# High Peak Borough Council elections

High Peak Borough Council elections are held every four years. High Peak Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of High Peak in Derbyshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 43 councillors have been elected from 28 wards.

## Council elections

* 1973 High Peak Borough Council election
* 1976 High Peak Borough Council election
* 1979 High Peak Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 2)
* 1983 High Peak Borough Council election
* 1987 High Peak Borough Council election
* 1991 High Peak Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 High Peak Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1999 High Peak Borough Council election
* 2003 High Peak Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)
* 2007 High Peak Borough Council election
* 2011 High Peak Borough Council election
* 2015 High Peak Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2019 High Peak Borough Council election
* 2023 High Peak Borough Council election

## Council composition

| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Liberal | Glossop Independent | Green | Independent | Control |
| 1973 | 23 | 11 | - | 2 | - | - | 10 | No overall control |
| 1976 | 27 | 8 | - | 2 | - | - | 9 | Conservative |
| 1979 | 22 | 12 | - | 2 | - | - | 8 | No overall control |
| 1983 | 18 | 14 | - | 2 | - | - | 10 | No overall control |
| 1987 | 17 | 11 | - | 7 | - | - | 9 | No overall control |
| 1991 | 14 | 16 | 10 | - | - | 0 | 4 | No overall control |
| 1995 | 5 | 30 | 5 | - | - | 0 | 4 | Labour |
| 1999 | 10 | 27 | 5 | - | - | 0 | 2 | Labour |
| 2003 | 12 | 18 | 7 | - | 2 | 0 | 4 | No overall control |
| 2007 | 24 | 9 | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | 4 | Conservative |
| 2011 | 15 | 21 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 4 | No overall control |
| 2015 | 23 | 17 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | Conservative |
| 2019 | 16 | 22 | 3 | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | Labour |
| 2023 | 10 | 29 | 1 | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | Labour |

## Results maps

* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

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

Barmoor By-Election 6 March 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 220 | 53.5 |
| | Labour | | 191 | 46.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 411 | 38.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | |
New Mills South By-Election 1 May 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 1,038 | 44.1 | −11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 787 | 33.4 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | | 528 | 22.4 | +14.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 | 10.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,353 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Blackbrook By-Election 23 April 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 578 | 50.8 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative | | 405 | 35.6 | +9.6 |
| | Labour | | 155 | 13.6 | −7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 178 | 15.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,138 | 38.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Johns By-Election 2 July 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Worrall | 414 | 48.7 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 329 | 38.7 | +11.3 |
| | Labour | | 107 | 12.6 | −20.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | 10.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 850 | 42.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 1999-2003

St. James By-Election 30 September 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 414 | 41.0 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | George Wharmby | 383 | 38.5 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 197 | 19.8 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 994 | 22.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

Sett By-Election 23 October 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Ashton | 201 | 34.8 | −20.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Jefcoate | 193 | 33.4 | +33.4 |
| | Labour | Alan Barrow | 183 | 31.7 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 577 | 35.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Howard Town By-Election 16 September 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roger Wilkinson | 270 | 36.7 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | George David Wharmby | 167 | 22.7 | +0.7 |
| | Respect | Shaw | 107 | 14.6 | +14.6 |
| | Glossop Independent Party | Amanda Jane Whitehead | 103 | 14.0 | −18.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter John Michael William Beard | 88 | 12.0 | +12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 103 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 735 | 22.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Simmondley By-Election 16 September 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Goinden (George) Kuppan | 382 | 40.2 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Richardson | 244 | 25.7 | −1.3 |
| | Labour | Barbara Anne Hastings-Asatourian | 196 | 20.6 | −11.6 |
| | Glossop Independent Party | Neil Johnstone | 96 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| | Respect | Aldridge | 32 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 138 | 14.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 950 | 26.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
New Mills West By-Election 5 May 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Sharpe | 925 | 41.7 |
| | Labour | Lancelot Edgar Dowson | 784 | 35.4 |
| | Conservative | Christopher John Saunders | 508 | 22.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 141 | 6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,217 | 68.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Dinting By-Election 15 September 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jean Wharmby | 322 | 58.5 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | Stephen Eichhorn | 128 | 23.3 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marc Godwin | 100 | 18.2 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | 35.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 550 | 37.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Whitfield By-Election 15 September 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eleanor Wilcox | 212 | 52.7 | +12.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Walker | 135 | 33.6 | +33.6 |
| | Conservative | Matthew James Andrew Crompton | 55 | 13.7 | +13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 19.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 402 | 24.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Tintwistle By-Election 22 October 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Clarke | 339 | 69.2 | +14.3 |
| | Labour | Joyce Brocklehurst | 111 | 22.7 | −22.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Hargreaves | 40 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 228 | 46.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 490 | 28.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Blackbrook By-Election 26 November 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edith Longden | 689 | 56.9 | +16.5 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Colston | 470 | 38.8 | −20.8 |
| | Labour | Fiona Sloman | 52 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | 18.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,211 | 35.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
New Mills West By-Election 06 May 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Maria Carter | 819 | 33.8 | |
| | Conservative | Jacqui Gadd | 647 | 26.7 | |
| | Labour | Alan Barrow | 504 | 20.8 | |
| | Independent | Lance Dowson | 235 | 9.7 | |
| | Green | Hazel May Body | 218 | 9.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 7.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,423 | 71.31 | +27.87 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Buxton Central By-Election 29 March 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Marion Todd | 416 | 44.88 | −0.22 |
| | Conservative | Robert George Morris | 396 | 42.71 | +6.70 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek John Webb | 70 | 7.55 | −4.40 |
| | Independent | Louise Maria Glasscoe | 42 | 4.53 | +4.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 2.16 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 927 | 26.74 | −9.44 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -3.46 | |

### 2015-2019

Limestone Peak By-Election 09 November 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Nigel Roberts | 261 | 53.59 | +3.76 |
| | Labour | Jim Lambert | 133 | 27.31 | +0.79 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alistair MacPhail Forbes | 58 | 11.91 | +11.91 |
| | Green | Peter Colin Crook | 34 | 6.98 | +6.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 26.28 | +4.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 487 | 29.05 | −37.89 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.49 | |

### 2019-2023

Cote Heath By-Election 7 April 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kev Kirkham | 585 | 55.5 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | Alan Smith | 413 | 39.2 | −10.7 |
| | Green | Peter Crook | 56 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 16.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,054 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |