2012 Amber Valley Borough Council election

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2012 local election results in Amber Valley

Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England took place on Thursday 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council. Overall turnout in this election was 33.28 per cent.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Amber Valley election result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1060+662.550.412,068
  Conservative 604-437.536.48,704
  Liberal Democrats 000004.81,153
  BNP 002-204.1990
  UKIP 000001.6386
  Green 000001.4328
  Independent 000000.9210
  National Front 000000.499

Ward results

Alfreton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marlene Bennett120269.220.8
Conservative Kat Moss44725.73-14.41
Liberal Democrats Peter Jelf754.32-10.39
Rejected ballots
Majority75543.47
Turnout 1737 of 630727.54%
Labour hold Swing
Belper Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Nelson62742.19-18.73
Labour Ben Bellamy45030.2810.57
Green Dave Wells32822.072.16
Liberal Democrats Jane Benson714.780.05
Rejected ballots
Majority17711.91
Turnout 1486 of 435734.11%
Conservative hold Swing
Belper North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Cox64744.1-6.96
Labour Erik Johnsen58439.8121.71
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Benson22615.41-2.26
Rejected ballots
Majority634.29
Turnout 1467 of 406836.06%
Conservative hold Swing
Codnor and Waingroves
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Emmas-Williams82557.9417.73
Conservative Robert Phillips-Forsyth33923.81-17.66
UKIP Ann Fox19813.913.9
BNP Emma Roper594.14-16.57
Rejected ballots
Majority48634.13
Turnout 1424 of 394536.1%
Labour hold Swing
Heage and Ambergate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Ward66842.44-28.35
Labour David Farrelly63440.288.35
Independent Jack Evans21013.3413.34
Liberal Democrats Rodney Tomkins573.623.62
Rejected ballots
Majority342.16
Turnout 1574 of 410038.39%
Conservative hold Swing
Heanor and Loscoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Longdon78356.8221.45
Conservative Ella McManus35025.4-3.92
BNP Ken Cooper24517.78-17.51
Rejected ballots
Majority43331.42
Turnout 1385 of 413733.48%
Labour hold Swing
Heanor East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Phil Hill74452.3721.18
Conservative Gary Wells39126.15-6.72
BNP Cliff Roper38419-17.46
Liberal Democrats Keith Falconbridge694.620.05
Rejected ballots
Majority35126.22
Turnout 1495 of 460632.46%
Labour gain from BNP Swing
Heanor West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bob Janes83856.225.5
Conservative Richard Iliffe38125.553.56
BNP Adrian Hickman27218.24-21.16
Rejected ballots
Majority45730.65
Turnout 1500 of 477431.42%
Labour gain from BNP Swing
Ironville and Riddings
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Walker705475.59
Conservative Jack Brown68845.87-22.59
Liberal Democrats Ollie Smith976.476.47
Rejected ballots
Majority171.13
Turnout 1500 of 467532.09%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Bull1071
Conservative Kevin Buttery1066
Labour John Banks871
Labour Matthew Cruckshank811
Liberal Democrats Margaret Tomkins215
Rejected ballots
Majority195
Turnout 2192 of 622635.21%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Langley Mill & Aldercar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Gration68860.5118.23
Conservative Terry Thorpe35431.13-13.34
National Front Timothy Knowles998.7-12.8
Rejected ballots
Majority33429.38
Turnout 1137 of 410427.70
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Ripley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Holmes140957.7927.1
Conservative David Bowley90537.12-22.81
Liberal Democrats Paul Gibbons1064.35-5.5
Rejected ballots
Majority50420.67
Turnout 2438 of 706034.73
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Ripley & Marehay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mick Wilson8915122.28
Conservative Ron Ashton63836.52-22.81
BNP Alan Edwards1307.44-21.02
Liberal Democrats Michael Bedford764.354.35
Rejected ballots
Majority25314.48
Turnout 1747 of 467037.41
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alex Stevenson97157.877.13
Labour Stephen Holden58734.980.11
Liberal Democrats Kate Smith1046.26.2
Rejected ballots
Majority40422.88
Turnout 1678 of 462136.71%
Conservative hold Swing
Somercotes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John McCabe85764.1917.36
Conservative Ian Smith22616.93-11.59
UKIP Paul Bailey18814.0814.08
Liberal Democrats Joel Hunt574.2-12
Rejected ballots
Majority63147.26
Turnout 1335 of 475428.08%
Labour hold Swing

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