Amber Valley Borough Council elections

Amber Valley Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Amber Valley Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2000, 45 councillors have been elected to represent 23 wards.[1] New ward boundaries are due to come into force from the 2023 elections.[2]

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[3][4]

Party in controlYears
Labour1973–1976
No overall control1976–1980
Labour1980–1987
No overall control1987–1988
Conservative1988–1991
Labour1991–2000
Conservative2000–2014
Labour2014–2015
Conservative2015–2019
Labour2019–2021
Conservative2021–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2003 have been:[5]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Alan Cox Conservativepre-200317 Dec 2007
Stuart Bradford Conservative17 Dec 200711 Jun 2014
Paul Jones Labour11 Jun 201420 May 2015
Alan Cox Conservative20 May 20158 May 2016
Kevin Buttery Conservative25 May 201622 May 2019
Chris Emmas-Williams Labour22 May 20199 May 2021
Kevin Buttery Conservative19 May 2021

Council election results

The party make up of the council after each election is as shown below.

ElectionLabourConservativeBritish National PartyGreen PartyIndependent Total
199537600043
199637600043
199837600043
1999321100043
2000123200145
2002192600045
2003252000045
2004242100045
2006182700045
2007172800045
2008142920045
2010142920045
2011152820045
2012212400045
2014232200045
2015212400045
2016222300045
2018202500045
2019251901045
2021162801045
2022113003145

Council elections

Borough result maps
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  • 2002 results map
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  • 2003 results map
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  • 2004 results map
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  • 2006 results map
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  • 2007 results map
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  • 2008 results map
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  • 2011 results map
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  • 2012 results map
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  • 2014 results map
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  • 2015 results map
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  • 2016 results map
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  • 2018 results map
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  • 2019 results map
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  • 2021 results map
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  • 2022 results map
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By-election results

1994-2000
Riddings By-Election 5 September 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 619 48.2
Labour 545 42.5
Liberal Democrats 119 9.3
Majority 74 5.7
Turnout 1,164 24.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1997-2001
Alfreton West By-Election 26 June 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 354 76.5 -8.3
Liberal Democrats 109 23.5 +8.3
Majority 245 53.0
Turnout 463 11.8
Labour hold Swing
Wingfield By-Election 16 July 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 372 44.7 +4.2
Labour 259 31.1 -23.1
Independent 165 19.8 +19.8
Liberal Democrats 36 4.3 -2.8
Majority 113 13.6
Turnout 832 45.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Swanwick By-Election 22 October 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 673 68.8 +23.3
Labour 305 31.2 -23.3
Majority 368 37.6
Turnout 978 22.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2000-2006
Belper Central By-Election 20 June 2002[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 618 53.8 -3.9
Labour 531 46.2 +10.2
Majority 87 7.6
Turnout 1,149 28.0
Conservative hold Swing
Heage and Ambergate By-Election 8 December 2005[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 557 52.3 +3.6
Labour 381 35.8 +5.7
Liberal Democrats Tony Cooper 127 11.9 -9.3
Majority 176 16.5
Turnout 1,065 24.0
Conservative hold Swing
Heanor & Loscoe By-Election 2 February 2006[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Longdon 570 42.0 -11.9
BNP Paul Snell 411 30.2 +30.2
Conservative Jean Parry 317 23.3 -22.8
Liberal Democrats Sally McIntosh 61 4.5 +4.5
Majority 159 11.8
Turnout 1,359 33.0
Labour hold Swing

2006-2010
Ripley & Marehay By-Election 17 September 2009[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lyndsay D Cox 585 52.4 +23.7
Conservative Matthew C Joyes 531 47.6 -1.7
Majority 54 4.9
Turnout 1,116 24.1
Labour hold Swing 12.6%

2010-2014
Codnor & Waingroves by-election, 1st August 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Isobel Harry (E) 557 52.3 -5.8
UKIP Garry Smith 250 23.5 +9.6
Conservative Ron Ashton 219 20.6 -3.3
Liberal Democrats Keith Falconbridge 39 3.7 +3.7
Majority 307 28.8
Turnout 26.8
Labour hold Swing
Heanor East by-election, 30th January 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sheila Oaks (E) 548 58.4 +8.4
Conservative Steven Grainger 350 37.3 +11.0
Liberal Democrats Kate Smith 41 4.4 -0.2
Majority 198 21.1
Turnout 18.6
Labour hold Swing
Heanor West by-election, 13th March 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Celia Cox (E) 595 52.9 -3.3
UKIP Philip Rose 259 23.0 +23.0
Conservative Mark Burrell 229 20.4 -5.2
Liberal Democrats Kate Smith 41 3.6 +3.6
Majority 336 29.9
Turnout 23.3
Labour hold Swing

2014-2023
Wingfield By-Election 15 December 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dawn Harper 242 54.9 -13.9
Liberal Democrats Kate Smith 114 25.9 +21.4
Labour Dean Watson 53 12.0 -7.2
Green Sally Lowick 32 7.3 -0.2
Majority 128 29.0
Turnout 441 22.9
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "The Borough of Amber Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 1999", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1999/2690, retrieved 21 August 2022
  2. "The Amber Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/810, retrieved 21 August 2022
  3. "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  4. "Amber Valley". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  5. "Council minutes". Amber Valley Borough Council. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  6. The District of Amber Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  7. The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (Areas) Order 1985
  8. legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  9. "Amber Valley". BBC Online. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
  10. "Swing to Labour reverses Tory lead". guardian.co.uk. London. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  11. "Tories make first gain of Cameron era". guardian.co.uk. London. 9 December 2005. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
  12. "New gloss hides old race claims". Nottingham Evening Post. 3 February 2006.
  13. "Ripley and Marehay by-election results announced". thisis derbyshire.co.uk. 18 September 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
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