2022 Amber Valley Borough Council election

The elections to Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England took place on Thursday 5th May 2022. One third of the council were up for election. The Conservatives increased their majority on the council whilst the Green Party also gained seats.

2022 Amber Valley Borough Council Election

5 May 2022
15 of 45 seats for Amber Valley Borough Council 23 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Green Last election 28 16 1 Seats won 9 4 2 Seats after 30 11 3 Seat change 2 4 2 Popular vote 10,236 8,744 3,916 Percentage 42.6% 36.4% 16.3%
Results of the 2022 Amber Valley Borough Council election by ward

This election was the last by thirds election and the last before boundary changes proposed by the Local Government Boundary Commission came into effect at the 2023 election. Councillors elected this year served for a period of one year.

Results

2022 Amber Valley Borough Council Election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	9	2	60.0	21	30	66.7	10,236	42.6	-11.0
	Labour	4	4	26.7	7	11	24.4	8,744	36.4	+0.9
	Green	2	2	13.3	1	3	6.7	3,916	16.3	+8.7
	Liberal Democrats	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,076	4.5	+1.2
	National Front	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	28	0.0	±0.0
	SDP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	21	0.0	±0.0

Council Composition

Following the last election in 2021, the composition of the council was:

↓

28	16	1
Conservative	Labour	Grn

After the election, the composition of the council was:

↓

30	11	3	1
Conservative	Labour	Green	Ind

Independent caused by Neil Ploughman for Belper Central leaving The Labour Party in 2021

Ward Results

Percentage change is from the 2018 Amber Valley Borough Council Election.

Alfreton

Alfreton (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Marshall-Clarke	852	50.5	8.9
	Conservative	Jonty Powis	629	37.3	4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Robin Gibbons	106	6.3	3.4
	Green	Russ Hubber	100	5.9	1.4
Majority			223	13.2
Turnout			1,687	25
	Labour hold		Swing

Belper East

Belper East (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Fay Atkinson	758	45.4	0.5
	Conservative	Mark Edward Robertson	589	35.3	6.3
	Green	Kendal Greaves	172	10.3	5.9
	Liberal Democrats	James Morrissey	150	9.0	0.1
Majority			169	10.1
Turnout			1,669	36
	Labour hold		Swing

Belper South

Belper South (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Jamie Alexander Walls	973	54.9	47.3
	Conservative	Daniel James Kerry	385	21.7	15.3
	Labour	Joel Martin Bryan	381	21.5	26.2
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Alan Salmon	34	1.9	1.6
Majority			588	33.2
Turnout			1,773	41
	Green gain from Labour		Swing

Codnor and Waingroves

Codnor and Waingroves (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher Emmas-Williams	681	51.8	0.6
	Conservative	Mark Neil O'Malley	524	39.8	5.9
	Green	David Martin Hatchett	72	5.5	5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Quentin Miles	38	2.9	0.3
Majority			157	12.0
Turnout			1,315	33
	Labour hold		Swing

Duffield

Duffield (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Alison Jane McDermott	1,474	69.8	35.7
	Conservative	Pippa Rowen	508	24.1	23.9
	Labour	Mark Spilsbury	102	4.8	7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Allen	28	1.3	4.6
Majority			966	45.7
Turnout			2,112	54
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing

Heanor and Loscoe

Heanor and Loscoe (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nikki Savage	560	49.8	4.3
	Labour	Kieran James Denbygh Hill	435	38.7	9.3
	Green	James Major John Brooks	77	6.9	2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Smith	52	4.6	2.5
Majority			125	11.1
Turnout			1,124	28
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Heanor East

Heanor East (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry William Thompson	669	52.3	2.5
	Labour	Janet Irene Ward	451	35.2	8.2
	Green	Cathie Hallsworth	105	8.2	8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jerry Marler	55	4.3	2.5
Majority			218	17.1
Turnout			1,280	28
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heanor West

Heanor West (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steven Grainger	658	48.2	1.5
	Labour	Steve Bower	556	40.7	4.1
	Green	Tina Pritchard	90	6.6	1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Michael John Heap	61	4.5	1.2
Majority			102	7.5
Turnout			1,365	28
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ironville and Riddings

Ironville and Riddings (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pete Clark	707	47.1	5.4
	Labour	Paul Christopher Wardle	648	43.2	11.2
	Green	Rachael Hatchett	96	6.4	6.4
	Liberal Democrats	Kate Mary Kift	50	3.3	0.6
Majority			59	3.9
Turnout			1,501	32
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook

Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Trevor Mark Ainsworth	1,163	50.9	6.5
	Labour	Keith Lisle Venables	763	33.4	0.1
	Green	Cathy Kinsella	267	11.7	7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Gent	92	4.0	0.8
Majority			400	17.5
Turnout			2,285	37
	Conservative hold		Swing

Langley Mill and Aldercar

Langley Mill and Aldercar (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sheena Edith Trower	530	49.9	5.5
	Labour	Eileen Hamilton	450	42.3	6.4
	Liberal Democrats	Joanna Elizabeth Karpasea	55	5.2	1.1
	National Front	Timothy Knowles	28	2.6	0.1
Majority			80	3.3
Turnout			1,063	25
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Ripley

Ripley (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sean David Carter	1,065	45.7	3.9
	Labour	Tony Holmes	987	42.4	1.2
	Green	Michael Peter Bedford	147	6.7	3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Richard William Smeeton	99	4.3	0.6
	SDP	Edwin George Dale Taylor	21	0.9	0.9
Majority			78	3.3
Turnout			2,319	33
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse

Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Henry Iliffe	1,010	55.7	8.6
	Labour	Amina Sabeah Deen Burslem	483	26.6	2.7
	Green	Lian Pizzey	213	11.7	6.4
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian James Miller	108	6.0	0.4
Majority			552	29.1
Turnout			1,814	36
	Conservative hold		Swing

Somercotes

Somercotes (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Katie Simpson	682	59.8	6.8
	Conservative	Paul Price	407	35.7	5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Slater	51	4.5	1.4
Majority			275	24.1
Turnout			1,140	25
	Labour hold		Swing

Swanwick

Swanwick (1 Seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Wilson	832	52.9	6.7
	Labour	Matt Allwood	515	32.7	5.8
	Green	Steve Elliott	130	8.3	1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Malvin Leslie Trigg	97	6.2	0.8
Majority			317	20.2
Turnout			1,574	37
	Conservative hold		Swing