2002 Amber Valley Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2002 Amber Valley council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 2002. Amber Valley UK local election 2002 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2002 Amber Valley council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 2002.

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.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Amber Valley Local Election Result 2002
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 12+775.052.511,496
  Conservative 4-625.037.18,115
  Liberal Democrats 0005.61,217
  Independent 0-104.4955
  Green 0000.5107

Ward results

Alfreton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Walker1,02363.1
Independent Colin Thornton40925.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Gibbons18811.6
Majority 61437.9
Turnout 1,620
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Belper East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Tomlinson50646.6
Labour Nalda Boyes-Jackson47343.6
Green Hugh Stewart1079.9
Majority 333.0
Turnout 1,086
Conservative hold Swing
Belper South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Anderson58050.04
Labour Peter Shepherd57949.96
Majority 10.08
Turnout 1,159
Conservative hold Swing
Codnor and Waingroves
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Fisher87166.9
Conservative David Cattermole43033.1
Majority 44133.8
Turnout 1,301
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Duffield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Short86560.1
Labour Patrick Mountain57439.9
Majority 39120.2
Turnout 1,439
Conservative hold Swing
Heanor and Loscoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bob Moon72565.8
Conservative Christopher Jubb37634.2
Majority 34931.6
Turnout 1,101
Labour hold Swing
Heanor East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glynne Cato54853.8
Conservative Enid Trusswell27226.7
Independent Alex Stevenson12912.7
Liberal Democrats Keith Falconbridge706.9
Majority 27627.1
Turnout 1,019
Labour hold Swing
Heanor West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Jones60147.1
Liberal Judith Wooley41332.3
Conservative Ruth Bulkeley-Kirkham26320.6
Majority 18814.8
Turnout 1,277
Labour hold Swing
Ironville and Riddings
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Griffiths77858.1
Conservative George Cope56041.9
Majority 21816.2
Turnout 1,338
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Grace86244.3
Conservative Alan Warner80841.6
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Benson27414.1
Majority 542.7
Turnout 1,944
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Langley Mill and Aldercar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jo Ward50459.2
Conservative Ann Castledine20023.5
Independent Denis Woolley14817.4
Majority 30435.7
Turnout 852
Labour hold Swing
Ripley (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Cutting902
Labour Geoffrey Carlile833
Conservative Kathleen Brown812
Conservative Peter Clay736
Liberal Democrats Kate Smith272
Turnout 3,555
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eric Lancashire77146.9
Conservative Linda Edward-Milson60336.7
Independent Margaret Jackson26916.4
Majority 16810.2
Turnout 1,643
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Somercotes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Stringer96575.9
Conservative Geoffrey Brailsford30724.1
Majority 65851.8
Turnout 1,272
Labour hold Swing
Swanwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Allen King79762.1
Labour Jonathan Harris48737.9
Majority 31024.2
Turnout 1,284
Conservative hold Swing