Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council.
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The election saw the British National Party gain two seats from the Labour Party in Heanor West and Heanor East and come within one vote in Heanor and Loscoe ward.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 29
- Labour 14
- British National Party 2
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 9 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 60.0 | 47.8 | 11,489 | -0.7% | |
Labour | 4 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 26.7 | 32.9 | 7,916 | +3.5% | |
BNP | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 13.3 | 12.2 | 2,936 | +7.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 1,222 | -8.0% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 494 | +0.9% |
Ward results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Marlene Bennett | 872 | 48.2 | −0.3 | |
Conservative | David Cantrill | 731 | 40.4 | +14.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Gibbons | 206 | 11.4 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 141 | 7.8 | −15.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,809 | 29.1 | −4.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Nelson | 894 | 60.7 | +8.1 | |
Green | Dave Wells | 292 | 19.8 | +19.8 | |
Labour | Ben Hobbs | 286 | 19.4 | −12.9 | |
Majority | 602 | 40.9 | +20.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,472 | 35.2 | −0.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Cox | 797 | 51.0 | +10.2 | |
Labour | Ben Bellamy | 286 | 18.3 | −4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Salmon | 279 | 17.8 | −15.4 | |
Green | Colin Grimley | 202 | 12.9 | +12.9 | |
Majority | 511 | 32.7 | +28.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,564 | 38.9 | −0.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Emmas-Williams | 573 | 41.7 | −11.0 | |
Conservative | Robert Philips-Forsyth | 572 | 41.7 | +8.7 | |
BNP | Alan Warner | 228 | 16.6 | +16.6 | |
Majority | 1 | 0.01 | −19.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,373 | 34.4 | +1.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Juliette Blake | 1,000 | 68.4 | +12.1 | |
Labour | Peter Arnold | 463 | 31.6 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 537 | 36.8 | +11.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,463 | 36.8 | −2.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Longdon | 513 | 35.6 | −7.8 | |
BNP | Paul Snell | 512 | 35.5 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | Jade Wiltshire | 417 | 28.9 | +9.5 | |
Majority | 1 | 0.1 | −12.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,442 | 35.4 | −6.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Cliff Roper | 537 | 36.5 | +36.5 | |
Conservative | Linda Edwards-Milsom | 482 | 32.7 | −3.9 | |
Labour | Kenneth Armstrong | 454 | 30.8 | −13.6 | |
Majority | 55 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,473 | 32.8 | +3.8 | ||
BNP gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Lewis Allesbrook | 727 | 39.6 | +8.4 | |
Labour | Celia Cox | 560 | 30.5 | −1.5 | |
Conservative | Steven Grainger | 412 | 22.4 | +8.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sally McIntosh | 137 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
Majority | 167 | 9.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,836 | 38.9 | −3.1 | ||
BNP gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jack Brown | 900 | 58.6 | +16.1 | |
Labour | Robert Johnston | 636 | 41.4 | −3.6 | |
Majority | 264 | 17.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,536 | 33.6 | −0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Bull | 1,199 | 55.2 | +7.9 | |
Labour | Timothy Benson | 441 | 20.3 | −4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Banks | 277 | 12.8 | +0.7 | |
BNP | Cyril Smith | 254 | 11.7 | −4.3 | |
Majority | 758 | 34.9 | +12.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,171 | 35.3 | −2.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terry Thorpe | 423 | 44.3 | +8.9 | |
Labour | Eileen Hamilton | 408 | 42.8 | −5.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Falconbridge | 123 | 12.9 | +12.9 | |
Majority | 15 | 1.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 954 | 22.9 | −2.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Bowley | 1,259 | 59.8 | +16.9 | |
Labour | Charles Cutting | 646 | 30.7 | −10.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Brown | 200 | 9.5 | −6.5 | |
Majority | 613 | 29.1 | +27.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,105 | 31.0 | −3.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ron Ashton | 827 | 49.3 | +14.0 | |
Labour | Lyndsey Cox | 482 | 28.7 | −13.6 | |
BNP | Ken Cooper | 369 | 22.0 | +10.3 | |
Majority | 345 | 20.6 | +13.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,678 | 36.1 | −0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Mills | 1,188 | 65.1 | +6.6 | |
Labour | Eric Lancashire | 636 | 34.9 | −6.6 | |
Majority | 552 | 30.2 | +13.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,824 | 40.0 | −2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John McCabe | 660 | 48.6 | −14.7 | |
Conservative | Sally West | 388 | 28.6 | −8.1 | |
BNP | John Dudley | 309 | 22.8 | +22.8 | |
Majority | 272 | 20.0 | −6.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,357 | 29.9 | +1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "BNP gains in Amber Valley local election". Ripley & Heanor News.co.uk. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.