# 2022 Amber Valley Borough Council election

The elections to Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England took place on Thursday 5th May 2022. One third of the council were up for election. The Conservatives increased their majority on the council whilst the Green Party also gained seats.
This election was the last by thirds election and the last before boundary changes proposed by the Local Government Boundary Commission came into effect at the 2023 election. Councillors elected this year served for a period of one year.

## Results

2022 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 | 9 | 2 | 60.0 | 21 | 30 | 66.7 | 10,236 | 42.6 | -11.0 |
| | Labour | 4 | 4 | 26.7 | 7 | 11 | 24.4 | 8,744 | 36.4 | +0.9 |
| | Green | 2 | 2 | 13.3 | 1 | 3 | 6.7 | 3,916 | 16.3 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,076 | 4.5 | +1.2 |
| | National Front | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| | SDP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |

## Council Composition

Following the last election in 2021, the composition of the council was:
| 28 | 16 | 1 |
| Conservative | Labour | Grn |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 30 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| Conservative | Labour | Green | Ind |
Independent caused by Neil Ploughman for Belper Central leaving The Labour Party in 2021

## Ward Results

Percentage change is from the 2018 Amber Valley Borough Council Election.

### Alfreton

Alfreton (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steve Marshall-Clarke | 852 | 50.5 | 8.9 |
| | Conservative | Jonty Powis | 629 | 37.3 | 4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Robin Gibbons | 106 | 6.3 | 3.4 |
| | Green | Russ Hubber | 100 | 5.9 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 223 | 13.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,687 | 25 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Belper East

Belper East (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fay Atkinson | 758 | 45.4 | 0.5 |
| | Conservative | Mark Edward Robertson | 589 | 35.3 | 6.3 |
| | Green | Kendal Greaves | 172 | 10.3 | 5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Morrissey | 150 | 9.0 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 10.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,669 | 36 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Belper South

Belper South (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Jamie Alexander Walls | 973 | 54.9 | 47.3 |
| | Conservative | Daniel James Kerry | 385 | 21.7 | 15.3 |
| | Labour | Joel Martin Bryan | 381 | 21.5 | 26.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Alan Salmon | 34 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 588 | 33.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,773 | 41 | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Codnor and Waingroves

Codnor and Waingroves (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Emmas-Williams | 681 | 51.8 | 0.6 |
| | Conservative | Mark Neil O'Malley | 524 | 39.8 | 5.9 |
| | Green | David Martin Hatchett | 72 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Quentin Miles | 38 | 2.9 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 12.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,315 | 33 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Duffield

Duffield (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Alison Jane McDermott | 1,474 | 69.8 | 35.7 |
| | Conservative | Pippa Rowen | 508 | 24.1 | 23.9 |
| | Labour | Mark Spilsbury | 102 | 4.8 | 7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Allen | 28 | 1.3 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 966 | 45.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,112 | 54 | |
| | Green gain from Conservative | Green gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Heanor and Loscoe

Heanor and Loscoe (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nikki Savage | 560 | 49.8 | 4.3 |
| | Labour | Kieran James Denbygh Hill | 435 | 38.7 | 9.3 |
| | Green | James Major John Brooks | 77 | 6.9 | 2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Smith | 52 | 4.6 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 11.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,124 | 28 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Heanor East

Heanor East (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry William Thompson | 669 | 52.3 | 2.5 |
| | Labour | Janet Irene Ward | 451 | 35.2 | 8.2 |
| | Green | Cathie Hallsworth | 105 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jerry Marler | 55 | 4.3 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | 17.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,280 | 28 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Heanor West

Heanor West (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steven Grainger | 658 | 48.2 | 1.5 |
| | Labour | Steve Bower | 556 | 40.7 | 4.1 |
| | Green | Tina Pritchard | 90 | 6.6 | 1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael John Heap | 61 | 4.5 | 1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | 7.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,365 | 28 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Ironville and Riddings

Ironville and Riddings (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pete Clark | 707 | 47.1 | 5.4 |
| | Labour | Paul Christopher Wardle | 648 | 43.2 | 11.2 |
| | Green | Rachael Hatchett | 96 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Mary Kift | 50 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,501 | 32 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook

Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Trevor Mark Ainsworth | 1,163 | 50.9 | 6.5 |
| | Labour | Keith Lisle Venables | 763 | 33.4 | 0.1 |
| | Green | Cathy Kinsella | 267 | 11.7 | 7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Gent | 92 | 4.0 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 400 | 17.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,285 | 37 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Langley Mill and Aldercar

Langley Mill and Aldercar (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sheena Edith Trower | 530 | 49.9 | 5.5 |
| | Labour | Eileen Hamilton | 450 | 42.3 | 6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanna Elizabeth Karpasea | 55 | 5.2 | 1.1 |
| | National Front | Timothy Knowles | 28 | 2.6 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,063 | 25 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Ripley

Ripley (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sean David Carter | 1,065 | 45.7 | 3.9 |
| | Labour | Tony Holmes | 987 | 42.4 | 1.2 |
| | Green | Michael Peter Bedford | 147 | 6.7 | 3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard William Smeeton | 99 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
| | SDP | Edwin George Dale Taylor | 21 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,319 | 33 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse

Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Henry Iliffe | 1,010 | 55.7 | 8.6 |
| | Labour | Amina Sabeah Deen Burslem | 483 | 26.6 | 2.7 |
| | Green | Lian Pizzey | 213 | 11.7 | 6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian James Miller | 108 | 6.0 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 552 | 29.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,814 | 36 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Somercotes

Somercotes (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Katie Simpson | 682 | 59.8 | 6.8 |
| | Conservative | Paul Price | 407 | 35.7 | 5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Slater | 51 | 4.5 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 275 | 24.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,140 | 25 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Swanwick

Swanwick (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Wilson | 832 | 52.9 | 6.7 |
| | Labour | Matt Allwood | 515 | 32.7 | 5.8 |
| | Green | Steve Elliott | 130 | 8.3 | 1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malvin Leslie Trigg | 97 | 6.2 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 317 | 20.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,574 | 37 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |