# 2019 Amber Valley Borough Council election

Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England took place on Thursday 2 May 2019. One third of the council seats were up for election. The Labour Party gained overall control of the council, taking a total of five seats from the Conservatives. In addition, the Green Party gained representation for the first time. After the election, the composition of the council was:-
* Labour 25
* Conservative 18
* Green 1

## Election result

Amber Valley election result 2019 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | 0 | -6 | -6 | 53.3 | 38.0 | 9322 | 9.7 |
| Labour | 6 | +5 | 0 | +5 | 40.0 | 31.1 | 7616 | 1.2 |
| Green | 1 | +1 | 0 | +1 | 6.6 | 15.0 | 3689 | 7.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 2010 | 5.6 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 1363 | 5.9 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 460 | 0.9 |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 65 | New |

## Ward results

Percentage change in party votes are from wards contested during the previous election cycle, which was 2015. Percentages might not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.

### Alfreton

Alfreton (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gail Dolman | 675 | 40.8 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative | Ben Slade | 421 | 25.4 | −2.2 |
| | UKIP | Phil Rose | 385 | 23.3 | +3.1 |
| | Green | Leo Swarvett | 112 | 6.8 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George William | 62 | 3.8 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Alport

Alport (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Taylor | 584 | 56.6 | −11.2 |
| | Green | Will MacFarlane | 165 | 16.0 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | Carol Anthony | 153 | 14.8 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ade Smith | 129 | 12.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 419 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Belper Central

Candidate Neil Ploughman was suspended by the Labour Party when alleged anti-Semitic Facebook posts were discovered, however he remained on the ballot. After being elected, he initially sat as an independent on the authority. He was subsequently reinstated by the party with no charge to answer. He later left the party in 2021 sitting as a 'socialist'.
Belper Central (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neil Ploughman | 743 | 41.3 | +9.9 |
| | Conservative | James Kerry | 559 | 31.0 | −11.8 |
| | Green | Steve Kennedy | 353 | 19.6 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Benson | 146 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Belper East

Belper East (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Oldfield | 775 | 42.8 | +12.3 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Taylor | 538 | 29.7 | −17.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Morrissey | 499 | 27.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Belper North

Belper North (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Emma Monkman | 814 | 41.8 | +16.7 |
| | Conservative | John Nelson | 591 | 30.3 | −11.7 |
| | Green | Sue MacFarlane | 276 | 14.2 | −3.4 |
| | UKIP | Mervyn Jackson | 163 | 8.4 | −6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Shelley | 104 | 5.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 223 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Belper South

Belper South (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Porter | 676 | 39.5 | +9.4 |
| | Conservative | Paul Hillier | 554 | 32.4 | −8.4 |
| | Green | James Brooks | 369 | 21.6 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Salmon | 111 | 6.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Crich

Crich (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gareth Gee | 351 | 40.0 | −12.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Smith | 218 | 24.9 | +12.8 |
| | Labour | Joel Bryan | 180 | 20.5 | −7.8 |
| | Green | Julie Wozniczka | 128 | 14.6 | +7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Duffield

Duffield (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Dave Wells | 1,394 | 62.9 | +53.7 |
| | Conservative | Steven Evanson | 603 | 27.2 | −36.4 |
| | Labour Co-op | James Butler | 148 | 6.7 | −12.7 |
| | UKIP | Geoffrey Aldwinckle | 67 | 3.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 791 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55 | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Heage and Ambergate

Heage and Ambergate (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Lobley | 731 | 43.2 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | Matt Murray | 615 | 36.4 | −5.8 |
| | Green | Sarah Johnson | 260 | 15.4 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Mallard | 85 | 5.0 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook

Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kevin Buttery | 1,034 | 42.5 | −7.2 |
| | Labour | Keith Venables | 583 | 30.4 | +3.2 |
| | UKIP | Adrian Nathan | 281 | 11.6 | −3.4 |
| | Green | Joe Smith | 261 | 10.7 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip Mackin | 117 | 4.8 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 451 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ripley

Ripley (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Moss | 861 | 37.4 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | Steve Freeborn | 842 | 36.6 | +1.8 |
| | UKIP | Mandy Sylvan | 304 | 13.2 | −4.7 |
| | Green | Tom Carter | 203 | 8.8 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Smeeton | 94 | 4.1 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ripley and Marehay

Ripley and Marehay (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ronald Ashton | 618 | 39.9 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Ian Fisher | 587 | 37.7 | +1.4 |
| | UKIP | Tim Ford | 158 | 10.2 | −5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Oakley | 104 | 6.7 | +4.3 |
| | English Democrat | Michael Sharp | 65 | 5.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### South West Parishes

South West Parishes (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jane Orton | 740 | 67.8 | −10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Thompson | 206 | 18.9 | New |
| | Labour | David Farrelly | 146 | 13.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 534 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Swanwick

Swanwick (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Hayes | 651 | 42.0 | −10.3 |
| | Independent | George Soudah | 460 | 29.7 | +16.0 |
| | Labour | Antony Tester | 240 | 15.5 | −12.1 |
| | Green | Steve Elliott | 102 | 6.6 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malvin Trigg | 96 | 6.2 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wingfield

Wingfield (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Valerie Thorpe | 602 | 68.8 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | David Williams | 168 | 19.2 | −2.1 |
| | Green | Mike Jones | 66 | 7.5 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Miles | 39 | 4.5 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 434 | 49.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 875 | 46 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |