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Elections to Amber Valley 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
[edit] Election result
| Amber Valley Local Election Result 2003 |
| Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
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 |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
7.6 |
1,386 |
+2.0% |
| |
Independent |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
2.2 |
411 |
-2.2% |
[edit] Ward results
| Alfreton |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Gillian Dolman |
716 |
54.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
David Wilson |
450 |
34.0 |
|
|
Liberal |
Paul Gibbons |
158 |
11.9 |
|
| Majority |
266 |
20.1 |
|
| Turnout |
1,324 |
|
|
| Belper Central |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Peter Makin |
711 |
59.0 |
|
|
Labour |
Brenda Remington |
494 |
41.0 |
|
| Majority |
217 |
18.0 |
|
| Turnout |
1,205 |
|
|
| Belper East |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Leslie Dorey |
553 |
49.1 |
+2.5 |
|
Labour |
Alan Broughton |
411 |
36.5 |
-7.1 |
|
Liberal |
Timothy Clark |
162 |
14.4 |
+14.4 |
| Majority |
142 |
12.6 |
+9.6 |
| Turnout |
1,126 |
|
|
| Belper South |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Peter Arnold |
614 |
56.3 |
+6.3 |
|
Labour |
Ronald Buzzard |
476 |
43.7 |
-6.3 |
| Majority |
138 |
12.6 |
+12.5 |
| Turnout |
1,090 |
|
|
| Crich |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Glyn Hartshorne |
450 |
62.8 |
|
|
Labour |
Kenneth Armstrong |
134 |
18.7 |
|
|
Liberal |
Catherine Smith |
132 |
18.4 |
|
| Majority |
316 |
44.1 |
|
| Turnout |
716 |
|
|
| Duffield |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Anthony Woodings |
851 |
57.3 |
-2.8 |
|
Labour |
Patrick Mountain |
318 |
21.4 |
-18.5 |
|
Liberal |
Deena Smith |
316 |
21.3 |
+21.3 |
| Majority |
433 |
35.9 |
+15.7 |
| Turnout |
1,485 |
|
|
| Heage and Ambergate |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Maurice Gent |
739 |
51.3 |
|
|
Conservative |
Juliette Blake |
559 |
38.8 |
|
|
Liberal |
Anthony Cooper |
142 |
9.9 |
|
| Majority |
180 |
12.5 |
|
| Turnout |
1,440 |
|
|
| Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Albert Hall |
845 |
47.2 |
+5.6 |
|
Labour |
Susan Reaney |
741 |
41.4 |
-2.9 |
|
Liberal |
Jeremy Benson |
206 |
11.5 |
-2.6 |
| Majority |
104 |
5.8 |
+3.1 |
| Turnout |
1,792 |
|
|
| Ripley |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Kathleen Brown |
890 |
50.2 |
|
|
Labour |
Walter Fryer |
882 |
49.8 |
|
| Majority |
8 |
0.4 |
|
| Turnout |
1,772 |
|
|
| Ripley and Marehay |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Geoffrey Carlile |
627 |
53.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
Patricia Bowmar |
404 |
34.2 |
|
|
Independent |
Alex Stevenson |
150 |
12.7 |
|
| Majority |
223 |
18.9 |
|
| Turnout |
1,181 |
|
|
| South West Parishes |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
John Cunningham |
750 |
85.4 |
|
|
Labour |
Diana Hancock |
128 |
14.6 |
|
| Majority |
622 |
70.8 |
|
| Turnout |
878 |
|
|
| Swanwick |
| 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 |
322 |
24.5 |
|
| Turnout |
1,311 |
|
|
| Wingfield |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Valerie Thorpe |
635 |
77.3 |
|
|
Labour |
Graham Naylor |
187 |
22.7 |
|
| Majority |
448 |
54.6 |
|
| Turnout |
822 |
|
|
[edit] External links
BBC report of 2003 Amber Valley election result
