Editing Derbyshire (section)

==Governance==
[[File:DerbyshireParliamentaryConstituency2024Results.svg|thumb|323x323px|Derbyshire parliamentary constituencies 2024 general election result]]
{{See also|Derbyshire County Council elections}}
The county is divided into eleven constituencies for the election of members of parliament (MPs) to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]. In the [[2024 United Kingdom general election]], all seats in Derbyshire were won by the Labour Party, including the seat of [[Derbyshire Dales (UK Parliament constituency)|Derbyshire Dales]], a Conservative safe seat that had not been won by Labour since the [[West Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 1940s|1945 election]].

Shown below are the vote and seat count at the 2019 election compared to the 2024 election:<ref>{{Cite web |title=UK election results 2024 {{!}} Constituency map |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2024/uk/results |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

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|-
!
![[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
![[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
![[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]
![[Reform UK]]<br /> (formerly Brexit Party)
! [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]
!Others
|- class="nowrap"|
!Votes won 2019
|'''277,723''' {{wbr}}'''(52.3%)'''
|184,295 {{wbr}}(34.7%)
|38,253 {{wbr}}(7.2%)
|13,658 {{wbr}}(2.6%)
|2,711 {{wbr}}(0.5%)
|14,487 {{wbr}}(2.7%)
|-
!Seats won 2019
|9<br />{{increase}}3
| style="text-align:center" |2<br />{{decrease}}3
| style="text-align:center" |0<br />{{steady}}
| style="text-align:center" |0<br />{{steady}}
|style=text-align:center|0<br />{{steady}}
|style=text-align:center|0<br />{{steady}}
|-
!Votes Won 2024
|117,424 {{wbr}}(24.9%)
|'''195,568''' {{wbr}}'''(41.5%)'''
|24,897 {{wbr}}(5.3%)
|94,292 {{wbr}}(20%)
|30,348 {{wbr}}(6.4%)
|9,101 {{wbr}}(1.9%)
|-
!Seats won 2024
|0<br />{{decrease}}9
|11<br />{{increase}}9
|0<br />{{steady}}
|0<br />{{steady}}
|0<br />{{steady}}
|0<br />{{steady}}
|}

[[File:Matlock - County Offices frontage.jpg|thumb|left|220px|County Hall, Matlock]]
Derbyshire has a three-tier local government since the [[Local Government Act 1972|local government reorganisation]] in 1974. It has a [[Derbyshire County Council|county council]] based in [[Matlock, Derbyshire|Matlock]] and eight [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] councils and since 1997, a [[unitary authority]] area of the City of Derby. Derby remains part of Derbyshire only for ceremonial purposes.

Derbyshire has become fractionally smaller during government reorganisation over the years. The Sheffield suburbs Woodseats, Beauchief, Handsworth, Woodhouse, Norton, [[Mosborough (ward)|Mosborough]], [[Totley]], [[Bradway]] and [[Dore, South Yorkshire|Dore]] were previously parts of the county, but were lost to [[Sheffield]] between 1900 and 1933; [[Mosborough]] was transferred in 1967. However, Derbyshire gained part of the [[Longdendale]] valley and [[Tintwistle]] from Cheshire in 1974. The current area of the geographic/ceremonial county of Derbyshire is only 4.7 square kilometres less than it was over 100 years ago.{{r |willmotmoyes |page1=1}}{{r |willmotmoyes |page1=20}}

At the third tier are the [[Parish councils in England|parish councils]], which do not cover all areas. The eight district councils in Derbyshire and the unitary authority of Derby are shown in the map above.

These district councils are responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, [[council house|council housing]], [[environmental health]], markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism.<ref name=lc>{{Cite web |url=http://tellmeabout.thelocalchannel.co.uk/home.aspx?p=0&m=86 |work=The Local Channel |title=Glossary of Local Government Terms |access-date=7 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314073345/http://tellmeabout.thelocalchannel.co.uk/home.aspx?p=0&m=86 |archive-date=14 March 2008 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing and fire services, [[trading standards]], waste disposal and strategic planning are the responsibility of the County Council.<ref name=lc/>

[[File:Turnditch. - geograph.org.uk - 177283.jpg|thumb|One of many Victorian village schools in Derbyshire]]
Although Derbyshire is in the [[East Midlands]], some parts, such as [[High Peak, Derbyshire|High Peak]] (which incorporated former areas of [[Cheshire]] after boundary changes in 1974), are closer to the northern cities of [[Manchester]] and [[Sheffield]] and these receive services more affiliated with northern England; for example, the [[North West Ambulance Service]], [[ITV Granada|Granada Television]] and [[United Utilities]].Outside the main city of Derby, the largest town in the county is [[Chesterfield, Derbyshire|Chesterfield]].

Derbyshire is also part of multiple [[combined authorities]]. The Erewash, Amber Valley and Derby districts are part of the [[The Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Local Enterprise Partnership|D2N2]] partnership with neighbouring Nottinghamshire. The Derbyshire Dales, Bolsover, North East Derbyshire and Chesterfield districts are part of the [[South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority]] (as non constituent members).

Derbyshire County Council and Derby City Council are part of the [[East Midlands Combined County Authority|East Midlands Combined Authority]], and elected the first Mayor of the East Midlands in the [[2024 East Midlands mayoral election|2024 East Midlands Mayoral Election]].