# 2004 Amber Valley Borough Council election

Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 44%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 24
* Labour 21

## Election result

Amber Valley Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 53.3 | 43.2 | 13,224 | -10.0% |
| Labour | 7 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 46.7 | 43.0 | 13,167 | +6.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 | 3,000 | +2.2% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 811 | +2.7% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 399 | -0.9% |

## Ward results

Alfreton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bennett Marlene | 1,198 | 47.3 | −6.8 |
| | Conservative | David Wilson | 738 | 29.1 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Gibbons | 598 | 23.6 | +11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 460 | 18.2 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,565 | 41 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Belper Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Nelson | 1,107 | 59.7 | +0.7 |
| | Labour | Ronald Buzzard | 746 | 40.3 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 361 | 19.4 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,853 | 46 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Belper North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Cox | 1,012 | 47.9 | −4.3 |
| | Labour | Peter Shepherd | 535 | 25.3 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Shelley | 438 | 20.7 | +9.1 |
| | Independent | Steven Broughton | 128 | 6.1 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 477 | 22.6 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,113 | 53 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Codnor & Waingroves :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Emmas-Williams | 1,029 | 58.6 | −8.3 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Bowmar | 728 | 41.4 | +8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 301 | 17.2 | −16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,757 | 45 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Heage & Ambergate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Albert Wilde | 934 | 48.7 | +9.9 |
| | Labour | Stella Ragsdale | 578 | 30.1 | −21.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Cooper | 406 | 21.2 | +11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 356 | 18.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,918 | 49 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Heanor & Loscoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tony Munro | 905 | 53.9 | −11.9 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Jubb | 774 | 46.1 | +11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 131 | 7.8 | −23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,679 | 42 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Heanor East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kenneth Armstrong | 1,147 | 64.9 | +11.1 |
| | Conservative | Linda Edwards-Milsom | 619 | 35.1 | +8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 528 | 29.8 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,766 | 41 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Heanor West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Celia Cox | 683 | 34.7 | −12.4 |
| | BNP | David Orme | 515 | 26.2 | +26.2 |
| | Conservative | Jade Wiltshire | 451 | 22.9 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gavin Sarkas-Bosman | 320 | 16.3 | −16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 8.5 | −6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,969 | 45 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ironville & Riddings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jack Brown | 1,066 | 55.8 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | Paul Smith | 845 | 44.2 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 221 | 11.6 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,911 | 42 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kilburn, Denby & Holbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Bull | 1,363 | 47.3 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | Sasann Reaney | 965 | 33.5 | −7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Benson | 553 | 19.2 | +7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 398 | 13.8 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,881 | 47 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Langley Mill & Aldercar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Mickleburgh | 818 | 54.5 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative | Terence Thorpe | 278 | 18.5 | −5.0 |
| | Independent | Timothy Knowles | 271 | 18.0 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Falconbridge | 135 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 540 | 36.0 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,502 | 40 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ripley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Bowley | 1,418 | 49.1 | −1.1 |
| | Labour | Walter Fryer | 921 | 31.9 | −17.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catharine Smith | 550 | 19.0 | +19.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 497 | 17.2 | +16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,889 | 43 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ripley & Marehay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Linda Cope | 972 | 50.8 | +16.6 |
| | Labour | Michael Missett | 941 | 49.2 | −3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,913 | 44 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Shipley Park, Horsley & Horsley Woodhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Mills | 1,308 | 58.5 | +21.8 |
| | Labour | Leslie Foster | 929 | 41.5 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 379 | 17.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,237 | 50 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Somercotes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John McCabe | 927 | 55.2 | −20.7 |
| | Conservative | Sally West | 456 | 27.2 | +3.1 |
| | BNP | Steven Belshaw | 296 | 17.6 | +17.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 471 | 28.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,679 | 38 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |