DERBYSHIRE ELECTIONS LIVE 2021: Victory for Conservatives as party remains in power of county council
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Counting started at 10am, after residents in Derbyshire went to the polls yesterday and, with all the results now in, it has been revealed that the Conservative Party will remain in control of Derbyshire County Council, with 45 seats.
A final declaration on the results of the Police and Crime Commissioner elections is expected later today.
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Keep up to date with the results as they come in by following our live blog below.
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Derbyshire County Council and PCC elections 2021: Victory for Tories in county elections
Key Events
- Results for Derbyshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner elections still to be revealed
- Conservative Party remains in control of Derbyshire County Council with 45 seats
- Derbyshire went to the polls yesterday, with results from the county council and PCC elections expected throughout today
- Full council results expected from 4pm
Two more gains for Conservatives making it a total of 10
The two gains are for seats in Eckington and Killamarsh.
Clarke - LAB - 1,994
Firth - LD - 517
Foster - CON - 3,324
Marshall - LD - 391
Pickering - LAB - 2,144
Renwick - CON - 3,152
Rose - IND - 171
CON GAIN X2
Gain for Liberal Democrats in Walton and West
Walton & West:
Boult - CON - 1,446
Geikie - GRE - 241
Lismore - LAB - 759
Niblock - LD - 1,508
LIB DEM GAIN
Gain for the Liberal Democrats in Loundsley Green and Newbold
Loundsley Green & Newbold:
Fordham - LD - 1,358
Jones - CHE - 165
Sen - CON - 638
Wall - LAB - 1,284
LIB DEM GAIN
Yet another gain for Conservative - this time in Tibshelf
Tibshelf:
Avis - GRE - 206
Barron - CON - 1,256
Leggett - LD - 53
Marshall-Curtis - IND - 582
Moesby - LAB - 1,234
CON GAIN
“The Conservatives won the seat by just 22 votes,” Local Democracy Reporter Eddie Bisknell added.
More good news for Conservatives
The Conservatives have retained their seat in the Ripley West and Heage division.
Ripley West & Heage:
Bedford - GRE - 314
Lobley - LAB - 1,396
Moss - CON - 2,362
Smith - LD - 119
CON HOLD
Elsewhere, they have gained a seat in South Normanton & Pinxton:
Coyle - LAB - 1,124
Joesbury - IND - 254
Loader - TUSC - 41
Siddle - CON - 1,307
CON GAIN
Conservatives hold the majority of seats as it stands
As of 1:19pm the results are as follows.
Conservative - 34
Green - 1
Labour - 11
Liberal Democrats - 2
Other - 0