2022 Amber Valley Borough Council election

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2022 Amber Valley Borough Council Election
Derbyshire flag.svg
  2021 5 May 2022 2023  

15 of 45 seats for Amber Valley Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Green
Last election28161
Seats won942
Seats after30113
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote10,2368,7443,916
Percentage42.6%36.4%16.3%

Amber Valley UK ward map Results 2022.svg
Results of the 2022 Amber Valley Borough Council election by ward

The elections to Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England took place on Thursday 5th May 2022. One third of the council were up for election. The Conservatives increased their majority on the council whilst the Green Party also gained seats.

Contents

This election was the last by thirds election and the last before boundary changes proposed by the Local Government Boundary Commission came into effect at the 2023 election. [1] Councillors elected this year served for a period of one year.

Results

2022 Amber Valley Borough Council Election [2]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 9Increase2.svg 260.0213066.710,23642.6-11.0
  Labour 4Decrease2.svg 426.771124.48,74436.4+0.9
  Green 2Increase2.svg 213.3136.73,91616.3+8.7
  Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,0764.5+1.2
  National Front 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0280.0±0.0
  SDP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0210.0±0.0

Council Composition

Following the last election in 2021, the composition of the council was:

28161
ConservativeLabourGrn

After the election, the composition of the council was:

301131
ConservativeLabourGreenInd

Independent caused by Neil Ploughman for Belper Central leaving The Labour Party in 2021

Ward Results

Percentage change is from the 2018 Amber Valley Borough Council Election.

Alfreton

Alfreton (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Marshall-Clarke 852 50.5 Decrease2.svg8.9
Conservative Jonty Powis62937.3Increase2.svg4.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Robin Gibbons1066.3Increase2.svg3.4
Green Russ Hubber1005.9Increase2.svg1.4
Majority22313.2
Turnout 1,68725
Labour hold Swing

Belper East

Belper East (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fay Atkinson 758 45.4 Increase2.svg0.5
Conservative Mark Edward Robertson58935.3Decrease2.svg6.3
Green Kendal Greaves17210.3Increase2.svg5.9
Liberal Democrats James Morrissey1509.0Decrease2.svg0.1
Majority16910.1
Turnout 1,66936
Labour hold Swing

Belper South

Belper South (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Jamie Alexander Walls 973 54.9 Increase2.svg47.3
Conservative Daniel James Kerry38521.7Decrease2.svg15.3
Labour Joel Martin Bryan38121.5Decrease2.svg26.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Alan Salmon341.9Decrease2.svg1.6
Majority58833.2
Turnout 1,77341
Green gain from Labour Swing

Codnor and Waingroves

Codnor and Waingroves (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Emmas-Williams 681 51.8 Increase2.svg0.6
Conservative Mark Neil O'Malley52439.8Decrease2.svg5.9
Green David Martin Hatchett725.5Increase2.svg5.5
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Quentin Miles382.9Decrease2.svg0.3
Majority15712.0
Turnout 1,31533
Labour hold Swing

Duffield

Duffield (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Alison Jane McDermott 1,474 69.8 Increase2.svg35.7
Conservative Pippa Rowen50824.1Decrease2.svg23.9
Labour Mark Spilsbury1024.8Decrease2.svg7.2
Liberal Democrats Sue Allen281.3Decrease2.svg4.6
Majority96645.7
Turnout 2,11254
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Heanor and Loscoe

Heanor and Loscoe (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nikki Savage 560 49.8 Increase2.svg4.3
Labour Kieran James Denbygh Hill43538.7Decrease2.svg9.3
Green James Major John Brooks776.9Increase2.svg2.5
Liberal Democrats Kate Smith524.6Increase2.svg2.5
Majority12511.1
Turnout 1,12428
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Heanor East

Heanor East (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry William Thompson 669 52.3 Increase2.svg2.5
Labour Janet Irene Ward45135.2Decrease2.svg8.2
Green Cathie Hallsworth1058.2Increase2.svg8.2
Liberal Democrats Jerry Marler554.3Decrease2.svg2.5
Majority21817.1
Turnout 1,28028
Conservative hold Swing

Heanor West

Heanor West (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steven Grainger 658 48.2 Increase2.svg1.5
Labour Steve Bower55640.7Decrease2.svg4.1
Green Tina Pritchard906.6Increase2.svg1.4
Liberal Democrats Michael John Heap614.5Increase2.svg1.2
Majority1027.5
Turnout 1,36528
Conservative hold Swing

Ironville and Riddings

Ironville and Riddings (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pete Clark 707 47.1 Increase2.svg5.4
Labour Paul Christopher Wardle64843.2Decrease2.svg11.2
Green Rachael Hatchett966.4Increase2.svg6.4
Liberal Democrats Kate Mary Kift503.3Decrease2.svg0.6
Majority593.9
Turnout 1,50132
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook

Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Trevor Mark Ainsworth 1,163 50.9 Decrease2.svg6.5
Labour Keith Lisle Venables76333.4Decrease2.svg0.1
Green Cathy Kinsella26711.7Increase2.svg7.5
Liberal Democrats Chris Gent924.0Decrease2.svg0.8
Majority40017.5
Turnout 2,28537
Conservative hold Swing

Langley Mill and Aldercar

Langley Mill and Aldercar (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sheena Edith Trower 530 49.9 Increase2.svg5.5
Labour Eileen Hamilton45042.3Decrease2.svg6.4
Liberal Democrats Joanna Elizabeth Karpasea555.2Increase2.svg1.1
National Front Timothy Knowles282.6Decrease2.svg0.1
Majority803.3
Turnout 1,06325
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Ripley

Ripley (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sean David Carter 1,065 45.7 Decrease2.svg3.9
Labour Tony Holmes98742.4Decrease2.svg1.2
Green Michael Peter Bedford1476.7Increase2.svg3.6
Liberal Democrats Richard William Smeeton994.3Increase2.svg0.6
SDP Edwin George Dale Taylor210.9Increase2.svg0.9
Majority783.3
Turnout 2,31933
Conservative hold Swing

Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse

Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Henry Iliffe 1,010 55.7 Decrease2.svg8.6
Labour Amina Sabeah Deen Burslem48326.6Increase2.svg2.7
Green Lian Pizzey21311.7Increase2.svg6.4
Liberal Democrats Adrian James Miller1086.0Decrease2.svg0.4
Majority55229.1
Turnout 1,81436
Conservative hold Swing

Somercotes

Somercotes (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Katie Simpson 682 59.8 Decrease2.svg6.8
Conservative Paul Price40735.7Increase2.svg5.5
Liberal Democrats Paul Slater514.5Increase2.svg1.4
Majority27524.1
Turnout 1,14025
Labour hold Swing

Swanwick

Swanwick (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Wilson 832 52.9 Decrease2.svg6.7
Labour Matt Allwood51532.7Increase2.svg5.8
Green Steve Elliott1308.3Increase2.svg1.8
Liberal Democrats Malvin Leslie Trigg976.2Decrease2.svg0.8
Majority31720.2
Turnout 1,57437
Conservative hold Swing

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