2023 Amber Valley Borough Council election

2023 Amber Valley Borough Council Election
All 42 seats for Amber Valley Borough Council; 22 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the ward boundaries for the 2023 election
Leader before election; Kevin Buttery; Conservative	Leader after election ; TBD;

The 2023 Amber Valley Borough Council election will be held on 4 May 2023^[1] to elect all 42 councillors for Amber Valley Borough Council. This will be on the same day as other local elections.

Following the boundary review by the Local Government Boundary Commission, this will be the first election under the new boundaries. In addition to the new ward boundaries the council will no longer be elected by thirds, with the whole council elected once every 4 years. ^[2] Along with Derby City Council, who also changed to whole council elections in 2023, Amber Valley was the last authority in Derbyshire to switch to whole council elections. The last election where all members were elected was at the 2000 election.^[3]

Under the boundary review, the number of councillors elected will be reduced from 45 to 42. Prior to the election the council was led by Conservative councillor Kevin Buttery, who had been leader since May 2021. He chose not to stand for re-election.^[4]

Results

2023 Amber Valley Borough Council Election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	42	22
	Labour	42	9
	Reform UK	31	5
	Green	28	3
	Liberal Democrats	25	0
	Belper Independents	7	1
	National Front	1	0
	SDP	1	0

Council Composition

After the 2022 election, the composition of the council was:^[5]

↓
30	11	3	1
Conservative	Labour	Green	Ind

Prior to the 2023 election, through a number of suspensions^[6] and defections,^[7] the composition of the council was:

↓
25	9	5	3	3
Conservative	Labour	Independent	Green	Belper Independent

Ward Results

Alfreton

Alfreton
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Colin Boyce
	Conservative	Brian David Cantrill
	Conservative	Frances Mary Cantrill
	Labour	Gail Dolman
	Labour	Steve Marshall-Clarke
	Labour	Keith Michael Wood
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Robin Gibbons
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Quentin Miles
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Marguerite Nilsen
	Reform UK	Bill Bowles
	Reform UK	Helen Rachael Gent
	Reform UK	Paul Price
	Green	Russ Hubber
Turnout
			Swing
			Swing
			Swing

Alport & South West Parishes

Previously two single member wards of Alport and South West Parishes

Alport & South West Parishes
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Jane Orton
	Conservative	David Harry Taylor
	Labour	Mary Patricia Dwyer
	Labour	Diana Hancock
	Liberal Democrats	Michael John Heap
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Roy Stanton
	Green	Godfrey Meynell
	Reform UK	Freddie Theobald
Turnout
			Swing
			Swing

Belper East

Belper East
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Crawley
	Conservative	Michael Greatbatch
	Conservative	John Nelson
	Labour	Tracey Hill
	Labour	Sally Mary Orman-Chan
	Labour	John Christopher Porter
	Liberal Democrats	John Morrissey
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Alan Salmon
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Martin Scrase
	Green	Sue Devine
	Green	Mark Andrew Simmons
	Green	Julie Christine Wozniczka
	Belper Independents	Fay Atkinson
	Belper Independents	Ruth Frances Bellamy
	Belper Independents	Jonni Bishop
Turnout
			Swing
			Swing
	win (new seat)

Belper North

Belper North
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	James Daniel Kerry
	Conservative	Gary John Spendlove
	Labour Co-op	James Butler
	Labour Co-op	Emma Louise Monkman
	Green	Jane Ellen Margaret Harlow
	Green	Rachael Sarah Willshaw
	Belper Independents	Ben Rupert Edward Bellamy
	Belper Independents	Jyoti Michael Wilkinson
Turnout
			Swing
			Swing

Belper South

Belper South
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Ben Miller
	Conservative	David Smith
	Labour Co-op	Patrick William Mountain
	Labour Co-op	Lyndy Urquhart
	Green	Gez Kinsella
	Green	Jamie Alexander Walls
	Belper Independents	Luke Dale Clayton Ploughman
	Belper Independents	Neil Ploughman
	Reform UK	Laure Jane Brunelleschi
Turnout
			Swing
			Swing

Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar

Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	David John Cattermole
	Conservative	Sally Margaret Cresswell
	Conservative	Amy Donohue
	Labour	Chris Emmas-Williams
	Labour	Eileen Hamilton
	Labour	David Edward Moon
	Reform UK	Alan George Abernethy
	Reform UK	Sam Goodrum
	Reform UK	Sheena Edith Trower
	Green	Vicky Anne Marie Powers
	National Front	Timothy Knowles
Turnout
			Swing
			Swing
	win (new seat)

Crich & South Wingfield

Previously two single member wards of Crich and Wingfield

Crich & South Wingfield
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Dawn Margaret Harper
	Conservative	Tony Harper
	Labour	Tim Benson
	Labour	John Cowings
	Liberal Democrats	Marcus Walter Johnson
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Smith
	Green	Fiona Helen Horton
	Green	Sally Elizabeth Lowick
	Reform UK	Edward Hudson Oakenfull
Turnout
			Swing
			Swing

Duffield & Quarndon

Duffield & Quarndon
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Martin Bettridge
	Conservative	Steven Richard Knee
	Labour	Richard Maurice Neville
	Labour	Mark Spilsbury
	Green	Eva Rose Long
	Green	Alison Jane McDermott
Turnout
			Swing
			Swing

Heage & Ambergate

Heage & Ambergate
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Valerie Joan Taylor
	Conservative	Angela Susan Ward
	Labour	Amina Sabeah Deens Burslem
	Labour	Paul Edwind Lobley
	Green	Clare Elizabeth Hartwell
	Green	David Martin Hatchett
	Reform UK	Karl Martin Chatburn
Turnout
			Swing
			Swing

Heanor East

Heanor East
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Linda Edwards-Milson
	Conservative	Jake William Gilbert
	Labour	Trevor Holmes
	Labour	Janet Irene Ward
	Reform UK	Mark Anthony Burrell
	Reform UK	Joanne Gent
	Green	Cathie Hallsworth
Turnout
			Swing
			Swing

Heanor West & Loscoe

Heanor West & Loscoe
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Steven Grainger
	Conservative	Nikki Savage
	Conservative	Dale Christopher Wright
	Labour	Nicholas Arron Beswick
	Labour	Steven Bower
	Labour	Matthew Gareth Jones
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Ian Holliday
	Liberal Democrats	Jerry Marler
	Liberal Democrats	Sybille Elisabeth Stephenson
	Reform UK	Rob Booth
	Reform UK	Jackie Stones
	Reform UK	Billy Weston
	Green	James Major John Brooks
Turnout
			Swing
			Swing
	win (new seat)

Ironville and Riddings

Ironville and Riddings
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Peter Maurice Clark
	Conservative	Sarah Jane Turner
	Labour	Kieron Cox
	Labour	Rebecca Louise Grundy
	Liberal Democrats	Joanna Elizabeth Karpasea
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Mary Kift
	Reform UK	Matt Gent
	Reform UK	Phil Rose
	Green	Rachael Mary Hatchett
Turnout
			Swing
			Swing

Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley

Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Tervor Mark Ainsworth
	Conservative	Matt Murray
	Conservative	Julie Whitmore
	Labour Co-op	Linsey Jayne Farnsworth
	Labour Co-op	Michael John Missett
	Labour Co-op	Dean Watson
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Joseph Alwyne Cresswell
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Gent
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Denise Gent
	Green	Kathy Gorman
	Green	Matt McGuinness
	Reform UK	Adrian William Nathan
	Reform UK	Matt Waterfall
Turnout
			Swing
			Swing
			Swing

Ripley

Ripley
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Sean David Carter
	Conservative	Paul Colin Moss
	Conservative	Lorna Dorothy Tassi
	Labour Co-op	Matthew Robert Allwood
	Labour Co-op	Tony Holmes
	Labour Co-op	David Alan Williams
	Liberal Democrats	Jacob Gent
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Arthur Gillians
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Andrew Smith
	Green	Hillie Fender
	Green	Kendal Tanya Greaves
	Reform UK	Becki Booth
	Reform UK	Sean Hind
	SDP	Edwin George Dale Taylor
Turnout
			Swing
			Swing
			Swing

Ripley & Marehay

Ripley & Marehay
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Ron Ashton
	Conservative	Trevor Spencer
	Labour Co-op	Lyndsay Delyth Cox
	Labour Co-op	Mick Wilson
	Reform UK	Marie Cresswell
	Reform UK	Tracy Rochelle Smith
	Green	Michael Peter Bedford
Turnout
			Swing
			Swing

Smalley, Shipley & Horsley Woodhouse

Smalley, Shipley & Horsley Woodhouse
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Richard Henry Iliffe
	Conservative	Christopher Darko Perko
	Labour Co-op	Christine Elizabeth Jordan
	Labour Co-op	Keith Lisle Venables
	Green	Amanda Louise Paget
	Green	Lian Pizzey
	Reform UK	Vikki Harvey
	Reform UK	Alex Stevenson
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian James Miller
Turnout
			Swing
			Swing

Somercotes

Somercotes
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Jennifer Lynne Ainsworth
	Conservative	Jill Hayes
	Labour	John McCabe
	Labour	Elaine Stephanie Sherman
	Liberal Democrats	Tracey Anne Pearson
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Slater
	Reform UK	Caroline Susan Gent
	Reform UK	Simon Gent
	Green	Richard Sewell
Turnout
			Swing
			Swing

Swanwick

Swanwick
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Steve Hayes
	Conservative	Jonty Powis
	Labour	Axl Nicholls
	Labour	Gareth Trewick
	Liberal Democrats	Malvin Leslie Trigg
	Green	Steve Elliott
	Reform UK	Malc Hibbard
Turnout
			Swing
			Swing

References

^ Council, Amber Valley Borough (2023-02-16). "Elections 4 May 2023". www.ambervalley.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
^ "UK Government Web Archive". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
^ http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Amber-Valley-1973-2012.pdf
^ Bisknell, Eddie (12 April 2023). "All you need to know ahead of 2023 Amber Valley elections". Derbyshire Live. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
^ "Amber Valley result - Local Elections 2022". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
^ "Derbyshire councillor suspended after defending covid vaccination 'Holocaust' comments". Derbyshire times. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
^ "Councillors blame each other as tax is increased". DerbyshireLive. 2023-03-06. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-03-21.

[1] Council, Amber Valley Borough (2023-02-16). "Elections 4 May 2023". www.ambervalley.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-04-05.

[2] "UK Government Web Archive". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-23.

[3] ttp://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Amber-Valley-1973-2012.pdf

[4] Bisknell, Eddie (12 April 2023). "All you need to know ahead of 2023 Amber Valley elections". Derbyshire Live. Retrieved 29 April 2023.

[5] "Amber Valley result - Local Elections 2022". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-03-21.

[6] "Derbyshire councillor suspended after defending covid vaccination 'Holocaust' comments". Derbyshire times. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

[DerbyshireLive-7] "Councillors blame each other as tax is increased". DerbyshireLive. 2023-03-06. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-03-21.

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See also: Wards Boundary changes