Derby City Council

Derby City Council
Derby City Council
Type
Type	Unitary authority
Leadership
Mayor of Derby	Cllr Robin Wood, Conservative ; since 26 May 2021
Leader of the Council	Cllr Chris Poulter, Conservative ; since 3rd May 2018
Chief Executive	Paul Simpson
Structure
Seats	51 councillors
Political groups	Administration (19) Conservative (21) Opposition (20) Labour (13) Liberal Democrats (8) (6) Independent (3)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	2 May 2019
Next election	5 May 2022
Motto
	Industria, Virtus, et Fortitudo; Translation: Diligence, Courage, Strength
Meeting place
	Derby Council House, Corporation Street, Derby
Website
	www.derby.gov.uk

Derby City Council is the local government unitary authority for Derby, a city in the East Midlands region of England. It comprises 51 councillors,^[2] three for each of the 17 electoral wards of Derby. Currently there is no overall control of the council, with the Conservative Party being the biggest party. Paul Simpson became Chief Executive in March 2020.

As a unitary authority, Derby City Council is responsible for all services within its boundary and is therefore distinct from the two-tier system of local government that exists in the surrounding county of Derbyshire. Outside the city, responsibility is shared between Derbyshire County Council and various district or borough councils, such as Derbyshire Dales, High Peak, Erewash and Chesterfield.

Political makeup[]

Derby City Council has 51 councillors, with three councillors representing each of the 17 separate wards within the city. It operates a 'by thirds' operation of elections, meaning that one third of the councillors (one per ward) are elected at each local election for a four-year period. This results in there being local elections three years out of every four, with a fourth fallow year.

The council is led by a minority Conservative administration. The council's political composition is:

21 Conservative
13 Labour
8 Liberal Democrat^[3]
6 ^[4]
3 Independent

Wards[]

Abbey
Allestree
Alvaston
Arboretum
Blagreaves
Boulton
Chaddesden
Chellaston
Darley

Derwent
Littleover
Mackworth
Mickleover
Normanton
Oakwood
Sinfin
Spondon

Arms[]

Coat of arms of Derby City Council hide
Notes Granted 12th May 1939^[5] Crest On a wreath of the colours a ram passant Proper collared Or between two sprigs of broom also Proper. Escutcheon Argent on a mount Vert within park palings a buck lodged between two oak trees fructed Proper. Supporters On either side a buck charged on the shoulder with a sprig of broom Proper. Motto Industria Virtus Et Fortitudo (Diligence Courage And Strength)

References[]

^ "key-moments-banwait-bolton-whitby". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
^ "Derby City Council election arrangements". Derby City Council. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
^ 2FS, Derby City Council, Council House, Corporation Street, Derby, DE1. "Elections - results - Derby City Council". www.derby.gov.uk.
^ "New political party set up to reform Derby already has five councillors". Derby Telegraph. 22 June 2020.
^ "East Midlands Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

External links[]

[may18results-1] "key-moments-banwait-bolton-whitby". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 4 May 2018.

[2] "Derby City Council election arrangements". Derby City Council. Retrieved 13 November 2015.

[3] 2FS, Derby City Council, Council House, Corporation Street, Derby, DE1. "Elections - results - Derby City Council". www.derby.gov.uk.

[4] "New political party set up to reform Derby already has five councillors". Derby Telegraph. 22 June 2020.

[5] "East Midlands Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

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