2019 High Peak Borough Council election explained

Election Name:2019 High Peak Borough Council election
Country:Derbyshire
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2015 High Peak Borough Council election
Previous Year:2015
Next Election:2023 High Peak Borough Council election
Next Year:2023
Seats For Election:All 43 seats to High Peak Borough Council
Majority Seats:22
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Last Election1:17 seats, 35.8%
Seats1:22
Seat Change1: 5
Popular Vote1:15,940
Percentage1:34.9%
Swing1: 0.9%
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election2:23 seats, 37.9%
Seats2:16
Seat Change2: 7
Popular Vote2:15,115
Percentage2:33.2%
Swing2: 4.7%
Party4:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Last Election4:2 seats, 8.0%
Seats4:3
Seat Change4: 1
Popular Vote4:6,805
Percentage4:14.9%
Swing4: 6.9%
Party5:Green Party of England and Wales
Last Election5:0 seats, 8.1%
Seats5:2
Seat Change5: 2
Popular Vote5:6,874
Percentage5:15.1%
Swing5: 7.0%
Map Size:300px
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Party:Conservative Party (UK)
After Party:Labour Party (UK)

The 2019 High Peak Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect all 43 members of High Peak Borough Council in Derbyshire, England.

The election resulted in the Labour Party taking control of the council from the Conservative Party after winning 22 of the 43 seats up for election. The Conservatives lost 7 of the seats they were defending and lost their majority on the council. The Liberal Democrats and Greens won 3 and 2 seats respectively.[1] [2]

Summary

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

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By-elections

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: High Peak Borough Council . . 4 May 2019.
  2. Web site: High Peak Local Election - Results. High Peak Borough Council. 25 June 2019. 25 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190525114053/https://www.highpeak.gov.uk/article/4383/High-Peak-Local-Election---Results. dead.