Derby City Council

Derby City Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Ajit Atwal,
Liberal Democrat
since 21 May 2025
Nadine Peatfield,
Labour
since 18 June 2024
Paul Simpson
since January 2020
Structure
Seats51 councillors
Political groups
Administration (24)
  Labour (23)
Other parties (27)
  Conservative (15)
  Reform Derby (6)
  Liberal Democrats (3)
  Independent (3)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
6 May 2027
Motto
Industria, Virtus, et Fortitudo
Translation: Diligence, Courage, Strength
Meeting place
Council House, Corporation Street, Derby, DE1 2FS
Website
www.derby.gov.uk

Derby City Council is the local authority for the city of Derby, in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire in the East Midlands region of England. Derby has had a council from medieval times, which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1997 the council has been a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. Since 2024 the council has been a member of the East Midlands Combined County Authority.

The council has been under no overall control since 2018. Following the 2023 election a minority Labour administration formed to run the council. The council is based at the Council House.