# 2019 Derbyshire Dales District Council election

The 2019 Derbyshire Dales District Council election was held on 2 May 2019 to elect all 39 councillors for Derbyshire Dales District Council. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The Conservative Party retained control of the council for the fifth consecutive election, with a significantly reduced majority of 1.
No wards were uncontested for the first time since the 1999 election, and was the last election to be held under the ward boundaries that had been in use since the 2003 election.

## Ward results
### Ashbourne North

Ashbourne North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sue Bull | 519 | 48.5 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Lees | 515 | 48.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Dobbs | 325 | 30.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Wildgoose | 263 | 24.6 |
| | Labour | Andy White | 198 | 18.5 |
| | Labour | Roslyn Hope | 187 | 17.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,071 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 20.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Ashbourne South

Ashbourne South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tom Donnelly | 598 | 43.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Archer | 538 | 39.0 |
| | Conservative | Dermot Murphy | 516 | 37.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Shirtcliffe | 447 | 32.4 |
| | Labour | Peter Ginnis | 161 | 11.7 |
| | Labour | Ruth Pugh | 160 | 11.6 |
| | Green | John Hill | 157 | 11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,380 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 24.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Bakewell

Bakewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mark Wakeman | 1,025 | 67.0 |
| | Conservative | Alyson Hill | 1,015 | 66.4 |
| | Conservative | Alasdair Sutton | 939 | 61.4 |
| | Labour | Paul Morgans | 465 | 30.4 |
| | Labour | Helen Smith | 408 | 26.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 474 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,529 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 14.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bradwell

Bradwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Furness | 324 | 57.4 | 9.6 |
| | Labour | Les Swain | 240 | 42.6 | 9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 564 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.6 | |

### Brailsford

Brailsford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michele Morley | 542 | 82.6 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Bishop | 114 | 17.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 428 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 656 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 23.9 |

### Calver

Calver :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Helen Froggatt | 329 | 48.5 | 15.6 |
| | Green | Robert Scott | 219 | 32.2 | 32.2 |
| | Labour | Thomas Barker | 131 | 19.3 | 16.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 679 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 23.9 | |

### Carsington Water

Carsington Water :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lewis Rose | 374 | 59.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Elsworth | 132 | 21.0 |
| | Labour | Bob Allen | 122 | 19.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 628 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Chatsworth

Chatsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Susan Hobson | 456 | 74.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Bowman | 100 | 16.2 |
| | Labour | Jacob Butler | 60 | 9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 356 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 616 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Clifton and Bradley

Clifton and Bradley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Shirley | 396 | 64.7 | 4.3 |
| | Labour | Rob Pugh | 114 | 18.6 | 18.6 |
| | UKIP | Richard Stone | 102 | 16.7 | 1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 612 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.2 | |

### Darley Dale

Darley Dale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jason Atkin | 755 | 43.5 |
| | Conservative | Mark Salt | 685 | 39.5 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Statham | 653 | 37.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Naomi Bell | 431 | 24.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Creese | 374 | 21.6 |
| | Green | Emma Hickling | 363 | 20.9 |
| | Labour | Robert Golder | 324 | 18.7 |
| | Labour | Lucy Peacock | 301 | 17.3 |
| | UKIP | Paul Roe | 267 | 15.4 |
| | Labour | Keith Kendrick | 246 | 14.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Martin | 241 | 13.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 222 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,735 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Dovedale and Parwich

Dovedale and Parwich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard FitzHerbert | 424 | 73.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Fearn | 78 | 13.6 |
| | Labour | Sue Hodgson | 73 | 12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 346 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 575 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Doveridge and Sudbury

Doveridge and Sudbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Jacqueline Allison | 343 | 53.8 | 53.8 |
| | Conservative | Albert Catt | 238 | 37.3 | 37.7 |
| | Labour | Laurie Butler | 57 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 638 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | 45.8 | |

### Hartington and Taddington

Hartington and Taddington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Chapman | 289 | 59.8 |
| | Green | John Youatt | 82 | 17.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Asher Bond | 61 | 12.6 |
| | Labour | John Cowings | 51 | 10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 483 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hathersage and Eyam

Hathersage and Eyam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter O'Brien | 585 | 41.3 |
| | Labour | Claire Raw | 552 | 38.9 |
| | Conservative | Vicky Massey | 548 | 38.6 |
| | Conservative | John Orchard | 479 | 33.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elanor Nancolas | 420 | 29.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,418 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 7.5 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Hulland

Hulland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Bright | 445 | 80.2 |
| | Labour | Rosie Ayliffe | 110 | 19.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 335 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 555 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lathkill and Bradford

Lathkill and Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Graham Elliott | 460 | 86.0 | 23.7 |
| | Labour | Richard Wingard | 75 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 385 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 535 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 4.9 | |

### Litton and Longstone

Litton and Longstone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Gamble | 296 | 48.5 |
| | Conservative | Geoff Stevens | 228 | 37.4 |
| | Labour | Chris Cole | 86 | 14.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 610 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Masson

Masson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joyce Pawley | 459 | 44.6 |
| | Conservative | Garry Purdy | 386 | 37.5 |
| | Labour | Andrew Hartley | 334 | 32.5 |
| | Green | John Green | 273 | 26.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Walsh | 261 | 25.4 |
| | UKIP | Bob Spowart | 156 | 15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,029 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Matlock All Saints

Matlock All Saints :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Burfoot | 1,465 | 68.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Burfoot | 1,322 | 62.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Wain | 1,182 | 55.5 |
| | Conservative | Ann Elliott | 549 | 25.8 |
| | Labour | Martin Rutter | 387 | 18.2 |
| | Conservative | Elly Fawcett-Neal | 339 | 15.9 |
| | Labour | Lucia Whitney | 339 | 15.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 633 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,131 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 23.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Matlock St. Giles

Matlock St. Giles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Flitter | 895 | 53.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Cruise | 746 | 44.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hughes | 675 | 40.0 |
| | Conservative | Jacquie Stevens | 520 | 30.8 |
| | Conservative | Dan Hopkinson | 474 | 28.1 |
| | Conservative | Alayne Green | 415 | 24.6 |
| | Labour | Sylvia Needham | 359 | 21.3 |
| | Labour | Peter Goulden | 352 | 20.9 |
| | Labour | Phil Whitney | 318 | 18.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,688 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Norbury

Norbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Morley | 435 | 82.9 | 6.1 |
| | Labour | Jan Cole | 90 | 17.1 | 17.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 345 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 525 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.5 | |

### Stanton

Stanton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Matthew Buckler | 200 | 39.9 |
| | Conservative | Dave Oakley | 199 | 39.7 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Joy-Matthews | 102 | 20.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 501 | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Tideswell

Tideswell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Neil Buttle | 204 | 42.1 | 42.1 |
| | Conservative | Richard Hewson-Stoate | 167 | 34.5 | 27.6 |
| | Labour | Chris Bowen | 113 | 23.3 | 14.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 484 | | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | 34.9 | |

### Winster and South Darley

Winster and South Darley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Colin Swindell | 758 | 97.2 |
| | Labour | Charlie Phillips | 22 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 736 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 780 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Wirksworth

Wirksworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mike Ratcliffe | 1,200 | 59.6 |
| | Labour | Pete Slack | 1,128 | 56.1 |
| | Labour | Elisa McDonagh | 1,089 | 54.1 |
| | Green | Ivan Dixon | 741 | 36.8 |
| | Conservative | Gladwyn Gratton | 590 | 29.3 |
| | Conservative | Angus Jenkins | 480 | 23.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 348 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,012 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 13.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

## By-elections between 2019 and 2023
### Masson by-election

Masson by-election: 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dermot Murphy | 447 | 41.3 | 6.7 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Whitehead | 444 | 41.0 | 1.3 |
| | Green | Mark Stanley | 192 | 17.7 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,083 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 4.0 | |

### Wirksworth by-election

Wirksworth by-election: 6 May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dawn Greatorex | 1,109 | 49.9 | 15.5 |
| | Conservative | Gladwyn Gratton | 741 | 33.3 | 12.8 |
| | Green | Richard Rowlatt | 373 | 16.8 | 2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 368 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,223 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 14.2 | |

### Carsington Water by-election

Carsington Waterby-election: 5 May 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Janet Rose | 343 | 43.8 | 15.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Monty Stuart-Monteith | 274 | 35.0 | 14.0 |
| | Labour | Andrew Hartley | 132 | 16.9 | 2.5 |
| | Green | John Ward | 34 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 783 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 14.9 | |