# 1996 Derby City Council election

The 1996 Derby City Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1996. This was on the same day as other local elections. This election was held ahead of Derby City Council becoming a unitary authority on 1 April 1997. As a result, the entire council was up for election and the elected councillors acted as a shadow authority until that date. The Labour Party retained control of the council.

## Overall results

1996 Derby City Council Election :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| | Labour | 39 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 88.6 | 55.5 | 33,386 |
| | Conservative | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6.8 | 27.6 | 16,593 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 4.5 | 16.1 | 9,716 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.6 | 385 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 85 |
| | SDP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 36 |
| Total | Total | 44 | | | | | | 60,201 |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. Fuller | 1,891 | |
| | Labour | M. Walker | 1,752 | |
| | Labour | J. Till | 1,725 | |
| | Conservative | A. Beckworth | 478 | |
| | Conservative | D. Sice | 353 | |
| | Conservative | I. Sice | 349 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Harry | 253 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Keane | 248 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.6% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Allestree

Allestree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. Du Sautoy | 1,838 | |
| | Conservative | R. Webb | 1,734 | |
| | Labour | J. Horobin | 1,087 | |
| | Labour | W. Cotton | 1,043 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. King | 413 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. Hall | 314 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.6% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Alvaston

Alvaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Bayliss | 1,687 | |
| | Labour | N. Wawman | 1,532 | |
| | Conservative | G. Carran | 522 | |
| | Conservative | I. Gray | 480 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Turner | 178 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Turner | 167 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Babington

Babington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | F. Hussain | 1,203 | |
| | Labour | A. Kalia | 1,160 | |
| | Labour | V. Wilsoncroft | 1,096 | |
| | Conservative | M. Hussain | 296 | |
| | Conservative | A. Alam | 257 | |
| | Conservative | J. Magee | 240 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Sherazi | 139 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Rashid | 131 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Savage | 130 | |
| | Green | L. Davies | 95 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.6% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Blagreaves

Blagreaves :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. Redfern | 1,703 | |
| | Labour | M. Crosdale | 1,583 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Spendlove | 1,580 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Ashburner | 1,578 | |
| | Conservative | K. Lester | 832 | |
| | Conservative | P. McCandless | 736 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Boulton

Boulton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Blanksby | 1,973 | |
| | Labour | Hardyal Dhindsa | 1,647 | |
| | Conservative | K. Thompson | 799 | |
| | Conservative | E. Birkinshaw | 724 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Harlow | 361 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Skelton | 206 | |
| | Independent | G. Hardy | 85 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Breadsall

Breadsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. Woodland | 3,139 | |
| | Labour | J. Whitby | 2,321 | |
| | Conservative | P. Latham | 1,862 | |
| | Conservative | G. Shaw | 1,560 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Staines | 627 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.9% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Chaddesden

Chaddesden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | S. Bolton | 1,828 | |
| | Labour | M. Repton | 1,677 | |
| | Conservative | M. Kilminster | 764 | |
| | Conservative | H. Johnson | 731 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | L. Alcock | 355 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Whitaker | 230 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Chellaston

Chellaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Whitehead | 1,877 | |
| | Labour | B. Jackson | 1,852 | |
| | Conservative | J. Jennings | 1,569 | |
| | Conservative | M. Bertalan | 1,201 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Eaton | 175 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Kay | 158 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Darley

Darley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Wooley | 2,000 | |
| | Labour | J. Bijoux | 1,990 | |
| | Labour | P. Chadfield | 1,956 | |
| | Conservative | J. Brittain | 1,654 | |
| | Conservative | P. Hickson | 1,638 | |
| | Conservative | C. Hulls | 1,570 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Jackson | 438 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. McCann | 423 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Wood | 330 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Derwent

Derwent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Hayes | 1,742 | |
| | Labour | M. Young | 1,630 | |
| | Conservative | G. Francis | 317 | |
| | Conservative | C. Mellor | 302 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Robinson | 212 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Kingsway

Kingsway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Graves | 1,376 | |
| | Labour | K. Hill | 1,220 | |
| | Conservative | N. Brown | 961 | |
| | Conservative | B. Maw | 944 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Crosby | 750 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Troup | 521 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.0% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Litchurch

Litchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. Akhtar | 1,221 | |
| | Labour | A. Rehman | 1,147 | |
| | Conservative | J. Alam | 429 | |
| | Conservative | M. Hussain | 379 | |
| | Green | J. Macdonald | 219 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Piggott | 175 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Sherazi | 93 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Littleover

Littleover :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | L. Care | 2,065 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Burgess | 1,879 | |
| | Labour | L. Shillingford | 779 | |
| | Labour | M. Manku | 778 | |
| | Conservative | A. Champion | 676 | |
| | Conservative | B. Samra | 559 | |
| | SDP | K. Dickenson | 36 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Mackworth

Mackworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Baxter | 1,649 | |
| | Labour | R. Gerrard | 1,503 | |
| | Conservative | J. Francis | 379 | |
| | Conservative | J. Veitch | 347 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Benson | 216 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Benson | 166 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Mickleover

Mickleover :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. Taylor | 1,596 | |
| | Labour | A. Macdonald | 1,392 | |
| | Conservative | A. Griffiths | 1,247 | |
| | Conservative | R. Broadfield | 1,163 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Foxon | 470 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Wilbraham | 395 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Normanton

Normanton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Jones | 1,554 | |
| | Labour | Chris Williamson | 1,472 | |
| | Conservative | A. Blackwood | 311 | |
| | Conservative | J. Samra | 245 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Cooper | 235 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Hartropp | 206 | |
| | Green | E. Wall | 71 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Osmanton

Osmanton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Laxton | 1,017 | |
| | Labour | J. McGiven | 878 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Goacher | 236 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | I. Care | 193 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Sinfin

Sinfin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Mullarkey | 1,765 | |
| | Labour | A. Nath | 1,576 | |
| | Conservative | H. Love | 231 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Gale | 208 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Platt | 203 | |
| | Conservative | A. Wood | 174 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Spondon

Spondon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. Byrne | 2,299 | |
| | Labour | J. Athern | 1,906 | |
| | Conservative | D. Black | 1,428 | |
| | Labour | R. Turner | 1,410 | |
| | Conservative | J. Lee | 1,347 | |
| | Conservative | A. Pegg | 1,299 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Peat | 630 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Whitaker | 313 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |