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Derby City Council
Local authority area: City of Derby
City of Derby is an unitary authority, in the East Midlands region of England. It covers 78.0 km² and had 263,490 residents in 2022 — about 3,377 people per km². The authority dates from 1835. The council is based in Derby.
Town hall in the administrative centreCounty Hall, Derby
Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
People
Population
Estimates recorded for City of Derby, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022263,490+5.1% since 2012
Land area78.0km²30.1 sq mi
Density3,377/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#96of 382 UK councils · #89 in England
Population estimates4 data points
250.6K254.3K257.2K263.5K
2012201520182022
History
How the council came to be
- 1835Created
City of Derby became a local authority area.
Borders
Neighbouring councils
Same region, same type
All councils in East MidlandsOther unitary authorities in East Midlands
Elections
18 electoral wards
Census 2021: 261,382 residents in 105,654 households across the wards; 16.4% aged 65+, 59.0% of homes owned, 26.0% of households without a car.
1Normanton6,819 households · 7.8% aged 65+22,7922Sinfin & Osmaston6,179 households · 11.7% aged 65+17,1773Arboretum6,332 households · 8.3% aged 65+17,0494Darley7,492 households · 15.3% aged 65+16,8335Alvaston North7,431 households · 14.6% aged 65+16,8066Chellaston & Shelton Lock6,562 households · 18.2% aged 65+15,769
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CDerby HomesCouncil office · Derby DE24 8UZTDerby Council HouseTown hall · Derby DE1 2FS · hours listedTDerby City Council Ranger ServiceTown council · Derby DE1 3SA
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q21885980 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.