2008 Amber Valley Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2008 Amber Valley council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and British National Party in dark blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 2008. Amber-Valley 2008 election map.png
Map of the results of the 2008 Amber Valley council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and British National Party in dark blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 2008.

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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The election saw the British National Party gain two seats from the Labour Party in Heanor West and Heanor East and come within one vote in Heanor and Loscoe ward. [1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Amber Valley Local Election Result 2008
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 910+160.047.811,489-0.7%
  Labour 403-326.732.97,916+3.5%
  BNP 220+213.312.22,936+7.4%
  Liberal Democrats 000005.11,222-8.0%
  Green 000002.1494+0.9%

Ward results

Alfreton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marlene Bennett87248.2−0.3
Conservative David Cantrill73140.4+14.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Gibbons20611.4+1.9
Majority1417.8−15.2
Turnout 1,80929.1−4.5
Labour hold Swing
Belper Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Nelson89460.7+8.1
Green Dave Wells29219.8+19.8
Labour Ben Hobbs28619.4−12.9
Majority60240.9+20.6
Turnout 1,47235.2−0.9
Conservative hold Swing
Belper North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Cox79751.0+10.2
Labour Ben Bellamy28618.3−4.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Salmon27917.8−15.4
Green Colin Grimley20212.9+12.9
Majority51132.7+28.1
Turnout 1,56438.9−0.7
Conservative hold Swing
Codnor & Waingroves
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Emmas-Williams57341.7−11.0
Conservative Robert Philips-Forsyth57241.7+8.7
BNP Alan Warner22816.6+16.6
Majority10.01−19.7
Turnout 1,37334.4+1.4
Labour hold Swing
Heage & Ambergate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Juliette Blake1,00068.4+12.1
Labour Peter Arnold46331.6+1.0
Majority53736.8+11.1
Turnout 1,46336.8−2.8
Conservative hold Swing
Heanor & Loscoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Longdon51335.6−7.8
BNP Paul Snell51235.5+4.4
Conservative Jade Wiltshire41728.9+9.5
Majority10.1−12.2
Turnout 1,44235.4−6.6
Labour hold Swing
Heanor East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Cliff Roper53736.5+36.5
Conservative Linda Edwards-Milsom48232.7−3.9
Labour Kenneth Armstrong45430.8−13.6
Majority553.8N/A
Turnout 1,47332.8+3.8
BNP gain from Labour Swing
Heanor West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Lewis Allesbrook72739.6+8.4
Labour Celia Cox56030.5−1.5
Conservative Steven Grainger41222.4+8.0
Liberal Democrats Sally McIntosh1377.5+7.5
Majority1679.1N/A
Turnout 1,83638.9−3.1
BNP gain from Labour Swing
Ironville & Riddings
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jack Brown90058.6+16.1
Labour Robert Johnston63641.4−3.6
Majority26417.2
Turnout 1,53633.6−0.4
Conservative hold Swing
Kilburn, Denby & Holbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norman Bull1,19955.2+7.9
Labour Timothy Benson44120.3−4.3
Liberal Democrats John Banks27712.8+0.7
BNP Cyril Smith25411.7−4.3
Majority75834.9+12.2
Turnout 2,17135.3−2.7
Conservative hold Swing
Langley Mill & Aldercar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terry Thorpe42344.3+8.9
Labour Eileen Hamilton40842.8−5.9
Liberal Democrats Keith Falconbridge12312.9+12.9
Majority151.5N/A
Turnout 95422.9−2.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Ripley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Bowley1,25959.8+16.9
Labour Charles Cutting64630.7−10.4
Liberal Democrats Christopher Brown2009.5−6.5
Majority61329.1+27.3
Turnout 2,10531.0−3.3
Conservative hold Swing
Ripley & Marehay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ron Ashton82749.3+14.0
Labour Lyndsey Cox48228.7−13.6
BNP Ken Cooper36922.0+10.3
Majority34520.6+13.6
Turnout 1,67836.1−0.6
Conservative hold Swing
Shipley Park, Horsley & Horsley Woodhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Mills 1,18865.1+6.6
Labour Eric Lancashire63634.9−6.6
Majority55230.2+13.2
Turnout 1,82440.0−2.0
Conservative hold Swing
Somercotes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John McCabe66048.6−14.7
Conservative Sally West38828.6−8.1
BNP John Dudley30922.8+22.8
Majority27220.0−6.6
Turnout 1,35729.9+1.9
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "BNP gains in Amber Valley local election". Ripley & Heanor News.co.uk. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.