1991 Erewash Borough Council election

Elections to Erewash Borough Council were held on 2 May 1991 as part of nationwide local elections. The election saw the Labour Party gain control of the Council for the first time since 1976.

Overall results

Erewash Borough 1991 Election Results
	Seats	Seats %
Labour	27	51.9
Conservative	22	42.4
Independent	2	3.8
Liberal Democrats	1	1.9

Erewash Borough Council - Results by Ward

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Abbotsford

Abbotsford (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Trueman K. Ms (E)	525
	Conservative	Matsell B.	494
Turnout				59.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Breadsall and Morley

Breadsall and Morley (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Smith J. (E)	464
	Labour	Elwell J. Ms	157
Turnout				65.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Breaston

Breaston (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Orchard M. Ms (E)	1411
	Conservative	Pemberton H. (E)	1267
	Conservative	Parkinson R. (E)	1260
	Labour	Torr A. Ms	645
	Labour	Bradley S. Ms	616
	Labour	Simpson G. Ms	572
Turnout				55.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cotmanhay

Cotmanhay (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jeffrey P. (E)	1172
	Labour	Henshaw M. Ms (E)	1151
	Labour	Barber D. (E)	1087
	Conservative	Roberts G.	521
	Conservative	Walker T.	496
	Conservative	Warsop J. Ms	485
Turnout				41.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Dale Abbey

Dale Abbey (1 Seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Creswell P. (E)	531
	Labour	Wright C.	118
Turnout				57.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Derby Road East

Derby Road East (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Griffiths H. (E)	1359
	Labour	Kirby J. (E)	1248
	Labour	Montgomery R. (E)	1227
	Conservative	Finch R.	639
	Conservative	Lawrence B. Ms	633
	Conservative	Lawrence E.	612
Turnout				54.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Derby Road West

Derby Road West (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Stevens S. (E)	1281
	Conservative	Hartopp G. (E)	1186
	Conservative	Wilkinson A. (E)	1172
	Labour	Cartwright J.	1108
	Labour	Gilbert B. Ms	1064
	Labour	Carson N.	1050
	Liberal Democrats	Neill I.	397
Turnout				54.7
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Draycott

Draycott (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Orchard D. (E)	742
	Labour	Cheetham C. Ms	518
Turnout				61.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ilkeston Central

Ilkeston Central (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Geehan J. (E)	1062
	Labour	Lynch P. (E)	1032
	Labour	Phillips F. (E)	982
	Conservative	Atkinson J. Ms	714
	Conservative	Hill N. Ms	638
	Conservative	Heron S.	619
Turnout				46.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Ilkeston North

Ilkeston North (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Carrington K. Ms (E)	653
	Labour	Bevan E. (E)	606
	Conservative	Wallbank E.	223
Turnout				38.1
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Ilkeston South

Ilkeston South (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Bishop E. (E)	859
	Labour	Frudd J. (E)	794
	Conservative	Harrison B. Ms	700
	Conservative	Blount A.	656
Turnout				55.4
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Kirk Hallam North

Kirk Hallam North (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Cullen C. (E)	876
	Labour	Stevens C. (E)	856
	Conservative	Reed P.	457
Turnout				48.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Kirk Hallam South

Kirk Hallam South (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Killeavy B. (E)	906
	Labour	Moloney P. (E)	815
	Conservative	Johnson W.	254
	Conservative	Allen J. Ms	221
Turnout				49.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Little Eaton

Little Eaton (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Downing S. (E)	682
	Labour	Bedford R. Ms	241
Turnout				49.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Long Eaton Central

Long Eaton Central (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Grant M. (E)	1003
	Labour	Stevenson G. Ms (E)	987
	Conservative	Hickton F. Ms	892
	Conservative	Gough R.	884
Turnout				50.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Nottingham Road

Nottingham Road (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Hosker R. (E)	1209
	Labour	White B. Ms (E)	1187
	Labour	Dyer J. Ms (E)	1133
	Conservative	Allen J.	1032
	Conservative	Brown J.	1010
	Conservative	Byrne D.	989
Turnout				50.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Ockbrook and Borrowash

Ockbrook and Borrowash (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Tumanow V. Ms (E)	1745
	Conservative	Collyer F. (E)	1651
	Conservative	Harling D. Ms (E)	1581
	Labour	Heighton E.	1287
	Labour	Whitt P.	1212
	Labour	Martin J.	980
	Liberal Democrats	Cockayne E.	405
	Liberal Democrats	Blackwell P.	398
Turnout				58.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Old Park

Old Park (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Bell K. (E)	868
	Labour	Goacher E. (E)	836
	Conservative	Harrison D.	357
	Conservative	Skelton R.	318
Turnout				45.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Sandiacre North

Sandiacre North (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Barker D. (E)	981
	Labour	Dickman F. (E)	902
	Conservative	Hardy A.	743
	Conservative	Tapping K.	730
Turnout				53.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Sandiacre South

Sandiacre South (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Simmons D. (E)	963
	Conservative	Jones F. (E)	914
	Labour	Hampson J.	620
	Labour	Liddle J.	569
	Independent	Whirledge P.	74
Turnout				50.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sawley

Sawley (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Camm W. (E)	2737
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas A. (E)	917
	Conservative	Hay-Heddle J. (E)	833
	Liberal Democrats	Allen R.	791
	Conservative	Miller K.	781
	Labour	Buckley J. Ms	760
	Labour	Fountain M.	686
Turnout				58.4
	Independent hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stanley

Stanley (1 seat)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Smales-Cresswell H.. (E)	543
	Labour	Cheetham N.	530
Turnout				61.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Victoria

Victoria (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Evans W. (E)	710
	Conservative	Johnstone A. Ms (E)	693
	Labour	Harries L. Ms	522
	Labour	Kendrick D.	501
	Green	Atterbury L.	191
	Green	Hunter I.	51
Turnout				51.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Hallam

West Hallam (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Fildes J. (E)	1195
	Conservative	Shaw H. (E)	1005
	Labour	Harrison J. Ms	565
Turnout				45.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wilsthorpe

Wilsthorpe (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Holdsworth D. (E)	1136
	Conservative	Cormack J. Ms (E)	1120
	Labour	Stevenson C.	845
	Labour	Woolford R.	727
Turnout				48.7
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

^ "Erewash Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2017.

[1] "Erewash Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2017.

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