2023 Amber Valley Borough Council election

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2023 Amber Valley Borough Council Election
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All 42 seats for Amber Valley Borough Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderChris Emmas-WilliamsKevin ButteryDave Wells
Party Labour Conservative Green
Last election11 seats,30 seats3 seats
Seats before9253
Seats won2676
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 15Decrease2.svg 21Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote27,25324,64411,762
Percentage34.7%31.3%15.0%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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LeaderBen BellamyKate SmithAlexander Stevenson
Party Independent Liberal Democrats Reform UK
Last election0 seats0 seatsNew party
Seats before305
Seats won210
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote3,7123,8337,312
Percentage4.7%4.9%9.3%
Amber Valley UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Amber Valley Borough Council election
Leader before election

Kevin Buttery
Conservative

Leader after election

Chris Emmas-Williams
Labour

The 2023 Amber Valley Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 [1] to elect all 42 councillors for Amber Valley Borough Council. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

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Following the boundary review by the Local Government Boundary Commission, this was the first election under the new boundaries. In addition to the new ward boundaries the council was no longer elected by thirds, with the whole council elected once every 4 years. [2] Along with Derby City Council, who also changed to whole council elections in 2023, Amber Valley was the last authority in Derbyshire to switch to whole council elections. The last election where all members were elected was at the 2000 election. [3]

Under the boundary review, the number of councillors elected was reduced from 45 to 42. Prior to the election the council was led by Conservative councillor Kevin Buttery, who had been leader since May 2021. He chose not to stand for re-election. [4]

Labour won a majority at the election, winning several seats from the Conservatives. The Labour leader, Chris Emmas-Williams, was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 24 May 2023. [5]

Summary

Election result

2023 Amber Valley Borough Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 4226183Increase2.svg 1561.934.727,253–1.7
  Conservative 427021Decrease2.svg 2116.731.324,644–11.3
  Green 28630Increase2.svg 314.315.011,762–1.3
  Independent 7220Increase2.svg 24.84.73,712N/A
  Liberal Democrats 25110Increase2.svg 12.44.93,833+0.4
  Reform UK 28000Steady2.svg0.09.37,312N/A
  SDP 1000Steady2.svg0.00.169+0.1
  National Front 1000Steady2.svg0.00.140+0.1

Council composition

After the 2022 election, the composition of the council was: [6]

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301131
ConservativeLabourGreenInd

Prior to the 2023 election, through a number of suspensions [7] and defections, [8] the composition of the council was:

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259533
ConservativeLabourReform UKGreenInd

After the 2023 election, the composition of the council was:

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267621
LabourConservativeGreenIndLib Dem

Ward results

Source: [9]

Alfreton

Alfreton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Marshall-Clarke 828 50.6
Labour Gail Dolman 809 49.4
Labour Keith Michael Wood 763 46.6
Conservative Colin Boyce44327.1
Conservative Brian David Cantrill40324.6
Conservative Frances Mary Cantrill40224.6
Green Russ Hubber1579.6
Reform UK Billy Bowles1438.7
Reform UK Helen Rachael Gent1318.0
Reform UK Paul Price1237.5
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Quentin Miles1046.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Robin Gibbons1006.1
Liberal Democrats Judith Marguerite Nilsen925.6
Turnout 1,64525
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing

Alport & South West Parishes

Previously two single member wards of Alport and South West Parishes

Alport & South West Parishes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Harry Taylor 868 45.4
Conservative Jane Orton 846 44.3
Green Godfrey Meynell49626.0
Labour Diana Hancock45523.8
Labour Mary Patricia Dwyer45023.5
Liberal Democrats Michael John Heap1658.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Roy Stanton1437.5
Reform UK Freddie Theobald1005.2
Turnout 1,91442
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Belper East

Belper East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tracey Hill 978 30.6
Labour John Christopher Porter 928 29.1
Belper Independents Fay Atkinson [a] 890 27.9
Conservative John Nelson86727.1
Belper Independents Ruth Frances Bellamy85226.7
Labour Sally Mary Orman-Chan81625.5
Conservative Michael Greatbatch78724.6
Belper Independents Jonni Bishop [b] 72922.8
Conservative John Crawley67321.1
Green Sue Devine46914.7
Green Julie Christine Wozniczka37211.6
Green Mark Andrew Simmons32910.3
Liberal Democrats John Morrissey2347.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Alan Salmon1243.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Martin Scrase732.3
Turnout 3,22540
Labour hold Swing
Belper Independents hold Swing
Labour win (new seat)

Belper North

Belper North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Emma Louise Monkman 783 36.5
Belper Independents Ben Rupert Edward Bellamy [c] 663 30.9
Labour Co-op James Butler60028.0
Conservative Gary John Spendlove57026.6
Conservative James Daniel Kerry48122.4
Belper Independents Jyoti Michael Wilkinson [d] 37817.6
Green Jane Ellen Margaret Harlow34015.9
Green Rachael Sarah Willshaw31814.8
Turnout 2,15545
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Belper Independents hold Swing

Belper South

Belper South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Gez Kinsella 826 47.8
Green Jamie Alexander Walls 790 45.7
Conservative Ben Miller26815.5
Conservative David Smith21812.6
Labour Co-op Lyndy Urquhart20712.0
Labour Co-op Patrick William Mountain19111.0
Belper Independents Luke Dale Clayton Ploughman [e] 1217.0
Belper Independents Neil Ploughman [f] 794.6
Reform UK Laura Jane Brunelleschi462.7
Turnout 1,73740
Green hold Swing
Green gain from Labour Swing

Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar

Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Emmas-Williams 871 42.5
Labour Eileen Hamilton 702 34.3
Labour David Edward Moon 684 33.4
Conservative David John Cattermole55227.0
Reform UK Sam Goodrum47022.9
Conservative Sally Margaret Cresswell43021.0
Reform UK Sheena Edith Trower42720.8
Reform UK Alan George Abernethy40419.7
Conservative Amy Donohue40119.6
Green Vicky Anne Marie Powers25012.2
National Front Timothy Knowles402.0
Turnout 2,05228
Labour gain from Reform UK Swing
Labour gain from Reform UK Swing
Labour win (new seat)

Crich & South Wingfield

Previously two single member wards of Crich and Wingfield

Crich & South Wingfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dawn Margaret Harper 710 38.3
Liberal Democrats Kate Smith 690 37.3
Conservative Tony Harper66836.1
Liberal Democrats Marcus Walter Johnson57030.8
Labour Tim Benson25713.9
Green Fiona Horton23812.9
Labour John Cowings21611.7
Green Sally Elizabeth Lowick1749.4
Reform UK Edward Hudson Oakenfull894.8
Turnout 1,85644
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Duffield & Quarndon

Duffield & Quarndon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Alison McDermott 1,685 67.9
Green Eva Long 1,580 63.7
Conservative Steven Knee68427.6
Conservative Martin Bettridge66326.7
Labour Mark Spilsbury1686.8
Labour Maurice Neville913.7
Turnout 2,48452
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing

Heage & Ambergate

Heage & Ambergate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Edwin Lobley 746 49.0
Labour Amina Sabeah Deens Burslem 547 36.0
Conservative Angela Susan Ward52434.5
Conservative Valerie Joan Taylor39125.7
Green David Martin Hatchett22815.0
Green Clare Elizabeth Hartwell22214.6
Reform UK Karl Martin Chatburn1399.1
Turnout 1,53638
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Heanor East

Heanor East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Trevor Holmes 524 32.0
Labour Janet Irene Ward 524 32.0
Reform UK Joanne Gent50530.8
Reform UK Mark Anthony Burrell49630.3
Conservative Linda Edwards-Milson39324.0
Conservative Jake William Gilbert38123.3
Green Cathie Hallsworth21913.4
Turnout 1,65331
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Reform UK Swing

Heanor West & Loscoe

Heanor West & Loscoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steven Bower 873 36.4
Labour Nicholas Arron Beswick 858 35.8
Labour Matthew Gareth Jones 786 32.8
Conservative Steven Grainger64226.8
Reform UK Jackie Stones64026.7
Reform UK Rob Booth60525.2
Conservative Nikki Savage58024.2
Reform UK Billy Weston55523.1
Conservative Dale Christopher Wright51321.4
Green James Major John Brooks25110.5
Liberal Democrats Sybille Elisabeth Stephenson1265.3
Liberal Democrats Jerry Marler1174.9
Liberal Democrats Barry Ian Holliday1114.6
Turnout 2,42630
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour win (new seat)

Ironville and Riddings

Ironville and Riddings
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kieron Cox 645 44.4
Labour Rebecca Louise Grundy 645 44.4
Conservative Peter Maurice Clark44430.6
Conservative Sarah Jane Turner37225.6
Reform UK Phil Rose23516.2
Reform UK Matt Gent21414.7
Green Rachael Mary Hatchett1087.4
Liberal Democrats Joanna Elizabeth Karpasea503.4
Liberal Democrats Kate Mary Kift281.9
Turnout 1,45531
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley

Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Linsey Farnsworth 1,158 41.8
Conservative Trevor Mark Ainsworth 1,065 38.4
Conservative Julie Whitmore 981 35.4
Conservative Matt Murray93033.6
Labour Co-op Michael John Missett88531.9
Labour Co-op Dean Watson85630.9
Green Matt McGuinness37613.6
Green Kathy Gorman37313.5
Reform UK Matt Waterfall33111.9
Reform UK Adrian William Nathan2509.0
Liberal Democrats Gareth Joseph Alwyne Cresswell1896.8
Liberal Democrats Sarah Denise Gent1716.2
Liberal Democrats Chris Gent1505.4
Turnout 2,77540
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ripley

Ripley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Tony Holmes 1,192 48.4
Labour Co-op David Alan Williams 1,062 43.1
Labour Co-op Matthew Robert Allwood 1,022 41.5
Conservative Sean David Carter90236.6
Conservative Paul Colin Moss83033.7
Conservative Lorna Dorothy Tassi79832.4
Green Hillie Fender1887.6
Green Kendal Tanya Greaves1757.1
Reform UK Becki Booth1696.9
Reform UK Sean Hind1455.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Arthur Gillians1054.3
Liberal Democrats Jacob Gent692.8
SDP Edwin George Dale Taylor692.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Andrew Smith602.4
Turnout 2,47333
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Ripley & Marehay

Ripley & Marehay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Lyndsay Delyth Cox 694 41.8
Labour Co-op Mick Wilson 684 41.2
Conservative Ron Ashton66540.0
Conservative Trevor Spencer46027.7
Green Michael Peter Bedford17610.6
Reform UK Marie Cresswell1629.7
Reform UK Tracy Rochelle Smith1418.5
Turnout 1,66634
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Smalley, Shipley & Horsley Woodhouse

Smalley, Shipley & Horsley Woodhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Amanda Louise Paget 748 40.4
Green Lian Pizzey 672 36.3
Conservative Richard Henry Iliffe59232.0
Conservative Christopher Darko Perko45524.6
Labour Co-op Christine Elizabeth Jordan27014.6
Reform UK Alex Stevenson26814.5
Reform UK Vikki Harvey24013.0
Labour Co-op Keith Lisle Venables22812.3
Liberal Democrats Adrian James Miller673.6
Turnout 1,85641
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Green gain from Reform UK Swing

Somercotes

Somercotes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John McCabe 653 62.8
Labour Elaine Stephanie Sherman 519 49.9
Conservative Jennifer Lynne Ainsworth20719.9
Conservative Jill Hayes19318.6
Reform UK Simon Gent928.8
Reform UK Caroline Susan Gent888.5
Liberal Democrats Tracey Anne Pearson656.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Slater615.9
Green Richard Sewell555.3
Turnout 1,04023
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Swanwick

Swanwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steve Hayes 733 44.1
Conservative Jonty Powis 659 39.7
Labour Gareth Trewick59735.9
Labour Axl Nicholls48829.4
Green Steve Elliott26516.0
Liberal Democrats Malvin Leslie Trigg17010.2
Reform UK Malc Hibbard1509.0
Turnout 1,66139
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing


By-elections

Crich & South Wingfield By-Election 2 May 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Harper61735.9−2.4
Liberal Democrats Marcus Johnson43425.2−12.1
Labour Amy Trewick42824.9+11.0
Green Fiona Horton24014.0+1.1
Majority18310.7
Turnout 171941.1
Conservative hold Swing

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Notes

  1. ↑ Stood under the description Belper Independents
  2. ↑ Stood under the description Belper Independents
  3. ↑ Stood under the description Belper Independents
  4. ↑ Stood under the description Belper Independents
  5. ↑ Stood under the description Belper Independents
  6. ↑ Stood under the description Belper Independents
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