North East Derbyshire Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · East Midlands · 53 seats in 24 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Labour run North East Derbyshire Council as a minority administration. The council has 53 councillors in 24 wards. Seats by party: Labour 26, Conservative 14, Reform 6, Other 6, Green 1. 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)

53 seats - 27 for a majority

Reform 6Labour 26Conservative 14Green 1Other 6

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Reform +6 Other +4 Labour −2 Lib Dem −3 Conservative −5

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (53 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Labour40.2%28

Conservative36.3%19

Lib Dem11.0%3

Other9.0%2

Green3.5%1

Next election

6 May 2027

all 53 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Labour 26

1 short of the 27 needed for a majority

Closest result

Coal Aston

Conservative won the last seat by 2 votes over Independent, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Eckington South & Renishaw

Reform gain from Labour, 10 September 2026 (3 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

63%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeReformIndependent

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 24 wards

Councillors and last results

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

Ward and councillors	Last election
Ashover Helen Wetherall	4 May 2023 Independent 49.6% lead 18.3 pts
Barlow & Holmesfield Pam Jones	4 May 2023 Conservative 63.3% lead 39.2 pts
Brampton & Walton Martin Thacker, Peter Elliott	4 May 2023 Conservative 61.6% lead 34.4 pts
Clay Cross North Nicki Morley, Kathy Rouse, Jessica Stokes	4 May 2023 Labour 50.3% lead 9.4 pts
Clay Cross South Derrick Skinner, Fran Petersen	4 May 2023 Labour 61.7% lead 30.8 pts
Coal Aston Richard Spooner, Mark Foster	4 May 2023 Conservative 33.1% lead 5.1 pts
Dronfield North Christine Smith, Graham Baxter	4 May 2023 Labour 52.2% lead 15.3 pts
Dronfield South William Jones, David Cheetham, Caroline Smith	4 May 2023 Labour 41.8% lead 2.3 pts
Dronfield Woodhouse Kevin Tait	4 May 2023 Conservative 46.9% lead 13.9 pts
Eckington North Richard Beech, Christine Gare	4 May 2023 Labour 54.0% lead 8.0 pts
Eckington South & Renishaw Stephen Pickering, Jamie Hodgson, Kathy Clegg	4 May 2023 Labour 60.0% lead 25.7 pts
Gosforth Valley Michelle Emmens, Lilian Deighton, Richard Welton	4 May 2023 Conservative 49.8% lead 17.9 pts
Grassmoor Lee Hartshorne, Michael Durrant	4 May 2023 Labour 70.2% lead 50.1 pts
Holmewood & Heath Lee Stone, Suzy Cornwell	4 May 2023 Labour 60.2% lead 31.9 pts
Killamarsh East Stephen Reed, Tony Lacey	4 May 2023 Labour 47.6% lead 1.5 pts
Killamarsh West Stephen Clough, Clive Fletcher, Carol Lacey	4 May 2023 Labour 38.8% lead 4.8 pts
North Wingfield Central Jayne Barry, Mick Smith, Nigel Barker	4 May 2023 Labour 68.6% lead 45.9 pts
Pilsley & Morton Daniel Higgon, Andrew Cooper, Kevin Gillott	4 May 2023 Labour 43.3% lead 19.2 pts
Ridgeway & Marsh Lane Carolyn Renwick	4 May 2023 Conservative 56.8% lead 33.1 pts
Shirland Michael Roe, Charlotte Cupit, Heather Liggett	4 May 2023 Conservative 51.8% lead 14.0 pts
Sutton Pat Kerry, Joseph Birkin	4 May 2023 Labour 54.2% lead 19.7 pts
Tupton Pam Windley, Ross Shipman, David Hancock	4 May 2023 Lib Dem 44.4% lead 7.5 pts
Unstone Alex Dale	4 May 2023 Conservative 54.2% lead 13.7 pts
Wingerworth Pat Antcliff, Neil Baker, Frank Adlington-Stringer	4 May 2023 Green 44.8% lead 13.1 pts

Ashover

Helen Wetherall Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Independent49.6%

Conservative31.3%

Labour9.6%

Lib Dem9.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Helen Wetherall Elected	Independent	387	49.6%
William Armitage	Conservative	244	31.3%
Gail Susan Blamire	Labour	75	9.6%
Lee Brian Clarke	Lib Dem	74	9.5%

Barlow & Holmesfield

Pam Jones Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative63.3%

Labour24.1%

Lib Dem12.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Pam Jones Elected	Conservative	371	63.3%
Sue Allenby	Labour	141	24.1%
Martin Wilcock	Lib Dem	74	12.6%

Brampton & Walton

Martin Thacker ConservativePeter Elliott Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative61.6%

Labour27.2%

Lib Dem11.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Martin Thacker Elected	Conservative	735
Peter Elliott Elected	Conservative	695
Michael Gordon	Labour	325
Hannah Louise Bazley	Labour	300
Sarah Jane Evans	Lib Dem	133
Paula Maude	Lib Dem	79

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Clay Cross North

Jessica Stokes ReformKathy Rouse LabourNicki Morley Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour50.3%

Conservative40.9%

Lib Dem8.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Gerry Morley Elected	Labour	842
Kathy Rouse Elected	Labour	765
Nicki Morley Elected	Labour	759
Jess Clark	Conservative	684
Lu Nolan	Conservative	631
Dave Sankey	Conservative	591
Leah Hannah Shafik	Lib Dem	147
John Ahern	Lib Dem	143
Carly Jo Howard	Lib Dem	136

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 10 October 2024

Conservative51.0%

Labour29.1%

Green14.3%

Lib Dem5.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jess Stokes Elected	Conservative	624	51.0%
Emma Jane Green	Labour	356	29.1%
Ash Farrand	Green	175	14.3%
Leah Hannah Shafik	Lib Dem	69	5.6%

Clay Cross South

Derrick Skinner LabourFran Petersen Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour61.7%

Conservative30.9%

Lib Dem7.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Derrick Skinner Elected	Labour	476
Fran Petersen Elected	Labour	469
Yvonne Elizabeth Shaw	Conservative	238
Derek Raymond Ball	Conservative	232
Robert Rogerson	Lib Dem	57
Alan Marshall	Lib Dem	55

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Coal Aston

Mark Foster ReformRichard Spooner Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative33.1%

Independent28.0%

Labour20.3%

Independent16.4%

Lib Dem2.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mark David Foster Elected	Conservative	559
Richard Charles Spooner Elected	Conservative	475
Anthony Hutchinson	Independent	473
Rachel Caroline Steele	Labour	342
Jon Williams	Labour	300
Paul Roy Parkin	Independent	276
Pauline Marriott	Lib Dem	37
Timothy James Ramshaw	Lib Dem	25

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Dronfield North

Christine Smith LabourGraham Baxter Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour52.2%

Conservative36.9%

Lib Dem10.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Graham Baxter Elected	Labour	445
Christine Anne Smith Elected	Labour	429
Martin Joseph Hanrahan	Conservative	315
Philip Wright	Conservative	312
Wendy Temple	Lib Dem	93
Adrienne Wilcock	Lib Dem	62

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Dronfield South

Caroline Smith LabourDavid Cheetham LabourWilliam Jones Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour41.8%

Conservative39.5%

Lib Dem18.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David Mark Cheetham Elected	Labour	779
Caroline Emma Smith Elected	Labour	752
William Francis Jones Elected	Conservative	736
Angelique Foster	Conservative	730
Marie Cathrine Ireland	Conservative	716
John Robert Yates	Labour	671
Alison Lorraine Ball	Lib Dem	349
Richard Keith Steven Moore	Lib Dem	191
Camille Jayne Ramshaw	Lib Dem	188

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Dronfield Woodhouse

Kevin Tait Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative46.9%

Labour33.0%

Independent10.7%

Lib Dem9.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kevin Tait Elected	Conservative	297	46.9%
Roland Lovatt	Labour	209	33.0%
Roger Anthony Hall	Independent	68	10.7%
Emma Harpham	Lib Dem	59	9.3%

Eckington North

Christine Gare LabourRichard Beech Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour54.0%

Conservative46.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Richard Alan Beech Elected	Labour	516
Christine Ann Gare Elected	Labour	503
Jeremy Kenyon	Conservative	439
Cristian Gomez Reaney	Conservative	425

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Eckington South & Renishaw

Jamie Hodgson ReformKathy Clegg LabourStephen Pickering Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour60.0%

Conservative34.3%

Lib Dem5.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kathy Clegg Elected	Labour	670
Steve Pickering Elected	Labour	600
Stuart Fawcett Elected	Labour	537
Philip Wheelhouse	Conservative	383
Jennifer May Archer	Conservative	363
Philippa Ann Allan	Conservative	349
Lois Claire Gent	Lib Dem	63
Philip Kay	Lib Dem	55
Gustaf Degen	Lib Dem	54

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 10 September 2026

Reform40.2%

Labour28.1%

Conservative21.6%

Independent5.2%

Green4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jamie Hadyn Hodgson Elected	Reform	426	40.2%
David Landall	Labour	298	28.1%
Philip Wheelhouse	Conservative	229	21.6%
Jackie Foster	Independent	55	5.2%
Hannah Jane Court	Green	52	4.9%

Gosforth Valley

Lilian Deighton ConservativeMichelle Emmens ConservativeRichard Welton Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative49.8%

Labour31.9%

Lib Dem18.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Michelle Emmens Elected	Conservative	985
Lilian Deighton Elected	Conservative	944
Richard Welton Elected	Conservative	922
John David Laxton	Labour	631
Samuel Odei Ohene	Labour	628
John Christopher Whiteley	Labour	601
Simon Philip Temple	Lib Dem	361
Regina Kay	Lib Dem	294
Sam Kay	Lib Dem	264

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Grassmoor

Lee Hartshorne LabourMichael Durrant Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour70.2%

Conservative20.1%

Lib Dem9.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lee Hartshorne Elected	Labour	545
Michael Ashley Durrant Elected	Labour	511
Fiona Claire Belinda Turner	Conservative	156
Derrick Willmot	Conservative	149
Antony Geoffrey Bingham	Lib Dem	75
Nadine Dart	Lib Dem	73

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Holmewood & Heath

Lee Stone LabourSuzy Cornwell Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour60.2%

Conservative28.3%

Lib Dem11.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Suzy Anna Cornwell Elected	Labour	460
Lee Hayden Stone Elected	Labour	411
Zena Wharmby	Conservative	216
Clifford Berry	Conservative	204
Julia VonGyer	Lib Dem	88
Mark VonGyer	Lib Dem	84

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Killamarsh East

Stephen Reed ReformTony Lacey Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour47.6%

Conservative46.1%

Lib Dem6.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Tony Norman Lacey Elected	Labour	379
Stephen Andrew Reed Elected	Conservative	367
John Windle	Labour	359
Wendy Tinley	Conservative	359
June Hancock	Lib Dem	50
Keith Windley	Lib Dem	27

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Killamarsh West

Carol Lacey LabourClive Fletcher LabourStephen Clough Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour38.8%

Conservative34.0%

Independent18.6%

Lib Dem8.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Clive Martin Fletcher Elected	Labour	504
Carol Jayne Lacey Elected	Labour	496
Steve Clough Elected	Conservative	442
Billie Suzanne Morris	Labour	406
David William Drabble	Conservative	384
Alex Platts	Conservative	343
Mo Potts	Independent	242
Mark Firth	Lib Dem	111
Kane Kehoe	Lib Dem	83

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

North Wingfield Central

Jayne Barry LabourMick Smith LabourNigel Barker Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour68.6%

Conservative22.7%

Lib Dem8.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Nigel Barker Elected	Labour	860
Jayne Leslie Barry Elected	Labour	805
Mick Smith Elected	Labour	736
Andrew Markwell	Conservative	285
Katharine Ann Burrow	Conservative	238
Richard Thomas Embrey	Conservative	216
Michelle Louise Bingham	Lib Dem	108
Wendy Smalley	Lib Dem	72
Edwin Clive Maude	Lib Dem	63

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Pilsley & Morton

Andrew Cooper IndependentDaniel Higgon LabourKevin Gillott Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour43.3%

Independent24.1%

Independent18.6%

Conservative8.7%

Lib Dem5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kevin Gillott Elected	Labour	1,031
Daniel John Higgon Elected	Labour	775
Andrew Cooper Elected	Independent	573
John Trevor Funnell	Independent	443
Ritchie Peter Knowles	Conservative	208
James Christopher Miller	Conservative	175
Simon John Temperton	Conservative	144
William Andrew Charles Ramshaw	Lib Dem	127

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ridgeway & Marsh Lane

Carolyn Renwick Reform

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative56.8%

Labour23.7%

Lib Dem19.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Carolyn Renwick Elected	Conservative	312	56.8%
Trevor John Back	Labour	130	23.7%
Sarah Kathleen Marsh	Lib Dem	107	19.5%

Shirland

Charlotte Cupit ConservativeHeather Liggett ReformMichael Roe Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative51.8%

Labour37.8%

Lib Dem10.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Charlotte Cupit Elected	Conservative	819
Heather Kay Liggett Elected	Conservative	651
Michael John Roe Elected	Conservative	630
Janice Cann	Labour	598
Barry Barnes	Labour	544
Christine Mary Arnold	Labour	464
Ian Philip Barfield	Lib Dem	163
Nicholas Mercer Rusbridge	Lib Dem	98
David George Murphy	Lib Dem	63

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Sutton

Joseph Birkin LabourPat Kerry Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour54.2%

Conservative34.5%

Lib Dem11.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Joe Birkin Elected	Labour	499
Pat Kerry Elected	Labour	494
Barry Lewis	Conservative	318
Sanjoy Sen	Conservative	293
Laura Jessica McPheely	Lib Dem	104
Coral Pollendine	Lib Dem	51

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Tupton

David Hancock IndependentPam Windley IndependentRoss Shipman Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem44.4%

Labour36.9%

Conservative18.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ross Shipman Elected	Lib Dem	609
David Martin Hancock Elected	Lib Dem	582
Pamela Ann Windley Elected	Lib Dem	508
John Cooper	Labour	506
Stephen Peters	Labour	497
Ross Griffin	Labour	424
Mark Wintringham Faulkner	Conservative	258
Gary Green	Conservative	220
Harry William Smith	Conservative	209

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Unstone

Alex Dale Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Conservative54.2%

Labour40.5%

Lib Dem5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alex Dale Elected	Conservative	308	54.2%
Janet Anne Hill	Labour	230	40.5%
Jill Cantrell	Lib Dem	30	5.3%

Wingerworth

Frank Adlington-Stringer GreenNeil Baker ConservativePat Antcliff Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Green44.8%

Conservative31.7%

Labour13.9%

Lib Dem5.1%

Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)4.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Frank Adlington-Stringer Elected	Green	1,004
Pat Antcliff Elected	Conservative	710
Neil Sebastian Baker Elected	Conservative	707
Diana Ruff	Conservative	628
Lesley Karen Whetton	Green	606
David John Kesteven	Green	598
Paul Fredderick Addison	Labour	311
Chris Quinn	Labour	278
Gemma Styles	Labour	198
Dean John Anthony Murphy	Lib Dem	114
Nicola Joanne Smith	Lib Dem	109
Jean Yeomans	Chesterfield And North Derbyshire Independents (CANDI)	100
Kristofer David Lancey	Lib Dem	95

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

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

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Coal Aston	Mark Foster	Conservative 2023	Reform
Killamarsh East	Stephen Reed	Conservative 2023	Reform
Ridgeway & Marsh Lane	Carolyn Renwick	Conservative 2023	Reform
Shirland	Heather Liggett	Conservative 2023	Reform
Shirland	Michael Roe	Conservative 2023	Independent
Tupton	David Hancock	Lib Dem 2023	Independent
Tupton	Ross Shipman	Lib Dem 2023	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

3 by-elections since July 2021, 2 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
10 September 2026	Eckington South & Renishaw	Reform gain from Labour	40.2%
10 October 2024	Clay Cross North	Conservative gain from Labour	51.0%
4 August 2022	Pilsley	Labour hold

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
North East Derbyshire	81%	Labour	Labour 28%
Bolsover	19%	Labour	Labour 36%

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 North East Derbyshire

102,000 residents in 46,008 households

Voted Leave in 2016

63% 11 above GB

Degree or higher

28% 6 below GB

No qualifications

20% 2 above GB

Own their home

70% 9 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

19% 2 above GB

Rent privately

10% 10 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

24% 7 below GB

Aged 65 and over

29% 7 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.