2018 Amber Valley Borough Council election

Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England took place on Thursday 3 May 2018. One third of the council seats were up for election.[1]

Map of the results of the 2018 Amber Valley Borough council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 2018.

The Conservatives gained seats to strengthen their position controlling the council. After the election, the composition of the council was:-

• Conservative 25
• Labour 20

Election result

Amber Valley election result 2018

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	7	+3	-1	+2	46.7%	47.2%	11723
	Labour	8	+1	-3	-2	53.3%	41.9%	10417
	Green	0	0	0	0	0%	5.8%	1440
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0	0	0%	4.8%	1182
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0%	0.3%	71
	National Front	0	0	0	0	0%	0.1%	30

Ward results

Percentage change in party votes are from the last time the ward was contested. This is either 2015 or 2016.

Alfreton

Alfreton (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Walker	993	59.7%	+6.1
	Conservative	Colin Boyce	555	33.2%	+13.7
	Green	Leo Swarvett	75	4.5%	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Smith	49	2.9%	-2.0
Majority			438
Turnout			1672
	Labour hold		Swing

Belper East

Belper East (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Fay Atkinson	812	44.9%	+14.4
	Conservative	Martin Tomlinson	753	41.6%	-5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Raphael	164	9.1%	+9.1
	Green	Julie Wozniczka	79	4.4%	-2.8
Majority			59
Turnout			1808
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Belper South

Belper South (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carol Angharad	811	47.7%	+17.5
	Conservative	Timothy Sutton	629	37.0%	-3.8
	Green	Sue MacFarlane	130	7.6%	-6.5
	Independent	Steven White	71	4.2%	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Salmon	60	3.5%	+3.5
Majority			182
Turnout			1701
	Labour hold		Swing

Codnor and Waingroves

Codnor and Waingroves (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Isobel Harry	689	51.2%	-2.2
	Conservative	Matthew Murray	615	45.7%	+20.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Miles	43	3.2%	+1.6
Majority			74
Turnout			1347
	Labour hold		Swing

Duffield

Duffield (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Short	898	48.0%	-15.6
	Green	Dave Wells	637	34.1%	+25.0
	Labour	Patrick Mountain	225	12.0%	-7.4
	Liberal Democrats	Andrea Nove	110	5.9%	-1.9
Majority			262
Turnout			1870
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heanor and Loscoe

Heanor and Loscoe (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hannah Stirland	654	48.0%	+7.9
	Conservative	Sue Iliffe	620	45.6%	+19.7
	Green	James Brooks	60	4.4%	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Morrissey	29	2.1%	-0.6
Majority			34
Turnout			1363
	Labour hold		Swing

Heanor East

Heanor East (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Thompson	669	49.8%	+19.5
	Labour	Frank Carmichael	583	43.4%	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jerry Marler	92	6.8%	+3.8
Majority			86
Turnout			1344
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Heanor West

Heanor West (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steven Grainger	698	46.7%	+18.3
	Labour	Paul Jones	670	44.8%	+2.6
	Green	Lian Pizzey	78	5.2%	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Oakley	49	3.3%	+0.3
Majority			28
Turnout			1495
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Ironville and Riddings

Ironville and Riddings (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Smith	917	54.4%	+14.6
	Conservative	Pete Clark	703	41.7%	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	George Turner	66	3.9%	+2.0
Majority			214
Turnout			1686
	Labour hold		Swing

Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook

Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Trevor Ainsworth	1345	57.4%	+6.9
	Labour	Sam Hart	785	33.5%	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Allen	113	4.8%	+0.9
	Green	Steve Kennedy	99	4.2%	-0.3
Majority			560
Turnout			2342
	Conservative hold		Swing

Langley Mill and Aldercar

Langley Mill and Aldercar (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eileen Hamilton	535	48.7%	+5.2
	Conservative	Victoria Stevenson	488	44.4%	+11.9
	Liberal Democrats	Joanna Jones	45	4.1%	+2.8
	National Front	Timothy Knowles	30	2.7%	+1.4
Majority			47
Turnout			1098
	Labour hold		Swing

Ripley

Ripley (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sean Carter	1207	49.6%	+10.6
	Labour	Roland Emmas-Williams	1061	43.6%	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Smeeton	89	3.7%	+1.7
	Green	Will MacFarlane	75	3.1%	+0.6
Majority			146
Turnout			2432
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse

Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Iliffe	1172	64.3%	+12.7
	Labour	Christine Venables	436	23.9%	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jacob Holt	117	6.4%	+3.3
	Green	Tina Pritchard	97	5.3%	+1.6
Majority			736
Turnout			1822
	Conservative hold		Swing

Somercotes

Somercotes (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Lyttle	789	66.6%	+8.2
	Conservative	Kathy Moss	358	30.2%	+17.1
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Thompson	37	3.1%	+0.8
Majority			431
Turnout			1184
	Labour hold		Swing

Swanwick

Swanwick (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Wilson	1013	59.6%	+7.2
	Labour	Charlie Robinson	457	26.9%	-0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Joel Hunt	119	7.0%	+5.5
	Green	Steve Elliott	110	6.5%	+2.6
Majority			556
Turnout			1699
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Statement of persons nominated". Retrieved 10 April 2018.