2006 Amber Valley Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2006 Amber Valley council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006. Amber-Valley 2006 election map.png
Map of the results of the 2006 Amber Valley council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006.

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%.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Amber Valley Local Election Result 2006
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 803-353.339.49,361-3.6%
  Conservative 730+346.743.210,2590.0%
  Liberal 0000011.62,758+1.8%
  BNP 000004.71,116+2.0%
  Green 000001.1252+1.1%

Ward results

Alfreton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Walker1,04455.8+8.5
Conservative David Wilson56430.1+1.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Gibbons26414.1−9.5
Majority 48025.7+7.5
Turnout 1,87230−11
Labour hold Swing
Belper East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Tomlinson69950.9+1.8
Labour Randall Sanders39528.8−7.7
Liberal Democrats Hassan Dervish27820.3+5.9
Majority 30422.1+9.5
Turnout 1,37231
Conservative hold Swing
Belper South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Anderson52943.3−13.0
Labour Peter Shepherd39832.5−11.2
Green Colin Grimley16313.3+13.3
Liberal Democrats Timothy Clark13310.9+10.9
Majority 13110.8−1.8
Turnout 1,22332
Conservative hold Swing
Codnor & Waingroves
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Fisher67652.7−5.9
Conservative Roy Wildsmith42433.0−8.4
Liberal Democrats Colin Murfin18314.3+14.3
Majority 25219.7+2.5
Turnout 1,28333−12
Labour hold Swing
Duffield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Short98264.9+7.6
Liberal Democrats Colin Thompson23815.7−5.6
Labour Diana Hancock20313.4−8.0
Green Karen How895.9+5.9
Majority 74449.2+13.3
Turnout 1,51243−6
Conservative hold Swing
Heanor & Loscoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Moon73143.4−10.5
BNP Paul Snell52431.1+31.1
Conservative Jean Parry32719.4−26.7
Liberal Democrats Sally Mcintosh1036.1+6.1
Majority 20712.3+4.5
Turnout 1,68541−1
Labour hold Swing
Heanor East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glynne Cato56744.4−20.5
Conservative Linda Edwards-Milsom46836.6+1.5
Liberal Democrats Gavin Sarkas-Bosman24219.0+19.0
Majority 997.8−22.0
Turnout 1,27729−12
Labour hold Swing
Heanor West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Jones60732.0−2.7
BNP Brian Edwards59231.2+5.0
Liberal Democrats Judith Woolley42722.5+6.2
Conservative Jade Wiltshire27314.4−8.5
Majority 150.8−7.7
Turnout 1,89942−3
Labour hold Swing
Ironville & Riddings
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Smith70045.0+0.8
Conservative Patricia Bomar66042.5−13.3
Liberal Democrats Gordon Monaghan19412.5+12.5
Majority 402.5
Turnout 1,55434−8
Labour hold Swing
Kilburn, Denby & Holbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jean Gemmell1,39663.3+16.0
Labour John Grace81136.7+3.2
Majority 58526.6+12.8
Turnout 2,20736−11
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Langley Mill & Aldercar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephanie Ward47248.7−5.8
Conservative Terence Thorpe34335.4+16.9
Liberal Democrats Keith Falconbridge15415.9+6.9
Majority 12913.3−22.7
Turnout 96925−15
Labour hold Swing
Ripley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Bowley1,04248.3−0.8
Labour Charles Cutting79436.8+4.9
Liberal Democrats Catharine Smith32214.9−4.1
Majority 24811.5−5.7
Turnout 2,15832−9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Shipley Park, Horsley & Horsley Woodhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kevin Parkinson1,11558.50.0
Labour Eric Lancashire79041.50.0
Majority 32517.00.0
Turnout 1,90542−8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Somercotes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Lyttle78463.3+8.1
Conservative Sally West45436.7+9.5
Majority 33026.6−1.4
Turnout 1,23828−10
Labour hold Swing
Swanwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Allen King98361.7+5.8
Labour Michael Missett38924.4−7.0
Liberal Democrats Paulette Robinson22013.8+13.8
Majority 59437.3+12.8
Turnout 1,59237
Conservative hold Swing