# 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 | | |
Incumbent Richard Hudson had been elected as a Conservative, but was suspended from, and later quit the party in March 2021.

### 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 | | |
Frank Harwood had been elected as a Conservative, but resigned the party whip and sat as an Independent from June 2020. He subsequently joined the Liberal Democrats just before the election.
Victorious candidate Matthew Eyre was just 23 years old, and became the youngest councillor in Derbyshire at the time, a position he held until the 2022 Long Eaton By-election for Derbyshire County Council.

### 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 | | |