Amber Valley Borough Council elections

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Amber Valley Borough Council elections are held every four years to elect councillors to Amber Valley Borough Council, the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 42 councillors have been elected to represent 18 wards. Prior to 2023 a third of the council was elected three years out of every four. [1]

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Council election results

The party make up of the council after each election is as shown below.

ElectionLabourConservativeGreen PartyLiberal DemocratsIndependentBNPTotalNotes
19733360318060Inaugural election
197618401424060
19791812076043New Boundaries
19802411044043
19822210074043
1983237085043
1995376000043
1996376000043
1998376000043
19993211000043
20001232001045New Boundaries
20021926000045
20032520000045
20042421000045
20061827000045
20071728000045
20081429000045
20101429000245
20111528000245
20122124000245
20142322000045
20152124000045
20162223000045
20182025000045
20192519100045
20211628100045
20221130301045
2023267612042New Boundaries

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1994-2000

Riddings By-Election 5 September 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 61948.2
Labour 54542.5
Liberal Democrats 1199.3
Majority745.7
Turnout 1,16424.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1997-2001

Alfreton West By-Election 26 June 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 35476.5-8.3
Liberal Democrats 10923.5+8.3
Majority24553.0
Turnout 46311.8
Labour hold Swing
Wingfield By-Election 16 July 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 37244.7+4.2
Labour 25931.1-23.1
Independent 16519.8+19.8
Liberal Democrats 364.3-2.8
Majority11313.6
Turnout 83245.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Swanwick By-Election 22 October 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 67368.8+23.3
Labour 30531.2-23.3
Majority36837.6
Turnout 97822.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2000-2006

Belper Central By-Election 20 June 2002 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 61853.8-3.9
Labour 53146.2+10.2
Majority877.6
Turnout 1,14928.0
Conservative hold Swing
Heage and Ambergate By-Election 8 December 2005 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 55752.3+3.6
Labour 38135.8+5.7
Liberal Democrats Tony Cooper12711.9-9.3
Majority17616.5
Turnout 1,06524.0
Conservative hold Swing
Heanor & Loscoe By-Election 2 February 2006 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Longdon57042.0-11.9
BNP Paul Snell41130.2+30.2
Conservative Jean Parry31723.3-22.8
Liberal Democrats Sally McIntosh614.5+4.5
Majority15911.8
Turnout 1,35933.0
Labour hold Swing

2006-2010

Ripley & Marehay By-Election 17 September 2009 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lyndsay D Cox58552.4+23.7
Conservative Matthew C Joyes53147.6-1.7
Majority544.9
Turnout 1,11624.1
Labour hold Swing 12.6%

2010-2014

Codnor & Waingroves by-election, 1st August 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Isobel Harry (E)55752.3-5.8
UKIP Garry Smith25023.5+9.6
Conservative Ron Ashton21920.6-3.3
Liberal Democrats Keith Falconbridge393.7+3.7
Majority30728.8
Turnout 26.8
Labour hold Swing
Heanor East by-election, 30th January 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Oaks (E)54858.4+8.4
Conservative Steven Grainger35037.3+11.0
Liberal Democrats Kate Smith414.4-0.2
Majority19821.1
Turnout 18.6
Labour hold Swing
Heanor West by-election, 13th March 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Celia Cox (E)59552.9-3.3
UKIP Philip Rose25923.0+23.0
Conservative Mark Burrell22920.4-5.2
Liberal Democrats Kate Smith413.6+3.6
Majority33629.9
Turnout 23.3
Labour hold Swing

2018-2022

Wingfield By-Election 15 December 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dawn Harper24254.9-13.9
Liberal Democrats Kate Smith11425.9+21.4
Labour Dean Watson5312.0-7.2
Green Sally Lowick327.3-0.2
Majority12829.0
Turnout 44122.9
Conservative hold Swing

2023-2027

Crich & South Wingfield By-Election 2 May 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Harper
Liberal Democrats Marcus Johnson
Labour Amy Trewick
Green Fiona Horton
Majority
Turnout
Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "The Amber Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2022/810, retrieved 21 August 2022
  2. ↑ The District of Amber Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  3. ↑ The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (Areas) Order 1985
  4. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Amber Valley". BBC Online . Retrieved 7 August 2008.
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