2010 Amber Valley Borough Council election

Map of the results of the 2010 Amber Valley council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 2010.

The 2010 Amber Valley Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. ^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Conservative 29
• Labour 14
• British National Party 2 ^[2]

Campaign

15 seats were contested in the election by a total of 50 candidates. ^[3]

The Conservatives campaigned on their record of controlling the council for the previous 10 years, pointing to keeping council tax increases low and plans to regenerate local towns. ^[4] However Labour pledged to appoint people as area managers who would be a contact point for people to bring any problems and planned to use compulsory purchase orders to bring empty properties into use. ^[4] Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats targeted seats in Belper and Duffield campaigning on regeneration, recycling and litter, while the British National Party hoped to increase on the 2 seats they held in Heanor. ^[4]

Election result

The results saw no change in the party balance as Labour held the 8 seats they had been defending and the Conservatives the other 7 seats, meaning the Conservatives remained in control of the council. ^[5] Neither the Liberal Democrats or British National Party won any seats, with the British National Party vote dropping in Heanor where it held 2 seats. ^[5]

Amber Valley Local Election Result 2010 ^{[2] [6]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	8	0	0	0	53.3	35.8	17,024	+2.9%
	Conservative	7	0	0	0	46.7	40.2	19,154	-7.6%
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0	0	0	17.5	8,352	+12.4%
	BNP	0	0	0	0	0	5.7	2,725	-6.5%
	National Front	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	185	+0.4%
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	164	+0.3%

Ward results

Alfreton ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Walker	1,805	47.7	−0.5
	Conservative	David Cantrill	1,094	28.9	−11.5
	Liberal Democrats	Kieran Harley	566	15.0	+3.6
	BNP	Michael White	319	8.4	+8.4
Majority			711	18.8	+11.0
Turnout			3,784
	Labour hold		Swing

Belper East ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin Tomlinson	1,533	47.9	−4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Clark	848	26.5	+8.2
	Labour	Ben Bellamy	818	25.6	−3.5
Majority			685	21.4
Turnout			3,199
	Conservative hold		Swing

Belper South ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jim Anderson	1,247	43.0	−6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Emily Bamford	840	28.9	+28.9
	Labour	Richard Salmon	816	28.1	−2.9
Majority			407	14.0	−4.5
Turnout			2,903
	Conservative hold		Swing

Codnor and Waingroves ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Parkes	1,159	43.3	+1.6
	Conservative	Robert Phillips-Forsyth	1,127	42.1	+0.4
	BNP	Ken Cooper	391	14.6	−2.0
Majority			32	1.2	+1.2
Turnout			2,677
	Labour hold		Swing

Duffield ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Short	1,768	60.2	−3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Thompson	1,169	39.8	+24.5
Majority			599	20.4	−22.3
Turnout			2,937
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heanor and Loscoe ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bob Moon	1,264	46.4	+10.8
	Conservative	Janet Russell	874	32.1	+3.2
	BNP	Paul Snell	584	21.5	−14.0
Majority			390	14.3	+14.2
Turnout			2,722
	Labour hold		Swing

Heanor East ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barry Aistrop	1,038	35.9	+5.1
	Conservative	Alex Stevenson	965	33.3	+0.6
	BNP	Emma Roper	451	15.6	−20.9
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Jelf	440	15.2	+15.2
Majority			73	2.6
Turnout			2,894
	Labour hold		Swing

Heanor West ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Jones	1,160	37.6	+7.1
	Conservative	Linda Edwards-Milsom	970	31.4	+9.0
	BNP	Maria Riley-Ward	542	17.6	−22.0
	Liberal Democrats	Gavin Sarkas-Bosman	416	13.5	+6.0
Majority			190	6.2
Turnout			3,088
	Labour hold		Swing

Ironville and Riddings ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Smith	1,457	48.7	+7.3
	Conservative	David Harrison	1,087	36.3	−22.3
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Woolley	448	15.0	+15.0
Majority			370	12.4
Turnout			2,992
	Labour hold		Swing

Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jean Gemmell	2,097	48.6	−6.6
	Labour	John Banks	1,352	31.3	+11.0
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Tomkins	869	20.1	+7.3
Majority			745	17.3	−17.6
Turnout			4,318
	Conservative hold		Swing

Langley Mill and Aldercar ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eileen Hamilton	931	38.4	−4.4
	Conservative	Liam Rhodes	753	31.1	−13.2
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Bown	390	16.1	+3.2
	National Front	Timothy Knowles	185	7.6	+7.6
	Independent	Jo Ward	164	6.8	+6.8
Majority			178	7.3
Turnout			2,423
	Labour hold		Swing

Ripley ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Liz Bowley	1,779	39.4	−20.4
	Labour	David Williams	1,662	36.8	+6.1
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Gibbons	635	14.1	+4.6
	BNP	Nathan Wilde	438	9.7	+9.7
Majority			117	2.6	−26.5
Turnout			4,514
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kevin Parkinson	1,491	44.7	−20.4
	Labour	Eric Lancashire	1,112	33.4	−1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Paget	729	21.9	+21.9
Majority			379	11.4	−18.8
Turnout			3,332
	Conservative hold		Swing

Somercotes ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Lyttle	1,443	54.9	+6.3
	Conservative	Kat Moss	759	28.9	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Falconbridge	427	16.2	+16.2
Majority			684	26.0	+6.0
Turnout			2,629
	Labour hold		Swing

Swanwick ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Allen King	1,610	50.4	+11.7
	Labour	Timothy Benson	983	30.8	+15.5
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Bedford	599	18.8	+14.3
Majority			627	19.6	+15.1
Turnout			3,192
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Amber Valley". BBC News. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
2. "Local elections 2010". The Guardian. London. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
3. "Amber Valley Borough Council". Derby Telegraph . 28 April 2010. p. 15.
4. Green, Kirsty; Jones, Chris (28 April 2010). "Be prepared to vote in the other election that will have big impact on local services". Derby Telegraph . p. 14.
5. Jones, Caroline (8 May 2010). "Amber Valley Tories follow MP's success by retaining council seats". Derby Telegraph . p. 4.
6. "Local Elections 2010: Amber Valley". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 17 May 2011.