# 2012 Amber Valley Borough Council election

Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England took place on Thursday 3 May 2012. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council. Overall turnout in this election was 33.28 per cent.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 24
* Labour 21

## Election result

Amber Valley election result 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 10 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 62.5 | 50.4 | 12,068 |
| Conservative | 6 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 37.5 | 36.4 | 8,704 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 1,153 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 4.1 | 990 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 386 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 328 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 210 |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 99 |

### Ward results

Alfreton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marlene Bennett | 1202 | 69.2 | 20.8 |
| | Conservative | Kat Moss | 447 | 25.73 | −14.41 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Jelf | 75 | 4.32 | −10.39 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 755 | 43.47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1737 of 6307 | 27.54% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Belper Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Nelson | 627 | 42.19 | −18.73 |
| | Labour | Ben Bellamy | 450 | 30.28 | 10.57 |
| | Green | Dave Wells | 328 | 22.07 | 2.16 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Benson | 71 | 4.78 | 0.05 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 177 | 11.91 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1486 of 4357 | 34.11% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Belper North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Cox | 647 | 44.1 | −6.96 |
| | Labour | Erik Johnsen | 584 | 39.81 | 21.71 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Benson | 226 | 15.41 | −2.26 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 63 | 4.29 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1467 of 4068 | 36.06% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Codnor and Waingroves :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Emmas-Williams | 825 | 57.94 | 17.73 |
| | Conservative | Robert Phillips-Forsyth | 339 | 23.81 | −17.66 |
| | UKIP | Ann Fox | 198 | 13.9 | 13.9 |
| | BNP | Emma Roper | 59 | 4.14 | −16.57 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 486 | 34.13 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1424 of 3945 | 36.1% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Heage and Ambergate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Angela Ward | 668 | 42.44 | −28.35 |
| | Labour | David Farrelly | 634 | 40.28 | 8.35 |
| | Independent | Jack Evans | 210 | 13.34 | 13.34 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Tomkins | 57 | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34 | 2.16 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1574 of 4100 | 38.39% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Heanor and Loscoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Longdon | 783 | 56.82 | 21.45 |
| | Conservative | Ella McManus | 350 | 25.4 | −3.92 |
| | BNP | Ken Cooper | 245 | 17.78 | −17.51 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 433 | 31.42 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1385 of 4137 | 33.48% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Heanor East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phil Hill | 744 | 52.37 | 21.18 |
| | Conservative | Gary Wells | 391 | 26.15 | −6.72 |
| | BNP | Cliff Roper | 384 | 19 | −17.46 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Falconbridge | 69 | 4.62 | 0.05 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 351 | 26.22 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1495 of 4606 | 32.46% | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |
Heanor West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bob Janes | 838 | 56.2 | 25.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Iliffe | 381 | 25.55 | 3.56 |
| | BNP | Adrian Hickman | 272 | 18.24 | −21.16 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 457 | 30.65 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1500 of 4774 | 31.42% | |
| | Labour gain from BNP | Labour gain from BNP | Swing | | |
Ironville and Riddings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roy Walker | 705 | 47 | 5.59 |
| | Conservative | Jack Brown | 688 | 45.87 | −22.59 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ollie Smith | 97 | 6.47 | 6.47 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 1.13 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1500 of 4675 | 32.09% | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Bull | 1071 | |
| | Conservative | Kevin Buttery | 1066 | |
| | Labour | John Banks | 871 | |
| | Labour | Matthew Cruckshank | 811 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Tomkins | 215 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2192 of 6226 | 35.21% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Langley Mill & Aldercar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Gration | 688 | 60.51 | 18.23 |
| | Conservative | Terry Thorpe | 354 | 31.13 | −13.34 |
| | National Front | Timothy Knowles | 99 | 8.7 | −12.8 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 29.38 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1137 of 4104 | 27.70 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Ripley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Holmes | 1409 | 57.79 | 27.1 |
| | Conservative | David Bowley | 905 | 37.12 | −22.81 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Gibbons | 106 | 4.35 | −5.5 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 504 | 20.67 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2438 of 7060 | 34.73 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Ripley & Marehay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mick Wilson | 891 | 51 | 22.28 |
| | Conservative | Ron Ashton | 638 | 36.52 | −22.81 |
| | BNP | Alan Edwards | 130 | 7.44 | −21.02 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Bedford | 76 | 4.35 | 4.35 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 | 14.48 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1747 of 4670 | 37.41 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alex Stevenson | 971 | 57.87 | 7.13 |
| | Labour | Stephen Holden | 587 | 34.98 | 0.11 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Smith | 104 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 404 | 22.88 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1678 of 4621 | 36.71% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Somercotes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John McCabe | 857 | 64.19 | 17.36 |
| | Conservative | Ian Smith | 226 | 16.93 | −11.59 |
| | UKIP | Paul Bailey | 188 | 14.08 | 14.08 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joel Hunt | 57 | 4.2 | −12 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 631 | 47.26 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1335 of 4754 | 28.08% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |