Local Councillors are elected by the community to decide how the council should carry out its various activities. They represent public interest as well as individuals living within the ward in which he or she has been elected to serve a term of office.
The Council has 39 District Councillors elected in 25 wards.
The Conservative Group, working with independent Councillors Richard Bright, Mark Salt, Andrew Staham and Graham Elliott, currently has control of the Council. The political makeup of the Council is as follows
Conservative - 17 seats
Liberal Democrats - 7 seats
Labour - 4 seats
Green/Independent 3 seats
Social Democratic - 1 seat
Independent - 5 seats
Vacancy - 2 seat
Councillors are not paid a salary for their work, but they do receive allowances. By law, all members of the Council are required to complete a declaration of interest form, the details of which are published annually.
To find your councillor please use the below links:
Doveridge and Sudbury
Green/Independent
Ashbourne South
Liberal Democrats
Darley Dale
Conservative
Deputy Civic Chairman
Hulland
Social Democratic Party
Stanton
Green/Independent
Ashbourne North
Conservative
Chairman of the Council
Matlock All Saints
Liberal Democrats
Matlock All Saints
Liberal Democrats
Tideswell
Green/Independent
Hartington and Taddington
Conservative
Matlock St Giles
Liberal Democrats
Ashbourne South
Conservative
Lathkill and Bradford
Independent
Civic Chairman
Dovedale and Parwich
Conservative
Matlock St Giles
Liberal Democrats
Calver
Conservative
Bradwell
Conservative
Litton and Longstone
Independent
Wirksworth
Labour
Bakewell
Conservative
Chatsworth
Conservative
Deputy Leader of the Council
Matlock St Giles
Liberal Democrats
Ashbourne North
Conservative
Brailsford
Conservative
Norbury
Conservative
Masson
Conservative
Hathersage and Eyam
Labour
Wirksworth
Labour
Carsington Water
Conservative
Darley Dale
Independent
Clifton and Bradley
Conservative
Vice Chairman of the Council
Wirksworth
Labour
Darley Dale
Independent
Bakewell
Conservative
Winster and South Darley
Independent
Matlock All Saints
Liberal Democrats
Bakewell
Conservative