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'''Amber Valley Borough Council elections''' are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Amber Valley Borough Council is the local authority for the [[non-metropolitan district]] of [[Amber Valley]] in [[Derbyshire]], [[England]]. Since the last boundary changes in 2000, 45 [[councillor]]s have been elected to represent 23 [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|wards]].<ref name=1999order>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Borough of Amber Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 1999|year=1999|number=2690|accessdate=21 August 2022}}</ref> New ward boundaries are due to come into force from the 2023 elections.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Amber Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2022|year=2022|number=810|accessdate=21 August 2022}}</ref>
'''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 [[councillor]]s have been elected to represent 18 [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|wards]]. Prior to 2023 a third of the council was elected three years out of every four.<ref>{{cite legislation UK|type=si|si=The Amber Valley (Electoral Changes) Order 2022|year=2022|number=810|accessdate=21 August 2022}}</ref>

==Political control==
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:<ref>{{cite web |title=Compositions calculator |url=https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3825 |website=The Elections Centre |access-date=20 August 2022}}</ref><ref name=change>{{cite news| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/17ub.stm | title = Amber Valley | accessdate = 2010-03-25 | work = [[BBC News Online]] | date=2008-04-19}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2|Party in control || Years
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || 1973–1976
|-
| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 1976–1980
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || 1980–1987
|-
| {{Party name with colour|No overall control}} || 1987–1988
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || 1988–1991
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || 1991–2000
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || 2000–2014
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || 2014–2015
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || 2015–2019
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || 2019–2021
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || 2021–2023
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || 2023{{ndash}}present
|}

===Leadership===
The [[leader of the council|leaders of the council]] since 2003 have been:<ref>{{cite web |title=Council minutes |url=https://www.ambervalley.gov.uk/council/committees-and-meetings/ |website=Amber Valley Borough Council |access-date=21 August 2022}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable
! Councillor !! colspan=2|Party !! From !! To
|-
| Alan Cox || {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|pre-2003 || align=right|17 Dec 2007
|-
| Stuart Bradford || {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|17 Dec 2007 || align=right|11 Jun 2014
|-
| Paul Jones || {{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || align=right|11 Jun 2014 || align=right|20 May 2015
|-
| Alan Cox || {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|20 May 2015 || align=right|8 May 2016
|-
| Kevin Buttery || {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|25 May 2016 || align=right|22 May 2019
|-
| Chris Emmas-Williams || {{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || align=right|22 May 2019 || align=right|9 May 2021
|-
| Kevin Buttery || {{party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} || align=right|19 May 2021 || align=right|24 May 2023
|-
| Chris Emmas-Williams || {{party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} || align=right|24 May 2023 || align=right|
|}


==Council election results==
==Council election results==

Revision as of 07:39, 1 June 2023

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 British National Party Green Party Liberal Democrats Independent Total
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 0 1 45
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 2 0 0 0 45
2010 14 29 2 0 0 0 45
2011 15 28 2 0 0 0 45
2012 21 24 0 0 0 0 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 0 1 0 0 45
2021 16 28 0 1 0 0 45
2022 11 30 0 3 0 1 45
2023 26 7 0 6 1 2 42

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, 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

  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.