One third of Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2000, 45 councillors have been elected to represent 23 wards.[1]
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
---|---|
Labour | 1973 - 1976 |
No overall control | 1976 - 1980 |
Labour | 1980 - 1987 |
No overall control | 1987 - 1988 |
Conservative | 1988 - 1991 |
Labour | 1991 - 2000 |
Conservative | 2000 - 2014 |
Labour | 2014 - 2015 |
Conservative | 2015–2019 |
Labour | 2019 – 2021 |
Conservative | 2021–present |
The party make up of the council after each election is as shown below.
Election | Labour | Conservative | British National Party | Green Party | Independent | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
1996 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
1998 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
1999 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
2000 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
2002 | 19 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
2003 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
2004 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
2006 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
2007 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
2008 | 14 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
2010 | 14 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
2011 | 15 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
2012 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
2014 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
2015 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
2016 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
2018 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
2019 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
2021 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
2022 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 45 |
Party | Candidate | 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 |
Party | Candidate | 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 |
Party | Candidate | 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 |
Party | Candidate | 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 |
Party | Candidate | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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% |
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 |
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 |
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 |