# 2015 Derby City Council election

The 2015 Derby City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Derby City Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party increased its majority on the council by gaining two seats.

## Election results

2015 Derby City Council election :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 64.7 | 37.2 | 40,309 | 10.8 |
| Conservative | 5 | 0 | 0 | | 29.4 | 31.2 | 33,750 | 2.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.9 | 12.0 | 13,042 | 5.9 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 16.9 | 18,293 | New |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1,217 | 0.7 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 875 | 0.6 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.6 | 643 | New |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 98 | 2.2 |
| British Independents | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 60 | New |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50 | New |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2011 election.

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Asaf Afzal | 2,688 | 50.1% |
| | Conservative | Edward James Packham | 1,056 | 19.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Hudson | 875 | 16.3% |
| | UKIP | Martin Ashley Bardoe | 748 | 13.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,632 | 30.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,367 | 54.8% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Allestree

Allestree (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Steve Hassall | 4,867 | 56.7% |
| | Labour | Simon Peter Parkes | 1,835 | 21.4% |
| | UKIP | Frank Leeming | 1,005 | 11.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deena Smith | 883 | 10.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,032 | 35.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,590 | 77.5% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Alvaston

Alvaston (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Bayliss | 2,588 | 40.8% |
| | UKIP | Arron Marsden | 1,826 | 28.8% |
| | Conservative | Pete Berry | 1,404 | 22.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ellen Anthony | 385 | 6.1% |
| | TUSC | Charles Albert Taylor | 74 | 1.2% |
| | British Independents | David Andrew Gale | 60 | 0.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 762 | 12.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,337 | 55.9% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Arboretum

Arboretum (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Fareed Hussain | 3,549 | 71.1% |
| | Conservative | Ross McCristal | 505 | 10.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Hird | 434 | 8.7% |
| | UKIP | Usman Khalid-Raja | 387 | 7.8% |
| | TUSC | Graham Lewis | 118 | 2.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,044 | 61.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,993 | 46.3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Blagreaves

Blagreaves (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Amo Raju | 2,401 | 36.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Danielle Lind | 1,990 | 30.5% |
| | Conservative | Max Craven | 1,235 | 18.9% |
| | UKIP | Vincent Davis | 844 | 12.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 411 | 6.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,527 | 66.0% |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Boulton

Boulton (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Barbara Sybil Jackson | 2,177 | 37.8% |
| | UKIP | Steve Fowke | 1,562 | 27.1% |
| | Conservative | Celia Ingall | 1,538 | 26.7% |
| | Green | David Leonard Foster | 239 | 4.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Venn | 159 | 2.8% |
| | TUSC | Shaun Christopher Stuart | 80 | 1.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 615 | 10.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,755 | 57.8% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Chaddesden

Chaddesden (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Linda Mary Winter | 2,147 | 34.4% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Charles Smale | 2,131 | 34.2% |
| | UKIP | Anthony Joseph Crawley | 1,558 | 25.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Colin Care | 304 | 4.9% |
| | BNP | Paul Hillard | 98 | 1.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 0.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,238 | 62.0% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Chellaston

Chellaston (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alan Leslie Grimadell | 3,342 | 43.8% |
| | Labour | Cecile Yvonne Wright | 2,161 | 28.3% |
| | UKIP | John Evans | 1,506 | 19.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Elizabeth Katharine Webb | 568 | 7.4% |
| | English Democrat | David William Black | 50 | 0.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,181 | 15.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,627 | 67.0% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Darley

Darley (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Martin Jeffrey Repton | 2,698 | 39.1% |
| | Conservative | Jordan Kemp | 2,373 | 34.4% |
| | UKIP | Kirk Lewis Kus | 632 | 9.2% |
| | Green | Alice Sarah Mason-Power | 632 | 9.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Allman Cameron | 565 | 8.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 325 | 4.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,900 | 66.4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Derwent

Derwent (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Martin Rawson | 2,107 | 42.5% |
| | UKIP | Sarah Ann Hallam | 1,336 | 27.0% |
| | Conservative | Steve Willoughby | 1,165 | 23.5% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Ferrigno | 349 | 7.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 771 | 15.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,957 | 51.4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Littleover

Littleover (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Carr | 2,682 | 35.4% |
| | Labour | Dom Anderson | 2,403 | 31.7% |
| | Conservative | Gee Afsar | 1,744 | 23.0% |
| | UKIP | Vaughan Saxby | 606 | 8.0% |
| | Independent (politician) | Tony Welch | 139 | 1.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 279 | 3.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,574 | 71.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Mackworth

Mackworth (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Diane Elizabeth Froggatt | 1,811 | 32.9% |
| | Conservative | Sean Thomas Rose | 1,268 | 23.0% |
| | UKIP | Freddie Theobald | 1,094 | 19.9% |
| | Independent | Lisa Maria Higginbottom* | 736 | 13.4% |
| | Green | Marten Kats | 346 | 6.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catrin Sian Rutland | 250 | 4.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 543 | 9.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,505 | 57.4% |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent |
Note: Lisa Higginbottom was elected as a Labour councillor at the previous election in 2011, but resigned to sit as an independent in October 2013.

### Mickleover

Mickleover (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Keith | 3,772 | 43.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Joseph Barker | 2,382 | 27.7% |
| | Labour | Lester John Pendrey | 1,523 | 17.7% |
| | UKIP | Ian Edward Crompton | 925 | 10.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,390 | 16.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,602 | 73.6% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Normanton

Normanton (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jangir Khan | 3,763 | 71.6% |
| | Conservative | Ashley Anthony Waterhouse | 597 | 11.4% |
| | UKIP | Jayprakash Joshi | 486 | 9.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Leonard | 219 | 4.2% |
| | TUSC | Terence Anderson | 191 | 3.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,166 | 60.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,256 | 51.0% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Oakwood

Oakwood (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robin Wood | 3,345 | 51.0% |
| | Labour | Fay Knight | 1,672 | 25.5% |
| | UKIP | Gary John Small | 1,197 | 18.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Anthony Jackson | 340 | 5.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,673 | 25.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,554 | 65.1% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Sinfin

Sinfin (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joanna Terese West | 2,993 | 60.7% |
| | UKIP | Gaurav Pandey | 1,383 | 28.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jake Zyla | 432 | 8.8% |
| | TUSC | Zbigniew Wojcik | 123 | 2.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,610 | 32.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,624 | 66.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Spondon

Spondon (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nicola Angela Roulstone | 3,384 | 51.1% |
| | Labour | Richard Morgan | 1,793 | 27.1% |
| | UKIP | Garth Munton | 1,222 | 18.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alf Wall | 225 | 3.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,591 | 24.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,624 | 66.5% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |