2019 Derbyshire Dales District Council election

2019 Derbyshire Dales District Council election
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All 39 seats to Derbyshire Dales District Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Last election 29 seats, 45.3% 3 seats, 7.2% 5 seats, 26.9%
Seats won 20 8 6
Seat change Decrease 9 Increase 5 Increase 1
Popular vote 17,017 9,991 11,112
Percentage 40.1 23.6 26.2
Swing Decrease 5.3 Increase 16.4 Decrease 0.7
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent Green
Last election 2 seats, 6.2% 0 seats, 5.8%
Seats won 3 2
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 2
Popular vote 1,561 2,239
Percentage 3.7 5.3
Swing Decrease 2.5 Decrease 0.5
Map showing the composition of Derbyshire Dales District Council following the election. Striped wards have mixed representation.
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

The 2019 Derbyshire Dales District Council election was held on 2 May 2019 to elect all 39 councillors for Derbyshire Dales District Council. This was on the same day as other local elections.

The Conservative Party retained control of the council for the fifth consecutive election, with a significantly reduced majority of 1.[1]

No wards were uncontested for the first time since the 1999 election, and was the last election to be held under the ward boundaries that had been in use since the 2003 election.[2][3]

Ward results

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Ashbourne North

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Ashbourne North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sue Bull 519 48.5
Conservative Stuart Lees 515 48.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Dobbs 325 30.3
Liberal Democrats Patricia Wildgoose 263 24.6
Labour Andy White 198 18.5
Labour Roslyn Hope 187 17.5
Majority 190
Turnout 1,071
Conservative hold Swing Decrease20.9
Conservative hold Swing

Ashbourne South

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Ashbourne South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Donnelly 598 43.3
Liberal Democrats Robert Archer 538 39.0
Conservative Dermot Murphy 516 37.4
Liberal Democrats Robin Shirtcliffe 447 32.4
Labour Peter Ginnis 161 11.7
Labour Ruth Pugh 160 11.6
Green John Hill 157 11.4
Majority 22
Turnout 1,380
Conservative hold Swing Decrease24.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Bakewell

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Bakewell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Wakeman 1,025 67.0
Conservative Alyson Hill 1,015 66.4
Conservative Alasdair Sutton 939 61.4
Labour Paul Morgans 465 30.4
Labour Helen Smith 408 26.7
Majority 474
Turnout 1,529
Conservative hold Swing Increase14.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bradwell

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Bradwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Furness 324 57.4 Decrease 9.6
Labour Les Swain 240 42.6 Increase 9.6
Majority 84
Turnout 564
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 9.6

Brailsford

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Brailsford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michele Morley 542 82.6
Labour Nicholas Bishop 114 17.4
Majority 428
Turnout 656
Conservative hold Swing Decrease23.9

Calver

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Calver
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Froggatt 329 48.5 Decrease 15.6
Green Robert Scott 219 32.2 Increase 32.2
Labour Thomas Barker 131 19.3 Decrease 16.6
Majority 110
Turnout 679
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 23.9

Carsington Water

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Carsington Water
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lewis Rose 374 59.6
Liberal Democrats Margaret Elsworth 132 21.0
Labour Bob Allen 122 19.4
Majority 155
Turnout 628
Conservative hold Swing

Chatsworth

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Chatsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Hobson 456 74.0
Liberal Democrats Barbara Bowman 100 16.2
Labour Jacob Butler 60 9.7
Majority 356
Turnout 616
Conservative hold Swing

Clifton and Bradley

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Clifton and Bradley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Shirley 396 64.7 Increase 4.3
Labour Rob Pugh 114 18.6 Increase 18.6
UKIP Richard Stone 102 16.7 Increase 1.8
Majority 282
Turnout 612
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 7.2

Darley Dale

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Darley Dale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jason Atkin 755 43.5
Conservative Mark Salt 685 39.5
Conservative Andrew Statham 653 37.6
Liberal Democrats Naomi Bell 431 24.8
Liberal Democrats Andrew Creese 374 21.6
Green Emma Hickling 363 20.9
Labour Robert Golder 324 18.7
Labour Lucy Peacock 301 17.3
UKIP Paul Roe 267 15.4
Labour Keith Kendrick 246 14.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Martin 241 13.9
Majority 222
Turnout 1,735
Conservative hold Swing Decrease7.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Dovedale and Parwich

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Dovedale and Parwich
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard FitzHerbert 424 73.7
Liberal Democrats Sandra Fearn 78 13.6
Labour Sue Hodgson 73 12.7
Majority 346
Turnout 575
Conservative hold Swing

Doveridge and Sudbury

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Doveridge and Sudbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jacqueline Allison 343 53.8 Increase 53.8
Conservative Albert Catt 238 37.3 Decrease 37.7
Labour Laurie Butler 57 8.9 Increase 8.9
Majority 105
Turnout 638
Independent gain from Conservative Swing Increase 45.8

Hartington and Taddington

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Hartington and Taddington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Chapman 289 59.8
Green John Youatt 82 17.0
Liberal Democrats Asher Bond 61 12.6
Labour John Cowings 51 10.6
Majority 207
Turnout 483
Conservative hold Swing

Hathersage and Eyam

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Hathersage and Eyam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter O'Brien 585 41.3
Labour Claire Raw 552 38.9
Conservative Vicky Massey 548 38.6
Conservative John Orchard 479 33.8
Liberal Democrats Elanor Nancolas 420 29.6
Majority 4
Turnout 1,418
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase7.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Hulland

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Hulland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Bright 445 80.2
Labour Rosie Ayliffe 110 19.8
Majority 335
Turnout 555
Conservative hold Swing

Lathkill and Bradford

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Lathkill and Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Graham Elliott 460 86.0 Increase 23.7
Labour Richard Wingard 75 14.0 Increase 14.0
Majority 385
Turnout 535
Independent hold Swing Increase 4.9

Litton and Longstone

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Litton and Longstone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Clare Gamble 296 48.5
Conservative Geoff Stevens 228 37.4
Labour Chris Cole 86 14.1
Majority 68
Turnout 610
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Masson

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Masson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joyce Pawley 459 44.6
Conservative Garry Purdy 386 37.5
Labour Andrew Hartley 334 32.5
Green John Green 273 26.5
Conservative Richard Walsh 261 25.4
UKIP Bob Spowart 156 15.2
Majority 52
Turnout 1,029
Labour hold Swing Increase10.0
Conservative hold Swing

Matlock All Saints

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Matlock All Saints
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Burfoot 1,465 68.7
Liberal Democrats Martin Burfoot 1,322 62.0
Liberal Democrats Steve Wain 1,182 55.5
Conservative Ann Elliott 549 25.8
Labour Martin Rutter 387 18.2
Conservative Elly Fawcett-Neal 339 15.9
Labour Lucia Whitney 339 15.9
Majority 633
Turnout 2,131
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase23.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Matlock St. Giles

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Matlock St. Giles
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Flitter 895 53.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Cruise 746 44.2
Liberal Democrats David Hughes 675 40.0
Conservative Jacquie Stevens 520 30.8
Conservative Dan Hopkinson 474 28.1
Conservative Alayne Green 415 24.6
Labour Sylvia Needham 359 21.3
Labour Peter Goulden 352 20.9
Labour Phil Whitney 318 18.8
Majority 155
Turnout 1,688
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase7.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Norbury

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Norbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Morley 435 82.9 Increase 6.1
Labour Jan Cole 90 17.1 Increase 17.1
Majority 345
Turnout 525
Conservative hold Swing Decrease 5.5

Stanton

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Stanton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Matthew Buckler 200 39.9
Conservative Dave Oakley 199 39.7
Labour Jennifer Joy-Matthews 102 20.4
Majority 1
Turnout 501
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Tideswell

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Tideswell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Neil Buttle 204 42.1 Increase 42.1
Conservative Richard Hewson-Stoate 167 34.5 Decrease 27.6
Labour Chris Bowen 113 23.3 Decrease 14.6
Majority 37
Turnout 484
Green gain from Conservative Swing Increase 34.9

Winster and South Darley

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Winster and South Darley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Colin Swindell 758 97.2
Labour Charlie Phillips 22 2.8
Majority 736
Turnout 780
Independent hold Swing

Wirksworth

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Wirksworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mike Ratcliffe 1,200 59.6
Labour Pete Slack 1,128 56.1
Labour Elisa McDonagh 1,089 54.1
Green Ivan Dixon 741 36.8
Conservative Gladwyn Gratton 590 29.3
Conservative Angus Jenkins 480 23.9
Majority 348
Turnout 2,012
Labour hold Swing Increase13.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

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By-elections between 2019 and 2023

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Masson by-election

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Masson by-election: 6 May 2021[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dermot Murphy 447 41.3 Increase6.7
Labour Nicholas Whitehead 444 41.0 Decrease1.3
Green Mark Stanley 192 17.7 Increase3.1
Majority 3
Turnout 1,083
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase4.0

Wirksworth by-election

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Wirksworth by-election: 6 May 2021[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dawn Greatorex 1,109 49.9 Decrease15.5
Conservative Gladwyn Gratton 741 33.3 Increase12.8
Green Richard Rowlatt 373 16.8 Increase2.6
Majority 368
Turnout 2,223
Labour hold Swing Decrease14.2

Carsington Water by-election

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Carsington Waterby-election: 5 May 2022[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Janet Rose 343 43.8 Decrease15.8
Liberal Democrats Monty Stuart-Monteith 274 35.0 Increase14.0
Labour Andrew Hartley 132 16.9 Decrease2.5
Green John Ward 34 4.3 Increase4.3
Majority 69
Turnout 783
Conservative hold Swing Decrease14.9

References

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  1. ^ "Derbyshire Dales District Council Election Results". Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Derbyshire Dales District Council Election Results" (PDF). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Derbyshire Dales". The Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ^ "District council elections". Derbyshire Dales District Council. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Masson Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Wirksworth Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Carsington Water Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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