# 2021 Derbyshire County Council election

The Derbyshire County Council elections took place alongside the other 2021 local elections. All 64 seats to Derbyshire County Council were contested. The Conservatives retained control of the council with an increased majority. In addition, the Green Party gained representation for the first time.

## Candidates

Former MPs Ruth George and Edwina Currie stood against each other in Whaley Bridge with Ruth George emerging victorious. George lost her High Peak seat in 2019 and Currie lost her South Derbyshire seat in 1997.

## Summary
### Election result

2021 Derbyshire County Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 64 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 70.0 | 47.8 | 116,184 | +3.9 |
| Labour | 62 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 21.9 | 33.2 | 80,611 | –3.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 55 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 21,950 | –2.5 |
| Green | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.6 | 7.6 | 18,339 | +5.4 |
| Independent | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.8 | 4,452 | ±0.0 |
| Chesterfield Independents | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 660 | N/A |
| Reform UK | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 515 | N/A |
| TUSC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 374 | N/A |
| UKIP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | <0.1 | 47 | –4.2 |

## Division Results
### Amber Valley

(10 seats, 9 electoral divisions)
Amber Valley Summary Result 2021 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 90.00 | 52.8 | 22,814 | +4.1 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | 30.5 | 13,196 | -6.6 |
| Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.00 | 13.0 | 5,623 | +8.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.00 | 3.6 | 1,567 | -0.8 |
Alfreton and Somercotes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Philip Rose | 3,185 | 51.0 |
| | Conservative | David Wilson | 2,791 | |
| | Labour | Paul Smith | 2,237 | 35.8 |
| | Labour | Steve Marshall-Clarke | 2,136 | |
| | Green | Steve Elliott | 599 | 9.6 |
| | Green | Leo Swarvett | 301 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Slater | 219 | 3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Kift | 182 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Alport and Derwent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Taylor | 2,620 | 52.3 | −5.6 |
| | Labour | Ben Bellamy | 1,517 | 30.3 | +1.9 |
| | Green | Rachael Hatchett | 671 | 13.4 | +7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Heap | 206 | 4.1 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,103 | 22.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Belper :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Nelson | 1,665 | 43.1 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | Emma Monkman | 1,497 | 38.8 | −4.1 |
| | Green | Julie Wozniczka | 423 | 11.0 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Morrissey | 277 | 7.2 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 4.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Duffield and Belper South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Gez Kinsella | 2,277 | 50.7 | +38.9 |
| | Conservative | Chris Short | 1,569 | 34.9 | −12.9 |
| | Labour | Joel Bryan | 514 | 11.4 | −12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Allen | 134 | 3.0 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 708 | 15.8 | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Greater Heanor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alexander Stevenson | 2,049 | 66.3 | +18.4 |
| | Labour | Suqie Banwait | 734 | 23.8 | −15.0 |
| | Green | Cathie Hallsworth | 211 | 6.8 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jerry Marler | 96 | 3.1 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1315 | 39.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Heanor Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Iliffe | 1,897 | 59.1 | +15.5 |
| | Labour | Paul Jones | 1011 | 31.5 | −9.5 |
| | Green | Tina Pritchard | 206 | 6.4 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michelle Belsom | 94 | 2.9 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 886 | 27.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Horsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Trevor Ainsworth | 2,637 | 62.9 | −1.2 |
| | Labour | Matthew Jones | 966 | 23.0 | +0.2 |
| | Green | Matt McGuinness | 453 | 10.8 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gemma Quinton | 135 | 3.2 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1671 | 39.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Ripley East and Codnor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ron Ashton | 2,039 | 58.3 | +6.1 |
| | Labour | Tony Holmes | 1188 | 33.9 | −4.5 |
| | Green | Jamie Walls | 168 | 4.8 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Smith | 105 | 3.0 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 851 | 24.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Ripley West and Heage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Moss | 2,362 | 56.4 | +4.9 |
| | Labour | Paul Lobley | 1396 | 33.3 | −5.3 |
| | Green | Michael Bedford | 314 | 7.5 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith | 119 | 2.8 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 966 | 23.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Bolsover

Barlborough and Clowne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Natalie Hoy | 1,710 | 55.6 | +18.6 |
| | Labour | Patricia Clough | 1,222 | 39.7 | −18.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Marshall | 143 | 4.7 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 488 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
Bolsover North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mick Yates | 1,180 | 41.3 | −16.4 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Hoy | 865 | 30.3 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | Peter Roberts | 359 | 12.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Martin Sanders | 275 | 9.6 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Elaine Evans | 108 | 3.8 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samuel Kay | 67 | 2.3 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Bolsover South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Dixon | 1,375 | 47.3 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative | Ryan Cook | 1,241 | 42.7 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Raison | 166 | 5.7 | −0.3 |
| | TUSC | Jonathan Dale | 127 | 4.4 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Shirebrook and Pleasley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine Dale | 1,303 | 56.0 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | Slywester Zwierzynski | 770 | 33.1 | +16.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Oakton | 155 | 6.7 | +0.9 |
| | TUSC | David Murray | 98 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 533 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
South Normanton and Pinxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julian Siddle | 1,307 | 47.0 | +14.6 |
| | Labour | Jim Coyle | 1,124 | 40.4 | −5.5 |
| | Independent | Andrew Joesbury | 254 | 9.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Wilcock | 56 | 2.0 | −5.9 |
| | TUSC | Brian Loader | 41 | 1.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
Tibshelf :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Barron | 1,256 | 37.7 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | Clive Moesby | 1,234 | 37.0 | −15.1 |
| | Independent | Debbie Marshall-Curtis | 582 | 17.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Nick Avis | 206 | 6.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Morgan Leggett | 53 | 1.6 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Chesterfield

Birdholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dave Allen | 1,372 | 51.1 | −8.1 |
| | Conservative | Paul Gibbons | 881 | 32.8 | +5.6 |
| | Green | Darren Yates | 235 | 8.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amanda Brassington | 117 | 4.4 | −9.2 |
| | Chesterfield Independents | Kathryn Berridge | 63 | 2.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Dean Rhodes | 18 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 491 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Boythorpe and Brampton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ron Mihaly | 1,331 | 42.5 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Falconer | 1,011 | 32.3 | −5.6 |
| | Conservative | Heather Liggett | 548 | 17.5 | +1.0 |
| | Green | David Wadsworth | 160 | 5.1 | N/A |
| | Chesterfield Independents | Theresa Powell | 81 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Brimington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dean Collins | 1,577 | 56.1 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | Barry Thompson | 803 | 28.6 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirley Niblock | 184 | 6.5 | −2.8 |
| | Independent | Carl Chambers | 167 | 5.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ruth Perry | 81 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 774 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Loundsley Green and Newbold :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ed Fordham | 1,358 | 39.4 | +11.0 |
| | Labour | Mick Wall | 1,284 | 37.3 | −10.0 |
| | Conservative | Sanjoy Sen | 638 | 18.5 | −0.8 |
| | Chesterfield Independents | David Jones | 165 | 4.8 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |
Spire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ludwig Ramsey | 1,127 | 47.4 | −7.7 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Scheidt | 619 | 26.0 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Mather | 441 | 18.5 | +8.1 |
| | Green | Andy Barton | 193 | 8.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 508 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
St Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Innes | 1,248 | 44.2 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative | Amy Dale | 867 | 30.7 | +8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Rogers | 452 | 16.0 | +1.8 |
| | Chesterfield Independents | Paul Stone | 259 | 9.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 381 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Staveley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anne-Frances Hayes | 832 | 31.1 | −21.2 |
| | Independent | Paul Mann | 785 | 29.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Mick Bagshaw | 555 | 20.8 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Niall Hopkinson | 500 | 18.7 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Staveley North and Whittington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Bingham | 1,560 | 53.4 | +10.3 |
| | Labour | Marion Thorpe | 724 | 24.8 | −15.6 |
| | Conservative | Adam Parrish | 545 | 18.7 | +2.1 |
| | Chesterfield Independents | Colin Stimson | 92 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 836 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
Walton and West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Niblock | 1,508 | 38.1 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | John Boult | 1,446 | 36.6 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | Stephen Lismore | 759 | 19.2 | −5.4 |
| | Green | Simon Geikie | 241 | 6.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |

### Derbyshire Dales

Ashbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Bull | 3,013 | 67.0 | −6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Dobbs | 541 | 12.0 | −7.9 |
| | Green | John Hill | 474 | 10.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | Nick Whitehead | 470 | 10.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,472 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Bakewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alasdair Sutton | 2,575 | 52.8 | −7.9 |
| | Labour | Peter O'Brien | 2,298 | 47.2 | +21.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 277 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Derwent Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Susan Hobson | 2,320 | 54.8 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Cadogan | 1,910 | 45.2 | +30.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 410 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Dovedale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Spencer | 2,261 | 60.0 | +13.0 |
| | Green | Neil Buttle | 1,510 | 40.0 | +36.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 751 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Matlock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Burfoot | 2,350 | 57.8 | +15.5 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Taylor | 861 | 21.2 | −9.7 |
| | Labour | Trevor Page | 621 | 15.3 | −11.5 |
| | Green | Christabel Holland | 235 | 5.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,489 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
Wirksworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dermot Murphy | 1,993 | 42.3 | −2.0 |
| | Labour | Diane Fletcher | 1,826 | 38.8 | −6.2 |
| | Green | John Ward | 491 | 10.4 | +5.0 |
| | Independent | Richard Bright | 214 | 4.5 | −39.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Cruise | 185 | 3.9 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Erewash

(9 seats, 9 electoral divisions)
Erewash Summary Result 2021 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 54.7 | 17,323 | +3.1 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29.8 | 9,429 | -0.2 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 7.7 | 2,453 | +5.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 7.1 | 2,238 | -0.5 |
| Reform UK | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0.8 | 245 | N/A |
Breadsall and West Hallam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carol Hart | 2,353 | 57.2 | −10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Mee | 976 | 23.7 | +11.3 |
| | Labour | Ian Wilson | 694 | 16.9 | +2.1 |
| | Reform UK | David Adams | 91 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,377 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Breaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Parkinson | 2,619 | 59.7 | −0.5 |
| | Green | Brent Poland | 942 | 21.5 | +17.8 |
| | Labour | Adam Thompson | 823 | 18.8 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,677 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Ilkeston East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Flatley | 1,399 | 52.2 | +10.8 |
| | Labour | Geoff Stratford | 1,041 | 38.8 | +0.2 |
| | Green | Zee Sheldon | 179 | 6.7 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kristopher Watts | 62 | 2.3 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 358 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Ilkeston South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Aaron Gibson | 1,401 | 48.6 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | James Dawson | 1,217 | 42.3 | −2.5 |
| | Green | Heather Hierons | 168 | 5.8 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Togni | 94 | 3.3 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
Ilkeston West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony King | 1,919 | 57.2 | +8.9 |
| | Labour | Dan Whittle | 1,154 | 34.4 | −4.9 |
| | Green | Abbie Monaghan | 206 | 6.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Smith | 76 | 2.3 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 765 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Long Eaton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Griffiths | 1,685 | 50.0 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | Gordon Thomas | 1,215 | 36.1 | −4.0 |
| | Green | Lee Fletcher | 265 | 7.9 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Allen | 204 | 6.1 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 470 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Petersham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Garry Hickton | 1,631 | 44.3 | +2.4 |
| | Labour | Laurie Morgen | 1,241 | 33.7 | −3.7 |
| | Green | Charlotte Land | 319 | 8.7 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Oseman | 236 | 6.4 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 390 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Sandiacre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wayne Major | 2,281 | 62.0 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | Celia Powers | 973 | 26.5 | +2.4 |
| | Green | Ashley Dunn | 224 | 6.1 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susannah Watts | 133 | 3.6 | −7.2 |
| | Reform UK | Gaynor Watts | 67 | 1.8 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,308 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Sawley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kewal Athwal | 2,035 | 53.6 | +0.9 |
| | Labour | Denise Bond | 1,071 | 28.2 | +9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Archer | 457 | 12.0 | +0.3 |
| | Green | Stephanie Dunn | 150 | 3.9 | +2.1 |
| | Reform UK | Jo Homer | 87 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 964 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### High Peak

Buxton North and East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lindy Grooby | 1,559 | 48.8 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | Caitlin Bisknell | 1,350 | 42.3 | −0.8 |
| | Green | Peter Crook | 182 | 5.7 | +1.7 |
| | Reform UK | Chris Gould | 65 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Weaver | 39 | 1.2 | −7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Buxton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Kemp | 1,900 | 46.2 | −1.3 |
| | Labour | David Newton | 1,693 | 41.2 | +6.6 |
| | Green | Eileen Reynolds | 351 | 8.5 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stan Heptinstall | 170 | 4.1 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Chapel and Hope Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Gourlay | 2,025 | 46.9 | +1.9 |
| | Green | Joanna Collins | 907 | 21.0 | +17.0 |
| | Labour | Phil Harrison | 885 | 20.5 | −2.9 |
| | Independent | Paddy Bann | 395 | 9.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Patterson | 102 | 2.4 | −25.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,118 | 25.9 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Etherow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Becki Woods | 1,243 | 47.2 | −6.7 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Wynne | 1,119 | 42.5 | +5.8 |
| | Green | Robert Hodgetts-Haley | 178 | 6.8 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Jevon | 49 | 1.9 | −3.9 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Boyle | 47 | 1.8 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | | |
Glossop and Charlesworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Damien Greenhalgh | 3,670 | 45.9 |
| | Conservative | Jean Wharmby | 3,509 | 43.9 |
| | Labour | Gerry Dominey | 3,339 | 41.8 |
| | Conservative | Dom Starkey | 3,149 | 39.4 |
| | Green | Robyn Summers | 849 | 10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Worrall | 539 | 6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
New Mills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anne Clarke | 1,841 | 43.8 | +12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beth Atkins | 1,190 | 28.3 | −16.6 |
| | Conservative | Tony Ashton | 932 | 22.1 | +2.3 |
| | Green | Matthew Patterson | 245 | 5.8 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 651 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
Whaley Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ruth George | 2,544 | 51.9 | +24.3 |
| | Conservative | Edwina Currie | 1,878 | 38.3 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Lomax | 340 | 6.9 | −26.7 |
| | Green | Lucas Jones | 138 | 2.8 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 666 | 13.6 | N/A |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### North East Derbyshire

Clay Cross North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charlotte Cupit | 1,684 | 48.6 | +25.6 |
| | Labour | Janet Hill | 1,084 | 31.3 | −8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ross Shipman | 695 | 20.1 | −10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 600 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
Clay Cross South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin Gillott | 1,820 | 54.7 | −5.4 |
| | Conservative | William Armitage | 1,320 | 39.7 | +11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Vongyer | 112 | 3.4 | −0.5 |
| | Reform UK | Dave Jones | 77 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 500 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
Dronfield East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alex Dale | 2,273 | 59.3 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Roland Lovatt | 989 | 25.8 | −8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Temple | 364 | 9.5 | +4.1 |
| | Green | Carly Radford | 207 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,284 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Dronfield West and Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Angelique Foster | 3,171 | 68.3 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | David Cheetham | 1,150 | 24.8 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Harpham | 324 | 7.0 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 221 | 43.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Eckington and Killamarsh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mark Foster | 3,324 | 52.4 |
| | Conservative | Carolyn Renwick | 3,152 | 49.7 |
| | Labour | Steve Pickering | 2,144 | 33.8 |
| | Labour | Anne Clarke | 1,994 | 31.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Firth | 517 | 8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Marshall | 391 | 6.2 |
| | Independent | John Rose | 171 | 2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
Sutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jack Woolley | 1,420 | 46.8 | +16.5 |
| | Labour | Nigel Barker | 1,272 | 42.0 | −11.8 |
| | Green | Emily Main | 178 | 5.9 | N/A |
| | Independent | Kieron Payne | 97 | 3.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Blaine Uknighted | 64 | 2.1 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 148 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
Wingerworth and Shirland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barry Lewis | 2,536 | 55.4 | −3.4 |
| | Green | Frank Adlington-Stringer | 1,086 | 23.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ross Griffin | 768 | 16.8 | −11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Camille Ramshaw | 187 | 4.1 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,450 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### South Derbyshire

Aston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neil Atkin | 2,092 | 53.8 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | Iain Wilson | 1,257 | 32.3 | −6.5 |
| | Green | Caroline Scott | 281 | 7.2 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hills | 133 | 3.4 | −1.1 |
| | Reform UK | Alan Graves | 128 | 3.3 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 835 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Etwall and Repton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martyn Ford | 2,889 | 62.5 | −5.6 |
| | Labour | John McCallum | 921 | 19.9 | +2.4 |
| | Green | Amanda Baker | 576 | 12.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Hardwick | 237 | 5.1 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,968 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Hilton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julie Patten | 1,985 | 65.1 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Julie Jackson | 541 | 17.7 | −6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Grahame Andrew | 275 | 9.0 | +2.5 |
| | Green | Martin Wall | 247 | 8.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,444 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Linton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Swann | 1,477 | 45.9 | −13.2 |
| | Labour | Dan Pegg | 985 | 30.6 | −0.3 |
| | Independent | Amy Wheelton | 753 | 23.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 492 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Melbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David du Celiee Muller | 1,792 | 50.0 | −15.9 |
| | Labour | Jane Carroll | 862 | 24.1 | +4.1 |
| | Green | Jonathan Wood | 770 | 21.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas James | 160 | 4.5 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 930 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Swadlincote Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gary Musson | 1,304 | 55.4 | +11.8 |
| | Labour | Alan Jones | 932 | 39.6 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Sylvia Dearing | 116 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 372 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Swadlincote North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Smith | 1,081 | 52.0 | +13.8 |
| | Labour | Sean Bambrick | 997 | 48.0 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
Swadlincote South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Redfern | 1,457 | 59.2 | +13.8 |
| | Labour | Louise Mulgrew | 798 | 32.4 | −10.1 |
| | Green | Jude Boynton | 207 | 8.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 659 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

## Changes 2021–2025

In March 2023, Philip Rose and Alex Stevenson, both of whom had been elected as Conservatives, defected to Reform UK. In January 2025 they left and became Independents. In May 2024, Nigel Gourlay was suspended by the Conservatives before resigning from the party and becoming an Independent.

### Long Eaton

Long Eaton By-Election 27 October 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Joel Bryan | 1,104 | 51.1 | +15.0 |
| | Conservative | Chris Page | 723 | 33.5 | −16.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Allen | 239 | 11.1 | +5.0 |
| | Green | Ashley Dunn | 94 | 4.4 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,160 | | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
The Long Eaton by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor Alan Griffiths in July 2022.

### Swadlincote South

Swadlincote South By-Election 31 August 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Haynes | 786 | 62.2 | +29.4 |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Geddes | 477 | 37.8 | −21.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1263 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
The Swadlincote South by-election was triggered by the death of Conservative councillor Roger Redfern.