# 2018 Amber Valley Borough Council election

The Conservatives gained seats to strengthen their position controlling the council. After the election, the composition of the council was:-
* Conservative 25
* Labour 20

## Election result

Amber Valley election result 2018 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 7 | +3 | -1 | +2 | 46.7% | 47.2% | 11723 |
| Labour | 8 | +1 | -3 | -2 | 53.3% | 41.9% | 10417 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 5.8% | 1440 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 4.8% | 1182 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.3% | 71 |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.1% | 30 |

## Ward results

Percentage change in party votes are from the last time the ward was contested. This is either 2015 or 2016.

### Alfreton

Alfreton (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Walker | 993 | 59.7 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Colin Boyce | 555 | 33.2 | +13.7 |
| | Green | Leo Swarvett | 75 | 4.5 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Smith | 49 | 2.9 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 438 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1672 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Belper East

Belper East (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fay Atkinson | 812 | 44.9 | +14.4 |
| | Conservative | Martin Tomlinson | 753 | 41.6 | −5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Raphael | 164 | 9.1 | +9.1 |
| | Green | Julie Wozniczka | 79 | 4.4 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1808 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Belper South

Belper South (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carol Angharad | 811 | 47.7 | +17.5 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Sutton | 629 | 37.0 | −3.8 |
| | Green | Sue MacFarlane | 130 | 7.6 | −6.5 |
| | Independent | Steven White | 71 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Salmon | 60 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1701 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Codnor and Waingroves

Codnor and Waingroves (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Isobel Harry | 689 | 51.2 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Murray | 615 | 45.7 | +20.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Miles | 43 | 3.2 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1347 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Duffield

Duffield (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Chris Short | 898 | 48.0 | −15.6 |
| | Green | Dave Wells | 637 | 34.1 | +25.0 |
| | Labour | Patrick Mountain | 225 | 12.0 | −7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrea Nove | 110 | 5.9 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1870 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Heanor and Loscoe

Heanor and Loscoe (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hannah Stirland | 654 | 48.0 | +7.9 |
| | Conservative | Sue Iliffe | 620 | 45.6 | +19.7 |
| | Green | James Brooks | 60 | 4.4 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Morrissey | 29 | 2.1 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1363 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Heanor East

Heanor East (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Henry Thompson | 669 | 49.8 | +19.5 |
| | Labour | Frank Carmichael | 583 | 43.4 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jerry Marler | 92 | 6.8 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1344 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Heanor West

Heanor West (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steven Grainger | 698 | 46.7 | +18.3 |
| | Labour | Paul Jones | 670 | 44.8 | +2.6 |
| | Green | Lian Pizzey | 78 | 5.2 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Oakley | 49 | 3.3 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1495 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Ironville and Riddings

Ironville and Riddings (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Smith | 917 | 54.4 | +14.6 |
| | Conservative | Pete Clark | 703 | 41.7 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Turner | 66 | 3.9 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 214 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1686 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook

Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Trevor Ainsworth | 1,345 | 57.4 | +6.9 |
| | Labour | Sam Hart | 785 | 33.5 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Allen | 113 | 4.8 | +0.9 |
| | Green | Steve Kennedy | 99 | 4.2 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 560 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2342 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Langley Mill and Aldercar

Langley Mill and Aldercar (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eileen Hamilton | 535 | 48.7 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | Victoria Stevenson | 488 | 44.4 | +11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanna Jones | 45 | 4.1 | +2.8 |
| | National Front | Timothy Knowles | 30 | 2.7 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1098 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ripley

Ripley (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sean Carter | 1,207 | 49.6 | +10.6 |
| | Labour | Roland Emmas-Williams | 1061 | 43.6 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Smeeton | 89 | 3.7 | +1.7 |
| | Green | Will MacFarlane | 75 | 3.1 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2432 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse

Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Iliffe | 1,172 | 64.3 | +12.7 |
| | Labour | Christine Venables | 436 | 23.9 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacob Holt | 117 | 6.4 | +3.3 |
| | Green | Tina Pritchard | 97 | 5.3 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 736 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1822 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Somercotes

Somercotes (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Lyttle | 789 | 66.6 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative | Kathy Moss | 358 | 30.2 | +17.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Thompson | 37 | 3.1 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 431 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1184 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Swanwick

Swanwick (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Wilson | 1,013 | 59.6 | +7.2 |
| | Labour | Charlie Robinson | 457 | 26.9 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joel Hunt | 119 | 7.0 | +5.5 |
| | Green | Steve Elliott | 110 | 6.5 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 556 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1699 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |