Derbyshire Dales District Council elections

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Map showing the composition of Derbyshire Dales District Council as of May 2023. Striped wards have mixed representation.

Derbyshire Dales District Council elections are held every four years. Derbyshire Dales District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Derbyshire Dales in Derbyshire, England. Before 1987, the district was called West Derbyshire.[1] Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 34 councillors have been elected from 21 wards.[2]

Council elections

Below is a summary of the council election results since 1991.

Year Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Green
Independent
Notes
1991[3] 24 9 3 0 3 New ward boundaries. District boundaries changed slightly.[4][5]
1995[6] 15 16 8 0 0
1999[7] 21 9 5 0 4
2003[8] 24 9 5 0 1 New ward boundaries.[9]
2007[10] 26 8 4 0 1
2011[11] 29 4 5 0 1
2015[12] 29 3 5 0 2
2019[12] 20 8 6 2 3
2023[12] 11 12 6 4 1 New ward boundaries. Number of councillors reduced from 39 to 34.[13]

District result maps

  • 2003 results map
    2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2011 results map
    2011 results map
  • 2015 results map
    2015 results map
  • 2019 results map
    2019 results map
  • 2023 results map
    2023 results map

By-election results

By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is an incomplete summary of recent by-elections.[14]

By-election Date Incumbent party Winning party
St Giles and Tansley 1 May 1997 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Calver by-election 12 October 2000 Conservative Conservative
Taddington by-election 7 March 2002 Conservative Conservative
All Saints Matlock by-election 27 November 2003 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Litton and Longstone by-election 31 March 2005 Conservative Conservative
Winster & South Darley by-election 20 April 2006 Liberal Democrats Conservative
Lathkill & Bradford by-election 11 May 2006
Independent
Independent
Masson by-election 6 December 2007 Labour Conservative
Matlock St Giles by-election 4 June 2009 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats
Winster & South Darley by-election 23 July 2009 Conservative Labour
Bradwell by-election 12 January 2012 Conservative Conservative
Ashbourne South by-election 26 October 2017 Conservative Conservative
Masson by-election 6 May 2021 Labour Conservative
Wirksworth by-election 6 May 2021 Labour Labour
Carsington Water by-election 5 May 2022 Conservative Conservative

References

  1. ^ "Counties and Districts Changes 1 April 1985 to 31 March 1987" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Derbyshire Dales". The Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Derbyshire Dales District Council Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  4. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  5. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections". The Times. 6 May 1995.
  7. ^ "Derbyshire Dales". BBC News Online. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Local elections". BBC News Online. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  9. ^ "The District of Derbyshire Dales (Electoral Changes) Order 1999", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1999/2693, retrieved 22 August 2022
  10. ^ "Derbyshire Dales". BBC News Online. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  11. ^ "Derbyshire Dales District Council Results". Derbyshire Dales District Council. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  12. ^ a b c "Derbyshire Dales District Council". BBC News. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Derbyshire Dales". The Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

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