# 2010 Amber Valley Borough Council election

The 2010 Amber Valley Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 29
* Labour 14
* British National Party 2

## Campaign

15 seats were contested in the election by a total of 50 candidates.
The Conservatives campaigned on their record of controlling the council for the previous 10 years, pointing to keeping council tax increases low and plans to regenerate local towns. However Labour pledged to appoint people as area managers who would be a contact point for people to bring any problems and planned to use compulsory purchase orders to bring empty properties into use. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats targeted seats in Belper and Duffield campaigning on regeneration, recycling and litter, while the British National Party hoped to increase on the 2 seats they held in Heanor.

## Election result

The results saw no change in the party balance as Labour held the 8 seats they had been defending and the Conservatives the other 7 seats, meaning the Conservatives remained in control of the council. Neither the Liberal Democrats or British National Party won any seats, with the British National Party vote dropping in Heanor where it held 2 seats.
Amber Valley Local Election Result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.3 | 35.8 | 17,024 | +2.9% |
| Conservative | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.7 | 40.2 | 19,154 | -7.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.5 | 8,352 | +12.4% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 2,725 | -6.5% |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 185 | +0.4% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 164 | +0.3% |

## Ward results

Alfreton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Walker | 1,805 | 47.7 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | David Cantrill | 1,094 | 28.9 | −11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kieran Harley | 566 | 15.0 | +3.6 |
| | BNP | Michael White | 319 | 8.4 | +8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 711 | 18.8 | +11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,784 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Belper East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin Tomlinson | 1,533 | 47.9 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Clark | 848 | 26.5 | +8.2 |
| | Labour | Ben Bellamy | 818 | 25.6 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 685 | 21.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,199 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Belper South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jim Anderson | 1,247 | 43.0 | −6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emily Bamford | 840 | 28.9 | +28.9 |
| | Labour | Richard Salmon | 816 | 28.1 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 407 | 14.0 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,903 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Codnor and Waingroves :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Parkes | 1,159 | 43.3 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Robert Phillips-Forsyth | 1,127 | 42.1 | +0.4 |
| | BNP | Ken Cooper | 391 | 14.6 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,677 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Duffield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Short | 1,768 | 60.2 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Thompson | 1,169 | 39.8 | +24.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 599 | 20.4 | −22.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,937 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Heanor and Loscoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bob Moon | 1,264 | 46.4 | +10.8 |
| | Conservative | Janet Russell | 874 | 32.1 | +3.2 |
| | BNP | Paul Snell | 584 | 21.5 | −14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 390 | 14.3 | +14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,722 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Heanor East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barry Aistrop | 1,038 | 35.9 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | Alex Stevenson | 965 | 33.3 | +0.6 |
| | BNP | Emma Roper | 451 | 15.6 | −20.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Jelf | 440 | 15.2 | +15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,894 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Heanor West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Jones | 1,160 | 37.6 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | Linda Edwards-Milsom | 970 | 31.4 | +9.0 |
| | BNP | Maria Riley-Ward | 542 | 17.6 | −22.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gavin Sarkas-Bosman | 416 | 13.5 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,088 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ironville and Riddings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Smith | 1,457 | 48.7 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative | David Harrison | 1,087 | 36.3 | −22.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Woolley | 448 | 15.0 | +15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 370 | 12.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,992 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jean Gemmell | 2,097 | 48.6 | −6.6 |
| | Labour | John Banks | 1,352 | 31.3 | +11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Tomkins | 869 | 20.1 | +7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 745 | 17.3 | −17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,318 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Langley Mill and Aldercar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eileen Hamilton | 931 | 38.4 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | Liam Rhodes | 753 | 31.1 | −13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Bown | 390 | 16.1 | +3.2 |
| | National Front | Timothy Knowles | 185 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| | Independent | Jo Ward | 164 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 178 | 7.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,423 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ripley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Liz Bowley | 1,779 | 39.4 | −20.4 |
| | Labour | David Williams | 1,662 | 36.8 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Gibbons | 635 | 14.1 | +4.6 |
| | BNP | Nathan Wilde | 438 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | 2.6 | −26.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,514 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kevin Parkinson | 1,491 | 44.7 | −20.4 |
| | Labour | Eric Lancashire | 1,112 | 33.4 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Paget | 729 | 21.9 | +21.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 379 | 11.4 | −18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,332 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Somercotes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Lyttle | 1,443 | 54.9 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Kat Moss | 759 | 28.9 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Falconbridge | 427 | 16.2 | +16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 684 | 26.0 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,629 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Swanwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Allen King | 1,610 | 50.4 | +11.7 |
| | Labour | Timothy Benson | 983 | 30.8 | +15.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Bedford | 599 | 18.8 | +14.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 627 | 19.6 | +15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,192 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |