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%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | 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% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Walker | 1,044 | 55.8 | +8.5 | |
| Conservative | David Wilson | 564 | 30.1 | +1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Gibbons | 264 | 14.1 | -9.5 | |
| Majority | 480 | 25.7 | +7.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,872 | 30 | -11 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Martin Tomlinson | 699 | 50.9 | +1.8 | |
| Labour | Randall Sanders | 395 | 28.8 | -7.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hassan Dervish | 278 | 20.3 | +5.9 | |
| Majority | 304 | 22.1 | +9.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,372 | 31 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Democrats | Timothy Clark | 133 | 10.9 | +10.9 | |
| Majority | 131 | 10.8 | -1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,223 | 32 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ian Fisher | 676 | 52.7 | -5.9 | |
| Conservative | Roy Wildsmith | 424 | 33.0 | -8.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Murfin | 183 | 14.3 | +14.3 | |
| Majority | 252 | 19.7 | +2.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,283 | 33 | -12 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Chris Short | 982 | 64.9 | +7.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Democrats | Sally Mcintosh | 103 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
| Majority | 207 | 12.3 | +4.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,685 | 41 | -1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Glynne Cato | 567 | 44.4 | -20.5 | |
| Conservative | Linda Edwards-Milsom | 468 | 36.6 | +1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gavin Sarkas-Bosman | 242 | 19.0 | +19.0 | |
| Majority | 99 | 7.8 | -22.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,277 | 29 | -12 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Jones | 607 | 32.0 | -2.7 | |
| BNP | Brian Edwards | 592 | 31.2 | +5.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Smith | 700 | 45.0 | +0.8 | |
| Conservative | Patricia Bomar | 660 | 42.5 | -13.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gordon Monaghan | 194 | 12.5 | +12.5 | |
| Majority | 40 | 2.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,554 | 34 | -8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stephanie Ward | 472 | 48.7 | -5.8 | |
| Conservative | Terence Thorpe | 343 | 35.4 | +16.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Falconbridge | 154 | 15.9 | +6.9 | |
| Majority | 129 | 13.3 | -22.7 | ||
| Turnout | 969 | 25 | -15 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Elizabeth Bowley | 1,042 | 48.3 | -0.8 | |
| Labour | Charles Cutting | 794 | 36.8 | +4.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Catharine Smith | 322 | 14.9 | -4.1 | |
| Majority | 248 | 11.5 | -5.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,158 | 32 | -9 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Allen King | 983 | 61.7 | +5.8 | |
| Labour | Michael Missett | 389 | 24.4 | -7.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paulette Robinson | 220 | 13.8 | +13.8 | |
| Majority | 594 | 37.3 | +12.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,592 | 37 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
