Conservative council leader Barry Lewis loses his seat Labour leader Joan Dixon also beaten by Reform candidate Turnout was 36.2% down from 39% at the previous election Thank you for joining us for our updates on the local council elections in Derbyshire Keep checking the BBC News website for further developments over the coming days and weeks Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingA turquoise tide has swept across the East Midlandspublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 2 May17:20 BST 2 MayPeter SaullPolitical editor Local politicians of all parties expected Reform to do well but few thought the results would be this emphatic Nigel Farage’s party now has big working majorities in both Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire – and is also comfortably the largest party in Leicestershire where at times it’s felt like a wake – because only Conservative councillors have made it in to the central results hub but as one local Tory put it to me: “Nigel Farage can’t lead all of these councils from London.” The party still doesn’t have local group leaders and it’s unclear what the process will be In Leicestershire a deal may have to be struck with the Conservatives to get things done Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingReform's big win 'was a protest vote'published at 17:09 British Summer Time 2 May17:09 BST 2 MayGeorge TorrBBC News We've also heard from Angelique Foster who was the Conservative police and crime commissioner for Derbyshire between 2021 and 2024 she won her seat of Dronfield Woodhouse and Walton with 1,749 votes She told the BBC the Conservative party's national performance had affected what had happened locally for them "People have said it is a protest vote - they are not happy with what is happening nationally and they couldn't put a cross by the Conservative name," she said "What the Conservatives have not delivered nationally has affected all local communities across Derbyshire." Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingOutgoing Labour group leader issues statementpublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 2 May16:44 BST 2 MayGeorge TorrBBC News the outgoing Labour group leader who lost her seat She said: "Derbyshire Labour has fought tooth and nail at this election for each and every vote listening to our residents and offering real solutions to the issues they face "The team that supported me have been amazing – there are too many to mention – as well as the phenomenal membership who have been committed to the campaign every step of the way." The statement continued: "Representing Bolsover South and heading up the Labour Group on Derbyshire County Council has been a massive privilege and one I am hugely grateful for "I will continue to be a champion for children with SEND as the stories of parents who have struggled to get the best outcomes for their children has left a profound impression on me "Thank you to every resident who has supported me over the years It has been an honour to serve you and serve our beautiful county." Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingWinning Reform candidate touts 'British-style DOGE'published at 16:23 British Summer Time 2 May16:23 BST 2 MayGeorge TorrBBC News We have been hearing from Derbyshire's Reform spokesman Stephen Reed He won the Clay Cross and Tupton division with 1,353 votes "People keep saying it's a protest vote I think there's no doubt people are protesting at how politics currently runs," he told our political reporter Georgia Roberts "There is an element that people want change so it's a message to other parties to say we're not happy with the way things are going "We want to audit everything and find out what the state of the council actually is He continued: "Nigel [Farage] has spoken about a British-style DOGE [the US Department of Government Efficiency] so it's not just financially but we'll be looking at processes "We know there is waste and inefficiency." Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingCouncil leader Lewis reflects on defeatpublished at 16:08 British Summer Time 2 May16:08 BST 2 MayGeorgia RobertsPolitical reporter The Conservative leader of Derbyshire County Council has been giving his response to his own defeat in Shirland and Wingerworth South as well as his party's poor showing across the county "It's something of a wipeout for us I think - nationally and locally," he said "I think it's an artefact of the difficulties we've had over a number of years a fractured party and holding a general election last year - the poor result we got there "We need to rebuild trust with our residents and voters who've lost faith with us." "The other part of this is the fact that Labour made a series of promises on the way into Parliament last year and then reneged on all those promises so public trust in politicians generally has kind of failed - so Reform the new kid on the block has come out on top as a consequence "But it's going to be a tough job ahead of them as they take over councils across the country." Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingConservatives and Labour both damagedpublished at 15:47 British Summer Time 2 May15:47 BST 2 MayGeorge TorrBBC News a final summary of sorts with Reform claiming the final seat of Ripley East Reform are the largest party securing a majority of 20 Labour are down 11 but the big losers no doubt were the incumbent Conservatives Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingFinal tally with all seats declaredpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 2 May15:42 BST 2 MayHere is the final scoreboard from Derbyshire County Council showing the scale of Reform UK's dominance in the county She won with 2,622 votes - 57% of the total Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingOne more to go...published at 15:28 British Summer Time 2 May15:28 BST 2 MayGeorge TorrBBC News We are waiting for the final result to come in The Ripley East division in Amber Valley gets the wooden spoon (or the grand finale) But this was expected as it has one of the largest pool of voters in the county Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingResult from council leader Barry Lewis's seatpublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 2 May15:28 BST 2 MayGeorge TorrBBC News Here is the full breakdown from the Shirland and Wingerworth South division in North East Derbyshire Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingCouncil leader Barry Lewis loses his seatpublished at 15:16 British Summer Time 2 May15:16 BST 2 MayBreakingGeorge TorrBBC News the Conservative leader of Derbyshire County Council his party won 45 seats in 2021 securing a majority Frank Adlington-Stringer polled well for the Green Party finishing in third place Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingWhat about Labour?published at 15:11 British Summer Time 2 May15:11 BST 2 MayGeorge TorrBBC News Labour has won three seats with just a couple of divisions to declare Glossop South and New Mill and Hayfield won for Labour Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingReform notch win number 40published at 15:05 British Summer Time 2 May15:05 BST 2 MayHere are the latest totals from Derbyshire County Council Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingTories pip Reform in Sawleypublished at 15:04 British Summer Time 2 May15:04 BST 2 MayThe Conservatives take Sawley by 17 votes Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingGreen Party group leader re-electedpublished at 15:00 British Summer Time 2 May15:00 BST 2 MayGeorge TorrBBC News Gez Kinsella is heading back to County Hall Here's the full result for the South Belper and Holbrook division Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingTories take Bakewellpublished at 14:59 British Summer Time 2 May14:59 BST 2 MayGeorge TorrBBC News Alasdair Sutton has been elected to represent Bakewell for the Tories Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingLib Dems add anotherpublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 2 May14:58 BST 2 MayGeorge TorrBBC News Tom Snowdon has been elected to represent Walton Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingEmphatic Reform win stuns Conservatives and Labourpublished at 14:57 British Summer Time 2 May14:57 BST 2 MayGeorgia RobertsPolitical reporter Reform UK have now officially got a majority on Derbyshire County Council The casualties they’ve inflicted include Labour’s leader in Derbyshire and potentially (there’s a recount the current Conservative leader of the council Barry Lewis There’s a feeling here that Reform have managed to mobilised people that don’t normally turn out to vote in Derbyshire and this has helped them along to victory - turnout was higher than expectations But Conservatives here also say they don’t feel they could’ve fought against the strong sentiment for Reform and sympathy for their national policies Labour and the Conservative are equally hurting A year ago they were expecting to take this council riding high off the back of recent victories in district and borough councils and a clean sweep of Labour MPs in the general election One Labour figure here tells me the party now needs to do some serious soul-searching as to how things have gone “so wrong Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingCabinet member loses seatpublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 2 May14:52 BST 2 MayGeorge TorrBBC News The council's cabinet member for transport By NOTICEBOARD · 10 February 2025 Logan Paul Murphy will be performing a one man show at the Dronfield Civic Hall The Beatles v's Elton John (with a little help from my friends) will take place on March 14 at 7.30pm Cumbria and is already an established live performer He is a regular at International Beatleweek in Liverpool and has sold out The Cavern Club the last two years with his Legends show He has performed at The London Palladium for Britain's Got Talent and got four yes votes and last year he appeared as the final act on Channel 4's The Piano at Lime Street Station in Liverpool and at the end was joined at the piano by the two celebrity judges During his live show Logan will be performing songs by Elton John For tickets, visit: www.loganpaulmurphy.com  or Ticketsource www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/venueplan/jxrplkxdrevr LoadingDaily Email Updates {{contentTitle}}