Amber Valley Council election, 2006

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Elections to Amber Valley 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

[edit] 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%
  British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 4.7 1,116 +2.0%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 252 +1.1%

[edit] Ward results

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

[edit] External links

BBC report of 2006 Amber Valley election result


Preceded by
Amber Valley Council election 2004		 Amber Valley local elections Succeeded by
Amber Valley Council election 2007