1991 Derby City Council election^[1]^[2]

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2 May 1991

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15 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council
23 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Party	Conservative	Labour
Last election	24	20
Seats won	6	9
Seats after	22	22
Seat change	2	2
Popular vote	24,523	23,820
Percentage	43.9%	42.6%

Map showing the results of the 1991 Derby City Council elections.

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

No overall control

The 1991 Derby City Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1991.^[3] This was on the same day as other local elections. 15 of the council's 44 seats were up for election. The council, which had previously been under Conservative council, fell under no overall control with the Conservatives and Labour holding exactly half the seats each.

Overall results

1991 Derby City Council Election
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
	Labour	9	2	0	2	60.0	42.6	23,820
	Conservative	6	0	2	2	40.0	43.9	24,523
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0.0	11.6	6,478
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	1.9	1,086
Total		15						55,907

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Ainsley	2,054	55.0%
	Conservative	G. Shaw	1,267	33.9%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Wood	279	7.5%
	Green	P. Brock	136	3.6%
Turnout				40.9%
	Labour hold

Babington

Babington^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Hussain	1,596	58.8%
	Liberal Democrats (UK)	M. Burgess	505	18.6%
	Conservative	M. Ali	489	18.0%
	Green	B. Emmans	122	4.5%
Turnout				36.3%
	Labour hold

Chaddesden

Chaddesden^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Till	2,209	48.7%
	Conservative	H. Johnson	1,857	40.9%
	Liberal Democrats (UK)	D. Smith	474	10.4%
Turnout				53.0%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Chellaston

Chellaston^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Jennings	2,893	60.6%
	Labour	H. Gorham	1,321	27.7%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Hartropp	417	8.7%
	Green	C. Cooper	140	2.9%
Turnout				49.2%
	Conservative hold

Darley

Darley^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Hickson	2,826	57.6%
	Labour	J. Gilmore	1,298	26.5%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Webley	692	14.1%
	Green	L. Ludkiewicz	88	1.8%
Turnout				52.6%
	Conservative hold

Derwent

Derwent^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Hayes	1,784	59.1%
	Conservative	J. Ormond	863	28.6%
	Liberal Democrats	M. McCann	308	10.2%
	Green	I. Sandars	64	2.1%
Turnout				40.1%
	Labour hold

Kingsway

Kingsway^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Bertalan	2,171	59.1%
	Labour	K. Hepworth	1,017	27.7%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Spendlove	486	13.2%
Turnout				48.1%
	Conservative hold

Litchurch

Litchurch^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. McGiven	1,744	64.8%
	Conservative	M. Najeeb	614	22.8%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Harris	196	7.3%
	Green	L. Davies	139	5.2%
Turnout				36.7%
	Labour hold

Littleover

Littleover^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Wood	1,918	47.3%
	Liberal Democrats	L. Care	1,060	26.2%
	Labour	J. Green	1,006	24.8%
	Green	M. Attenborrow	67	1.7%
Turnout				56.4%
	Conservative hold

Mackworth

Mackworth^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Summers	1,929	55.7%
	Conservative	A. Clemson	1,242	35.8%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Hartropp	294	8.5%
Turnout				50.6%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Mickleover

Mickleover^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Broadfield	2,710	62.5%
	Labour	A. Macdonald	922	21.3%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Turner	573	13.2%
	Green	C. Jones	128	3.0%
Turnout				51.5%
	Conservative hold

Normanton

Normanton^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Chris Williamson	1,810	55.1%
	Conservative	K. Webley	1,104	33.6%
	Liberal Democrats	L. Jones	285	8.7%
	Green	E. Wall	83	2.5%
Turnout				44.0%
	Labour hold

Osmanton

Osmanton^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Streets	1,254	64.8%
	Conservative	D. Brown	479	24.8%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Todd	201	10.4%
Turnout				31.8%
	Labour hold

Sinfin

Sinfin^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Mullarkey	1,960	63.7%
	Conservative	C. Hateley	822	26.7%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Blane	295	9.6%
Turnout				40.9%
	Labour hold

Spondon

Spondon^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Brown	3,268	57.2%
	Labour	K. Merry	1,916	33.5%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Holebrook	413	7.2%
	Green	P. Chapman	119	2.1%
Turnout				55.8%
	Conservative hold

References

^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
^ "Local Election Summaries 1991". The Elections Centre.
^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1991 (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Derby City Council Election Results 1979-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.

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