Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 12 | +7 | 75.0 | 52.5 | 11,496 | ||||
| Conservative | 4 | -6 | 25.0 | 37.1 | 8,115 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 1,217 | ||||
| Independent | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4.4 | 955 | ||||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 107 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Walker | 1,023 | 63.1 | ||
| Independent | Colin Thornton | 409 | 25.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Gibbons | 188 | 11.6 | ||
| Majority | 614 | 37.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,620 | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Martin Tomlinson | 506 | 46.6 | ||
| Labour | Nalda Boyes-Jackson | 473 | 43.6 | ||
| Green | Hugh Stewart | 107 | 9.9 | ||
| Majority | 33 | 3.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,086 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Anderson | 580 | 50.04 | ||
| Labour | Peter Shepherd | 579 | 49.96 | ||
| Majority | 1 | 0.08 | |||
| Turnout | 1,159 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ian Fisher | 871 | 66.9 | ||
| Conservative | David Cattermole | 430 | 33.1 | ||
| Majority | 441 | 33.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,301 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Chris Short | 865 | 60.1 | ||
| Labour | Patrick Mountain | 574 | 39.9 | ||
| Majority | 391 | 20.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,439 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bob Moon | 725 | 65.8 | ||
| Conservative | Christopher Jubb | 376 | 34.2 | ||
| Majority | 349 | 31.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,101 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Glynne Cato | 548 | 53.8 | ||
| Conservative | Enid Trusswell | 272 | 26.7 | ||
| Independent | Alex Stevenson | 129 | 12.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Falconbridge | 70 | 6.9 | ||
| Majority | 276 | 27.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,019 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Jones | 601 | 47.1 | ||
| Liberal | Judith Wooley | 413 | 32.3 | ||
| Conservative | Ruth Bulkeley-Kirkham | 263 | 20.6 | ||
| Majority | 188 | 14.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,277 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Griffiths | 778 | 58.1 | ||
| Conservative | George Cope | 560 | 41.9 | ||
| Majority | 218 | 16.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,338 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Grace | 862 | 44.3 | ||
| Conservative | Alan Warner | 808 | 41.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Benson | 274 | 14.1 | ||
| Majority | 54 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,944 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jo Ward | 504 | 59.2 | ||
| Conservative | Ann Castledine | 200 | 23.5 | ||
| Independent | Denis Woolley | 148 | 17.4 | ||
| Majority | 304 | 35.7 | |||
| Turnout | 852 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Charles Cutting | 902 | |||
| Labour | Geoffrey Carlile | 833 | |||
| Conservative | Kathleen Brown | 812 | |||
| Conservative | Peter Clay | 736 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Kate Smith | 272 | |||
| Turnout | 3,555 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eric Lancashire | 771 | 46.9 | ||
| Conservative | Linda Edward-Milson | 603 | 36.7 | ||
| Independent | Margaret Jackson | 269 | 16.4 | ||
| Majority | 168 | 10.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,643 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alan Stringer | 965 | 75.9 | ||
| Conservative | Geoffrey Brailsford | 307 | 24.1 | ||
| Majority | 658 | 51.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,272 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Allen King | 797 | 62.1 | ||
| Labour | Jonathan Harris | 487 | 37.9 | ||
| Majority | 310 | 24.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,284 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Amber Valley is a local government district and borough in the east of Derbyshire, England. It takes its name from the River Amber. It covers a semi-rural zone with four main towns whose economy was based on coal mining and remains to some extent influenced by engineering, distribution and manufacturing, holding for instance the headquarters and production site of Thorntons confectionery.
Amber Valley is a constituency in Derbyshire, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Nigel Mills, a Conservative.
One third of Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2000, 45 councillors have been elected to represent 23 wards.
The 1998 Amber Valley Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.
The 1999 Amber Valley Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2000 Amber Valley Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999 increasing the number of seats by 2. The Conservative Party gained control of the council from the Labour Party.
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Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 34%.
Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 37.7%.
Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council.
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