2021 Derby City Council election
# 2021 Derby City Council election

The 2021 Derby City Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One-third of the seats were up for election, with one ward (Darley) electing two councillors.

## Results

2021 Derby City Council election :

| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 9 | 2 | 50.0 | 12 | 21 | 41.2 | 24,665 | 38.5 | +6.9 |
| | Labour | 5 | 3 | 27.8 | 8 | 13 | 25.5 | 19,807 | 31.0 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | | 11.1 | 6 | 8 | 15.7 | 9,880 | 15.4 | -2.5 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 7 | 7 | 13.7 | 2,154 | 3.4 | -0.9 |
| | Reform UK | 2 | 2 | 11.1 | 0 | 2 | 3.9 | 4,615 | 7.2 | New |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,799 | 4.4 | +4.1 |
| | Link Party | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | <0.1 | New |
| | UKIP | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | N/A | N/A | -15.4 |

## Ward results

### Abbey

Abbey :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Sue Bonser | 1,147 | 38.3 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Farhatullah Khan | 1,025 | 34.2 | -8.7 |
| | Conservative | Edward Rycroft | 546 | 18.2 | +9.5 |
| | Green | Helen Hitchcock | 192 | 6.4 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Julie Paxton | 87 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,997 | 30.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Allestree

Allestree :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Ged Potter | 3,489 | 67.1 | +4.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | John Banks | 1,002 | 19.3 | +3.0 |
| | Green | Tony Mott | 363 | 7.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Jones | 250 | 4.8 | -7.2 |
| | Reform UK | James Wise | 99 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,487 | 47.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,203 | 47.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Alvaston

Alvaston :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Reform UK | John Evans | 1,411 | 43.9 | N/A |
| | Labour Co-op | Thomas Spray | 1,024 | 31.9 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | Peter Berry | 665 | 20.7 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Preetinder Butter | 113 | 3.5 | -2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 387 | 12.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,213 | 27.7 | |
| | Reform UK gain from UKIP | Reform UK gain from UKIP | Swing | | |

John Evans was the sitting councillor having been elected as a UKIP candidate in 2016.

### Arboretum

Arboretum :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Gulfraz Nawaz | 1,952 | 67.5 | -4.8 |
| | Conservative | Adam Hurt | 355 | 12.3 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jairo Marrero | 232 | 8.0 | -2.4 |
| | Green | Ian Sleeman | 214 | 7.4 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | George Flint | 140 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,597 | 55.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,893 | 24.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Blagreaves

Blagreaves :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joe Naitta | 1,895 | 49.4 | -0.2 |
| | Labour | Michael Bullock | 1,073 | 28.0 | -4.0 |
| | Conservative | Rusi Jaspal | 755 | 19.7 | +9.0 |
| | Reform UK | Anthony Blaney | 111 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 822 | 21.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,834 | 39.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Boulton

Boulton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Reform UK | Tim Prosser | 1,663 | 57.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Sara Bolton | 998 | 34.4 | +12.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Webb | 240 | 8.3 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 665 | 22.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,901 | 28.7 | |
| | Reform UK gain from Labour | Reform UK gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Chaddesden

Chaddesden :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Smale | 2,311 | 69.1 | +10.8 |
| | Labour | Adam Wisdish | 829 | 24.8 | +2.2 |
| | Reform UK | Gary Small | 115 | 3.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glenda Howcroft | 88 | 2.6 | -2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,482 | 44.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,343 | 33.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chellaston

Chellaston :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Harvey Jennings | 1,743 | 42.8 | +7.3 |
| | Independent | Celia Ingall | 1,463 | 36.0 | -3.3 |
| | Labour | Hafeez Rehman | 584 | 14.4 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Wilson | 209 | 5.1 | -1.2 |
| | Reform UK | Alfred Saxby | 70 | 1.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 280 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,069 | 34.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Darley

Darley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour Co-op | Alison Martin | 1,833 | 49.3 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative | Alan Grimadell | 1,305 | 35.1 | +10.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | Carmel Swan | 1,304 | 35.1 | -13.2 |
| | Conservative | Chris Howlett | 1,138 | 30.6 | +5.6 |
| | Green | Adrian Howlett | 721 | 19.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Robert Jacques | 564 | 15.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon King | 278 | 7.5 | -10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eloise Thatcher | 186 | 5.0 | -12.6 |
| | Reform UK | John Summerfield | 105 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | — | 37.6 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold |
| | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Conservative gain from Labour Co-op |

### Derwent

Derwent :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Tracey Pearce | 892 | 37.0 | -10.4 |
| | Independent | Richard Hudson | 691 | 28.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Martin Rawson | 674 | 28.0 | -0.7 |
| | Reform UK | Carole Bradley | 62 | 2.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Ferrigno | 60 | 2.5 | -3.8 |
| | TUSC | Eden Maskill-Watts | 29 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 8.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,408 | 23.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Littleover

Littleover :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emily Lonsdale | 1,976 | 43.2 | -6.5 |
| | Labour | Gurdev Dhillon | 1,343 | 29.4 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | Ed Packham | 1,140 | 25.0 | +6.7 |
| | Reform UK | Brenden May | 69 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | Link Party | Tony Welch | 41 | 0.9 | -0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 633 | 13.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,569 | 41.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Mackworth

Mackworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Gaurav Pandey | 1,227 | 44.9 | +10.6 |
| | Labour | Paul Pegg | 1,034 | 37.9 | -0.8 |
| | Green | Samuel Ward | 256 | 9.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carmine Branco | 121 | 4.4 | -3.9 |
| | Reform UK | George Warren | 92 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 193 | 7.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,730 | 26.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Mickleover

Mickleover :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Matthew Holmes | 3,071 | 58.9 | +14.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maggie Hird | 1,426 | 27.3 | -9.8 |
| | Labour | John Whitby | 637 | 12.2 | +1.6 |
| | Reform UK | Derek Reynolds | 80 | 1.5 | -6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,645 | 31.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,214 | 45.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Normanton

Normanton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour Co-op | Hardyal Dhindsa | 1,878 | 56.5 | -18.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abdul Jabbar | 825 | 24.8 | +17.7 |
| | Conservative | Tafseer Habib | 377 | 11.3 | +2.4 |
| | Reform UK | Michael Siveyer | 242 | 7.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,053 | 31.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,322 | 32.1 | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### Oakwood

Oakwood :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Matthew Eyre | 2,304 | 63.7 | +17.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Harwood | 671 | 18.6 | +12.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | Neil Wilson | 460 | 12.7 | -2.8 |
| | Green | Vic Wood | 130 | 3.6 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Graham Leeming | 51 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,633 | 45.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,616 | 35.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Sinfin

Sinfin :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Baggy Shanker | 1,551 | 59.4 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | Jay Joshi | 798 | 30.6 | +7.9 |
| | Reform UK | Doug Lumley | 134 | 5.1 | -15.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Lind | 126 | 4.8 | -1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 753 | 28.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,609 | 25.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Spondon

Spondon :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Evonne Williams | 2,539 | 70.0 | +10.8 |
| | Labour | Ashiq Hussain | 484 | 13.4 | -5.3 |
| | Green | Andreas Christodoulou | 359 | 9.9 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Wray | 159 | 4.4 | +1.3 |
| | Reform UK | David Adams | 84 | 2.3 | -11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,055 | 56.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,625 | 36.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
