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2023 English local election
2023 Amber Valley Borough Council Election
← 2022 4 May 2023 2027 →
All 42 seats for Amber Valley Borough Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Chris Emmas-Williams Kevin Buttery Dave Wells
Party Labour Conservative Green
Last election 11 seats, 30 seats 3 seats
Seats before 9 25 3
Seats won 26 7 6
Seat change Increase 15 Decrease 21 Increase 3
Popular vote 27,253 24,644 11,762
Percentage 34.7% 31.3% 15.0%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Ben Bellamy Kate Smith Alexander Stevenson
Party Independent Liberal Democrats Reform UK
Last election 0 seats 0 seats New party
Seats before 3 0 5
Seats won 2 1 0
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 3,712 3,833 7,312
Percentage 4.7% 4.9% 9.3%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Amber Valley Borough Council election
Leader before election

Kevin Buttery
Conservative

Leader after election

Chris Emmas-Williams
Labour

The 2023 Amber Valley Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 42 councillors for Amber Valley Borough Council. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

Following the boundary review by the Local Government Boundary Commission, this was the first election under the new boundaries. In addition to the new ward boundaries the council was no longer elected by thirds, with the whole council elected once every 4 years. 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.

Under the boundary review, the number of councillors elected was 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.

Labour won a majority at the election, winning several seats from the Conservatives. The Labour leader, Chris Emmas-Williams, was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 24 May 2023.

Summary

Election result

2023 Amber Valley Borough Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 42 26 18 3 Increase 15 61.9 34.7 27,253 –1.7
  Conservative 42 7 0 21 Decrease 21 16.7 31.3 24,644 –11.3
  Green 28 6 3 0 Increase 3 14.3 15.0 11,762 –1.3
  Independent 7 2 2 0 Increase 2 4.8 4.7 3,712 N/A
  Liberal Democrats 25 1 1 0 Increase 1 2.4 4.9 3,833 +0.4
  Reform UK 28 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 9.3 7,312 N/A
  SDP 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 69 +0.1
  National Front 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 40 +0.1

Council composition

After the 2022 election, the composition of the council was:

↓
30 11 3 1
Conservative Labour Green Ind

Prior to the 2023 election, through a number of suspensions and defections, the composition of the council was:

↓
25 9 5 3 3
Conservative Labour Reform UK Green Ind

After the 2023 election, the composition of the council was:

↓
26 7 6 2 1
Labour Conservative Green Ind Lib Dem

Ward results

Source:

Alfreton

Alfreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Marshall-Clarke 828 50.6
Labour Gail Dolman 809 49.4
Labour Keith Michael Wood 763 46.6
Conservative Colin Boyce 443 27.1
Conservative Brian David Cantrill 403 24.6
Conservative Frances Mary Cantrill 402 24.6
Green Russ Hubber 157 9.6
Reform UK Billy Bowles 143 8.7
Reform UK Helen Rachael Gent 131 8.0
Reform UK Paul Price 123 7.5
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Quentin Miles 104 6.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Robin Gibbons 100 6.1
Liberal Democrats Judith Marguerite Nilsen 92 5.6
Turnout 1,645 25
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing

Alport & South West Parishes

Previously two single member wards of Alport and South West Parishes

Alport & South West Parishes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Harry Taylor 868 45.4
Conservative Jane Orton 846 44.3
Green Godfrey Meynell 496 26.0
Labour Diana Hancock 455 23.8
Labour Mary Patricia Dwyer 450 23.5
Liberal Democrats Michael John Heap 165 8.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Roy Stanton 143 7.5
Reform UK Freddie Theobald 100 5.2
Turnout 1,914 42
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Belper East

Belper East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tracey Hill 978 30.6
Labour John Christopher Porter 928 29.1
Belper Independents Fay Atkinson 890 27.9
Conservative John Nelson 867 27.1
Belper Independents Ruth Frances Bellamy 852 26.7
Labour Sally Mary Orman-Chan 816 25.5
Conservative Michael Greatbatch 787 24.6
Belper Independents Jonni Bishop 729 22.8
Conservative John Crawley 673 21.1
Green Sue Devine 469 14.7
Green Julie Christine Wozniczka 372 11.6
Green Mark Andrew Simmons 329 10.3
Liberal Democrats John Morrissey 234 7.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Alan Salmon 124 3.9
Liberal Democrats Ian Martin Scrase 73 2.3
Turnout 3,225 40
Labour hold Swing
Belper Independents hold Swing
Labour win (new seat)

Belper North

Belper North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Emma Louise Monkman 783 36.5
Belper Independents Ben Rupert Edward Bellamy 663 30.9
Labour Co-op James Butler 600 28.0
Conservative Gary John Spendlove 570 26.6
Conservative James Daniel Kerry 481 22.4
Belper Independents Jyoti Michael Wilkinson 378 17.6
Green Jane Ellen Margaret Harlow 340 15.9
Green Rachael Sarah Willshaw 318 14.8
Turnout 2,155 45
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Belper Independents hold Swing

Belper South

Belper South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Gez Kinsella 826 47.8
Green Jamie Alexander Walls 790 45.7
Conservative Ben Miller 268 15.5
Conservative David Smith 218 12.6
Labour Co-op Lyndy Urquhart 207 12.0
Labour Co-op Patrick William Mountain 191 11.0
Belper Independents Luke Dale Clayton Ploughman 121 7.0
Belper Independents Neil Ploughman 79 4.6
Reform UK Laura Jane Brunelleschi 46 2.7
Turnout 1,737 40
Green hold Swing
Green gain from Labour Swing

Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar

Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Emmas-Williams 871 42.5
Labour Eileen Hamilton 702 34.3
Labour David Edward Moon 684 33.4
Conservative David John Cattermole 552 27.0
Reform UK Sam Goodrum 470 22.9
Conservative Sally Margaret Cresswell 430 21.0
Reform UK Sheena Edith Trower 427 20.8
Reform UK Alan George Abernethy 404 19.7
Conservative Amy Donohue 401 19.6
Green Vicky Anne Marie Powers 250 12.2
National Front Timothy Knowles 40 2.0
Turnout 2,052 28
Labour gain from Reform UK Swing
Labour gain from Reform UK Swing
Labour 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 710 38.3
Liberal Democrats Kate Smith 690 37.3
Conservative Tony Harper 668 36.1
Liberal Democrats Marcus Walter Johnson 570 30.8
Labour Tim Benson 257 13.9
Green Fiona Horton 238 12.9
Labour John Cowings 216 11.7
Green Sally Elizabeth Lowick 174 9.4
Reform UK Edward Hudson Oakenfull 89 4.8
Turnout 1,856 44
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Duffield & Quarndon

Duffield & Quarndon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Alison McDermott 1,685 67.9
Green Eva Long 1,580 63.7
Conservative Steven Knee 684 27.6
Conservative Martin Bettridge 663 26.7
Labour Mark Spilsbury 168 6.8
Labour Maurice Neville 91 3.7
Turnout 2,484 52
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing

Heage & Ambergate

Heage & Ambergate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Edwin Lobley 746 49.0
Labour Amina Sabeah Deens Burslem 547 36.0
Conservative Angela Susan Ward 524 34.5
Conservative Valerie Joan Taylor 391 25.7
Green David Martin Hatchett 228 15.0
Green Clare Elizabeth Hartwell 222 14.6
Reform UK Karl Martin Chatburn 139 9.1
Turnout 1,536 38
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Heanor East

Heanor East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Trevor Holmes 524 32.0
Labour Janet Irene Ward 524 32.0
Reform UK Joanne Gent 505 30.8
Reform UK Mark Anthony Burrell 496 30.3
Conservative Linda Edwards-Milson 393 24.0
Conservative Jake William Gilbert 381 23.3
Green Cathie Hallsworth 219 13.4
Turnout 1,653 31
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Reform UK Swing

Heanor West & Loscoe

Heanor West & Loscoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steven Bower 873 36.4
Labour Nicholas Arron Beswick 858 35.8
Labour Matthew Gareth Jones 786 32.8
Conservative Steven Grainger 642 26.8
Reform UK Jackie Stones 640 26.7
Reform UK Rob Booth 605 25.2
Conservative Nikki Savage 580 24.2
Reform UK Billy Weston 555 23.1
Conservative Dale Christopher Wright 513 21.4
Green James Major John Brooks 251 10.5
Liberal Democrats Sybille Elisabeth Stephenson 126 5.3
Liberal Democrats Jerry Marler 117 4.9
Liberal Democrats Barry Ian Holliday 111 4.6
Turnout 2,426 30
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour win (new seat)

Ironville and Riddings

Ironville and Riddings
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kieron Cox 645 44.4
Labour Rebecca Louise Grundy 645 44.4
Conservative Peter Maurice Clark 444 30.6
Conservative Sarah Jane Turner 372 25.6
Reform UK Phil Rose 235 16.2
Reform UK Matt Gent 214 14.7
Green Rachael Mary Hatchett 108 7.4
Liberal Democrats Joanna Elizabeth Karpasea 50 3.4
Liberal Democrats Kate Mary Kift 28 1.9
Turnout 1,455 31
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley

Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Linsey Farnsworth 1,158 41.8
Conservative Trevor Mark Ainsworth 1,065 38.4
Conservative Julie Whitmore 981 35.4
Conservative Matt Murray 930 33.6
Labour Co-op Michael John Missett 885 31.9
Labour Co-op Dean Watson 856 30.9
Green Matt McGuinness 376 13.6
Green Kathy Gorman 373 13.5
Reform UK Matt Waterfall 331 11.9
Reform UK Adrian William Nathan 250 9.0
Liberal Democrats Gareth Joseph Alwyne Cresswell 189 6.8
Liberal Democrats Sarah Denise Gent 171 6.2
Liberal Democrats Chris Gent 150 5.4
Turnout 2,775 40
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ripley

Ripley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Tony Holmes 1,192 48.4
Labour Co-op David Alan Williams 1,062 43.1
Labour Co-op Matthew Robert Allwood 1,022 41.5
Conservative Sean David Carter 902 36.6
Conservative Paul Colin Moss 830 33.7
Conservative Lorna Dorothy Tassi 798 32.4
Green Hillie Fender 188 7.6
Green Kendal Tanya Greaves 175 7.1
Reform UK Becki Booth 169 6.9
Reform UK Sean Hind 145 5.9
Liberal Democrats Paul Arthur Gillians 105 4.3
Liberal Democrats Jacob Gent 69 2.8
SDP Edwin George Dale Taylor 69 2.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Andrew Smith 60 2.4
Turnout 2,473 33
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Ripley & Marehay

Ripley & Marehay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Lyndsay Delyth Cox 694 41.8
Labour Co-op Mick Wilson 684 41.2
Conservative Ron Ashton 665 40.0
Conservative Trevor Spencer 460 27.7
Green Michael Peter Bedford 176 10.6
Reform UK Marie Cresswell 162 9.7
Reform UK Tracy Rochelle Smith 141 8.5
Turnout 1,666 34
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Smalley, Shipley & Horsley Woodhouse

Smalley, Shipley & Horsley Woodhouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Amanda Louise Paget 748 40.4
Green Lian Pizzey 672 36.3
Conservative Richard Henry Iliffe 592 32.0
Conservative Christopher Darko Perko 455 24.6
Labour Co-op Christine Elizabeth Jordan 270 14.6
Reform UK Alex Stevenson 268 14.5
Reform UK Vikki Harvey 240 13.0
Labour Co-op Keith Lisle Venables 228 12.3
Liberal Democrats Adrian James Miller 67 3.6
Turnout 1,856 41
Green gain from Conservative Swing
Green gain from Reform UK Swing

Somercotes

Somercotes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John McCabe 653 62.8
Labour Elaine Stephanie Sherman 519 49.9
Conservative Jennifer Lynne Ainsworth 207 19.9
Conservative Jill Hayes 193 18.6
Reform UK Simon Gent 92 8.8
Reform UK Caroline Susan Gent 88 8.5
Liberal Democrats Tracey Anne Pearson 65 6.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Slater 61 5.9
Green Richard Sewell 55 5.3
Turnout 1,040 23
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Swanwick

Swanwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Hayes 733 44.1
Conservative Jonty Powis 659 39.7
Labour Gareth Trewick 597 35.9
Labour Axl Nicholls 488 29.4
Green Steve Elliott 265 16.0
Liberal Democrats Malvin Leslie Trigg 170 10.2
Reform UK Malc Hibbard 150 9.0
Turnout 1,661 39
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing


By-elections

Crich & South Wingfield By-Election 2 May 2024
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

References

  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. http://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. "Council meeting, 24 May 2023". Amber Valley Borough Council. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  6. "Amber Valley result - Local Elections 2022". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  7. "Derbyshire councillor suspended after defending covid vaccination 'Holocaust' comments". Derbyshire times. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  8. "Councillors blame each other as tax is increased". DerbyshireLive. 2023-03-06. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  9. Council, Amber Valley Borough (2023-04-18). "Results - borough elections 4 May 2023". www.ambervalley.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-08.

Notes

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