# 2007 Derby City Council election

The 2007 Derby City Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
The election saw the Conservative Party gain a seat in Chaddesden from the Labour Party. The Labour Party gained one in Darley from the Liberal Democrats. Following the election Labour continued to run the council after they and the Conservatives agreed to continue their agreement, with the Conservatives retaining 3 seats in the cabinet.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 24
* Liberal Democrat 13
* Conservative 12
* Independent 2

## Election result

2007 Derby Local Election Result :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 47.1 | 34.2 | 20,593 | 2.7 |
| Conservative | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29.4 | 32.0 | 19,272 | 1.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23.5 | 28.8 | 17,393 | 2.1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 3.7 | 2,237 | 3.3 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1.3 | 806 | New |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bryan Lowe | 1,237 | 44.1 | 1.7 |
| | Labour | Jaz Greer | 1,093 | 39.0 | 1.0 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hill | 327 | 11.7 | 1.7 |
| | Independent | Norman Clayton | 149 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 5.1 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,806 | 29.4 | 2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Allestree

Allestree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Willoughby | 3,172 | 64.6 | 0.6 |
| | Labour | Frank Kirkland | 940 | 19.1 | 0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon King | 801 | 16.3 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,232 | 45.5 | 0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,913 | 45.4 | 0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Alvaston

Alvaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Bayliss | 1,513 | 45.4 | 9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Naveed Hussain | 1,158 | 34.8 | 8.4 |
| | Conservative | Alison Hayes | 660 | 19.8 | 5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 355 | 10.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,331 | 30.3 | 1.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Arboretum

Arboretum :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fareed Hussain | 1,936 | 49.1 | 8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Masud Akhtar | 1,461 | 37.1 | 5.9 |
| | Conservative | Douglas Sice | 270 | 6.8 | 9.1 |
| | Green | Jane Temple | 162 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| | Independent | Josephine Rooney | 114 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 475 | 12.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,943 | 37.4 | 2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Blagreaves

Blagreaves :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Troup | 1,885 | 45.3 | 3.2 |
| | Labour | Baggy Shanker | 1,292 | 31.0 | 1.1 |
| | Conservative | Lisa Marshall | 792 | 19.0 | 2.2 |
| | Green | Clare Shelton | 194 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 593 | 14.3 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,163 | 43.1 | 1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Boulton

Boulton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barbara Jackson | 1,269 | 40.0 | 6.2 |
| | Independent | Brenda Longworth | 870 | 27.5 | 5.6 |
| | Conservative | David Jennings | 656 | 20.7 | 0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Grahame Elson | 374 | 11.8 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 399 | 12.5 | 11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,169 | 31.4 | 2.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chaddesden

Chaddesden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Grimadell | 1,588 | 46.1 | 7.4 |
| | Labour | Anne MacDonald | 1,468 | 42.6 | 4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Batey | 388 | 11.3 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,444 | 34.2 | 0.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Chellaston

Chellaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harvey Jennings | 1,828 | 45.9 | 0.5 |
| | Labour | Linda Winter | 1,699 | 42.7 | 2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Connolly | 252 | 6.3 | 2.7 |
| | Independent | David Black | 201 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,980 | 37.2 | 0.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Darley

Darley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Repton | 1,198 | 32.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Jackson | 1,168 | 31.8 | 4.6 |
| | Conservative | Lorraine Radford | 964 | 26.3 | 4.6 |
| | Green | David Clasby | 338 | 9.2 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,668 | 40.0 | 1.2 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Derwent

Derwent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Rawson | 1,170 | 50.5 | 2.5 |
| | Conservative | Philip Lucas | 598 | 25.8 | 1.8 |
| | Independent | William Wright | 299 | 12.9 | 0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leigh Alcock | 252 | 10.9 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 572 | 24.7 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,319 | 23.4 | 5.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Littleover

Littleover :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Carr | 2,359 | 55.2 | 6.1 |
| | Conservative | Mike Cook | 1,333 | 31.2 | 6.3 |
| | Labour | Linda McGraw | 583 | 13.6 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,026 | 24.0 | 12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,275 | 42.3 | 1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Mackworth

Mackworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lisa Higginbottom | 1,325 | 48.7 | 1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Lyszczenko | 702 | 25.8 | 3.1 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Brown | 692 | 25.5 | 2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 623 | 22.9 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,719 | 29.1 | 0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Mickleover

Mickleover :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maggie Hird | 2,758 | 55.5 | 7.6 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Holmes | 1,797 | 36.2 | 3.8 |
| | Labour | Joga Thind | 415 | 8.4 | 3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 961 | 19.3 | 11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,970 | 45.0 | 0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Normanton

Normanton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Amar Nath | 1,764 | 48.7 | 4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abdul Majid | 1,522 | 42.0 | 14.9 |
| | Conservative | Jawaid Iqbal | 336 | 9.3 | 10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 242 | 6.7 | 19.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,622 | 34.2 | 2.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Oakwood

Oakwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robin Wood | 1,358 | 44.9 | 11.9 |
| | Labour | Phil Woodhead | 711 | 23.5 | 1.8 |
| | Independent | Frank Harwood | 604 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Ashburner | 238 | 7.9 | 2.4 |
| | Green | Stephen Shelton | 112 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 647 | 21.4 | 10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,023 | 29.9 | 1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Sinfin

Sinfin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Prem Chera | 1,321 | 55.6 | 3.1 |
| | Conservative | Patrick Fullarton | 592 | 24.9 | 8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joe Naitta | 465 | 19.6 | 5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 729 | 30.7 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,378 | 24.8 | 0.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Spondon

Spondon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Berry | 2,309 | 64.5 | 6.9 |
| | Labour | Chris Wynn | 896 | 25.0 | 2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John-Paul Keane | 373 | 10.4 | 4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,413 | 39.5 | 9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,578 | 37.3 | 2.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |