Derby

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Region: East Midlands
Country: England

§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.

Derby is a historic city on the River Derwent, known as one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution. Landmarks include Derby Cathedral with its tall tower, the Museum of Making at Derby Silk Mill, and the Arboretum, England’s first public park. The city combines historic streets, Victorian architecture, and modern shopping areas with green spaces along the river. Its location on the edge of the Peak District makes it a cultural hub with easy access to scenic countryside.

The local government for this district is: Derby City Council (Unitary Authority).

This district page, Derby, is a sub-page of this region page: East Midlands. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Derby

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Derby

Derby is divided into 18 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Abbey
  • Allestree
  • Alvaston North
  • Alvaston South
  • Arboretum
  • Blagreaves
  • Chaddesden East
  • Chaddesden North
  • Chaddesden West
  • Chellaston & Shelton Lock
  • Darley
  • Littleover
  • Mackworth & New Zealand
  • Mickleover
  • Normanton
  • Oakwood
  • Sinfin & Osmaston
  • Spondon

Derby in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Derby is within one of ITLs Level 2 area, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, that contains the following 6 ITLs Level 3 areas:

(ITL 1) East Midlands
(ITL 2) ⇒ Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Derby ⁞ East Derbyshire ⁞ South and West Derbyshire ⁞ Nottingham ⁞ North Nottinghamshire ⁞ South Nottinghamshire

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

Districts in East Midlands