2016 Amber Valley Borough Council election

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2016 Amber Valley Borough Council Election
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15 of 45 seats for Amber Valley Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Last election2422
Seats won411
Seats after2322
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote8,4189,800
Percentage34.9%40.6%
Amber Valley wards 2016.svg
Map of the results of the 2016 Amber Valley Borough council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. Blank wards were not contested in 2016.

Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England took place on Thursday 5 May 2016. One third of the council seats were up for election and after the election the Conservative Party continued to hold overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Amber Valley election result 2016
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1121+173.340.69,800
  Conservative 412-127.734.98,418
  UKIP 0000016.84,047
  Green 000004.61,101
  Liberal Democrats 000002.5592
  Independent 000000.5131
  National Front 000000.129

Ward results

Source: [2]

Percentage change in party votes are from the last time the ward was contested. This is either 2014 or 2015.

Alfreton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marlene Bennett98153.2+7.6
Conservative Kat Moss36019.5-8.1
UKIP Pete Twiname34218.6-1.6
Liberal Democrats Henry Foulds914.9+1.5
Green Leo Swarvett532.9-0.3
Rejected ballots15
Majority62133.7
Turnout 1842
Labour hold Swing
Belper Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maurice Neville76141.7+10.4
Conservative John Nelson62734.4-8.4
Green Dave Wells1518.3-4.6
UKIP John Young1498.2-4.8
Independent Dave Fisher1317.2+7.2
Rejected ballots4
Majority1347.3
Turnout 1823
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Belper North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ben Bellamy66237.8+12.7
Conservative Alan Cox57632.9-9.1
Green Sue MacFarlane30717.5-0.1
UKIP Dennis Smith1609.1-6.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Salmon352.0+2.0
Rejected ballots11
Majority864.9
Turnout 1751
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Codnor and Waingroves
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Emmas-Williams70253.4+11.5
Conservative Linda Edwards-Milsom33725.6+0.8
UKIP Gaz Smith21216.1-12.1
Green Jackie Blackett372.8+2.8
Liberal Democrats Fay Whitehead211.6-0.7
Rejected ballots5
Majority36527.8
Turnout 1314
Labour hold Swing
Heage and Ambergate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Ward74946.7+4.5
Labour Paul Lobley57936.1+1.4
UKIP Ian Gillatt16810.5-4.2
Green William MacFarlane694.3-1.1
Liberal Democrats Audrey Wootton362.2-0.8
Rejected ballots3
Majority17010.6
Turnout 1604
Conservative hold Swing
Heanor and Loscoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kieran Hill54140.1-0.1
UKIP Geoffrey Aldwinckle37027.4-6.9
Conservative Julie Whitmore34925.9+3.4
Green James Brooks423.1+3.1
Liberal Democrats James Morton372.7-0.3
Rejected ballots9
Majority17112.7
Turnout 1348
Labour hold Swing
Heanor East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Oakes53638.2-4.8
Conservative Mark Burrell42530.3+4.3
UKIP Philip Rose34224.4-3.7
Green Julie Wozniczka493.5+3.5
Liberal Democrats George White423.00.0
Rejected ballots10
Majority1117.9
Turnout 1404
Labour hold Swing
Heanor West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Teresa Curran59742.2+1.8
Conservative Steven Grainger40128.4+5.4
UKIP Chris Flude32523.0-9.5
Liberal Democrats Joel Hunt433.0-1.1
Green Mike Jones382.7+2.7
Rejected ballots10
Majority19613.8
Turnout 1414
Labour hold Swing
Ironville and Riddings
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jack Brown63040.7+8.8
Labour Paul Wardle61639.8-8.1
UKIP Stuart Bent22714.7-3.2
Green Steve Kennedy372.4+2.4
Liberal Democrats Ollie Smith301.9-0.4
Rejected ballots8
Majority140.9
Turnout 1548
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Norman Bull108647.5-2.2
Labour Christine Venables69130.2+3.0
UKIP Roy Snape31213.6-1.3
Green Kate Howard1024.5-0.1
Liberal Democrats Ron Welsby903.9+0.2
Rejected ballots7
Majority39517.3
Turnout 2288
Conservative hold Swing
Langley Mill & Aldercar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Gration48643.5-0.1
Conservative Rosie Webster36332.5+8.7
UKIP Tony Warren21919.6-10.6
Green Christina Smith151.3+1.3
Liberal Democrats Ruth Thornton141.3-1.2
National Front Timothy Knowles141.3+1.3
Rejected ballots5
Majority12311.0
Turnout 1116
Labour hold Swing
Ripley & Marehay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mick Wilson64041.9+5.6
Conservative Matt Murray56036.6-5.9
UKIP John Pass23715.5+0.3
Green Tony Youens463.0-0.6
Liberal Democrats Clym Stock-Williams251.6-0.8
National Front Michael Sharpe151.0+1.0
Rejected ballots5
Majority805.3
Turnout 1528
Labour hold Swing
Ripley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Holmes86940.1+5.4
Conservative Sean Carter84539.0-1.6
UKIP Paula Parkin34515.9-2.0
Green Phil Taylor552.5-1.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Jelf432.0-1.1
Rejected ballots8
Majority241.1
Turnout 2165
Labour hold Swing
Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alex Stevenson94551.6+10.8
Labour Antony Tester40422.1+1.7
UKIP Ade Nathan34819.0-9.2
Green Matt McGuinness683.7+3.7
Liberal Democrats Kate Smith563.1-2.0
Rejected ballots10
Majority54129.5
Turnout 1831
Conservative hold Swing
Somercotes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John McCabe73558.4+1.5
UKIP Paul Price29123.1-1.5
Conservative Colin Boyce16513.1-2.0
Green Steve Elliott322.5+2.5
Liberal Democrats Elsie Situnayake292.3-1.0
Rejected ballots6
Majority44425.3
Turnout 1258
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Amber Valley election: Conservatives retain control". BBC News. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project – 2016 – Amber Valley". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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