# 2006 Amber Valley Borough Council election

Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 34%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 27
* Labour 18

## Election result

Amber Valley Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 8 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 53.3 | 39.4 | 9,361 | -3.6% |
| Conservative | 7 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 46.7 | 43.2 | 10,259 | 0.0% |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.6 | 2,758 | +1.8% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 1,116 | +2.0% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 252 | +1.1% |

## Ward results

Alfreton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Walker | 1,044 | 55.8 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | David Wilson | 564 | 30.1 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Gibbons | 264 | 14.1 | −9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 480 | 25.7 | +7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,872 | 30 | −11 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Belper East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin Tomlinson | 699 | 50.9 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | Randall Sanders | 395 | 28.8 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hassan Dervish | 278 | 20.3 | +5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 304 | 22.1 | +9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,372 | 31 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Belper South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Anderson | 529 | 43.3 | −13.0 |
| | Labour | Peter Shepherd | 398 | 32.5 | −11.2 |
| | Green | Colin Grimley | 163 | 13.3 | +13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Clark | 133 | 10.9 | +10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 131 | 10.8 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,223 | 32 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Codnor & Waingroves :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ian Fisher | 676 | 52.7 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative | Roy Wildsmith | 424 | 33.0 | −8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Murfin | 183 | 14.3 | +14.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 252 | 19.7 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,283 | 33 | −12 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Duffield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Short | 982 | 64.9 | +7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Thompson | 238 | 15.7 | −5.6 |
| | Labour | Diana Hancock | 203 | 13.4 | −8.0 |
| | Green | Karen How | 89 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 744 | 49.2 | +13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,512 | 43 | −6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Heanor & Loscoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Moon | 731 | 43.4 | −10.5 |
| | BNP | Paul Snell | 524 | 31.1 | +31.1 |
| | Conservative | Jean Parry | 327 | 19.4 | −26.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Mcintosh | 103 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 12.3 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,685 | 41 | −1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Heanor East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Glynne Cato | 567 | 44.4 | −20.5 |
| | Conservative | Linda Edwards-Milsom | 468 | 36.6 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gavin Sarkas-Bosman | 242 | 19.0 | +19.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 7.8 | −22.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,277 | 29 | −12 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Heanor West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Jones | 607 | 32.0 | −2.7 |
| | BNP | Brian Edwards | 592 | 31.2 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Woolley | 427 | 22.5 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | Jade Wiltshire | 273 | 14.4 | −8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 0.8 | −7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,899 | 42 | −3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ironville & Riddings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Smith | 700 | 45.0 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Bomar | 660 | 42.5 | −13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Monaghan | 194 | 12.5 | +12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,554 | 34 | −8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Kilburn, Denby & Holbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jean Gemmell | 1,396 | 63.3 | +16.0 |
| | Labour | John Grace | 811 | 36.7 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 585 | 26.6 | +12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,207 | 36 | −11 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Langley Mill & Aldercar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephanie Ward | 472 | 48.7 | −5.8 |
| | Conservative | Terence Thorpe | 343 | 35.4 | +16.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Falconbridge | 154 | 15.9 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129 | 13.3 | −22.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 969 | 25 | −15 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Ripley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Bowley | 1,042 | 48.3 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | Charles Cutting | 794 | 36.8 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catharine Smith | 322 | 14.9 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 11.5 | −5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,158 | 32 | −9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Shipley Park, Horsley & Horsley Woodhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kevin Parkinson | 1,115 | 58.5 | 0.0 |
| | Labour | Eric Lancashire | 790 | 41.5 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 325 | 17.0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,905 | 42 | −8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Somercotes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Lyttle | 784 | 63.3 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | Sally West | 454 | 36.7 | +9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 330 | 26.6 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,238 | 28 | −10 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Swanwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Allen King | 983 | 61.7 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | Michael Missett | 389 | 24.4 | −7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paulette Robinson | 220 | 13.8 | +13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 594 | 37.3 | +12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,592 | 37 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |