Amber Valley Borough Council election, 2012

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2012 local election results in Amber Valley

Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England took place on Thursday 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party held overall control of the council. Overall turnout in this election was 33.28 per cent.

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.

Derbyshire ceremonial county in East Midlands, England

Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire, containing the southern extremity of the Pennine range of hills which extend into the north of the county. The county contains part of the National Forest, and borders on Greater Manchester to the northwest, West Yorkshire to the north, South Yorkshire to the northeast, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the southeast, Staffordshire to the west and southwest and Cheshire also to the west. Kinder Scout, at 636 metres (2,087 ft), is the highest point in the county, whilst Trent Meadows, where the River Trent leaves Derbyshire, is its lowest point at 27 metres (89 ft). The River Derwent is the county's longest river at 66 miles (106 km), and runs roughly north to south through the county. In 2003 the Ordnance Survey placed Church Flatts Farm at Coton in the Elms as the furthest point from the sea in Great Britain.

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.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Amber Valley election result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 10 6 0 +6 62.5 50.02
  Conservative 6 0 4 -4 37.5 36.36
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 4.80
  BNP 0 0 2 -2 0 4.41
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 1.61
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.37
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.88
  National Front 0 0 0 0 0 0.41

Ward results

Alfreton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Marlene Bennett 1202 69.2 20.8
Conservative Kat Moss 447 25.73 -14.41
Liberal Democrat Peter Jelf 75 4.32 -10.39
Rejected ballots
Majority 755 43.47
Turnout 1737 of 6307 27.54%
Labour hold Swing
Belper Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Nelson 627 42.19 -18.73
Labour Ben Bellamy 450 30.28 10.57
Green Dave Wells 328 22.07 2.16
Liberal Democrat Jane Benson 71 4.78 0.05
Rejected ballots
Majority 177 11.91
Turnout 1486 of 4357 34.11%
Conservative hold Swing
Belper North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alan Cox 647 44.1 -6.96
Labour Erik Johnsen 584 39.81 21.71
Liberal Democrat Jeremy Benson 226 15.41 -2.26
Rejected ballots
Majority 63 4.29
Turnout 1467 of 4068 36.06%
Conservative hold Swing
Codnor and Waingroves
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Christopher Emmas-Williams 825 57.94 17.73
Conservative Robert Phillips-Forsyth 339 23.81 -17.66
UKIP Ann Fox 198 13.9 13.9
BNP Emma Roper 59 4.14 -16.57
Rejected ballots
Majority 486 34.13
Turnout 1424 of 3945 36.1%
Labour hold Swing
Heage and Ambergate
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Angela Ward 668 42.44 -28.35
Labour David Farrelly 634 40.28 8.35
Independent Jack Evans 210 13.34 13.34
Liberal Democrat Rodney Tomkins 57 3.62 3.62
Rejected ballots
Majority 34 2.16
Turnout 1574 of 4100 38.39%
Conservative hold Swing
Heanor and Loscoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Alan Longdon 783 56.82 21.45
Conservative Ella McManus 350 25.4 -3.92
BNP Ken Cooper 245 17.78 -17.51
Rejected ballots
Majority 433 31.42
Turnout 1385 of 4137 33.48%
Labour hold Swing
Heanor East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Phil Hill 744 52.37 21.18
Conservative Gary Wells 391 26.15 -6.72
BNP Cliff Roper 384 19 -17.46
Liberal Democrat Keith Falconbridge 69 4.62 0.05
Rejected ballots
Majority 351 26.22
Turnout 1495 of 4606 32.46%
Labour gain from BNP Swing
Heanor West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Bob Janes 838 56.2 25.5
Conservative Richard Iliffe 381 25.55 3.56
BNP Adrian Hickman 272 18.24 -21.16
Rejected ballots
Majority 457 30.65
Turnout 1500 of 4774 31.42%
Labour gain from BNP Swing
Ironville and Riddings
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Roy Walker 705 47 5.59
Conservative Jack Brown 688 45.87 -22.59
Liberal Democrat Ollie Smith 97 6.47 6.47
Rejected ballots
Majority 17 1.13
Turnout 1500 of 4675 32.09%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Charles Bull 1071
Conservative Kevin Buttery 1066
Labour John Banks 871
Labour Matthew Cruckshank 811
Liberal Democrat Margaret Tomkins 215
Rejected ballots
Majority 195
Turnout 2192 of 6226 35.21%
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Langley Mill & Aldercar
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Brian Gration 688 60.51 18.23
Conservative Terry Thorpe 354 31.13 -13.34
National Front Timothy Knowles 99 8.7 -12.8
Rejected ballots
Majority 334 29.38
Turnout 1137 of 4104 27.70
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Ripley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Tony Holmes 1409 57.79 27.1
Conservative David Bowley 905 37.12 -22.81
Liberal Democrat Paul Gibbons 106 4.35 -5.5
Rejected ballots
Majority 504 20.67
Turnout 2438 of 7060 34.73
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Ripley & Marehay
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mick Wilson 891 51 22.28
Conservative Ron Ashton 638 36.52 -22.81
BNP Alan Edwards 130 7.44 -21.02
Liberal Democrat Michael Bedford 76 4.35 4.35
Rejected ballots
Majority 253 14.48
Turnout 1747 of 4670 37.41
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alex Stevenson 971 57.87 7.13
Labour Stephen Holden 587 34.98 0.11
Liberal Democrat Kate Smith 104 6.2 6.2
Rejected ballots
Majority 404 22.88
Turnout 1678 of 4621 36.71%
Conservative hold Swing
Somercotes
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John McCabe 857 64.19 17.36
Conservative Ian Smith 226 16.93 -11.59
UKIP Paul Bailey 188 14.08 14.08
Liberal Democrat Joel Hunt 57 4.2 -12
Rejected ballots
Majority 631 47.26
Turnout 1335 of 4754 28.08%
Labour hold Swing

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