Derbyshire Dales District Council: all 34 councillors
Derbyshire Dales District Council has 34 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Liberal Democrats, with 12 of the 34 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: Derbyshire Dales District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed).
See Derbyshire Dales: local statistics and who has power over Derbyshire Dales, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- Liberal Democrats: 12 councillors
- Conservative: 9 councillors
- Labour: 6 councillors
- The Green Party: 4 councillors
- Derbyshire First: 2 councillors
- No Party Indicated: 1 councillor
Leaders and post holders
- Stuart Lees (Conservative): Leader of the Opposition
- Gareth Gee (Derbyshire First): Leader of Derbyshire First
- Peter O'Brien (No Party Indicated): Deputy Civic Chair of Derbyshire Dales
- Simon Ripton (Labour): Deputy Leader of the Council
- Steve Flitter (Liberal Democrats): Leader of the Council
- Joanne Linthwaite (Liberal Democrats): Civic Chair of Derbyshire Dales
- Neil Buttle (The Green Party): Deputy Leader of the Council
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began | Official contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashbourne North | Peter Dobbs | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | peter.dobbs@derbyshiredales.gov.uk 07419 342417 Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Ashbourne North | Stuart Lees | Conservative | Leader of the Opposition | stuart.lees@derbyshiredales.gov.uk Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Ashbourne South | Anthony Bates | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | anthony.bates@derbyshiredales.gov.uk Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Ashbourne South | Nick Wilton | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | nick.wilton@derbyshiredales.gov.uk 07866 058748 Derbyshire Dales, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Ashbourne South | Robert Archer | Liberal Democrats | 6 May 2019 | robert.archer@derbyshiredales.gov.uk Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Bakewell | Bob Butcher | Labour | bob.butcher@derbyshiredales.gov.uk Home: West End, Great Hucklow, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 8RF | ||
| Bakewell | Gareth Gee | Derbyshire First | Leader of Derbyshire First | 9 May 2023 | gareth.gee@derbyshiredales.gov.uk Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN |
| Bonsall & Winster | Matt Buckler | The Green Party | 6 May 2019 | matthew.buckler@derbyshiredales.gov.uk Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Bradwell | Andy Nash | Labour | 9 May 2023 | andy.nash@derbyshiredales.gov.uk 07891 136555 Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Brailsford | Geoff Bond | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | geoff.bond@derbyshiredales.gov.uk Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Calver & Longstone | Helen Froggatt | Conservative | 15 November 2024 | helen.froggatt@derbyshiredales.gov.uk Derbyshire Dales District Council, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Chatsworth | Susan Hobson | Conservative | 6 May 2019 | susan.hobson@derbyshiredales.gov.uk Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Cromford & Matlock Bath | Nick Whitehead | The Green Party | 9 May 2023 | nick.whitehead@derbyshiredales.gov.uk Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Darley Dale | David Burton | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | david.burton@derbyshiredales.gov.uk 01629 734072 Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Darley Dale | Marilyn Franks | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | marilyn.franks@derbyshiredales.gov.uk Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Darley Dale | Roger Shelley | Liberal Democrats | 9 May 2023 | roger.shelley@derbyshiredales.gov.uk 07887 380334 Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Dovedale, Parwich & Brassington | Nigel Norman Edwards-Walker | Derbyshire First | 9 May 2023 | nigel.walker@derbyshiredales.gov.uk Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Doveridge and Sudbury | John Bointon | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | john.bointon@derbyshiredales.gov.uk 07771 516080 Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Hartington and Taddington | David Chapman | Conservative | 6 May 2019 | david.chapman@derbyshiredales.gov.uk Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Hathersage | Peter O'Brien | No Party Indicated | Deputy Civic Chair of Derbyshire Dales | 6 May 2019 | peter.obrien@derbyshiredales.gov.uk 01433 639683 Home: Rosedene, Sir William Hill Rd, Grindleford, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, S32 2HS |
| Hathersage | Simon Ripton | Labour | Deputy Leader of the Council | 9 May 2023 | simon.ripton@derbyshiredales.gov.uk 07961 428389 Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN |
| Hulland | Dermot Murphy | Conservative | 6 May 2021 | dermot.murphy@derbyshiredales.gov.uk Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Matlock East and Tansley | David Hughes | Liberal Democrats | 6 May 2019 | david.hughes@derbyshiredales.gov.uk 07711 898080 Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Matlock East and Tansley | Joanne Linthwaite | Liberal Democrats | Civic Chair of Derbyshire Dales | 9 May 2023 | joanne.linthwaite@derbyshiredales.gov.uk Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN |
| Matlock East and Tansley | Steve Flitter | Liberal Democrats | Leader of the Council | 6 May 2019 | steve.flitter@derbyshiredales.gov.uk 07879 467289 Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN |
| Matlock West | Martin Burfoot | Liberal Democrats | 6 May 2019 | martin.burfoot@derbyshiredales.gov.uk 01629 584301 Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Matlock West | Steve Wain | Liberal Democrats | 6 May 2019 | steve.wain@derbyshiredales.gov.uk Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Matlock West | Sue Burfoot | Liberal Democrats | 6 May 2019 | sue.burfoot@derbyshiredales.gov.uk 01629 584301 Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Norbury | Sue Bull | Conservative | sue.bull@derbyshiredales.gov.uk c/o Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | ||
| Tideswell | Neil Buttle | The Green Party | Deputy Leader of the Council | 6 May 2019 | neil.buttle@derbyshiredales.gov.uk 07470 170638 Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN |
| Wirksworth | Dawn Greatorex | Labour | 6 May 2021 | dawn.greatorex@derbyshiredales.gov.uk Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Wirksworth | Lucy Peacock | Labour | 9 May 2023 | lucy.peacock@derbyshiredales.gov.uk Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Wirksworth | Peter Slack | Labour | 6 May 2019 | peter.slack@derbyshiredales.gov.uk Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN | |
| Youlgrave | Laura Mellstrom | The Green Party | 9 May 2023 | laura.mellstrom@derbyshiredales.gov.uk Democratic Services, Town Hall, Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NN |
Source
Derbyshire Dales District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by Derbyshire Dales District Council. Contact details are exactly what the council publishes in its own feed on the day it was read, including a home address or phone only where the council publishes one. Anything the council removes disappears from this page at the next refresh. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.