South Derbyshire Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · East Midlands · 36 seats in 15 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Labour have a majority on South Derbyshire Council. The council has 36 councillors in 15 wards. Seats by party: Labour 21, Conservative 11, Other 2, Lib Dem 2. 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 (Majority)

36 seats - 19 for a majority

Labour 21Conservative 11Lib Dem 2Other 2

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (33 seats in 14 wards)

ShareSeats won

Labour47.9%23

Conservative42.2%9

Other6.4%1

Lib Dem2.1%0

Green1.4%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 36 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Labour 21

majority of 6; 19 needed

Closest result

Hatton

Labour won by 1 vote over Conservative, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Seales

Independent gain from Labour, 6 November 2025 (4 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

60%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemIndependent

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 15 wards

Councillors and last results

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

Ward and councillors	Last election
Aston Neil Atkin, Daniel Corbin, Peter Watson	4 May 2023 Conservative 51.7% lead 3.4 pts
Church Gresley Ben Stuart, Alan Haynes, Gordon Rhind	4 May 2023 Labour 60.4% lead 20.8 pts
Etwall David Muller, Andrew Kirke	4 May 2023 Conservative 63.0% lead 26.0 pts
Hatton Julie Patten	4 May 2023 Labour 50.1% lead 0.2 pts
Hilton Sundip Meghani, Grahame Andrew, Jayne Davies	15 June 2023 Lib Dem 38.9% lead 0.2 pts
Linton Alistair Tilley, Dan Pegg	4 May 2023 Labour 55.2% lead 10.4 pts
Melbourne Matthew Gotheridge, Jane Carroll	4 May 2023 Conservative 33.3% lead 1.5 pts
Midway Alan Jones, Louise Mulgrew, Robert Pearson	4 May 2023 Labour 57.4% lead 14.8 pts
Newhall and Stanton Sarah Harrison, Sean Bambrick, Kalila Storey	4 May 2023 Labour 68.9% lead 37.8 pts
Repton Kerry Haines, James Lowe	4 May 2023 Conservative 55.3% lead 28.1 pts
Seales Graham Wood, Amy Wheelton	4 May 2023 Independent 51.3% lead 24.9 pts
Stenson David Shepherd, Lakhvinder Singh	4 May 2023 Labour 75.5% lead 51.0 pts
Swadlincote Neil Tilley, Vonnie Redfern, Mick Mulgrew	4 May 2023 Labour 61.7% lead 23.4 pts
Willington and Findern Martyn Ford, Ian Hudson	4 May 2023 Labour 50.5% lead 1.0 pts
Woodville Steve Taylor, Malcolm Gee, Angela Archer	4 May 2023 Labour 58.1% lead 16.2 pts

Aston

Daniel Corbin ConservativeNeil Atkin ConservativePeter Watson Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Conservative51.7%

Labour48.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Neil Kenneth Atkin Elected	Conservative	1,156
Peter Watson Elected	Conservative	1,124
Daniel Corbin Elected	Conservative	1,086
Ed Green	Labour	1,080
Paul Barry Bickerton	Labour	995
Rodney Sturges	Labour	876

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Church Gresley

Alan Haynes LabourBen Stuart LabourGordon Rhind Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour60.4%

Conservative39.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alan Steven Haynes Elected	Labour	830
Ben Stuart Elected	Labour	799
Gordon Edgar Rhind Elected	Labour	776
Roger Redfern	Conservative	545
Jacque Geddes	Conservative	454
Jim Hewlett	Conservative	435

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Etwall

Andrew Kirke ConservativeDavid Muller Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative63.0%

Labour37.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David Colin Muller Elected	Conservative	1,141
Andrew William Kirke Elected	Conservative	1,122
Robert Anthony Beginn	Labour	669
Damian Belshaw	Labour	664

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hatton

Julie Patten Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023

Labour50.1%

Conservative49.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Julie Therese Jackson Elected	Labour	271	50.1%
Oliver Samuel Wilford Clark	Conservative	270	49.9%

Last by-election, 4 July 2024

Conservative43.4%

Labour34.2%

Lib Dem22.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Julie Elizabeth Patten Elected	Conservative	527	43.4%
Jackie Lane	Labour	415	34.2%
Tilo Scheel	Lib Dem	271	22.3%

Hilton

Grahame Andrew Lib DemJayne Davies Lib DemSundip Meghani Conservative

Last scheduled election, 15 June 2023 (3 seats)

Lib Dem38.9%

Conservative38.7%

Labour22.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jayne Elizabeth Davies Elected	Lib Dem	636
Sundip Meghani Elected	Conservative	633
Grahame Warwick Andrew Elected	Lib Dem	628
Peter Henry Smith	Conservative	580
Rosa Fawcett	Conservative	577
Tilo Scheel	Lib Dem	562
Martin Peter Atherton	Labour	365
Angela Mary Peacock	Labour	361
David Henry Peacock	Labour	337

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Linton

Alistair Tilley LabourDan Pegg Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour55.2%

Conservative44.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Dan Pegg Elected	Labour	722
Alistair Brian Tilley Elected	Labour	630
Melanie Bridgen	Conservative	585
Stuart Thomas Swann	Conservative	527

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Melbourne

Jane Carroll LabourMatthew Gotheridge Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative33.3%

Labour31.8%

Independent15.4%

Green13.6%

Lib Dem5.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Martin Fitzpatrick Elected	Conservative	741
Jane Dunster Carroll Elected	Labour	708
David William Smith	Conservative	663
Andrew Victor Clifton	Labour	450
Andy Dawson	Independent	342
Jonathan Wood	Green	302
Jonathan Austin Panes	Lib Dem	131

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 2 May 2024

Conservative45.4%

Labour33.3%

Lib Dem10.7%

Green6.6%

Reform4.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Matthew John Gotheridge Elected	Conservative	928	45.4%
Jackie Lane	Labour	681	33.3%
John James	Lib Dem	219	10.7%
Jonathan Wood	Green	135	6.6%
Liam Dane Booth-Isherwood	Reform	82	4.0%

Midway

Alan Jones LabourLouise Mulgrew LabourRobert Pearson Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour57.4%

Conservative42.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alan Mercer Jones Elected	Labour	795
Robert Pearson Elected	Labour	789
Louise Ann Mulgrew Elected	Labour	782
Barry Appleby	Conservative	590
Margaret Florence Appleby	Conservative	586
Sheila Hicklin	Conservative	560

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Newhall and Stanton

Kalila Storey LabourSarah Harrison LabourSean Bambrick Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour68.9%

Conservative31.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sean Andrew Bambrick Elected	Labour	908
Kalila Fiona Storey Elected	Labour	807
Sarah Anne Harrison Elected	Labour	806
Harriet Charlotte Victoria Manning	Conservative	409
Adrian Robert Argyle	Conservative	406
Christopher Michael Pratt	Conservative	377

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Repton

James Lowe ConservativeKerry Haines Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative55.3%

Labour27.2%

Lib Dem17.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kerry Marie Haines Elected	Conservative	1,060
James Anthony Lowe Elected	Conservative	855
Zoe Gillbe	Labour	521
Margaret Bernadette Mythen	Labour	424
Stephen Hardwick	Lib Dem	337

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Seales

Amy Wheelton IndependentGraham Wood Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Independent51.3%

Labour26.4%

Conservative22.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Amy Wheelton Elected	Independent	1,059
Gareth Leslie Jones Elected	Labour	545
Holly Danielle Hawley	Conservative	460
Umesh Anilkumar Kotecha	Conservative	207

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 6 November 2025

Independent55.7%

Reform24.1%

Conservative8.2%

Labour6.4%

Lib Dem5.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Graham John Wood Elected	Independent	713	55.7%
Ian Donald Baker	Reform	309	24.1%
David Bell	Conservative	105	8.2%
Marie Haywood	Labour	82	6.4%
Benjamin Luke Hayes	Lib Dem	72	5.6%

Stenson

David Shepherd LabourLakhvinder Singh Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour75.5%

Conservative24.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lakhvinder Pal Singh Elected	Labour	898
David Geoffrey Shepherd Elected	Labour	892
Jill Elizabeth Fitzpatrick	Conservative	291
Matthew John Gotheridge	Conservative	266

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Swadlincote

Mick Mulgrew LabourNeil Tilley LabourVonnie Redfern Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour61.7%

Conservative38.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Vonnie Heath Elected	Labour	783
Neil Anthony Tilley Elected	Labour	773
Mick Mulgrew Elected	Labour	732
Kara Paulette Davies	Conservative	486
Rachel May Mould	Conservative	462
Michael Stanley Johnson	Conservative	438

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Willington and Findern

Ian Hudson LabourMartyn Ford Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour50.5%

Conservative49.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ian Mark Hudson Elected	Labour	936
Martyn Ford Elected	Conservative	917
Ellie Cole	Labour	822
Liam Dane Booth-Isherwood	Conservative	747

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Woodville

Angela Archer LabourMalcolm Gee LabourSteve Taylor Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour58.1%

Conservative41.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Steve Taylor Elected	Labour	786
Malc Gee Elected	Labour	729
Angela Archer Elected	Labour	725
Eric Parker	Conservative	568
Kim Angela Coe	Conservative	544
Sebastian David Coe	Conservative	507

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

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

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
6 November 2025	Seales	Independent gain from Labour
4 July 2024	Hatton	Conservative gain from Labour	43.4%
2 May 2024	Melbourne	Conservative hold	45.4%
30 June 2022	Midway	Labour gain from Independent	52.6%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
South Derbyshire	87%	Labour	Labour 29%
Derbyshire Dales	13%	Labour	Conservative 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 South Derbyshire

107,209 residents in 45,232 households

Voted Leave in 2016

60% 8 above GB

Degree or higher

32% 2 below GB

No qualifications

16% 2 below GB

Own their home

74% 13 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

10% 7 below GB

Rent privately

15% 5 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

28% 3 below GB

Aged 65 and over

23% 1 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.