The 2018 Derby City Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Derby City Council in England.^[3] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour group on the council suffered losses of both the Council Leader Ranjit Banwait and the mayor John Whitby, as well as then cabinet member Sara Bolton, who lost by over 1,000 votes to Conservative Rob Cooper.^[4] Labour lost its overall majority on the council, and a Conservative minority administration was formed with Liberal Democrat and UKIP backing.^[5]

Quick Facts 17 of the 51 seats to Derby City Council 26 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

2018 Derby City Council election^[1][2]

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17 of the 51 seats to Derby City Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Last election 26 17 Seats before 26 18 Seats won 5 8 Seats after 23 20 Seat change 3 2 Popular vote 21,264 27,447 Percentage 31.0% 39.1%   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Democrats UKIP Last election 5 2 Seats before 5 1 Seats won 2 2 Seats after 5 3 Seat change 1 Popular vote 10,355 7,001 Percentage 15.1% 10.2%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2018 Derby City Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election No overall control

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2018 Derby City Council election^[6]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	8	3	0	3	47.1	39.1	27,447	13.6
	Labour	5	0	3	3	29.4	31.0	21,264	5.3
	Liberal Democrats	2	0	0		11.8	15.1	10,355	0.3
	UKIP	2	1	1		11.8	10.2	7,001	12.1
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	1.2	854	New
	Independent	0	0	0		0.0	3.4	2,346	3.0

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All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 2014 election.