Amber Valley Borough Council elections

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]

Council election results

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

Election	Labour	Conservative	Green Party	Liberal Democrats	Independent	BNP	Total	Notes
Election							Total	Notes
1973	33	6	0	3	18	0	60	Inaugural election
1976	18	4	0	14	24	0	60
1979	18	12	0	7	6	0	43	New Boundaries
1980	24	11	0	4	4	0	43
1982	22	10	0	7	4	0	43
1995	37	6	0	0	0	0	43
1996	37	6	0	0	0	0	43
1998	37	6	0	0	0	0	43
1999	32	11	0	0	0	0	43
2000	12	32	0	0	1	0	45	New Boundaries
2002	19	26	0	0	0	0	45
2003	25	20	0	0	0	0	45
2004	24	21	0	0	0	0	45
2006	18	27	0	0	0	0	45
2007	17	28	0	0	0	0	45
2008	14	29	0	0	0	0	45
2010	14	29	0	0	0	2	45
2011	15	28	0	0	0	2	45
2012	21	24	0	0	0	2	45
2014	23	22	0	0	0	0	45
2015	21	24	0	0	0	0	45
2016	22	23	0	0	0	0	45
2018	20	25	0	0	0	0	45
2019	25	19	1	0	0	0	45
2021	16	28	1	0	0	0	45
2022	11	30	3	0	1	0	45
2023	26	7	6	1	2	0	42	New Boundaries

Council elections

1973 Amber Valley District Council election
1976 Amber Valley District Council election
1979 Amber Valley District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[2]
1980 Amber Valley District Council election
1982 Amber Valley District Council election
1983 Amber Valley District Council election
1984 Amber Valley District Council election
1986 Amber Valley District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
1987 Amber Valley District Council election
1988 Amber Valley District Council election
1990 Amber Valley Borough Council election
1991 Amber Valley Borough Council election
1992 Amber Valley Borough Council election
1994 Amber Valley Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
1995 Amber Valley Borough Council election
1996 Amber Valley Borough Council election
1998 Amber Valley Borough Council election
1999 Amber Valley Borough Council election
2000 Amber Valley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by two)^[5]
2002 Amber Valley Borough Council election
2003 Amber Valley Borough Council election
2004 Amber Valley Borough Council election
2006 Amber Valley Borough Council election
2007 Amber Valley Borough Council election
2008 Amber Valley Borough Council election
2010 Amber Valley Borough Council election
2011 Amber Valley Borough Council election
2012 Amber Valley Borough Council election
2014 Amber Valley Borough Council election
2015 Amber Valley Borough Council election
2016 Amber Valley Borough Council election
2018 Amber Valley Borough Council election
2019 Amber Valley Borough Council election
2021 Amber Valley Borough Council election
2022 Amber Valley Borough Council election
2023 Amber Valley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries, number of councillors reduced by 3)^[6]

Borough result maps

2000 results map
2002 results map
2003 results map
2004 results map
2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2011 results map
2012 results map
2014 results map
2015 results map
2016 results map
2018 results map
2019 results map
2021 results map
2022 results map
2023 results map

By-election results

1994-2000

Riddings By-Election 5 September 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	619	48.2
	Labour	545	42.5
	Liberal Democrats	119	9.3
Majority		74	5.7
Turnout		1,164	24.0
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

1997-2001

Alfreton West By-Election 26 June 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	354	76.5	-8.3
	Liberal Democrats	109	23.5	+8.3
Majority		245	53.0
Turnout		463	11.8
	Labour hold	Swing

Wingfield By-Election 16 July 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	372	44.7	+4.2
	Labour	259	31.1	-23.1
	Independent	165	19.8	+19.8
	Liberal Democrats	36	4.3	-2.8
Majority		113	13.6
Turnout		832	45.0
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

Swanwick By-Election 22 October 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	673	68.8	+23.3
	Labour	305	31.2	-23.3
Majority		368	37.6
Turnout		978	22.9
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

2000-2006

Belper Central By-Election 20 June 2002^[7]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	618	53.8	-3.9
	Labour	531	46.2	+10.2
Majority		87	7.6
Turnout		1,149	28.0
	Conservative hold	Swing

Heage and Ambergate By-Election 8 December 2005^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		557	52.3	+3.6
	Labour		381	35.8	+5.7
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Cooper	127	11.9	-9.3
Majority			176	16.5
Turnout			1,065	24.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heanor & Loscoe By-Election 2 February 2006^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Longdon	570	42.0	-11.9
	BNP	Paul Snell	411	30.2	+30.2
	Conservative	Jean Parry	317	23.3	-22.8
	Liberal Democrats	Sally McIntosh	61	4.5	+4.5
Majority			159	11.8
Turnout			1,359	33.0
	Labour hold		Swing

2006-2010

Ripley & Marehay By-Election 17 September 2009^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lyndsay D Cox	585	52.4	+23.7
	Conservative	Matthew C Joyes	531	47.6	-1.7
Majority			54	4.9
Turnout			1,116	24.1
	Labour hold		Swing	12.6%

2010-2014

Codnor & Waingroves by-election, 1st August 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Isobel Harry (E)	557	52.3	-5.8
	UKIP	Garry Smith	250	23.5	+9.6
	Conservative	Ron Ashton	219	20.6	-3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Falconbridge	39	3.7	+3.7
Majority			307	28.8
Turnout				26.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Heanor East by-election, 30th January 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sheila Oaks (E)	548	58.4	+8.4
	Conservative	Steven Grainger	350	37.3	+11.0
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Smith	41	4.4	-0.2
Majority			198	21.1
Turnout				18.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Heanor West by-election, 13th March 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Celia Cox (E)	595	52.9	-3.3
	UKIP	Philip Rose	259	23.0	+23.0
	Conservative	Mark Burrell	229	20.4	-5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Smith	41	3.6	+3.6
Majority			336	29.9
Turnout				23.3
	Labour hold		Swing

2014-2023

Wingfield By-Election 15 December 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dawn Harper	242	54.9	-13.9
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Smith	114	25.9	+21.4
	Labour	Dean Watson	53	12.0	-7.2
	Green	Sally Lowick	32	7.3	-0.2
Majority			128	29.0
Turnout			441	22.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ "The Amber Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2022", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2022/810, retrieved 21 August 2022
↑ The District of Amber Valley (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
↑ The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (Areas) Order 1985
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
↑ "Amber Valley". BBC Online. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
↑ "UK Government Web Archive". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
↑ "Swing to Labour reverses Tory lead". guardian.co.uk. London. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
↑ "Tories make first gain of Cameron era". guardian.co.uk. London. 9 December 2005. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
↑ "New gloss hides old race claims". Nottingham Evening Post. 3 February 2006.
↑ "Ripley and Marehay by-election results announced". thisis derbyshire.co.uk. 18 September 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.

By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine

External links

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[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] slation.gov.uk - The Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (County Boundaries) Order 1992. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[amber-5] "Amber Valley". BBC Online. Retrieved 7 August 2008.

[6] "UK Government Web Archive". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[reverses-7] "Swing to Labour reverses Tory lead". guardian.co.uk. London. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 25 March 2010.

[first-8] "Tories make first gain of Cameron era". guardian.co.uk. London. 9 December 2005. Retrieved 5 September 2009.

[gloss-9] "New gloss hides old race claims". Nottingham Evening Post. 3 February 2006.

[ripley-10] "Ripley and Marehay by-election results announced". thisis derbyshire.co.uk. 18 September 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.

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Council elections in Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021
Amber Valley Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
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Derbyshire Dales District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Erewash Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
High Peak Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
North East Derbyshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
South Derbyshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
See also: Wards Boundary changes