The 2021 elections to Amber Valley Borough Council were held on Wednesday 5th May 2021, 16 seats in the council were up for election. The Conservative Party retook control of the council from The Labour Party after losing control in 2019. These seats were due to have been contested in 2020, but the elections were delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic along with other elections.
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16 of 45 seats for Amber Valley Borough Council 23 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Results of the 2021 Amber Valley Borough Council election by ward |
Results
edit2021 Amber Valley Borough Council election[1][2] | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 13 | 9 | 81.3 | 15 | 28 | 62.2 | 14,684 | 53.6 | +18.7 | |
Labour | 3 | 9 | 18.8 | 13 | 16 | 35.6 | 9,728 | 35.5 | -5.1 | |
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.2 | 2,077 | 7.6 | +3.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 901 | 3.3 | +0.8 | ||
National Front | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
Council Composition
editFollowing the last election in 2019, the composition of the council was:
25 | 19 | 1 |
Labour | Conservative | Grn |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
28 | 16 | 1 |
Conservative | Labour | Grn |
Grn - Green
Ward results
editIncumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk (*)
Alfreton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christian Dale | 912 | 47.4 | +27.9 | |
Labour | Marlene Bennett* | 805 | 41.9 | -11.3 | |
Green | Leo Francis Swarvett | 121 | 6.3 | +3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Robin Gibbons | 85 | 4.4 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 107 | 5.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,923 | 29 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Belper Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Nelson | 870 | 42.6 | +8.2 | |
Labour | Maurice Richard Neville* | 807 | 39.6 | -2.1 | |
Green | Steve Kennedy | 284 | 13.9 | +5.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Clarence Beardmore | 80 | 3.9 | ||
Majority | 63 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,041 | 46 | +5.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Belper North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ben Rupert Edward Bellamy* | 914 | 46.8 | +9.0 | |
Conservative | Mark Edward Robertson | 741 | 38.0 | +5.1 | |
Green | James Major John Brooks | 237 | 12.1 | -5.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Alan Salmon | 61 | 3.1 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 173 | 8.8 | +3.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,953 | 50 | +1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Codnor and Waingroves
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lorna Dorothy Tassi | 697 | 49.5 | +23.9 | |
Labour | Chris Emmas-Williams* | 628 | 44.6 | -8.8 | |
Green | Jackie Blackett | 58 | 4.1 | +1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Quentin Miles | 26 | 1.8 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 69 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,409 | 35 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Heage and Ambergate
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Harper | 927 | 51.6 | +4.9 | |
Labour | Colin Bailey | 651 | 36.2 | +0.1 | |
Green | David Martin Hatchett | 183 | 10.2 | +5.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jan Thompson | 35 | 2.0 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 276 | 15.4 | +4.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,796 | 45 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Heanor and Loscoe
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dale Christopher Wright | 848 | 63.4 | +37.5 | |
Labour | Kieran James Denbygh Hill* | 361 | 27.0 | -13.1 | |
Green | Hilary Ann Fender | 77 | 5.7 | +2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Radford | 52 | 3.9 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 487 | 36.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,338 | 33 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Heanor East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Anthony Burrell | 958 | 63.4 | +33.1 | |
Labour | Janet Irene Ward | 409 | 27.1 | -11.1 | |
Green | Cathie Hallsworth | 107 | 7.1 | +3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jerry Marler | 37 | 2.4 | -0.6 | |
Majority | 549 | 36.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,511 | 33 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Heanor West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jackie Stones | 849 | 53.9 | +25.5 | |
Labour | Celia Mary Cox | 565 | 35.9 | -6.3 | |
Green | Tina Pritchard | 100 | 6.3 | +3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barbara Woodcock Radford | 61 | 3.9 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 284 | 18.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,575 | 32 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Ironville and Riddings
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jack Watson Brown* | 938 | 56.6 | +15.9 | |
Labour | Paul Christopher Wardle | 594 | 35.8 | -4.0 | |
Green | Rachael Mary Hatchett | 84 | 5.1 | +2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kate Mary Kift | 41 | 2.5 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 344 | 20.8 | +19.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,657 | 35 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Alexander Hillier | 1,468 | 56.8 | +9.3 | |
Labour | Keith Lisle Venables | 713 | 27.6 | -2.6 | |
Green | Matt McGuinness | 265 | 10.2 | +5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Gent | 140 | 5.4 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 755 | 29.2 | +11.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,586 | 41 | +2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Langley Mill and Aldercar
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sam Goodrum | 763 | 63.3 | +30.8 | |
Labour | Steven Bower | 358 | 29.7 | -13.8 | |
Green | Julie Christine Wozniczka | 51 | 4.2 | +2.9 | |
National Front | Timothy Knowles | 18 | 1.5 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joanna Karpasea | 15 | 1.3 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 405 | 33.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,205 | 28 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Ripley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Matt Murray | 1,472 | 58.2 | +19.2 | |
Labour | Tony Holmes* | 863 | 34.1 | -6.0 | |
Green | Jamie Alexander Walls | 125 | 5.0 | +2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard William Smeeton | 68 | 2.7 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 609 | 24.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,528 | 35 | +3.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Ripley and Marehay
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Trevor Spencer | 900 | 56.5 | +19.9 | |
Labour | Mick Wilson* | 568 | 35.7 | -6.2 | |
Green | Michael Peter Bedford | 80 | 5.0 | +2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Arthur Gillians | 45 | 2.8 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 332 | 20.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,593 | 36 | +2.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alexander George Stevenson* | 1,409 | 67.3 | +15.7 | |
Labour | Amina Sabeah Deen Burslem | 392 | 18.7 | -3.4 | |
Green | Lian Pizzey | 220 | 10.5 | +6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Adrian James Miller | 72 | 3.5 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 1,017 | 48.6 | +19.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,093 | 41 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Somercotes
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John McCabe | 590 | 47.4 | ||
Labour | Katie Louise Simpson | 510 | 41.0 | ||
Conservative | Paul Price | 492 | 39.5 | ||
Conservative | Philip Sanders Rose | 440 | 35.3 | ||
Green | Steve Elliott | 85 | 6.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Slater | 54 | 4.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kate Smith | 29 | 2.3 | ||
Turnout | 27 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Only one seat was due to be up for election during this cycle, but a second seat (due up in 2022) was contested due to the death of the sitting councillor[3]
References
edit- ^ "2021 local election results". Amber Valley Borough Council. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "AMBER VALLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL BOROUGH COUNCIL ELECTIONS – 6 MAY 2021". info.ambervalley.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "NOTICE OF ELECTION. AMBER VALLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL ELECTION OF BOROUGH COUNCILLORS". info.ambervalley.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.