# 2016 Amber Valley Borough Council election

Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England took place on Thursday 5 May 2016. One third of the council seats were up for election and after the election the Conservative Party continued to hold overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 23
* Labour 22

## Election result

Amber Valley election result 2016 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 11 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 73.3 | 40.6 | 9,800 |
| Conservative | 4 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 27.7 | 34.9 | 8,418 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.8 | 4,047 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 | 1,101 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 592 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 131 |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 29 |

## Ward results

Source:
Percentage change in party votes are from the last time the ward was contested. This is either 2014 or 2015.
Alfreton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marlene Bennett | 981 | 53.2 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | Kat Moss | 360 | 19.5 | −8.1 |
| | UKIP | Pete Twiname | 342 | 18.6 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Henry Foulds | 91 | 4.9 | +1.5 |
| | Green | Leo Swarvett | 53 | 2.9 | −0.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 15 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 621 | 33.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1842 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Belper Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maurice Neville | 761 | 41.7 | +10.4 |
| | Conservative | John Nelson | 627 | 34.4 | −8.4 |
| | Green | Dave Wells | 151 | 8.3 | −4.6 |
| | UKIP | John Young | 149 | 8.2 | −4.8 |
| | Independent | Dave Fisher | 131 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | 7.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1823 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Belper North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ben Bellamy | 662 | 37.8 | +12.7 |
| | Conservative | Alan Cox | 576 | 32.9 | −9.1 |
| | Green | Sue MacFarlane | 307 | 17.5 | −0.1 |
| | UKIP | Dennis Smith | 160 | 9.1 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Salmon | 35 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86 | 4.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1751 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Codnor and Waingroves :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Emmas-Williams | 702 | 53.4 | +11.5 |
| | Conservative | Linda Edwards-Milsom | 337 | 25.6 | +0.8 |
| | UKIP | Gaz Smith | 212 | 16.1 | −12.1 |
| | Green | Jackie Blackett | 37 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fay Whitehead | 21 | 1.6 | −0.7 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 365 | 27.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1314 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Heage and Ambergate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Angela Ward | 749 | 46.7 | +4.5 |
| | Labour | Paul Lobley | 579 | 36.1 | +1.4 |
| | UKIP | Ian Gillatt | 168 | 10.5 | −4.2 |
| | Green | William MacFarlane | 69 | 4.3 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Audrey Wootton | 36 | 2.2 | −0.8 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 170 | 10.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1604 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Heanor and Loscoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kieran Hill | 541 | 40.1 | −0.1 |
| | UKIP | Geoffrey Aldwinckle | 370 | 27.4 | −6.9 |
| | Conservative | Julie Whitmore | 349 | 25.9 | +3.4 |
| | Green | James Brooks | 42 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Morton | 37 | 2.7 | −0.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 12.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1348 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Heanor East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sheila Oakes | 536 | 38.2 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative | Mark Burrell | 425 | 30.3 | +4.3 |
| | UKIP | Philip Rose | 342 | 24.4 | −3.7 |
| | Green | Julie Wozniczka | 49 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George White | 42 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | 7.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1404 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Heanor West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Teresa Curran | 597 | 42.2 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Steven Grainger | 401 | 28.4 | +5.4 |
| | UKIP | Chris Flude | 325 | 23.0 | −9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joel Hunt | 43 | 3.0 | −1.1 |
| | Green | Mike Jones | 38 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 196 | 13.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1414 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ironville and Riddings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jack Brown | 630 | 40.7 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | Paul Wardle | 616 | 39.8 | −8.1 |
| | UKIP | Stuart Bent | 227 | 14.7 | −3.2 |
| | Green | Steve Kennedy | 37 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ollie Smith | 30 | 1.9 | −0.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1548 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Norman Bull | 1086 | 47.5 | −2.2 |
| | Labour | Christine Venables | 691 | 30.2 | +3.0 |
| | UKIP | Roy Snape | 312 | 13.6 | −1.3 |
| | Green | Kate Howard | 102 | 4.5 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ron Welsby | 90 | 3.9 | +0.2 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 | 17.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2288 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Langley Mill & Aldercar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Gration | 486 | 43.5 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Rosie Webster | 363 | 32.5 | +8.7 |
| | UKIP | Tony Warren | 219 | 19.6 | −10.6 |
| | Green | Christina Smith | 15 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Thornton | 14 | 1.3 | −1.2 |
| | National Front | Timothy Knowles | 14 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 11.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1116 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ripley & Marehay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mick Wilson | 640 | 41.9 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | Matt Murray | 560 | 36.6 | −5.9 |
| | UKIP | John Pass | 237 | 15.5 | +0.3 |
| | Green | Tony Youens | 46 | 3.0 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clym Stock-Williams | 25 | 1.6 | −0.8 |
| | National Front | Michael Sharpe | 15 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 5.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1528 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ripley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Holmes | 869 | 40.1 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | Sean Carter | 845 | 39.0 | −1.6 |
| | UKIP | Paula Parkin | 345 | 15.9 | −2.0 |
| | Green | Phil Taylor | 55 | 2.5 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Jelf | 43 | 2.0 | −1.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2165 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alex Stevenson | 945 | 51.6 | +10.8 |
| | Labour | Antony Tester | 404 | 22.1 | +1.7 |
| | UKIP | Ade Nathan | 348 | 19.0 | −9.2 |
| | Green | Matt McGuinness | 68 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Smith | 56 | 3.1 | −2.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 541 | 29.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1831 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Somercotes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John McCabe | 735 | 58.4 | +1.5 |
| | UKIP | Paul Price | 291 | 23.1 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative | Colin Boyce | 165 | 13.1 | −2.0 |
| | Green | Steve Elliott | 32 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elsie Situnayake | 29 | 2.3 | −1.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 444 | 25.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1258 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |