North East Derbyshire District Council: all 53 councillors
North East Derbyshire District Council has 53 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Labour, with 26 of the 53 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: North East Derbyshire District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed).
See North East Derbyshire: local statistics and who has power over North East Derbyshire, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- Labour: 26 councillors
- Conservative: 14 councillors
- Reform UK: 6 councillors
- North East Derbyshire Independents: 4 councillors
- Independent: 2 councillors
- Green Party: 1 councillor
Leaders and post holders
- Helen Wetherall (Independent): Leader of the Independent Group
- Kathy Rouse (Labour): Portfolio Holder for Health & Leisure
- Christine Smith (Labour): Chair of Audit Committee
- Caroline Smith (Labour): Chair of Environment Scrutiny Committee
- Stephen Pickering (Labour): Portfolio Holder for Environment & Place
- Michael Durrant (Labour): Chair of the Council & Chair of Communities Scrutiny Committee
- Lee Hartshorne (Labour): Chair of Planning Committee
- Suzy Cornwell (Labour): Chair of Business Scrutiny Committee
- Carol Lacey (Labour): Vice Chair of the Council and Chair of the Licensing Committees
- Nigel Barker (Labour): Leader of the Council & Portfolio Holder for Strategic Leadership & Finance
- Jayne Barry (Labour): Portfolio Holder for Growth & Assets
- Mick Smith (Labour): Chair of Services Scrutiny Committee
- Kevin Gillott (Labour): Portfolio Holder for LGR, Partnerships and Engagement
- Joseph Birkin (Labour): Portfolio Holder for Council Services
- Pat Kerry (Labour): Deputy Leader of The Council & Portfolio Holder for Strategic Leadership & Finance
- Ross Shipman (North East Derbyshire Independents): Leader of North East Derbyshire Independents Group
- Alex Dale (Conservative): Leader of the Conservative Group
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashover | Helen Wetherall | Independent | Leader of the Independent Group | 9 May 2023 |
| Barlow and Holmesfield | Pam Jones | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | |
| Brampton and Walton | Martin E Thacker | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | |
| Brampton and Walton | Peter Elliott | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | |
| Clay Cross North | Jessica Stokes | Reform UK | 10 October 2024 | |
| Clay Cross North | Kathy Rouse | Labour | Portfolio Holder for Health & Leisure | 9 May 2023 |
| Clay Cross North | Nicki Morley | Labour | 9 May 2023 | |
| Clay Cross South | Derrick Skinner | Labour | 9 May 2023 | |
| Clay Cross South | Fran Petersen | Labour | 9 May 2023 | |
| Coal Aston | Mark Foster | Reform UK | 9 May 2023 | |
| Coal Aston | Richard Spooner | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | |
| Dronfield North | Christine Smith | Labour | Chair of Audit Committee | 9 May 2023 |
| Dronfield North | Graham Baxter | Labour | 9 May 2023 | |
| Dronfield South | Caroline Smith | Labour | Chair of Environment Scrutiny Committee | 9 May 2023 |
| Dronfield South | David Cheetham | Labour | 9 May 2023 | |
| Dronfield South | William Jones | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | |
| Dronfield Woodhouse | Kevin Tait | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | |
| Eckington North | Christine Gare | Labour | 9 May 2023 | |
| Eckington North | Richard Beech | Labour | 9 May 2023 | |
| Eckington South and Renishaw | Jamie Hodgson | Reform UK | 14 September 2026 | |
| Eckington South and Renishaw | Kathy Clegg | Labour | 9 May 2023 | |
| Eckington South and Renishaw | Stephen Pickering | Labour | Portfolio Holder for Environment & Place | 9 May 2023 |
| Gosforth Valley | Lilian Deighton | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | |
| Gosforth Valley | Michelle Emmens | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | |
| Gosforth Valley | Richard Welton | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | |
| Grassmoor | Lee Hartshorne | Labour | Chair of Planning Committee | 9 May 2023 |
| Grassmoor | Michael Durrant | Labour | Chair of the Council & Chair of Communities Scrutiny Committee | 9 May 2023 |
| Holmewood and Heath | Lee Stone | Labour | 9 May 2023 | |
| Holmewood and Heath | Suzy Cornwell | Labour | Chair of Business Scrutiny Committee | 7 May 2019 |
| Killamarsh East | Stephen Reed | Reform UK | 9 May 2023 | |
| Killamarsh East | Tony Lacey | Labour | 9 May 2023 | |
| Killamarsh West | Carol Lacey | Labour | Vice Chair of the Council and Chair of the Licensing Committees | 9 May 2023 |
| Killamarsh West | Clive Fletcher | Labour | 9 May 2023 | |
| Killamarsh West | Stephen Clough | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | |
| North Wingfield Central | Jayne Barry | Labour | Portfolio Holder for Growth & Assets | 9 May 2023 |
| North Wingfield Central | Mick Smith | Labour | Chair of Services Scrutiny Committee | 9 May 2023 |
| North Wingfield Central | Nigel Barker | Labour | Leader of the Council & Portfolio Holder for Strategic Leadership & Finance | 9 May 2023 |
| Pilsley and Morton | Andrew Cooper | Independent | 9 May 2023 | |
| Pilsley and Morton | Daniel Higgon | Labour | 9 May 2023 | |
| Pilsley and Morton | Kevin Gillott | Labour | Portfolio Holder for LGR, Partnerships and Engagement | 9 May 2023 |
| Ridgeway and Marsh Lane | Carolyn Renwick | Reform UK | 9 May 2023 | |
| Shirland | Charlotte Cupit | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | |
| Shirland | Heather Liggett | Reform UK | 9 May 2023 | |
| Shirland | Michael Roe | North East Derbyshire Independents | 9 May 2023 | |
| Sutton | Joseph Birkin | Labour | Portfolio Holder for Council Services | 9 May 2023 |
| Sutton | Pat Kerry | Labour | Deputy Leader of The Council & Portfolio Holder for Strategic Leadership & Finance | 9 May 2023 |
| Tupton | David Hancock | North East Derbyshire Independents | 9 May 2023 | |
| Tupton | Pam Windley | North East Derbyshire Independents | 9 May 2023 | |
| Tupton | Ross Shipman | North East Derbyshire Independents | Leader of North East Derbyshire Independents Group | 9 May 2023 |
| Unstone | Alex Dale | Conservative | Leader of the Conservative Group | 9 May 2023 |
| Wingerworth | Frank Adlington-Stringer | Green Party | 9 May 2023 | |
| Wingerworth | Neil Baker | Conservative | 9 May 2023 | |
| Wingerworth | Pat Antcliff | Conservative | 9 May 2023 |
Source
North East Derbyshire District Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by North East Derbyshire District Council. We do not reproduce home addresses, phone numbers or emails; use the official profile to contact a councillor. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.