# 2023 Amber Valley Borough Council election

The 2023 Amber Valley Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 42 councillors for Amber Valley Borough Council. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
Following the boundary review by the Local Government Boundary Commission, this was the first election under the new boundaries. In addition to the new ward boundaries the council was no longer elected by thirds, with the whole council elected once every 4 years. Along with Derby City Council, who also changed to whole council elections in 2023, Amber Valley was the last authority in Derbyshire to switch to whole council elections. The last election where all members were elected was at the 2000 election.
Under the boundary review, the number of councillors elected was reduced from 45 to 42. Prior to the election the council was led by Conservative councillor Kevin Buttery, who had been leader since May 2021. He chose not to stand for re-election.
Labour won a majority at the election, winning several seats from the Conservatives. The Labour leader, Chris Emmas-Williams, was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent annual council meeting on 24 May 2023.

## Summary
### Election result

2023 Amber Valley Borough Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 42 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 61.9 | 34.7 | 27,253 | –1.7 |
| Conservative | 42 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 16.7 | 31.3 | 24,644 | –11.3 |
| Green | 28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 11,762 | –1.3 |
| Independent | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3,712 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 3,833 | +0.4 |
| Reform UK | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 9.3 | 7,312 | N/A |
| SDP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 69 | +0.1 |
| National Front | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 40 | +0.1 |

## Council composition

After the 2022 election, the composition of the council was:
| 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| Conservative | Labour | Green | Ind |
Prior to the 2023 election, through a number of suspensions and defections, the composition of the council was:
| 25 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Conservative | Labour | Reform UK | Green | Ind |
After the 2023 election, the composition of the council was:
| 26 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Labour | Conservative | Green | Ind | Lib Dem |

## Ward results

Source:

### Alfreton

Alfreton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Steve Marshall-Clarke | 828 | 50.6 |
| | Labour | Gail Dolman | 809 | 49.4 |
| | Labour | Keith Michael Wood | 763 | 46.6 |
| | Conservative | Colin Boyce | 443 | 27.1 |
| | Conservative | Brian David Cantrill | 403 | 24.6 |
| | Conservative | Frances Mary Cantrill | 402 | 24.6 |
| | Green | Russ Hubber | 157 | 9.6 |
| | Reform UK | Billy Bowles | 143 | 8.7 |
| | Reform UK | Helen Rachael Gent | 131 | 8.0 |
| | Reform UK | Paul Price | 123 | 7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Quentin Miles | 104 | 6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Robin Gibbons | 100 | 6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Marguerite Nilsen | 92 | 5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,645 | 25 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Alport & South West Parishes

Previously two single member wards of Alport and South West Parishes
Alport & South West Parishes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Harry Taylor | 868 | 45.4 |
| | Conservative | Jane Orton | 846 | 44.3 |
| | Green | Godfrey Meynell | 496 | 26.0 |
| | Labour | Diana Hancock | 455 | 23.8 |
| | Labour | Mary Patricia Dwyer | 450 | 23.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael John Heap | 165 | 8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Roy Stanton | 143 | 7.5 |
| | Reform UK | Freddie Theobald | 100 | 5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,914 | 42 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Belper East

Belper East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tracey Hill | 978 | 30.6 | |
| | Labour | John Christopher Porter | 928 | 29.1 | |
| | Belper Independents | Fay Atkinson | 890 | 27.9 | |
| | Conservative | John Nelson | 867 | 27.1 | |
| | Belper Independents | Ruth Frances Bellamy | 852 | 26.7 | |
| | Labour | Sally Mary Orman-Chan | 816 | 25.5 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Greatbatch | 787 | 24.6 | |
| | Belper Independents | Jonni Bishop | 729 | 22.8 | |
| | Conservative | John Crawley | 673 | 21.1 | |
| | Green | Sue Devine | 469 | 14.7 | |
| | Green | Julie Christine Wozniczka | 372 | 11.6 | |
| | Green | Mark Andrew Simmons | 329 | 10.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Morrissey | 234 | 7.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Alan Salmon | 124 | 3.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Martin Scrase | 73 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,225 | 40 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Belper Independents hold | Belper Independents hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Belper North

Belper North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Emma Louise Monkman | 783 | 36.5 |
| | Belper Independents | Ben Rupert Edward Bellamy | 663 | 30.9 |
| | Labour Co-op | James Butler | 600 | 28.0 |
| | Conservative | Gary John Spendlove | 570 | 26.6 |
| | Conservative | James Daniel Kerry | 481 | 22.4 |
| | Belper Independents | Jyoti Michael Wilkinson | 378 | 17.6 |
| | Green | Jane Ellen Margaret Harlow | 340 | 15.9 |
| | Green | Rachael Sarah Willshaw | 318 | 14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,155 | 45 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | |
| | Belper Independents hold | Belper Independents hold | Swing | |

### Belper South

Belper South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Gez Kinsella | 826 | 47.8 |
| | Green | Jamie Alexander Walls | 790 | 45.7 |
| | Conservative | Ben Miller | 268 | 15.5 |
| | Conservative | David Smith | 218 | 12.6 |
| | Labour Co-op | Lyndy Urquhart | 207 | 12.0 |
| | Labour Co-op | Patrick William Mountain | 191 | 11.0 |
| | Belper Independents | Luke Dale Clayton Ploughman | 121 | 7.0 |
| | Belper Independents | Neil Ploughman | 79 | 4.6 |
| | Reform UK | Laura Jane Brunelleschi | 46 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,737 | 40 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar

Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chris Emmas-Williams | 871 | 42.5 | |
| | Labour | Eileen Hamilton | 702 | 34.3 | |
| | Labour | David Edward Moon | 684 | 33.4 | |
| | Conservative | David John Cattermole | 552 | 27.0 | |
| | Reform UK | Sam Goodrum | 470 | 22.9 | |
| | Conservative | Sally Margaret Cresswell | 430 | 21.0 | |
| | Reform UK | Sheena Edith Trower | 427 | 20.8 | |
| | Reform UK | Alan George Abernethy | 404 | 19.7 | |
| | Conservative | Amy Donohue | 401 | 19.6 | |
| | Green | Vicky Anne Marie Powers | 250 | 12.2 | |
| | National Front | Timothy Knowles | 40 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,052 | 28 | |
| | Labour gain from Reform UK | Labour gain from Reform UK | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Reform UK | Labour gain from Reform UK | Swing | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Crich & South Wingfield

Previously two single member wards of Crich and Wingfield
Crich & South Wingfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dawn Margaret Harper | 710 | 38.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Smith | 690 | 37.3 |
| | Conservative | Tony Harper | 668 | 36.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marcus Walter Johnson | 570 | 30.8 |
| | Labour | Tim Benson | 257 | 13.9 |
| | Green | Fiona Horton | 238 | 12.9 |
| | Labour | John Cowings | 216 | 11.7 |
| | Green | Sally Elizabeth Lowick | 174 | 9.4 |
| | Reform UK | Edward Hudson Oakenfull | 89 | 4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,856 | 44 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Duffield & Quarndon

Duffield & Quarndon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Alison McDermott | 1,685 | 67.9 |
| | Green | Eva Long | 1,580 | 63.7 |
| | Conservative | Steven Knee | 684 | 27.6 |
| | Conservative | Martin Bettridge | 663 | 26.7 |
| | Labour | Mark Spilsbury | 168 | 6.8 |
| | Labour | Maurice Neville | 91 | 3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,484 | 52 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |

### Heage & Ambergate

Heage & Ambergate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Edwin Lobley | 746 | 49.0 |
| | Labour | Amina Sabeah Deens Burslem | 547 | 36.0 |
| | Conservative | Angela Susan Ward | 524 | 34.5 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Joan Taylor | 391 | 25.7 |
| | Green | David Martin Hatchett | 228 | 15.0 |
| | Green | Clare Elizabeth Hartwell | 222 | 14.6 |
| | Reform UK | Karl Martin Chatburn | 139 | 9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,536 | 38 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Heanor East

Heanor East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Trevor Holmes | 524 | 32.0 |
| | Labour | Janet Irene Ward | 524 | 32.0 |
| | Reform UK | Joanne Gent | 505 | 30.8 |
| | Reform UK | Mark Anthony Burrell | 496 | 30.3 |
| | Conservative | Linda Edwards-Milson | 393 | 24.0 |
| | Conservative | Jake William Gilbert | 381 | 23.3 |
| | Green | Cathie Hallsworth | 219 | 13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,653 | 31 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Reform UK | Labour gain from Reform UK | Swing | |

### Heanor West & Loscoe

Heanor West & Loscoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steven Bower | 873 | 36.4 | |
| | Labour | Nicholas Arron Beswick | 858 | 35.8 | |
| | Labour | Matthew Gareth Jones | 786 | 32.8 | |
| | Conservative | Steven Grainger | 642 | 26.8 | |
| | Reform UK | Jackie Stones | 640 | 26.7 | |
| | Reform UK | Rob Booth | 605 | 25.2 | |
| | Conservative | Nikki Savage | 580 | 24.2 | |
| | Reform UK | Billy Weston | 555 | 23.1 | |
| | Conservative | Dale Christopher Wright | 513 | 21.4 | |
| | Green | James Major John Brooks | 251 | 10.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sybille Elisabeth Stephenson | 126 | 5.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jerry Marler | 117 | 4.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Ian Holliday | 111 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,426 | 30 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Ironville and Riddings

Ironville and Riddings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kieron Cox | 645 | 44.4 |
| | Labour | Rebecca Louise Grundy | 645 | 44.4 |
| | Conservative | Peter Maurice Clark | 444 | 30.6 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Jane Turner | 372 | 25.6 |
| | Reform UK | Phil Rose | 235 | 16.2 |
| | Reform UK | Matt Gent | 214 | 14.7 |
| | Green | Rachael Mary Hatchett | 108 | 7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanna Elizabeth Karpasea | 50 | 3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Mary Kift | 28 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,455 | 31 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley

Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Linsey Farnsworth | 1,158 | 41.8 |
| | Conservative | Trevor Mark Ainsworth | 1,065 | 38.4 |
| | Conservative | Julie Whitmore | 981 | 35.4 |
| | Conservative | Matt Murray | 930 | 33.6 |
| | Labour Co-op | Michael John Missett | 885 | 31.9 |
| | Labour Co-op | Dean Watson | 856 | 30.9 |
| | Green | Matt McGuinness | 376 | 13.6 |
| | Green | Kathy Gorman | 373 | 13.5 |
| | Reform UK | Matt Waterfall | 331 | 11.9 |
| | Reform UK | Adrian William Nathan | 250 | 9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gareth Joseph Alwyne Cresswell | 189 | 6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Denise Gent | 171 | 6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Gent | 150 | 5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,775 | 40 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Ripley

Ripley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Tony Holmes | 1,192 | 48.4 |
| | Labour Co-op | David Alan Williams | 1,062 | 43.1 |
| | Labour Co-op | Matthew Robert Allwood | 1,022 | 41.5 |
| | Conservative | Sean David Carter | 902 | 36.6 |
| | Conservative | Paul Colin Moss | 830 | 33.7 |
| | Conservative | Lorna Dorothy Tassi | 798 | 32.4 |
| | Green | Hillie Fender | 188 | 7.6 |
| | Green | Kendal Tanya Greaves | 175 | 7.1 |
| | Reform UK | Becki Booth | 169 | 6.9 |
| | Reform UK | Sean Hind | 145 | 5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Arthur Gillians | 105 | 4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacob Gent | 69 | 2.8 |
| | SDP | Edwin George Dale Taylor | 69 | 2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Andrew Smith | 60 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,473 | 33 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Ripley & Marehay

Ripley & Marehay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Lyndsay Delyth Cox | 694 | 41.8 |
| | Labour Co-op | Mick Wilson | 684 | 41.2 |
| | Conservative | Ron Ashton | 665 | 40.0 |
| | Conservative | Trevor Spencer | 460 | 27.7 |
| | Green | Michael Peter Bedford | 176 | 10.6 |
| | Reform UK | Marie Cresswell | 162 | 9.7 |
| | Reform UK | Tracy Rochelle Smith | 141 | 8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,666 | 34 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Smalley, Shipley & Horsley Woodhouse

Smalley, Shipley & Horsley Woodhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Amanda Louise Paget | 748 | 40.4 |
| | Green | Lian Pizzey | 672 | 36.3 |
| | Conservative | Richard Henry Iliffe | 592 | 32.0 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Darko Perko | 455 | 24.6 |
| | Labour Co-op | Christine Elizabeth Jordan | 270 | 14.6 |
| | Reform UK | Alex Stevenson | 268 | 14.5 |
| | Reform UK | Vikki Harvey | 240 | 13.0 |
| | Labour Co-op | Keith Lisle Venables | 228 | 12.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian James Miller | 67 | 3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,856 | 41 |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Green gain from Reform UK | Green gain from Reform UK | Swing | |

### Somercotes

Somercotes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John McCabe | 653 | 62.8 |
| | Labour | Elaine Stephanie Sherman | 519 | 49.9 |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Lynne Ainsworth | 207 | 19.9 |
| | Conservative | Jill Hayes | 193 | 18.6 |
| | Reform UK | Simon Gent | 92 | 8.8 |
| | Reform UK | Caroline Susan Gent | 88 | 8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracey Anne Pearson | 65 | 6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Slater | 61 | 5.9 |
| | Green | Richard Sewell | 55 | 5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,040 | 23 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Swanwick

Swanwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Steve Hayes | 733 | 44.1 |
| | Conservative | Jonty Powis | 659 | 39.7 |
| | Labour | Gareth Trewick | 597 | 35.9 |
| | Labour | Axl Nicholls | 488 | 29.4 |
| | Green | Steve Elliott | 265 | 16.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malvin Leslie Trigg | 170 | 10.2 |
| | Reform UK | Malc Hibbard | 150 | 9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,661 | 39 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## By-elections

Crich & South Wingfield By-Election 2 May 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Harper | 617 | 35.9 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marcus Johnson | 434 | 25.2 | −12.1 |
| | Labour | Amy Trewick | 428 | 24.9 | +11.0 |
| | Green | Fiona Horton | 240 | 14.0 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 10.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1719 | 41.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |