Amber Valley Borough Council election, 2018

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Map of the results of the 2018 Amber Valley Borough council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 2018. Amber Valley UK local election 2018 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2018 Amber Valley Borough council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 2018.

Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England took place on Thursday 3 May 2018. One third of the council seats were up for election. [1]

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Contents

The Conservatives gained seats to strengthen their position controlling the council. After the election, the composition of the council was:-


Election result

Amber Valley election result 2018
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 7 +3 -1 +2 46.7% 47.2% 11723
  Labour 8 +1 -3 -2 53.3% 41.9% 10417
  Green 0 0 0 0 0% 5.8% 1440
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 0 0 0% 4.8% 1182
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0% 0.3% 71
  National Front 0 0 0 0 0% 0.1% 30

Ward results

Percentage change in party votes are from the last time the ward was contested. This is either 2015 or 2016.

Alfreton

Alfreton (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Walker 993 59.7% +6.1
Conservative Colin Boyce 555 33.2% +13.7
Green Leo Swarvett 75 4.5% +1.6
Liberal Democrat Kate Smith 49 2.9% -2.0
Majority 438
Turnout 1672
Labour hold Swing

Belper East

Belper East (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Fay Atkinson 812 44.9% +14.4
Conservative Martin Tomlinson 753 41.6% -5.5
Liberal Democrat Adam Raphael 164 9.1% +9.1
Green Julie Wozniczka 79 4.4% -2.8
Majority 59
Turnout 1808
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Belper South

Belper South (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Carol Angharad 811 47.7% +17.5
Conservative Timothy Sutton 629 37.0% -3.8
Green Sue MacFarlane 130 7.6% -6.5
Independent Steven White 71 4.2% +4.2
Liberal Democrat Richard Salmon 60 3.5% +3.5
Majority 182
Turnout 1701
Labour hold Swing

Codnor and Waingroves

Codnor and Waingroves (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Isobel Harry 689 51.2% -2.2
Conservative Matthew Murray 615 45.7% +20.1
Liberal Democrat Jeremy Miles 43 3.2% +1.6
Majority 74
Turnout 1347
Labour hold Swing

Duffield

Duffield (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Chris Short 898 48.0% -15.6
Green Dave Wells 637 34.1% +25.0
Labour Patrick Mountain 225 12.0% -7.4
Liberal Democrat Andrea Nove 110 5.9% -1.9
Majority 262
Turnout 1870
Conservative hold Swing

Heanor and Loscoe

Heanor and Loscoe (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Hannah Stirland 654 48.0% +7.9
Conservative Sue Iliffe 620 45.6% +19.7
Green James Brooks 60 4.4% +1.3
Liberal Democrat John Morrissey 29 2.1% -0.6
Majority 34
Turnout 1363
Labour hold Swing

Heanor East

Heanor East (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Henry Thompson 669 49.8% +19.5
Labour Frank Carmichael 583 43.4% +5.2
Liberal Democrat Jerry Marler 92 6.8% +3.8
Majority 86
Turnout 1344
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Heanor West

Heanor West (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Steven Grainger 698 46.7% +18.3
Labour Paul Jones 670 44.8% +2.6
Green Lian Pizzey 78 5.2% +2.5
Liberal Democrat Chris Oakley 49 3.3% +0.3
Majority 28
Turnout 1495
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Ironville and Riddings

Ironville and Riddings (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Paul Smith 917 54.4% +14.6
Conservative Pete Clark 703 41.7% +1.0
Liberal Democrat George Turner 66 3.9% +2.0
Majority 214
Turnout 1686
Labour hold Swing

Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook

Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Trevor Ainsworth 1345 57.4% +6.9
Labour Sam Hart 785 33.5% +3.3
Liberal Democrat Susan Allen 113 4.8% +0.9
Green Steve Kennedy 99 4.2% -0.3
Majority 560
Turnout 2342
Conservative hold Swing

Langley Mill and Aldercar

Langley Mill and Aldercar (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Eileen Hamilton 535 48.7% +5.2
Conservative Victoria Stevenson 488 44.4% +11.9
Liberal Democrat Joanna Jones 45 4.1% +2.8
National Front Timothy Knowles 30 2.7% +1.4
Majority 47
Turnout 1098
Labour hold Swing

Ripley

Ripley (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sean Carter 1207 49.6% +10.6
Labour Roland Emmas-Williams 1061 43.6% +3.5
Liberal Democrat Richard Smeeton 89 3.7% +1.7
Green Will MacFarlane 75 3.1% +0.6
Majority 146
Turnout 2432
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse

Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Richard Iliffe 1172 64.3% +12.7
Labour Christine Venables 436 23.9% +1.8
Liberal Democrat Jacob Holt 117 6.4% +3.3
Green Tina Pritchard 97 5.3% +1.6
Majority 736
Turnout 1822
Conservative hold Swing

Somercotes

Somercotes (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Brian Lyttle 789 66.6% +8.2
Conservative Kathy Moss 358 30.2% +17.1
Liberal Democrat Colin Thompson 37 3.1% +0.8
Majority 431
Turnout 1184
Labour hold Swing

Swanwick

Swanwick (1 Seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Wilson 1013 59.6% +7.2
Labour Charlie Robinson 457 26.9% -0.7
Liberal Democrat Joel Hunt 119 7.0% +5.5
Green Steve Elliott 110 6.5% +2.6
Majority 556
Turnout 1699
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Statement of persons nominated" . Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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