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.

ElectionLabourConservativeGreen PartyLiberal DemocratsIndependentBNP Total Notes
19733360318060Inaugural election
197618401424060
19791812076043New Boundaries
19802411044043
19822210074043
1983237085043
19842110084043
19862312053043
19871920031043
1995376000043
1996376000043
1998376000043
19993211000043
20001232001045New Boundaries
20021926000045
20032520000045
20042421000045
20061827000045
20071728000045
20081429000245
20101429000245
20111528000245
20122124000045
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
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

1997-2001

Alfreton West by-election, 26 June 1997
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
Wingfield by-election, 16 July 1998
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
Swanwick by-election, 22 October 1998
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

2000-2006

Belper Central by-election, 20 June 2002[7]
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
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, 1 August 2013[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Isobel Harry 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, 30 January 2014[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sheila Oaks 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, 13 March 2014[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Celia Cox 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

2018-2023

Wingfield by-election, 15 December 2022[14]
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

2023-2027

Crich & South Wingfield by-election, 2 May 2024[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Harper 617 35.9 −2.4
Liberal Democrats Marcus Johnson 434 25.2 −12.1
Labour Amy Trewick 428 24.9 +11.0
Green Fiona Horton 240 14.0 +1.1
Majority 183 10.7
Turnout 1719 41.1
Conservative hold Swing
Ironville and Riddings by-election, 1 May 2025[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Philip Rose 463 31.0 New
Conservative Sarah Jane Tucker 442 29.6 −0.4
Labour James Earl Whitmore 340 22.8 −20.7
Green Dave Hatchett 147 9.9 +1.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Slater 100 6.7 +3.3
Majority 21 1.4
Turnout 1492 33.6%
Independent gain from Labour Swing
Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook and Horsley by-election, 1 May 2025[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matt Murray 854 32.1 −2.0
Green Nicola Perry 676 25.4 +13.3
Labour John Cowings 585 22.0 −15.1
Independent Alex Stevenson 375 14.1 New
Liberal Democrats Sarah Denise Gent 169 6.4 +0.3
Majority 178 6.7
Turnout 2659 39.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Somercotes by-election 5 June 2025[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform James Kerry 396 45.3 +36.7
Labour Sian Harper 346 39.6 −21.3
Conservative Jake Gilbert 53 6.1 −13.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Slater 48 5.5 −0.6
Green Russ Hubber 20 2.2 −2.9
Independent Alex Stevenson 11 1.3 New
Majority 50 5.7
Turnout 874 19.4
Reform gain from Labour Swing
Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar by-election, 20 January 2026[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Dave Chambers 595 45.6 +24.1
Labour Mark Howard 249 19.1 −20.8
Advance UK Alex Stevenson 161 12.3 new
Conservative Jake Gilbert 130 10.0 −15.3
Green Bess Saunders 77 5.9 −5.5
Derbyshire Community Party Rob Marshall 50 3.8 new
Liberal Democrats Gemma Davey 42 3.2 new
Majority
Turnout 1,304 18.33
Reform gain from Labour Swing

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.
  6. ↑ "UK Government Web Archive". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Swing to Labour reverses Tory lead". guardian.co.uk. London. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  8. ↑ "Tories make first gain of Cameron era". guardian.co.uk. London. 9 December 2005. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
  9. ↑ "New gloss hides old race claims". Nottingham Evening Post. 3 February 2006.
  10. ↑ "Ripley and Marehay by-election results announced". thisis derbyshire.co.uk. 18 September 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Codnor and Waingroves Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Heanor East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Heanor West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  14. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Wingfield Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  15. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Crich and South Wingfield Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ironville and Riddings Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  17. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook and Horsley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  18. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Somercotes Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  19. ↑ "Greens take Reform seat in first of its kind win in Derbyshire". BBC News. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
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