# Amber Valley Borough Council elections

Amber Valley Borough Council elections are held every four years to elect councillors to Amber Valley Borough Council, the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2023, 42 councillors have been elected to represent 18 wards. Prior to 2023 a third of the council was elected three years out of every four.

## Council election results

The party make up of the council after each election is as shown below.
| Election | Labour | Conservative | Green Party | Liberal Democrats | Independent | BNP | Total | Notes |
| 1973 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 60 | Inaugural election |
| 1976 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 60 | |
| 1979 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 43 | New Boundaries |
| 1980 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 43 | |
| 1982 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 43 | |
| 1983 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 43 | |
| 1984 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 43 | |
| 1986 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 43 | |
| 1995 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | |
| 1996 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | |
| 1998 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | |
| 1999 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | |
| 2000 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | New Boundaries |
| 2002 | 19 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |
| 2003 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |
| 2004 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |
| 2006 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |
| 2007 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |
| 2008 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |
| 2010 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | |
| 2011 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | |
| 2012 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | |
| 2014 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |
| 2015 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |
| 2016 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |
| 2018 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |
| 2019 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |
| 2021 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |
| 2022 | 11 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | |
| 2023 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | New Boundaries |

## Council elections

* 1973 Amber Valley District Council election
* 1976 Amber Valley District Council election
* 1979 Amber Valley District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1980 Amber Valley District Council election
* 1982 Amber Valley District Council election
* 1983 Amber Valley District Council election
* 1984 Amber Valley District Council election
* 1986 Amber Valley District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1987 Amber Valley District Council election
* 1988 Amber Valley District Council election
* 1990 Amber Valley Borough Council election
* 1991 Amber Valley Borough Council election
* 1992 Amber Valley Borough Council election
* 1994 Amber Valley Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 Amber Valley Borough Council election
* 1996 Amber Valley Borough Council election
* 1998 Amber Valley Borough Council election
* 1999 Amber Valley Borough Council election
* 2000 Amber Valley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by two)
* 2002 Amber Valley Borough Council election
* 2003 Amber Valley Borough Council election
* 2004 Amber Valley Borough Council election
* 2006 Amber Valley Borough Council election
* 2007 Amber Valley Borough Council election
* 2008 Amber Valley Borough Council election
* 2010 Amber Valley Borough Council election
* 2011 Amber Valley Borough Council election
* 2012 Amber Valley Borough Council election
* 2014 Amber Valley Borough Council election
* 2015 Amber Valley Borough Council election
* 2016 Amber Valley Borough Council election
* 2018 Amber Valley Borough Council election
* 2019 Amber Valley Borough Council election
* 2021 Amber Valley Borough Council election
* 2022 Amber Valley Borough Council election
* 2023 Amber Valley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries and change to all-out elections)

## Borough result maps

* 2000 results map
* 2002 results map
* 2003 results map
* 2004 results map
* 2006 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2008 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2012 results map
* 2014 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2016 results map
* 2018 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2021 results map
* 2022 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 1994-2000

Riddings by-election, 5 September 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | | 619 | 48.2 |
| | Labour | | 545 | 42.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 119 | 9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,164 | 24.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### 1997-2001

Alfreton West by-election, 26 June 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 354 | 76.5 | −8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 109 | 23.5 | +8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 53.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 463 | 11.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Wingfield by-election, 16 July 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 372 | 44.7 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | | 259 | 31.1 | −23.1 |
| | Independent | | 165 | 19.8 | +19.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 36 | 4.3 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 113 | 13.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 832 | 45.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Swanwick by-election, 22 October 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 673 | 68.8 | +23.3 |
| | Labour | | 305 | 31.2 | −23.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 368 | 37.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 978 | 22.9 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2000-2006

Belper Central by-election, 20 June 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 618 | 53.8 | −3.9 |
| | Labour | | 531 | 46.2 | +10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | 7.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,149 | 28.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Heage and Ambergate by-election, 8 December 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 557 | 52.3 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | | 381 | 35.8 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Cooper | 127 | 11.9 | −9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 176 | 16.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,065 | 24.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Heanor & Loscoe by-election, 2 February 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Longdon | 570 | 42.0 | −11.9 |
| | BNP | Paul Snell | 411 | 30.2 | +30.2 |
| | Conservative | Jean Parry | 317 | 23.3 | −22.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally McIntosh | 61 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 11.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,359 | 33.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2006-2010

Ripley & Marehay by-election, 17 September 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lyndsay D Cox | 585 | 52.4 | +23.7 |
| | Conservative | Matthew C Joyes | 531 | 47.6 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54 | 4.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,116 | 24.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 12.6% | |

### 2010-2014

Codnor & Waingroves by-election, 1 August 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Isobel Harry | 557 | 52.3 | −5.8 |
| | UKIP | Garry Smith | 250 | 23.5 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative | Ron Ashton | 219 | 20.6 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Falconbridge | 39 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 | 28.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Heanor East by-election, 30 January 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sheila Oaks | 548 | 58.4 | +8.4 |
| | Conservative | Steven Grainger | 350 | 37.3 | +11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Smith | 41 | 4.4 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 198 | 21.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 18.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Heanor West by-election, 13 March 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Celia Cox | 595 | 52.9 | −3.3 |
| | UKIP | Philip Rose | 259 | 23.0 | +23.0 |
| | Conservative | Mark Burrell | 229 | 20.4 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Smith | 41 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 336 | 29.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2018-2023

Wingfield by-election, 15 December 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dawn Harper | 242 | 54.9 | −13.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Smith | 114 | 25.9 | +21.4 |
| | Labour | Dean Watson | 53 | 12.0 | −7.2 |
| | Green | Sally Lowick | 32 | 7.3 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | 29.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 441 | 22.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2023-2027

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 | | |