High Peak Borough Council elections explained

High Peak Borough Council elections are held every four years. High Peak Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of High Peak in Derbyshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 43 councillors have been elected from 28 wards.^[1]

Council elections

• 1973 High Peak Borough Council election
• 1976 High Peak Borough Council election
• 1979 High Peak Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 2)^{[2] [3]}
• 1983 High Peak Borough Council election
• 1987 High Peak Borough Council election
• 1991 High Peak Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^{[4] [5]}
• 1995 High Peak Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^{[6] [7]}
• 1999 High Peak Borough Council election
• 2003 High Peak Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 1)^{[8] [9]}
• 2007 High Peak Borough Council election
• 2011 High Peak Borough Council election
• 2015 High Peak Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)^[1]
• 2019 High Peak Borough Council election
• 2023 High Peak Borough Council election

Council composition

Year	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats	Liberal	Glossop Independent	Green	Independent	Control
1973	23	11	-	2	-	-	10	bgcolor=	No overall control
1976	27	8	-	2	-	-	9	bgcolor=	Conservative
1979	22	12	-	2	-	-	8	bgcolor=	No overall control
1983	18	14	-	2	-	-	10	bgcolor=	No overall control
1987	17	11	-	7	-	-	9	bgcolor=	No overall control
1991	14	16	10	-	-	0	4	bgcolor=	No overall control
1995	5	30	5	-	-	0	4	bgcolor=	Labour
1999	10	27	5	-	-	0	2	bgcolor=	Labour
2003	12	18	7	-	2	0	4	bgcolor=	No overall control
2007	24	9	6	-	0	0	4	bgcolor=	Conservative
2011	15	21	3	-	0	0	4	bgcolor=	No overall control
2015	23	17	2	-	0	0	1	bgcolor=	Conservative
2019	16	22	3	-	0	2	0	bgcolor=	Labour
2023	10	29	1	-	0	2	1	bgcolor=	Labour

By-election results

2019-2023

References

• By-election results

External links

• High Peak Council

Notes and References

1. si. The High Peak (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. 2015. 78. 22 August 2022.
2. Source: Rallings and Thrasher, Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest, 2003
3. The Borough of High Peak (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
4. legislation.gov.uk – The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) Orde. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
5. legislation.gov.uk – The Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hereford and Worcester and Staffordshire (County Boundaries) (Variation) Order 1992. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
6. legislation.gov.uk – The Derbyshire and Greater Manchester (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
7. legislation.gov.uk – The Cheshire, Derbyshire and Greater Manchester (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
8. News: Local elections . 2009-10-23 . BBC News.
9. legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of High Peak (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved 4 October 2015.