Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England took place on Thursday 2 May 2019. One third of the council seats were up for election.[1] The Labour Party gained overall control of the council, taking a total of five seats from the Conservatives.[2] In addition, the Green Party gained representation for the first time. After the election, the composition of the council was:-
- Labour 25
- Conservative 18
- Green 1
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15 of 45 seats for Amber Valley Borough Council 23 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Map of wards showing results of the 2019 Amber Valley Borough Council election |
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 8 | 0 | -6 | -6 | 53.3 | 38.0 | 9322 | 9.7 | |
Labour | 6 | +5 | 0 | +5 | 40.0 | 31.1 | 7616 | 1.2 | |
Green | 1 | +1 | 0 | +1 | 6.6 | 15.0 | 3689 | 7.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 2010 | 5.6 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 1363 | 5.9 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 460 | 0.9 | |
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 65 | New |
Ward results
editPercentage change in party votes are from wards contested during the previous election cycle, which was 2015. Percentages might not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
Alfreton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gail Dolman | 675 | 40.8 | −4.9 | |
Conservative | Ben Slade | 421 | 25.4 | −2.2 | |
UKIP | Phil Rose | 385 | 23.3 | +3.1 | |
Green | Leo Swarvett | 112 | 6.8 | +3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | George William | 62 | 3.8 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 254 | ||||
Turnout | 26 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Alport
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Taylor | 584 | 56.6 | −11.2 | |
Green | Will MacFarlane | 165 | 16.0 | +3.3 | |
Labour | Carol Anthony | 153 | 14.8 | −4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ade Smith | 129 | 12.5 | New | |
Majority | 419 | ||||
Turnout | 49 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Belper Central
editCandidate Neil Ploughman was suspended by the Labour Party when alleged anti-Semitic Facebook posts were discovered, however he remained on the ballot. After being elected, he initially sat as an independent on the authority. He was subsequently reinstated by the party with no charge to answer.[3] He later left the party in 2021 sitting as a 'socialist'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neil Ploughman | 743 | 41.3 | +9.9 | |
Conservative | James Kerry | 559 | 31.0 | −11.8 | |
Green | Steve Kennedy | 353 | 19.6 | +6.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Benson | 146 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
Majority | 184 | ||||
Turnout | 41 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Belper East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Oldfield | 775 | 42.8 | +12.3 | |
Conservative | Valerie Taylor | 538 | 29.7 | −17.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Morrissey | 499 | 27.6 | New | |
Majority | 237 | ||||
Turnout | 39 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Belper North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Emma Monkman | 814 | 41.8 | +16.7 | |
Conservative | John Nelson | 591 | 30.3 | −11.7 | |
Green | Sue MacFarlane | 276 | 14.2 | −3.4 | |
UKIP | Mervyn Jackson | 163 | 8.4 | −6.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Shelley | 104 | 5.3 | New | |
Majority | 223 | ||||
Turnout | 49 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Belper South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Porter | 676 | 39.5 | +9.4 | |
Conservative | Paul Hillier | 554 | 32.4 | −8.4 | |
Green | James Brooks | 369 | 21.6 | +7.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Salmon | 111 | 6.5 | New | |
Majority | 122 | ||||
Turnout | 39 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Crich
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gareth Gee | 351 | 40.0 | −12.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kate Smith | 218 | 24.9 | +12.8 | |
Labour | Joel Bryan | 180 | 20.5 | −7.8 | |
Green | Julie Wozniczka | 128 | 14.6 | +7.3 | |
Majority | 133 | ||||
Turnout | 42 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Duffield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Dave Wells | 1,394 | 62.9 | +53.7 | |
Conservative | Steven Evanson | 603 | 27.2 | −36.4 | |
Labour Co-op | James Butler | 148 | 6.7 | −12.7 | |
UKIP | Geoffrey Aldwinckle | 67 | 3.3 | New | |
Majority | 791 | ||||
Turnout | 55 | ||||
Green gain from Conservative | Swing |
Heage and Ambergate
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Lobley | 731 | 43.2 | +8.6 | |
Conservative | Matt Murray | 615 | 36.4 | −5.8 | |
Green | Sarah Johnson | 260 | 15.4 | +9.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Mallard | 85 | 5.0 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 116 | ||||
Turnout | 42 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevin Buttery | 1,034 | 42.5 | −7.2 | |
Labour | Keith Venables | 583 | 30.4 | +3.2 | |
UKIP | Adrian Nathan | 281 | 11.6 | −3.4 | |
Green | Joe Smith | 261 | 10.7 | +6.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Phillip Mackin | 117 | 4.8 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 451 | ||||
Turnout | 39 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ripley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Moss | 861 | 37.4 | −3.2 | |
Labour | Steve Freeborn | 842 | 36.6 | +1.8 | |
UKIP | Mandy Sylvan | 304 | 13.2 | −4.7 | |
Green | Tom Carter | 203 | 8.8 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Smeeton | 94 | 4.1 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 19 | ||||
Turnout | 32 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Ripley and Marehay
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ronald Ashton | 618 | 39.9 | −2.6 | |
Labour | Ian Fisher | 587 | 37.7 | +1.4 | |
UKIP | Tim Ford | 158 | 10.2 | −5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Oakley | 104 | 6.7 | +4.3 | |
English Democrat | Michael Sharp | 65 | 5.5 | New | |
Majority | 31 | ||||
Turnout | 34 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
South West Parishes
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jane Orton | 740 | 67.8 | −10.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Colin Thompson | 206 | 18.9 | New | |
Labour | David Farrelly | 146 | 13.4 | New | |
Majority | 534 | ||||
Turnout | 37 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Swanwick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Steve Hayes | 651 | 42.0 | −10.3 | |
Independent | George Soudah | 460 | 29.7 | +16.0 | |
Labour | Antony Tester | 240 | 15.5 | −12.1 | |
Green | Steve Elliott | 102 | 6.6 | +2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Malvin Trigg | 96 | 6.2 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 191 | ||||
Turnout | 35 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wingfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Valerie Thorpe | 602 | 68.8 | +4.0 | |
Labour | David Williams | 168 | 19.2 | −2.1 | |
Green | Mike Jones | 66 | 7.5 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Miles | 39 | 4.5 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 434 | 49.6 | |||
Turnout | 875 | 46 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Statement of persons nominated". Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Amber Valley Election Results 2019". Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Candidate suspended over 'anti-Semitic' posts wins election". Retrieved 8 May 2019.