2010 Derby City Council election

The 2010 Derby City Council election took place on 5 May 2010 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the council remained under No Overall Control.

2010 Derby City Council election[1][2][3]
6 May 2010
17 of the 51 seats to Derby City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 17 14 18
Seats before 15 15 19
Seats won 12 5 2
Seats after 17 16 16
Seat change Increase2 Increase1 Decrease3
Popular vote 36,384 22,151 13,557
Percentage 48.0% 29.2% 17.9%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2010 Derby City Council elections.
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

No overall control

Election result
2010 Derby City Council Election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 8 2 1 Increase1 47.1 34.4 37,747 Increase0.1
  Conservative 5 2 0 Increase2 29.4 33.7 36,908 Increase1.7
  Liberal Democrats 4 0 3 Decrease3 23.5 27.2 29,767 Decrease2.7
  BNP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 2.7 2,908 New
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.5 1,641 Decrease0.2
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.6 695 Decrease1.4

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2006 election.

Ward results

Abbey
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Ajit Atwal 2,114 38.2
Labour Afzal Asaf 2,106 38.1
Conservative David Taylor 1,313 23.7
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold

Allestree
Location of Allestree ward
Allestree (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Roy Michael Webb 4,908 58.7
Liberal Democrats Deena Smith 1,841 22.0
Labour Robyn Joy Sewter 1,608 19.3
Turnout
Conservative hold

Alvaston
Location of Alvaston ward
Alvaston (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Linda Mary Winter 2,344 37.9
Conservative Gerald Desmond Potter 1,590 25.7
Liberal Democrats Gill Withers 1,430 23.1
Independent Kevin Winson 823 13.3
Turnout
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Arboretum
Location of Arboretum ward
Arboretum (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Shiraz Khan 2,732 48.8
Liberal Democrats Rehmat Khan 2,132 38.0
Conservative Ashley Waterhouse 739 13.2
Turnout
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Blagreaves
Location of Blagreaves ward
Blagreaves (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Ruth Skelton 3,145 47.2
Labour Shaz Parveen 1,947 29.2
Conservative Singh Dard Tarlochan 1,566 23.5
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold

Boulton
Location of Boulton ward
Boulton (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Ranjit Banwait 3,410 55.6
Conservative Phil Bailey 1,689 27.5
Liberal Democrats Kyle Martin David 824 13.4
Green David Leonard Foster 213 3.5
Turnout
Labour hold

Chaddesden
Location of Chaddesten ward
Chaddesden (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Sara Frances Bolton 2,614 40.9
Conservative Steve Hassell 2,161 33.8
Liberal Democrats Roger Anthony Jackson 879 13.8
BNP Paul Hilliard 733 11.5
Turnout
Labour hold

Chellaston
Location of Chellaston ward
Chellaston (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Phil Ingall 3,626 48.9
Labour Andy Findlay 2,439 32.9
Liberal Democrats Waleed Hussain 946 12.7
Independent Paul Randle 412 5.6
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour

Darley
Location of Darley ward
Darley (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Lorraine Mary Radford 2,608 36.9
Liberal Democrats Julie Dorothy Cooper 2,176 30.8
Labour Richard Leslie Felix 1,799 25.5
Green Jane Sarah Temple 482 6.8
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Derwent
Location of Derwent ward
Derwent (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Dave Roberts 2,164 42.5
Conservative Lisa Ann Harper 1,333 26.2
Liberal Democrats John Edward Ahern 968 20.0
BNP Alex Johnstone 633 12.4
Turnout
Labour hold

Littleover
Location of Littleover ward
Littleover (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Eric Ashburner 3,156 41.5
Conservative Maxwell Craven 2,450 32.3
Labour Karen Hillier-Smith 1,991 26.2
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold

Mackworth
Location of Mackworth ward
Mackworth (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour John Michael Whitby 2,055 36.7
Liberal Democrats Catrin Sian Rutland 1,547 27.6
Conservative Adrian Pegg 1,446 25.8
BNP Raymond Herbert Dixon 554 9.9
Turnout
Labour hold

Mickleover
Location of Mickleover ward
Mickleover (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Fay Winter 3,342 40.3
Conservative John Harold Keith 2,984 36.0
Labour Lester John Pendrey 1,549 18.7
BNP Jonathan Barlow 411 5.0
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold

Normanton
Location of Normanton ward
Normanton (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Chris Williamson 2,859 52.3%
Liberal Democrats Tafseer Habib 1,566 28.7%
Conservative Lisa Jane Marshall 881 16.1%
Independent Zbigniew Wójcik 156 2.9%
Turnout
Labour hold

Oakwood
Location of Oakwood ward
Oakwood (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Mick Barker 3,131 47.0%
Liberal Democrats Gary Bélà Horvath 1,804 27.1%
Labour Richard Thomas Gerrard 1,732 26.0%
Turnout
Conservative hold

Sinfin
Location of Sinfin ward
Sinfin (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Robin Cyril Turner 2,446 50.1%
Conservative Mike Cook 1,335 27.3%
Liberal Democrats Russell Hastie 853 17.5%
Independent Steve Powell 250 5.1%
Turnout
Labour hold

Spondon
Location of Spondon ward
Spondon (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Christopher Paul Poulter 3,148 47.0%
Labour Richard Morgan 1,952 29.2%
Liberal Democrats Simon Kirkman King 1,044 15.6%
BNP Stephen Roland Hill 547 8.2%
Turnout
Conservative hold

Notes and references
Notes
    References
    1. "Local Election Results 2010". Derby City Council.
    2. "Local Election Results 2010". Andrew Teale.
    3. "Election 2010 Derby Council". BBC News. 8 May 2010.
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