2019 Amber Valley Borough Council Election
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15 of 45 seats for Amber Valley Borough Council
23 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Green
Last election 20 25 1
Seats won 6 8 1
Seats after 25 19 1
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 6 Increase 1
Popular vote 7,616 9,322 3,689
Percentage 31.1% 38% 15%
Map of wards showing results of the 2019 Amber Valley Borough Council election


Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England took place on Thursday 2 May 2019. One third of the council seats were up for election.[1] The Labour Party gained overall control of the council, taking a total of five seats from the Conservatives.[2] In addition, the Green Party gained representation for the first time. After the election, the composition of the council was:-

Election result

Amber Valley election result 2019
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 8 0 -6 -6 53.3 38.0 9322 Decrease9.7
  Labour 6 +5 0 +5 40.0 31.1 7616 Increase1.2
  Green 1 +1 0 +1 6.6 15.0 3689 Increase7.0
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 0 8.2 2010 Increase5.6
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 5.6 1363 Decrease5.9
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 1.9 460 Increase0.9
  English Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 65 New

Ward results

Percentage change in party votes are from wards contested during the previous election cycle, which was 2015. Percentages might not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.

Alfreton

Alfreton (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gail Dolman 675 40.8 -4.9
Conservative Ben Slade 421 25.4 -2.2
UKIP Phil Rose 385 23.3 +3.1
Green Leo Swarvett 112 6.8 +3.6
Liberal Democrats George William 62 3.8 +0.4
Majority 254
Turnout 26
Labour hold Swing

Alport

Alport (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Taylor 584 56.6 -11.2
Green Will MacFarlane 165 16.0 +3.3
Labour Carol Anthony 153 14.8 -4.6
Liberal Democrats Ade Smith 129 12.5 New
Majority 419
Turnout 49
Conservative hold Swing

Belper Central

Candidate Neil Ploughman was suspended by the Labour Party when alleged anti-Semitic Facebook posts were discovered, however he remained on the ballot. After being elected, he initially sat as an independent on the authority. He was subsequently reinstated by the party with no charge to answer.[3] He later left the party in 2021 sitting as a 'socialist'.

Belper Central (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Ploughman 743 41.3 +9.9
Conservative James Kerry 559 31.0 -11.8
Green Steve Kennedy 353 19.6 +6.7
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Benson 146 8.1 +8.1
Majority 184
Turnout 41
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Belper East

Belper East (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Oldfield 775 42.8 +12.3
Conservative Valerie Taylor 538 29.7 -17.4
Liberal Democrats John Morrissey 499 27.6 New
Majority 237
Turnout 39
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Belper North

Belper North (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Emma Monkman 814 41.8 +16.7
Conservative John Nelson 591 30.3 -11.7
Green Sue MacFarlane 276 14.2 -3.4
UKIP Mervyn Jackson 163 8.4 -6.9
Liberal Democrats Roger Shelley 104 5.3 New
Majority 223
Turnout 49
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Belper South

Belper South (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Porter 676 39.5 +9.4
Conservative Paul Hillier 554 32.4 -8.4
Green James Brooks 369 21.6 +7.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Salmon 111 6.5 New
Majority 122
Turnout 39
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Crich

Crich (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gareth Gee 351 40.0 -12.3
Liberal Democrats Kate Smith 218 24.9 +12.8
Labour Joel Bryan 180 20.5 -7.8
Green Julie Wozniczka 128 14.6 +7.3
Majority 133
Turnout 42
Conservative hold Swing

Duffield

Duffield (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Dave Wells 1,394 62.9 +53.7
Conservative Steven Evanson 603 27.2 -36.4
Labour Co-op James Butler 148 6.7 -12.7
UKIP Geoffrey Aldwinckle 67 3.3 New
Majority 791
Turnout 55
Green gain from Conservative Swing

Heage and Ambergate

Heage and Ambergate (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Lobley 731 43.2 +8.6
Conservative Matt Murray 615 36.4 -5.8
Green Sarah Johnson 260 15.4 +9.9
Liberal Democrats Simon Mallard 85 5.0 +3.0
Majority 116
Turnout 42
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook

Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kevin Buttery 1,034 42.5 -7.2
Labour Keith Venables 583 30.4 +3.2
UKIP Adrian Nathan 281 11.6 -3.4
Green Joe Smith 261 10.7 +6.2
Liberal Democrats Phillip Mackin 117 4.8 +1.2
Majority 451
Turnout 39
Conservative hold Swing

Ripley

Ripley (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Moss 861 37.4 -3.2
Labour Steve Freeborn 842 36.6 +1.8
UKIP Mandy Sylvan 304 13.2 -4.7
Green Tom Carter 203 8.8 +5.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Smeeton 94 4.1 +1.0
Majority 19
Turnout 32
Conservative hold Swing

Ripley and Marehay

Ripley and Marehay (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ronald Ashton 618 39.9 -2.6
Labour Ian Fisher 587 37.7 +1.4
UKIP Tim Ford 158 10.2 -5.5
Liberal Democrats Chris Oakley 104 6.7 +4.3
English Democrat Michael Sharp 65 5.5 New
Majority 31
Turnout 34
Conservative hold Swing

South West Parishes

South West Parishes (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Orton 740 67.8 -10.4
Liberal Democrats Colin Thompson 206 18.9 New
Labour David Farrelly 146 13.4 New
Majority 534
Turnout 37
Conservative hold Swing

Swanwick

Swanwick (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Hayes 651 42.0 -10.3
Independent George Soudah 460 29.7 +16.0
Labour Antony Tester 240 15.5 -12.1
Green Steve Elliott 102 6.6 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Malvin Trigg 96 6.2 +3.7
Majority 191
Turnout 35
Conservative hold Swing

Wingfield

Wingfield (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Valerie Thorpe 602 68.8 +4.0
Labour David Williams 168 19.2 -2.1
Green Mike Jones 66 7.5 +4.0
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Miles 39 4.5 +1.7
Majority 434 49.6
Turnout 875 46
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Statement of persons nominated". Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Amber Valley Election Results 2019". Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Candidate suspended over 'anti-Semitic' posts wins election". Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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