1992 Derby City Council election

The 1992 Derby City Council election took place on 7 May 1992 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1992.[3] This was on the same day as other local elections. 14 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. No seats changed hands and the council remained under no overall control, with the Conservatives and Labour holding exactly half the seats each.

1992 Derby City Council election[1][2]

7 May 1992
15 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council 23 seats needed for a majority
Party Conservative Labour Last election 22 22 Seats won 10 4 Seats after 22 22 Seat change Popular vote 28,390 18,083 Percentage 55.9% 35.6%
Map showing the results of the 1992 Derby City Council elections.
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

Overall results

1992 Derby City Council Election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	10	0	0		71.4	55.9	28,390
	Labour	4	0	0		28.6	35.6	18,083
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0.0	7.2	3,679
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	1.1	553
	SDP	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	53
Total		14						50,758

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward

Abbey [4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Fuller	1,502	50.3%
	Conservative	G. Shaw-Clarke	1,231	41.2%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Turner	132	4.4%
	Green	P. Brock	67	2.2%
	SDP	D. Milner	53	1.8%
Turnout				32.2%
	Labour hold

Allestree

Location of Allestree ward

Allestree[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Chadwick	3,087	78.0%
	Labour	A. Cotton	603	15.2%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Jones	270	6.8%
Turnout				50.1%
	Conservative hold

Alvaston

Location of Alvaston ward

Alvaston[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Fullarton	1,755	52.5%
	Labour	G. Fuller	1,395	41.7%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Todd	196	5.9%
Turnout				41.2%
	Conservative hold

Babington

Location of Babington ward

Babington[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Kalia	1,326	53.1%
	Conservative	A. Javed	691	27.7%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Burgess	379	15.2%
	Green	M. Davies	103	4.1%
Turnout				34.1%
	Labour hold

Blagreaves

Location of Blagreaves ward

Blagreaves[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	K. Lester	1,997	55.5%
	Labour	N. Wilkinson	1,087	30.2%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Spendlove	515	14.3%
Turnout				44.6%
	Conservative hold

Boulton

Location of Boulton ward

Boulton[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	K. Thompson	2,141	51.7%
	Labour	K. Merry	1,683	40.6%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Harlow	319	7.7%
Turnout				45.9%
	Conservative hold

Breadsall

Location of Breadsall ward

Breadsall[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Latham	3,255	57.3%
	Labour	E. Woolley	2,126	37.4%
	Liberal Democrats	M. McCann	296	5.2%
Turnout				39.5%
	Conservative hold

Chaddesden

Location of Chaddesden ward

Chaddesden[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Johnson	1,775	48.2%
	Labour	A. Macdonald	1,678	45.5%
	Liberal Democrats	T. Holyoake	232	6.3%
Turnout				43.3%
	Conservative hold

Chellaston

Location of Chellaston ward

Chellaston[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	K. Brown	3,093	70.3%
	Labour	B. Jackson	1,090	24.8%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Winson	157	3.6%
	Green	C. Cooper	57	1.3%
Turnout				45.9%
	Conservative hold

Darley

Location of Darley ward

Darley[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Hulls	2,875	66.0%
	Labour	W. Wright	1,041	23.9%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Webley	375	8.6%
	Green	L. Ludkiewicz	68	1.6%
Turnout				46.3%
	Conservative hold

Derwent

Location of Derwent ward

Derwent[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Repton	1,285	54.3%
	Conservative	J. Ormond	906	38.3%
	Liberal Democrats	S. King	142	6.0%
	Green	E. Wall	32	1.4%
Turnout				31.2%
	Labour hold

Kingsway

Location of Kingsway ward

Kingsway[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	N. Brown	2,102	65.3%
	Labour	K. Hepworth	747	23.2%
	Liberal Democrats	I. Care	304	9.4%
	Green	C. Jones	65	2.0%
Turnout				42.1%
	Conservative hold

Litchurch

Location of Litchurch ward

Litchurch[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Rehman	1,219	56.3%
	Conservative	M. Yaqub	654	30.2%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Harris	175	8.1%
	Green	J. Macdonald	118	5.4%
Turnout				29.2%
	Labour hold

Spondon

Location of Spondon ward

Spondon[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Leatherbarrow	2,828	64.9%
	Labour	M. Byrne	1,301	29.8%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Holbrook	187	4.3%
	Green	P. Chapman	43	1.0%
Turnout				43.2%
	Conservative hold

References

1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
2. "Local Election Summaries 1992". The Elections Centre.
3. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1992 (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
4. "Derby City Council Election Results 1980-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.