# 2021 Amber Valley Borough Council election

The 2021 elections to Amber Valley Borough Council were held on Wednesday 5th May 2021, 16 seats in the council were up for election. The Conservative Party retook control of the council from The Labour Party after losing control in 2019. These seats were due to have been contested in 2020, but the elections were delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic along with other elections.

## Results

2021 Amber Valley Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 13 | 9 | 81.3 | 15 | 28 | 62.2 | 14,684 | 53.6 | +18.7 |
| | Labour | 3 | 9 | 18.8 | 13 | 16 | 35.6 | 9,728 | 35.5 | -5.1 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.2 | 2,077 | 7.6 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 901 | 3.3 | +0.8 |
| | National Front | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |

## Council Composition

Following the last election in 2019, the composition of the council was:
| 25 | 19 | 1 |
| Labour | Conservative | Grn |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 28 | 16 | 1 |
| Conservative | Labour | Grn |
Grn - Green

## Ward results

Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk (*)

### Alfreton

Alfreton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christian Dale | 912 | 47.4 | +27.9 |
| | Labour | Marlene Bennett* | 805 | 41.9 | −11.3 |
| | Green | Leo Francis Swarvett | 121 | 6.3 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Robin Gibbons | 85 | 4.4 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,923 | 29 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Belper Central

Belper Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Nelson | 870 | 42.6 | +8.2 |
| | Labour | Maurice Richard Neville* | 807 | 39.6 | −2.1 |
| | Green | Steve Kennedy | 284 | 13.9 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Clarence Beardmore | 80 | 3.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 63 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,041 | 46 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Belper North

Belper North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ben Rupert Edward Bellamy* | 914 | 46.8 | +9.0 |
| | Conservative | Mark Edward Robertson | 741 | 38.0 | +5.1 |
| | Green | James Major John Brooks | 237 | 12.1 | −5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Alan Salmon | 61 | 3.1 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | 8.8 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,953 | 50 | +1.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Codnor and Waingroves

Codnor and Waingroves :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lorna Dorothy Tassi | 697 | 49.5 | +23.9 |
| | Labour | Chris Emmas-Williams* | 628 | 44.6 | −8.8 |
| | Green | Jackie Blackett | 58 | 4.1 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Quentin Miles | 26 | 1.8 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 4.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,409 | 35 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Heage and Ambergate

Heage and Ambergate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Harper | 927 | 51.6 | +4.9 |
| | Labour | Colin Bailey | 651 | 36.2 | +0.1 |
| | Green | David Martin Hatchett | 183 | 10.2 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jan Thompson | 35 | 2.0 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 276 | 15.4 | +4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,796 | 45 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Heanor and Loscoe

Heanor and Loscoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dale Christopher Wright | 848 | 63.4 | +37.5 |
| | Labour | Kieran James Denbygh Hill* | 361 | 27.0 | −13.1 |
| | Green | Hilary Ann Fender | 77 | 5.7 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Radford | 52 | 3.9 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 487 | 36.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,338 | 33 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Heanor East

Heanor East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Anthony Burrell | 958 | 63.4 | +33.1 |
| | Labour | Janet Irene Ward | 409 | 27.1 | −11.1 |
| | Green | Cathie Hallsworth | 107 | 7.1 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jerry Marler | 37 | 2.4 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 549 | 36.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,511 | 33 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Heanor West

Heanor West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jackie Stones | 849 | 53.9 | +25.5 |
| | Labour | Celia Mary Cox | 565 | 35.9 | −6.3 |
| | Green | Tina Pritchard | 100 | 6.3 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Woodcock Radford | 61 | 3.9 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 284 | 18.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,575 | 32 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Ironville and Riddings

Ironville and Riddings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jack Watson Brown* | 938 | 56.6 | +15.9 |
| | Labour | Paul Christopher Wardle | 594 | 35.8 | −4.0 |
| | Green | Rachael Mary Hatchett | 84 | 5.1 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Mary Kift | 41 | 2.5 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 344 | 20.8 | +19.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,657 | 35 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook

Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Alexander Hillier | 1,468 | 56.8 | +9.3 |
| | Labour | Keith Lisle Venables | 713 | 27.6 | −2.6 |
| | Green | Matt McGuinness | 265 | 10.2 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Gent | 140 | 5.4 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 755 | 29.2 | +11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,586 | 41 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Langley Mill and Aldercar

Langley Mill and Aldercar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sam Goodrum | 763 | 63.3 | +30.8 |
| | Labour | Steven Bower | 358 | 29.7 | −13.8 |
| | Green | Julie Christine Wozniczka | 51 | 4.2 | +2.9 |
| | National Front | Timothy Knowles | 18 | 1.5 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanna Karpasea | 15 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 405 | 33.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,205 | 28 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Ripley

Ripley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matt Murray | 1,472 | 58.2 | +19.2 |
| | Labour | Tony Holmes* | 863 | 34.1 | −6.0 |
| | Green | Jamie Alexander Walls | 125 | 5.0 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard William Smeeton | 68 | 2.7 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 609 | 24.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,528 | 35 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Ripley and Marehay

Ripley and Marehay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Trevor Spencer | 900 | 56.5 | +19.9 |
| | Labour | Mick Wilson* | 568 | 35.7 | −6.2 |
| | Green | Michael Peter Bedford | 80 | 5.0 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Arthur Gillians | 45 | 2.8 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 332 | 20.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,593 | 36 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse

Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alexander George Stevenson* | 1,409 | 67.3 | +15.7 |
| | Labour | Amina Sabeah Deen Burslem | 392 | 18.7 | −3.4 |
| | Green | Lian Pizzey | 220 | 10.5 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian James Miller | 72 | 3.5 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,017 | 48.6 | +19.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,093 | 41 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Somercotes

Somercotes (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John McCabe | 590 | 47.4 |
| | Labour | Katie Louise Simpson | 510 | 41.0 |
| | Conservative | Paul Price | 492 | 39.5 |
| | Conservative | Philip Sanders Rose | 440 | 35.3 |
| | Green | Steve Elliott | 85 | 6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Slater | 54 | 4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Smith | 29 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Only one seat was due to be up for election during this cycle, but a second seat (due up in 2022) was contested due to the death of the sitting councillor