2019 Derbyshire Dales District Council election
2019 UK local government election
The 2019 Derbyshire Dales District Council election was held on 2 May 2019 to elect all 39 councillors for Derbyshire Dales District Council. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The Conservative Party retained control of the council for the fifth consecutive election, with a significantly reduced majority of 1.
No wards were uncontested for the first time since the 1999 election, and was the last election to be held under the ward boundaries that had been in use since the 2003 election.
Ward results
Ashbourne North
Ashbourne South
Bakewell
Bradwell
Brailsford
Calver
Carsington Water
Chatsworth
Clifton and Bradley
Darley Dale
Dovedale and Parwich
Doveridge and Sudbury
Hartington and Taddington
Hathersage and Eyam
Hulland
Lathkill and Bradford
Litton and Longstone
Masson
Matlock All Saints
Matlock St.
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