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One third of Amber Valley 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 from 23 wards.^[1]

Political control

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 - present

Council elections

Amber Valley Council election, 1998

Amber Valley Council election, 1999

Amber Valley Council election, 2000 (whole council elected after boundary changes which increased the number of seats by two)^[2]

Amber Valley Council election, 2002

Amber Valley Council election, 2003

Amber Valley Council election, 2004

Amber Valley Council election, 2006

Amber Valley Council election, 2007

Amber Valley Council election, 2008

By-election results

Riddings By-Election 5 September 1996
Party		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

Alfreton West By-Election 26 June 1997
Party		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		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

Swanick By-Election 22 October 1998
Party		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

Belper Central By-Election 20 June 2002
Party		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^[3]
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^[4]
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

Ripley & Marehay By-Election 17 September 2009^[5]
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%

References

^ "Democracy and elections". Amber Valley Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-09-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Amber Valley". BBC Online. Retrieved 2008-08-07. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Tories make first gain of Cameron era". guardian.co.uk. 2005-12-09. Retrieved 2009-09-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "New gloss hides old race claims". Nottingham Evening Post. 2006-02-03. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ "Ripley and Marehay by-election results announced". thisis derbyshire.co.uk. 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-09-21. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

Amber Valley Council

[democracy-1] "Democracy and elections". Amber Valley Borough Council. Retrieved 2009-09-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[amber-2] "Amber Valley". BBC Online. Retrieved 2008-08-07. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[first-3] "Tories make first gain of Cameron era". guardian.co.uk. 2005-12-09. Retrieved 2009-09-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[gloss-4] "New gloss hides old race claims". Nottingham Evening Post. 2006-02-03. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[ripley-5] "Ripley and Marehay by-election results announced". thisis derbyshire.co.uk. 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-09-21. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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	One third of [[Amber Valley]] Council in [[Derbyshire]], [[England]] is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2000, 45 [[councillor]]s have been ~~e;ected~~ from 23 [[Wards of the United Kingdom\|wards]].<ref name=democracy>{{cite web\| url = http://www.ambervalley.gov.uk/services/governmentpoliticsandpublicadministration/democracyandelections/ \| title = Democracy and elections \| accessdate = 2009-09-05 \| publisher = ''Amber Valley Borough Council''}}</ref>		One third of '''[[Amber Valley]] Council''' in [[Derbyshire]], [[England]] is '''elected''' each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2000, 45 [[councillor]]s have been elected from 23 [[Wards of the United Kingdom\|wards]].<ref name=democracy>{{cite web\| url = http://www.ambervalley.gov.uk/services/governmentpoliticsandpublicadministration/democracyandelections/ \| title = Democracy and elections \| accessdate = 2009-09-05 \| publisher = ''Amber Valley Borough Council''}}</ref>

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