2019 Amber Valley Borough Council election

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2019 Amber Valley Borough Council Election
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  2018 2 May 2019 2021  

15 of 45 seats for Amber Valley Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Green
Last election20251
Seats won681
Seats after25191
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 5Decrease2.svg 6Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote7,6169,3223,689
Percentage31.1%38%15%

Amber Valley UK ward map Results 2019.svg
Map of wards showing results of the 2019 Amber Valley Borough Council election


Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England took place on Thursday 2 May 2019. One third of the council seats were up for election. [1] The Labour Party gained overall control of the council, taking a total of five seats from the Conservatives. [2] In addition, the Green Party gained representation for the first time. After the election, the composition of the council was:-

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Election result

Amber Valley election result 2019
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 80-6-653.338.09322Decrease2.svg9.7
  Labour 6+50+540.031.17616Increase2.svg1.2
  Green 1+10+16.615.03689Increase2.svg7.0
  Liberal Democrats 000008.22010Increase2.svg5.6
  UKIP 000005.61363Decrease2.svg5.9
  Independent 000001.9460Increase2.svg0.9
  English Democrat 000000.265New

Ward results

Percentage change in party votes are from wards contested during the previous election cycle, which was 2015. Percentages might not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.

Alfreton

Alfreton (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gail Dolman 675 40.8 -4.9
Conservative Ben Slade42125.4-2.2
UKIP Phil Rose38523.3+3.1
Green Leo Swarvett1126.8+3.6
Liberal Democrats George William623.8+0.4
Majority254
Turnout 26
Labour hold Swing

Alport

Alport (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Taylor 584 56.6 -11.2
Green Will MacFarlane16516.0+3.3
Labour Carol Anthony15314.8-4.6
Liberal Democrats Ade Smith12912.5New
Majority419
Turnout 49
Conservative hold Swing

Belper Central

Candidate Neil Ploughman was suspended by the Labour Party when alleged anti-Semitic Facebook posts were discovered, however he remained on the ballot. After being elected, he initially sat as an independent on the authority. He was subsequently reinstated by the party with no charge to answer. [3] He later left the party in 2021 sitting as a 'socialist'.

Belper Central (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Ploughman 743 41.3 +9.9
Conservative James Kerry55931.0-11.8
Green Steve Kennedy35319.6+6.7
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Benson1468.1+8.1
Majority184
Turnout 41
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Belper East

Belper East (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Oldfield 775 42.8 +12.3
Conservative Valerie Taylor53829.7-17.4
Liberal Democrats John Morrissey49927.6New
Majority237
Turnout 39
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Belper North

Belper North (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Emma Monkman 814 41.8 +16.7
Conservative John Nelson59130.3-11.7
Green Sue MacFarlane27614.2-3.4
UKIP Mervyn Jackson1638.4-6.9
Liberal Democrats Roger Shelley1045.3New
Majority223
Turnout 49
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Belper South

Belper South (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Porter 676 39.5 +9.4
Conservative Paul Hillier55432.4-8.4
Green James Brooks36921.6+7.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Salmon1116.5New
Majority122
Turnout 39
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Crich

Crich (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gareth Gee 351 40.0 -12.3
Liberal Democrats Kate Smith21824.9+12.8
Labour Joel Bryan18020.5-7.8
Green Julie Wozniczka12814.6+7.3
Majority133
Turnout 42
Conservative hold Swing

Duffield

Duffield (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Dave Wells 1,394 62.9 +53.7
Conservative Steven Evanson60327.2-36.4
Labour Co-op James Butler1486.7-12.7
UKIP Geoffrey Aldwinckle673.3New
Majority791
Turnout 55
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Heage and Ambergate

Heage and Ambergate (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Lobley 731 43.2 +8.6
Conservative Matt Murray61536.4-5.8
Green Sarah Johnson26015.4+9.9
Liberal Democrats Simon Mallard855.0+3.0
Majority116
Turnout 42
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook

Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kevin Buttery 1,034 42.5 -7.2
Labour Keith Venables58330.4+3.2
UKIP Adrian Nathan28111.6-3.4
Green Joe Smith26110.7+6.2
Liberal Democrats Phillip Mackin1174.8+1.2
Majority451
Turnout 39
Conservative hold Swing

Ripley

Ripley (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Moss 861 37.4 -3.2
Labour Steve Freeborn84236.6+1.8
UKIP Mandy Sylvan30413.2-4.7
Green Tom Carter2038.8+5.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Smeeton944.1+1.0
Majority19
Turnout 32
Conservative hold Swing

Ripley and Marehay

Ripley and Marehay (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronald Ashton 618 39.9 -2.6
Labour Ian Fisher58737.7+1.4
UKIP Tim Ford15810.2-5.5
Liberal Democrats Chris Oakley1046.7+4.3
English Democrat Michael Sharp655.5New
Majority31
Turnout 34
Conservative hold Swing

South West Parishes

South West Parishes (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Orton 740 67.8 -10.4
Liberal Democrats Colin Thompson20618.9New
Labour David Farrelly14613.4New
Majority534
Turnout 37
Conservative hold Swing

Swanwick

Swanwick (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steve Hayes 651 42.0 -10.3
Independent George Soudah46029.7+16.0
Labour Antony Tester24015.5-12.1
Green Steve Elliott1026.6+2.7
Liberal Democrats Malvin Trigg966.2+3.7
Majority191
Turnout 35
Conservative hold Swing

Wingfield

Wingfield (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Valerie Thorpe 602 68.8 +4.0
Labour David Williams16819.2-2.1
Green Mike Jones667.5+4.0
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Miles394.5+1.7
Majority43449.6
Turnout 87546
Conservative hold Swing

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References

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  2. "Amber Valley Election Results 2019" . Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  3. "Candidate suspended over 'anti-Semitic' posts wins election" . Retrieved 8 May 2019.