Conservative15.7%

Lib Dem5.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Martin Bromley Elected	Reform	1,394	54.3%
Angela Archer	Labour	632	24.6%
Jacque Geddes	Conservative	403	15.7%
Jonathan Panes	Lib Dem	140	5.4%

Swadlincote South

Paul Oxberry Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform48.2%

Labour26.0%

Conservative20.6%

Lib Dem5.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Jason Oxberry Elected	Reform	1,342	48.2%
Alan Steven Haynes	Labour	723	26.0%
Stuart Thomas Swann	Conservative	575	20.6%
James Laing	Lib Dem	146	5.2%

Swadlincote West

Joseph Turrell Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform53.8%

Labour25.9%

Conservative14.7%

Lib Dem5.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joseph Michael Turrell Elected	Reform	1,430	53.8%
Richard Haywood	Labour	690	25.9%
David Bell	Conservative	391	14.7%
Tilo Scheel	Lib Dem	149	5.6%

Swanwick & Riddings

Charlotte Gates Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform43.2%

Conservative22.4%

Labour20.5%

Lib Dem8.3%

Independent3.2%

Green2.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charlotte Gates Elected	Reform	1,554	43.2%
Charlotte Cupit	Conservative	805	22.4%
James Butler	Labour	739	20.5%
Malvin Leslie Trigg	Lib Dem	297	8.3%
Alan Abernethy	Independent	115	3.2%
Dave Hatchett	Green	87	2.4%

Walton, Brampton & Boythorpe

Tom Snowdon Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem31.5%

Reform27.9%

Labour25.3%

Conservative7.6%

Green6.5%

Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)1.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tom Snowdon Elected	Lib Dem	1,276	31.5%
Helen Ward	Reform	1,128	27.9%
Alexandra Fawbert	Labour	1,025	25.3%
Jacob Thomas Rodgers	Conservative	306	7.6%
David John Wadsworth	Green	263	6.5%
Adele Downer	Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)	51	1.3%

Whaley Bridge

Ruth George Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Independent57.0%

Conservative16.8%

Reform15.2%

Lib Dem4.8%

Labour3.6%

Green2.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ruth George Elected	Independent	2,662	57.0%
Jacky Sidebottom	Conservative	785	16.8%
Luke Norton	Reform	711	15.2%
David William Lomax	Lib Dem	223	4.8%
Jo Taylor	Labour	168	3.6%
Matthew Paul Firth	Green	118	2.5%

Wirksworth

Adrian Hunter Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform29.9%

Labour28.4%

Conservative21.5%

Green13.0%

Lib Dem7.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Adrian Hunter Elected	Reform	1,306	29.9%
Richard Kenneth Oliver	Labour	1,244	28.4%
Dermot Joseph Murphy	Conservative	941	21.5%
John Green	Green	569	13.0%
Jason Knighton	Lib Dem	314	7.2%

Councillors

Changed party since the election

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

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Dronfield Woodhouse & Walton	Angelique Foster	Conservative 2025	Independent
North Belper	Emma Monkman	Labour 2025	Independent
Sawley	Paul Maginnis	Conservative 2025	Reform

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

4 by-elections since July 2021, 3 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
20 January 2026	Horsley	Green gain from Reform	44.0%
2 December 2025	Long Eaton North	Reform hold	28.0%
31 August 2023	Swadlincote South	Labour gain from Conservative
27 October 2022	Long Eaton	Labour gain from Conservative

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Bolsover	12%	Labour	Labour 36%
Chesterfield	12%	Labour	Labour 40%
Erewash	12%	Labour	Labour 31%
North East Derbyshire	12%	Labour	Labour 28%
High Peak	12%	Labour	Labour 36%
Amber Valley	11%	Labour	Reform 33%
Derbyshire Dales	11%	Labour	Conservative 36%
South Derbyshire	11%	Labour	Labour 29%
Mid Derbyshire	6%	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 Derbyshire

794,632 residents in 354,226 households

Voted Leave in 2016

60% 8 above GB

Degree or higher

29% 5 below GB

No qualifications

19% 1 above GB

Own their home

70% 9 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

14% 3 below GB

Rent privately

15% 5 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

26% 5 below GB

Aged 65 and over

26% 4 above 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.