2016 Derby City Council election

The 2016 Derby City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Derby City Council in England.[3] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council, albeit with their majority reduced to just one seat.

2016 Derby City Council election[1][2]
5 May 2016
17 of the 51 seats to Derby City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Seats before 29 14
Seats won 7 7
Seats after 26 17
Seat change 3 3
Popular vote 18,410 19,881
Percentage 31.7% 34.2%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats UKIP
Seats before 6 2
Seats won 2 2
Seats after 5 3
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 8,738 9,107
Percentage 15.0% 15.7%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2016 Derby City Council elections.
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

Labour

Overall results
2016 Derby City Council Election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 7 3 0 3 41.2 34.2 19,881 9.7
  Labour 7 0 3 3 41.2 31.6 18,410 13.1
  Liberal Democrats 2 0 1 1 11.8 15.0 8,738 5.6
  UKIP 1 1 0 1 5.9 15.6 9,107 0.5
  Green 0 0 0 0.0 1.9 1,086 1.1
  Independent 0 0 0 0.0 0.8 443 New
  TUSC 0 0 0 0.0 0.8 441 New
  British Independents 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 83 New
  Link Party 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 45 New

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2012 election.

At the previous election the composition of the council was:

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29 14 6 2
Labour Conservative LD UKIP

After the election the composition of the council was:

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26 17 5 3
Labour Conservative LD UKIP

Ward results

Abbey
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Sarah Elizabeth Russell 1,152 41.3%
Liberal Democrats Ajit Singh Atwal 764 27.4%
Conservative Jordan Kemp 409 14.6%
UKIP Barry Appleby 296 10.6%
Green George Hind 138 4.9%
TUSC Jonathan Sykes 33 1.2%
Majority 388 13.9%
Turnout 2,792 29.3%
Labour hold

Allestree
Location of Allestree ward
Allestree (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Richard Jason Smalley 2,820 60.7%
Labour Oleg Sotnicenko 785 16.9%
Liberal Democrats Deena Smith 534 11.5%
UKIP Frank Leeming 508 10.9%
Majority 2,035 41.9%
Turnout 4,647 42.1%
Conservative hold

Alvaston
Location of Alvaston ward
Alvaston (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
UKIP John Evans 1,562 46.3%
Labour Mark Stuart Tittley 1,120 33.2%
Conservative Christopher Philip King 429 12.7%
Liberal Democrats Robert John Mason 179 5.3%
British Independents David Andrew Gale 45 1.3%
TUSC Jo Warren 42 1.2%
Majority 442 13.1%
Turnout 3,377 29.7%
UKIP gain from Labour

Arboretum
Location of Arboretum ward
Arboretum (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Gulfraz Nawaz 1,707 48.0%
Conservative Matlub Hussain 1,280 36.0%
UKIP Jhanzab Arif 190 5.3%
Liberal Democrats David Robert Batey 171 4.8%
Green Ian Christopher Sleeman 132 3.7%
TUSC Lesley Butler 77 2.2%
Majority 427 12.0%
Turnout 3,557 33.7%
Labour hold

Blagreaves
Location of Blagreaves ward
Blagreaves (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Joe Naitta 1,818 47.2%
Labour Cecile Yvonne Wright 1,198 31.1%
UKIP Vincent Davis 417 10.8%
Conservative David Rodney Jennings 416 10.8%
Majority 620 16.1%
Turnout 3,849 39.4%
Liberal Democrats hold

Boulton
Location of Boulton ward
Boulton (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Dom Anderson 981 33.1%
UKIP Gaurav Pandey 971 32.8%
Conservative Steve Willoughby 681 23.0%
Green Leon Adam Nixon 148 5.0%
Liberal Democrats Greg Webb 137 4.6%
TUSC Shaun Christopher Stuart 43 1.5%
Majority 10 0.3%
Turnout 2,961 29.8%
Labour hold

Chaddesden
Location of Chaddesten ward
Chaddesden (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Jonathan Charles Smale 1,160 36.2%
Labour Sue Cowlishaw 1,070 33.4%
UKIP Anthony Joseph Crawley 735 22.9%
Independent Paul Hilliard 127 4.0%
Liberal Democrats Tim Hallam 114 3.6%
Majority 90 2.8%
Turnout 3,206 32.3%
Conservative gain from Labour

Chellaston
Location of Chellaston ward
Chellaston (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Sean William Marshall 1,603 44.5%
Labour James Matthew West 1,016 28.2%
UKIP Ian Edward Crompton 552 15.3%
Liberal Democrats Jane Elizabeth Katharine Webb 429 11.9%
Majority 587 16.3%
Turnout 3,600 31.7%
Conservative hold

Darley
Location of Darley ward
Darley (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Jack Stanton 1,459 40.8%
Conservative Ged Potter 1,135 31.8%
Green Marten Kats 377 17.8%
UKIP Andrew Leslie Bennett 337 9.4%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Francis Connolly 219 6.1%
TUSC Chris Fernandez 45 1.3%
Majority 324 9.1%
Turnout 3,572 35.1%
Labour hold

Derwent
Location of Derwent ward
Derwent (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Richard Hudson 814 33.4%
Labour Margaret Eileen Redfern 811 33.2%
UKIP Martin Fitzpatrick 660 27.0%
Liberal Democrats Simon Ferrigno 155 6.4%
Majority 3 0.1%
Turnout 2,440 25.3%
Conservative hold

Littleover
Location of Littleover ward
Littleover (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Eric Ashburner 2,094 51.4%
Labour Cheryl Jacqueline Pidgeon 994 24.4%
Conservative Peter Stanley Berry 662 16.2%
UKIP Arron Mathew Marsden 244 6.0%
Link Party Tony Welch 83 2.0%
Majority 1,100 27.0%
Turnout 4,077 38.4%
Liberal Democrats hold

Mackworth
Location of Mackworth ward
Mackworth (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Paul James Pegg 975 36.0%
UKIP Rob Cooper 816 30.1%
Conservative Adrian Michael Pegg 623 23.0%
Liberal Democrats Ian Colin Deuchar Care 130 4.8%
Green Kyle Mark Bolderson 123 4.5%
TUSC Stevie Rosso 44 1.6%
Majority 159 5.9%
Turnout 2,711 28.8%
Labour hold

Mickleover
Location of Mickleover ward
Mickleover (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Matthew Edward Holmes 2,549 51.1%
Liberal Democrats Maggie Hird 1,525 30.6%
Labour Craig Lee Thomson 560 11.2%
UKIP Kirk Lewis Kus 353 7.1%
Majority 1,024 20.5%
Turnout 4,987 43.3%
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Normanton
Location of Normanton ward
Normanton (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Hardyal Singh Dhindsa 1,869 53.2%
Conservative Habib Iqbal 1,052 29.9%
UKIP Shaikh Mushtaq Ahmed 276 7.9%
Liberal Democrats Preetinder Kaur Butter 115 3.3%
Green Fred Gough 107 3.0%
TUSC Terence Mortimer Anderson 96 2.7%
Majority 817 23.2%
Turnout 3,515 35.4%
Labour hold

Oakwood
Location of Oakwood ward
Oakwood (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Frank Harwood 1,820 58.3%
Labour Neil Wilson 549 17.6%
UKIP Joanna Rachel Beck 342 11.0%
Independent Alex Dann 316 10.1%
Liberal Democrats Roger Anthony Jackson 93 3.0%
Majority 1,271 40.7%
Turnout 3,120 31.1%
Conservative hold

Sinfin
Location of Sinfin ward
Sinfin (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Baggy Shanker 1,377 56.7%
Conservative Adam Mark Hurt 401 16.5%
UKIP Jayprakash Joshi 384 15.8%
Liberal Democrats Paul John Lind 144 5.9%
Green Kayleigh Beth Skipper 61 2.5%
TUSC Zbigniew Wojcik 61 2.5%
Majority 976 40.2%
Turnout 2,428 24.5%
Labour hold

Spondon
Location of Spondon ward
Spondon (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Evonne Williams 2,027 59.7%
Labour Michael Steven Winfield 787 23.2%
UKIP Vaughan Saxby 464 13.7%
Liberal Democrats John-Paul Keane 117 3.4%
Majority 1,240 36.5%
Turnout 3,395 34.0%
Conservative hold

References
  1. "Derby election: Labour hold control of city council". BBC News. 6 May 2016.
  2. "Local Election 2016". Derby City Council.
  3. "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.


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