# South Derbyshire District Council elections

South Derbyshire District Council elections are held every four years. South Derbyshire District Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of South Derbyshire in Derbyshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2011, 36 councillors have been elected from 15 wards.

## Council elections

* 1973 South Derbyshire District Council election
* 1976 South Derbyshire District Council election
* 1979 South Derbyshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1983 South Derbyshire District Council election
* 1987 South Derbyshire District Council election
* 1991 South Derbyshire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 South Derbyshire District Council election
* 1999 South Derbyshire District Council election
* 2003 South Derbyshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2007 South Derbyshire District Council election
* 2011 South Derbyshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2015 South Derbyshire District Council election
* 2019 South Derbyshire District Council election
* 2023 South Derbyshire District Council election

## Council composition

| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Green | Independent |
| 2003 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 0 | Labour |
| 2007 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 1 | Conservative |
| 2011 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Conservative |
| 2015 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | Conservative |
| 2019 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | Conservative |
| 2023 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 1 | Labour |

## By-election results
### 1995-1999

Hatton By-Election 17 July 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 318 | 67.9 | +67.9 |
| | Conservative | | 151 | 32.2 | +32.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 35.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 469 | 23.5 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Repton By-Election 17 July 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 572 | 56.3 | +19.5 |
| | Labour | | 444 | 43.7 | +20.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 12.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,016 | 35.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Swadlincote By-Election 30 October 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 407 | 61.0 | +15.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 215 | 32.2 | +32.2 |
| | Conservative | | 45 | 6.7 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 192 | 28.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 667 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Newhall By-Election 13 November 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 497 | 73.5 | −8.6 |
| | Conservative | | 91 | 13.5 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 88 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 406 | 60.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 676 | 13.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Swadlincote By-Election 16 April 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 497 | 58.5 | +13.0 |
| | Independent | | 289 | 34.0 | +13.9 |
| | Conservative | | 64 | 7.5 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 208 | 24.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 850 | 23.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 1999-2003

Newhall By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 2,047 | 71.8 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | | 803 | 28.2 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,244 | 43.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,850 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

Hilton By-Election 17 February 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Littlejohn | 499 | 59.3 | −13.5 |
| | Labour | | 245 | 29.1 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Winter | 97 | 11.5 | +11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | 30.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 841 | 26.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Swadlincote By-Election 20 April 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neil Tilley | 565 | 61.3 | +10.4 |
| | Conservative | Jon McEwan | 356 | 38.7 | +11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 22.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 921 | 17.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Swadlincote By-Election 13 July 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Lane | 562 | 51.4 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Morris | 301 | 27.5 | +27.5 |
| | Conservative | Jon-Paul McEwan | 231 | 21.1 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 331 | 23.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,094 | 20.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Church Gresley By-Election 18 October 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gordon Rhind | 639 | 43.8 | −23.0 |
| | BNP | Richard Fallows | 516 | 35.4 | +35.4 |
| | Conservative | Jana Eaton | 304 | 20.8 | −12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 8.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,459 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Linton By-Election 25 October 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Tipping | 613 | 46.3 | +13.3 |
| | Labour | Malc Gee | 510 | 38.5 | +5.8 |
| | UKIP | Mike Dawson | 118 | 8.9 | −17.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Wilkinson | 82 | 6.2 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 103 | 7.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,323 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Linton By-Election 25 October 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dan Pegg | 623 | 62.5 | 23.8 |
| | Labour | Ben Stuart | 316 | 32.7 | 2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Karen Johnson | 48 | 4.8 | 0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 | 29.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 988 | 22.53 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Church Gresley By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Redfern | 994 | 61.4 | +25.0 |
| | Labour | Sue Taylor | 625 | 38.6 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 369 | 22.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,619 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hilton By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Gillian Lemmon | 1,364 |
| Conservative | Peter Smith | 1,097 |
| Liberal Democrats | Grahame Andrew | 467 |
| Labour | David Peacock | 457 |
| Labour | Maureen Timmins | 428 |
| Reform UK | Alan Graves | 105 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Seales By-Election 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Ackroyd | 1,070 | 67.0 | +16.4 |
| | Labour | Steven Frost | 527 | 33.0 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 543 | 34.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,597 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Seales By-Election 9 September 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Amy Wheelton | 399 | 39.7 | +39.7 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Swann | 390 | 38.8 | −11.8 |
| | Labour | Louise Mulgrew | 188 | 18.7 | −11.6 |
| | Green | Amanda Baker | 27 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,004 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Midway By-Election 30 June 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Louise Mulgrew | 600 | 52.6 | +14.7 |
| | Conservative | Barry Appleby | 540 | 47.4 | +9.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 5.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,140 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2023-2027

Melbourne By-Election 2 May 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Matthew Gotheridge | 928 | 45.4 |
| | Labour | Jackie Lane | 681 | 33.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John James | 219 | 10.7 |
| | Green | Jonathan Wood | 135 | 6.6 |
| | Reform UK | Liam Booth-Isherwood | 82 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 247 | 12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,045 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Hatton By-Election 4 July 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julie Patten | 527 | 43.4 | −6.5 |
| | Labour | Jackie Lane | 415 | 34.2 | 15.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tilo Scheel | 271 | 22.3 | +22.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 9.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,213 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |