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Derby 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

17 ward races

18 seats

9 elected below the proportional quota

50.0% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 17 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 18 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Conservative and Unionist Party	24,655	38.5%	9	50.0%	8	44.4%	+1
Labour Party	19,807	31.0%	5	27.8%	6	33.3%	-1
Liberal Democrats	9,880	15.4%	2	11.1%	3	16.7%	-1
Reform UK	4,615	7.2%	2	11.1%	1	5.6%	+1
Green Party	2,799	4.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent	2,154	3.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
LINK	41	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	29	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	63,980	100.0%	18	100.0%	18	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Darley · 2 seats · won at 17.6% · +15.8 pts below quota
Derwent · 1 seat · won at 37.0% · +13.0 pts below quota
Abbey · 1 seat · won at 38.3% · +11.7 pts below quota
Chellaston · 1 seat · won at 42.8% · +7.2 pts below quota
Littleover · 1 seat · won at 43.2% · +6.8 pts below quota
Alvaston · 1 seat · won at 43.9% · +6.1 pts below quota
Mackworth · 1 seat · won at 44.9% · +5.1 pts below quota
Blagreaves · 1 seat · won at 49.4% · +0.6 pts below quota
Normanton · 1 seat · won at 56.5% · above quota
Boulton · 1 seat · won at 57.3% · above quota
Mickleover · 1 seat · won at 58.9% · above quota
Sinfin · 1 seat · won at 59.4% · above quota
Oakwood · 1 seat · won at 63.7% · above quota
Allestree · 1 seat · won at 67.1% · above quota
Arboretum · 1 seat · won at 67.5% · above quota
Chaddesden · 1 seat · won at 69.1% · above quota
Spondon · 1 seat · won at 70.0% · above quota

Race results

Darley · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.6% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +15.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,434

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Martin A.	Labour Party	1,833	24.7%	Elected
2	Grimadell A.L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,305	17.6%	Elected
3	Swan C.J.	Labour Party	1,304	17.5%
4	Howlett C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,138	15.3%
5	Howlett A.B.	Green Party	721	9.7%
6	Jaques R.	Green Party	564	7.6%
7	King S.K.	Liberal Democrats	278	3.7%
8	Thatcher E.J.	Liberal Democrats	186	2.5%
9	Summerfield J.P.	Reform UK	105	1.4%

Electorate 10,767 · Ballots cast 7,434 · EC ward code E05001775 · Back to ward index

Derwent · single-seat

Marginal winner 37.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,408

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Pearce T.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	892	37.0%	Elected
2	Hudson R.	Independent	691	28.7%
3	Rawson M.J.	Labour Party	674	28.0%
4	Bradley C.L.	Reform UK	62	2.6%
5	Ferrigno S.	Liberal Democrats	60	2.5%
6	Maskill-Watts E.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	29	1.2%

Electorate 10,150 · Ballots cast 2,408 · EC ward code E05001776 · Back to ward index

Abbey · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,997

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bonser S.	Labour Party	1,147	38.3%	Elected
2	Khan F.	Liberal Democrats	1,025	34.2%
3	Rycroft E.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	546	18.2%
4	Hitchcock H.G.	Green Party	192	6.4%
5	Paxton J.C.	Reform UK	87	2.9%

Electorate 9,834 · Ballots cast 2,997 · EC ward code E05001767 · Back to ward index

Chellaston · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,069

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jennings H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,743	42.8%	Elected
2	Ingall C.	Independent	1,463	36.0%
3	Rehman H.	Labour Party	584	14.4%
4	Wilson P.J.	Liberal Democrats	209	5.1%
5	Saxby A.V.	Reform UK	70	1.7%

Electorate 11,855 · Ballots cast 4,069 · EC ward code E05001774 · Back to ward index

Littleover · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,569

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Lonsdale E.C.	Liberal Democrats	1,976	43.2%	Elected
2	Dhillon G.S.	Labour Party	1,343	29.4%
3	Packham E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,140	25.0%
4	May B.D.	Reform UK	69	1.5%
5	Welch T.	LINK	41	0.9%

Electorate 11,142 · Ballots cast 4,569 · EC ward code E05001777 · Back to ward index

Alvaston · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,213

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Evans J.	Reform UK	1,411	43.9%	Elected
2	Spray T.N.W.	Labour Party	1,024	31.9%
3	Berry P.S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	665	20.7%
4	Butter P.K.	Liberal Democrats	113	3.5%

Electorate 11,660 · Ballots cast 3,213 · EC ward code E05001769 · Back to ward index

Mackworth · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,730

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Pandey G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,227	44.9%	Elected
2	Pegg P.J.	Labour Party	1,034	37.9%
3	Ward S.A.	Green Party	256	9.4%
4	Branco C.	Liberal Democrats	121	4.4%
5	Warren G.D.	Reform UK	92	3.4%

Electorate 10,244 · Ballots cast 2,730 · EC ward code E05001778 · Back to ward index

Blagreaves · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,834

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Naitta J.	Liberal Democrats	1,895	49.4%	Elected
2	Bullock M.R.	Labour Party	1,073	28.0%
3	Jaspal R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	755	19.7%
4	Blaney A.	Reform UK	111	2.9%

Electorate 9,760 · Ballots cast 3,834 · EC ward code E05001771 · Back to ward index

Normanton · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.5 pts Valid ballots 3,322

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Dhindsa H.S.	Labour Party	1,878	56.5%	Elected
2	Jabbar A.B.	Liberal Democrats	825	24.8%
3	Habib T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	377	11.3%
4	Siveyer M.F.	Reform UK	242	7.3%

Electorate 10,487 · Ballots cast 3,322 · EC ward code E05001780 · Back to ward index

Boulton · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.3 pts Valid ballots 2,901

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Prosser T.	Reform UK	1,663	57.3%	Elected
2	Bolton S.F.	Labour Party	998	34.4%
3	Webb J.E.K.	Liberal Democrats	240	8.3%

Electorate 10,184 · Ballots cast 2,901 · EC ward code E05001772 · Back to ward index

Mickleover · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.9 pts Valid ballots 5,214

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Holmes M.E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	3,071	58.9%	Elected
2	Hird M.	Liberal Democrats	1,426	27.3%
3	Whitby J.M.	Labour Party	637	12.2%
4	Reynolds D.	Reform UK	80	1.5%

Electorate 11,541 · Ballots cast 5,214 · EC ward code E05001779 · Back to ward index

Sinfin · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.4 pts Valid ballots 2,609

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Shanker B.	Labour Party	1,551	59.4%	Elected
2	Joshi J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	798	30.6%
3	Lumley D.	Reform UK	134	5.1%
4	Lind P.J.	Liberal Democrats	126	4.8%

Electorate 10,494 · Ballots cast 2,609 · EC ward code E05001782 · Back to ward index

Oakwood · single-seat

Marginal winner 63.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −13.7 pts Valid ballots 3,616

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Eyre M.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,304	63.7%	Elected
2	Harwood F.	Liberal Democrats	671	18.6%
3	Wilson N.	Labour Party	460	12.7%
4	Wood V.	Green Party	130	3.6%
5	Leeming G.F.	Reform UK	51	1.4%

Electorate 10,314 · Ballots cast 3,616 · EC ward code E05001781 · Back to ward index

Allestree · single-seat

Marginal winner 67.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −17.1 pts Valid ballots 5,203

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Potter G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	3,489	67.1%	Elected
2	Banks J.P.	Labour Party	1,002	19.3%
3	Mott T.	Green Party	363	7.0%
4	Jones M.S.	Liberal Democrats	250	4.8%
5	Wise J.	Reform UK	99	1.9%

Electorate 10,966 · Ballots cast 5,203 · EC ward code E05001768 · Back to ward index

Arboretum · single-seat

Marginal winner 67.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −17.5 pts Valid ballots 2,893

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Nawaz G.	Labour Party	1,952	67.5%	Elected
2	Hurt A.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	355	12.3%
3	Marrero J.F.	Liberal Democrats	232	8.0%
4	Sleeman I.C.	Green Party	214	7.4%
5	Flint G.T.	Reform UK	140	4.8%

Electorate 11,967 · Ballots cast 2,893 · EC ward code E05001770 · Back to ward index

Chaddesden · single-seat

Marginal winner 69.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −19.1 pts Valid ballots 3,343

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Smale J.C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,311	69.1%	Elected
2	Wisdish A.J.	Labour Party	829	24.8%
3	Small G.	Reform UK	115	3.4%
4	Howcroft G.A.	Liberal Democrats	88	2.6%

Electorate 9,974 · Ballots cast 3,343 · EC ward code E05001773 · Back to ward index

Spondon · single-seat

Marginal winner 70.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −20.0 pts Valid ballots 3,625

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Williams E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,539	70.0%	Elected
2	Hussain A.	Labour Party	484	13.4%
3	Christodoulou A.	Green Party	359	9.9%
4	Wray P.A.	Liberal Democrats	159	4.4%
5	Adams D.C.	Reform UK	84	2.3%

Electorate 9,918 · Ballots cast 3,625 · EC ward code E05001783 · Back to ward index