Amber Valley Borough Council election, 2006

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Map of the results of the 2006 Amber Valley council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006. Amber-Valley 2006 election map.png
Map of the results of the 2006 Amber Valley council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006.

Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party held overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 34%.

Amber Valley Borough in England

Amber Valley is a local government district and borough in Derbyshire, England. It takes its name from the River Amber and covers a semi-rural area with a number of small towns whose economy was formerly based on coal mining and engineering. The parliamentary constituency of Amber Valley covers a similar area. The Local Authority population at the 2011 Census was 122,309.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Amber Valley Local Election Result 2006
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 8 0 3 -3 53.3 39.4 9,361 -3.6%
  Conservative 7 3 0 +3 46.7 43.2 10,259 +0.0%
  Liberal 0 0 0 0 0 11.6 2,758 +1.8%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 4.7 1,116 +2.0%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 252 +1.1%

Ward results

Alfreton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Walker 1,044 55.8 +8.5
Conservative David Wilson 564 30.1 +1.0
Liberal Paul Gibbons 264 14.1 -9.5
Majority 480 25.7 +7.5
Turnout 1,872 30 -11
Labour hold Swing
Belper East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Martin Tomlinson 699 50.9 +1.8
Labour Randall Sanders 395 28.8 -7.7
Liberal Hassan Dervish 278 20.3 +5.9
Majority 304 22.1 +9.5
Turnout 1,372 31
Conservative hold Swing
Belper South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative James Anderson 529 43.3 -13.0
Labour Peter Shepherd 398 32.5 -11.2
Green Colin Grimley 163 13.3 +13.3
Liberal Timothy Clark 133 10.9 +10.9
Majority 131 10.8 -1.8
Turnout 1,223 32
Conservative hold Swing
Codnor & Waingroves
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ian Fisher 676 52.7 -5.9
Conservative Roy Wildsmith 424 33.0 -8.4
Liberal Colin Murfin 183 14.3 +14.3
Majority 252 19.7 +2.5
Turnout 1,283 33 -12
Labour hold Swing
Duffield
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christopher Short 982 64.9 +7.6
Liberal Colin Thompson 238 15.7 -5.6
Labour Diana Hancock 203 13.4 -8.0
Green Karen How 89 5.9 +5.9
Majority 744 49.2 +13.3
Turnout 1,512 43 -6
Conservative hold Swing
Heanor & Loscoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Moon 731 43.4 -10.5
BNP Paul Snell 524 31.1 +31.1
Conservative Jean Parry 327 19.4 -26.7
Liberal Sally Mcintosh 103 6.1 +6.1
Majority 207 12.3 +4.5
Turnout 1,685 41 -1
Labour hold Swing
Heanor East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Glynne Cato 567 44.4 -20.5
Conservative Linda Edwards-Milsom 468 36.6 +1.5
Liberal Gavin Sarkas-Bosman 242 19.0 +19.0
Majority 99 7.8 -22.0
Turnout 1,277 29 -12
Labour hold Swing
Heanor West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Paul Jones 607 32.0 -2.7
BNP Brian Edwards 592 31.2 +5.0
Liberal Judith Woolley 427 22.5 +6.2
Conservative Jade Wiltshire 273 14.4 -8.5
Majority 15 0.8 -7.7
Turnout 1,899 42 -3
Labour hold Swing
Ironville & Riddings
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Paul Smith 700 45.0 +0.8
Conservative Patricia Bomar 660 42.5 -13.3
Liberal Gordon Monaghan 194 12.5 +12.5
Majority 40 2.5
Turnout 1,554 34 -8
Labour hold Swing
Kilburn, Denby & Holbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jean Gemmell 1,396 63.3 +16.0
Labour John Grace 811 36.7 +3.2
Majority 585 26.6 +12.8
Turnout 2,207 36 -11
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Langley Mill & Aldercar
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Stephanie Ward 472 48.7 -5.8
Conservative Terence Thorpe 343 35.4 +16.9
Liberal Keith Falconbridge 154 15.9 +6.9
Majority 129 13.3 -22.7
Turnout 969 25 -15
Labour hold Swing
Ripley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Elizabeth Bowley 1,042 48.3 -0.8
Labour Charles Cutting 794 36.8 +4.9
Liberal Catharine Smith 322 14.9 -4.1
Majority 248 11.5 -5.7
Turnout 2,158 32 -9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Shipley Park, Horsley & Horsley Woodhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kevin Parkinson 1,115 58.5 +0.0
Labour Eric Lancashire 790 41.5 +0.0
Majority 325 17.0 +0.0
Turnout 1,905 42 -8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Somercotes
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Brian Lyttle 784 63.3 +8.1
Conservative Sally West 454 36.7 +9.5
Majority 330 26.6 -1.4
Turnout 1,238 28 -10
Labour hold Swing
Swanwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Allen King 983 61.7 +5.8
Labour Michael Missett 389 24.4 -7.0
Liberal Paulette Robinson 220 13.8 +13.8
Majority 594 37.3 +12.8
Turnout 1,592 37
Conservative hold Swing

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