Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 44%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 8 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 53.3 | 43.2 | 13,224 | -10.0% | |
| Labour | 7 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 46.7 | 43.0 | 13,167 | +6.0% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 | 3,000 | +2.2% | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 811 | +2.7% | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 399 | -0.9% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bennett Marlene | 1,198 | 47.3 | -6.8 | |
| Conservative | David Wilson | 738 | 29.1 | -4.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Gibbons | 598 | 23.6 | +11.7 | |
| Majority | 460 | 18.2 | -1.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,565 | 41 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Nelson | 1,107 | 59.7 | +0.7 | |
| Labour | Ronald Buzzard | 746 | 40.3 | -0.7 | |
| Majority | 361 | 19.4 | +1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,853 | 46 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Cox | 1,012 | 47.9 | -4.3 | |
| Labour | Peter Shepherd | 535 | 25.3 | -3.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Shelley | 438 | 20.7 | +9.1 | |
| Independent | Steven Broughton | 128 | 6.1 | -1.3 | |
| Majority | 477 | 22.6 | -0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,113 | 53 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Christopher Emmas-Williams | 1,029 | 58.6 | -8.3 | |
| Conservative | Patricia Bowmar | 728 | 41.4 | +8.3 | |
| Majority | 301 | 17.2 | -16.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,757 | 45 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Albert Wilde | 934 | 48.7 | +9.9 | |
| Labour | Stella Ragsdale | 578 | 30.1 | -21.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Cooper | 406 | 21.2 | +11.3 | |
| Majority | 356 | 18.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,918 | 49 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tony Munro | 905 | 53.9 | -11.9 | |
| Conservative | Christopher Jubb | 774 | 46.1 | +11.9 | |
| Majority | 131 | 7.8 | -23.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,679 | 42 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kenneth Armstrong | 1,147 | 64.9 | +11.1 | |
| Conservative | Linda Edwards-Milsom | 619 | 35.1 | +8.4 | |
| Majority | 528 | 29.8 | +2.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,766 | 41 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Celia Cox | 683 | 34.7 | -12.4 | |
| BNP | David Orme | 515 | 26.2 | +26.2 | |
| Conservative | Jade Wiltshire | 451 | 22.9 | +2.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gavin Sarkas-Bosman | 320 | 16.3 | -16.0 | |
| Majority | 168 | 8.5 | -6.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,969 | 45 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jack Brown | 1,066 | 55.8 | -2.3 | |
| Labour | Paul Smith | 845 | 44.2 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 221 | 11.6 | -4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,911 | 42 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Bull | 1,363 | 47.3 | +0.1 | |
| Labour | Sasann Reaney | 965 | 33.5 | -7.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Benson | 553 | 19.2 | +7.7 | |
| Majority | 398 | 13.8 | +8.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,881 | 47 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Mickleburgh | 818 | 54.5 | -4.7 | |
| Conservative | Terence Thorpe | 278 | 18.5 | -5.0 | |
| Independent | Timothy Knowles | 271 | 18.0 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Falconbridge | 135 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
| Majority | 540 | 36.0 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,502 | 40 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Bowley | 1,418 | 49.1 | -1.1 | |
| Labour | Walter Fryer | 921 | 31.9 | -17.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Catharine Smith | 550 | 19.0 | +19.0 | |
| Majority | 497 | 17.2 | +16.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,889 | 43 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Linda Cope | 972 | 50.8 | +16.6 | |
| Labour | Michael Missett | 941 | 49.2 | -3.9 | |
| Majority | 31 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,913 | 44 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nigel Mills | 1,308 | 58.5 | +21.8 | |
| Labour | Leslie Foster | 929 | 41.5 | -5.4 | |
| Majority | 379 | 17.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,237 | 50 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John McCabe | 927 | 55.2 | -20.7 | |
| Conservative | Sally West | 456 | 27.2 | +3.1 | |
| BNP | Steven Belshaw | 296 | 17.6 | +17.6 | |
| Majority | 471 | 28.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,679 | 38 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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