# 2003 Amber Valley Borough Council election

Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 25
* Labour 20

## Election result

Amber Valley Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | -1 | 80.0 | 53.2 | 9,734 | +16.1% |
| Labour | 3 | +1 | 20.0 | 37.0 | 6,770 | -15.5% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 1,386 | +2.0% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 411 | -2.2% |

## Ward results

Alfreton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gillian Dolman | 716 | 54.1 |
| | Conservative | David Wilson | 450 | 34.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Gibbons | 158 | 11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 266 | 20.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,324 | |
Alport :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Deborah Biss | 629 | 70.4 |
| | Labour | Tony Munro | 142 | 15.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Handscombe | 123 | 13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 487 | 54.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 894 | |
Belper Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Makin | 711 | 59.0 |
| | Labour | Brenda Remington | 494 | 41.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 217 | 18.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,205 | |
Belper East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leslie Dorey | 553 | 49.1 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Alan Broughton | 411 | 36.5 | −7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Clark | 162 | 14.4 | +14.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 142 | 12.6 | +9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,126 | | |
Belper North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Simon Hitchcock | 660 | 52.2 |
| | Labour | Peter Shepherd | 364 | 28.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Shelley | 147 | 11.6 |
| | Independent | Margaret Jackson | 94 | 7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 296 | 23.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,265 | |
Belper South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Arnold | 614 | 56.3 | +6.3 |
| | Labour | Ronald Buzzard | 476 | 43.7 | −6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 138 | 12.6 | +12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,090 | | |
Crich :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Glyn Hartshorne | 450 | 62.8 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Armstrong | 134 | 18.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Smith | 132 | 18.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 316 | 44.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 716 | |
Duffield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Woodings | 851 | 57.3 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | Patrick Mountain | 318 | 21.4 | −18.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deena Smith | 316 | 21.3 | +21.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 433 | 35.9 | +15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,485 | | |
Heage and Ambergate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Maurice Gent | 739 | 51.3 |
| | Conservative | Juliette Blake | 559 | 38.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Cooper | 142 | 9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 180 | 12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,440 | |
Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Albert Hall | 845 | 47.2 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | Susan Reaney | 741 | 41.4 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Benson | 206 | 11.5 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 5.8 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,792 | | |
Ripley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Brown | 890 | 50.2 |
| | Labour | Walter Fryer | 882 | 49.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,772 | |
Ripley and Marehay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Carlile | 627 | 53.1 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Bowmar | 404 | 34.2 |
| | Independent | Alex Stevenson | 150 | 12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 223 | 18.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,181 | |
South West Parishes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Cunningham | 750 | 85.4 |
| | Labour | Diana Hancock | 128 | 14.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 622 | 70.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 878 | |
Swanwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Hayes | 733 | 55.9 | −6.2 |
| | Labour | Paul Smith | 411 | 31.4 | −6.5 |
| | Independent | John Pidcock | 167 | 12.7 | +12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 322 | 24.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,311 | | |
Wingfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Valerie Thorpe | 635 | 77.3 |
| | Labour | Graham Naylor | 187 | 22.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 448 | 54.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 822 | |