# 2016 Derby City Council election

The 2016 Derby City Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council, albeit with their majority reduced to just one seat.

## Overall results

2016 Derby City Council Election :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41.2 | 34.2 | 19,881 | 9.7 |
| Labour | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 41.2 | 31.6 | 18,410 | 13.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11.8 | 15.0 | 8,738 | 5.6 |
| UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 | 15.6 | 9,107 | 0.5 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1,086 | 1.1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.8 | 443 | New |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.8 | 441 | New |
| British Independents | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 83 | New |
| Link Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 45 | New |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2012 election.
At the previous election the composition of the council was:
| 29 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| Labour | Conservative | LD | UKIP |
After the election the composition of the council was:
| 26 | 17 | 5 | 3 |
| Labour | Conservative | LD | UKIP |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sarah Elizabeth Russell | 1,152 | 41.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ajit Singh Atwal | 764 | 27.4% |
| | Conservative | Jordan Kemp | 409 | 14.6% |
| | UKIP | Barry Appleby | 296 | 10.6% |
| | Green | George Hind | 138 | 4.9% |
| | TUSC | Jonathan Sykes | 33 | 1.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 388 | 13.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,792 | 29.3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Allestree

Allestree (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Jason Smalley | 2,820 | 60.7% |
| | Labour | Oleg Sotnicenko | 785 | 16.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deena Smith | 534 | 11.5% |
| | UKIP | Frank Leeming | 508 | 10.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,035 | 41.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,647 | 42.1% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Alvaston

Alvaston (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | John Evans | 1,562 | 46.3% |
| | Labour | Mark Stuart Tittley | 1,120 | 33.2% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Philip King | 429 | 12.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert John Mason | 179 | 5.3% |
| | British Independents | David Andrew Gale | 45 | 1.3% |
| | TUSC | Jo Warren | 42 | 1.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 442 | 13.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,377 | 29.7% |
| | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour | UKIP gain from Labour |

### Arboretum

Arboretum (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gulfraz Nawaz | 1,707 | 48.0% |
| | Conservative | Matlub Hussain | 1,280 | 36.0% |
| | UKIP | Jhanzab Arif | 190 | 5.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Robert Batey | 171 | 4.8% |
| | Green | Ian Christopher Sleeman | 132 | 3.7% |
| | TUSC | Lesley Butler | 77 | 2.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 427 | 12.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,557 | 33.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Blagreaves

Blagreaves (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joe Naitta | 1,818 | 47.2% |
| | Labour | Cecile Yvonne Wright | 1,198 | 31.1% |
| | UKIP | Vincent Davis | 417 | 10.8% |
| | Conservative | David Rodney Jennings | 416 | 10.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 620 | 16.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,849 | 39.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Boulton

Boulton (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dom Anderson | 981 | 33.1% |
| | UKIP | Gaurav Pandey | 971 | 32.8% |
| | Conservative | Steve Willoughby | 681 | 23.0% |
| | Green | Leon Adam Nixon | 148 | 5.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Greg Webb | 137 | 4.6% |
| | TUSC | Shaun Christopher Stuart | 43 | 1.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 0.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,961 | 29.8% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Chaddesden

Chaddesden (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Charles Smale | 1,160 | 36.2% |
| | Labour | Sue Cowlishaw | 1,070 | 33.4% |
| | UKIP | Anthony Joseph Crawley | 735 | 22.9% |
| | Independent | Paul Hilliard | 127 | 4.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Hallam | 114 | 3.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 2.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,206 | 32.3% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Chellaston

Chellaston (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sean William Marshall | 1,603 | 44.5% |
| | Labour | James Matthew West | 1,016 | 28.2% |
| | UKIP | Ian Edward Crompton | 552 | 15.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Elizabeth Katharine Webb | 429 | 11.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 587 | 16.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,600 | 31.7% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Darley

Darley (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jack Stanton | 1,459 | 40.8% |
| | Conservative | Ged Potter | 1,135 | 31.8% |
| | Green | Marten Kats | 377 | 17.8% |
| | UKIP | Andrew Leslie Bennett | 337 | 9.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Francis Connolly | 219 | 6.1% |
| | TUSC | Chris Fernandez | 45 | 1.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | 9.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,572 | 35.1% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Derwent

Derwent (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Hudson | 814 | 33.4% |
| | Labour | Margaret Eileen Redfern | 811 | 33.2% |
| | UKIP | Martin Fitzpatrick | 660 | 27.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Ferrigno | 155 | 6.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,440 | 25.3% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Littleover

Littleover (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Ashburner | 2,094 | 51.4% |
| | Labour | Cheryl Jacqueline Pidgeon | 994 | 24.4% |
| | Conservative | Peter Stanley Berry | 662 | 16.2% |
| | UKIP | Arron Mathew Marsden | 244 | 6.0% |
| | Link Party | Tony Welch | 83 | 2.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,100 | 27.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,077 | 38.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Mackworth

Mackworth (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul James Pegg | 975 | 36.0% |
| | UKIP | Rob Cooper | 816 | 30.1% |
| | Conservative | Adrian Michael Pegg | 623 | 23.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Colin Deuchar Care | 130 | 4.8% |
| | Green | Kyle Mark Bolderson | 123 | 4.5% |
| | TUSC | Stevie Rosso | 44 | 1.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 5.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,711 | 28.8% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Mickleover

Mickleover (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Matthew Edward Holmes | 2,549 | 51.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maggie Hird | 1,525 | 30.6% |
| | Labour | Craig Lee Thomson | 560 | 11.2% |
| | UKIP | Kirk Lewis Kus | 353 | 7.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,024 | 20.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,987 | 43.3% |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |

### Normanton

Normanton (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Hardyal Singh Dhindsa | 1,869 | 53.2% |
| | Conservative | Habib Iqbal | 1,052 | 29.9% |
| | UKIP | Shaikh Mushtaq Ahmed | 276 | 7.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Preetinder Kaur Butter | 115 | 3.3% |
| | Green | Fred Gough | 107 | 3.0% |
| | TUSC | Terence Mortimer Anderson | 96 | 2.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 817 | 23.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,515 | 35.4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Oakwood

Oakwood (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Frank Harwood | 1,820 | 58.3% |
| | Labour | Neil Wilson | 549 | 17.6% |
| | UKIP | Joanna Rachel Beck | 342 | 11.0% |
| | Independent | Alex Dann | 316 | 10.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Anthony Jackson | 93 | 3.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,271 | 40.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,120 | 31.1% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Sinfin

Sinfin (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Baggy Shanker | 1,377 | 56.7% |
| | Conservative | Adam Mark Hurt | 401 | 16.5% |
| | UKIP | Jayprakash Joshi | 384 | 15.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul John Lind | 144 | 5.9% |
| | Green | Kayleigh Beth Skipper | 61 | 2.5% |
| | TUSC | Zbigniew Wojcik | 61 | 2.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 976 | 40.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,428 | 24.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Spondon

Spondon (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Evonne Williams | 2,027 | 59.7% |
| | Labour | Michael Steven Winfield | 787 | 23.2% |
| | UKIP | Vaughan Saxby | 464 | 13.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John-Paul Keane | 117 | 3.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,240 | 36.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,395 | 34.0% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |