Elections to Amber Valley Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party held overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 44%.
After the election, the composition of the council was
| Amber Valley Local Election Result 2004 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Conservative | 8 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 53.3 | 43.2 | 13,224 | -10.0% | ||
| Labour | 7 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 46.7 | 43.0 | 13,167 | +6.0% | ||
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 | 3,000 | +2.2% | ||
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 811 | +2.7% | ||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 399 | -0.9% | ||
| Alfreton | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Bennett Marlene | 1,198 | 47.3 | -6.8 | |
| Conservative | David Wilson | 738 | 29.1 | -4.9 | |
| Liberal | Paul Gibbons | 598 | 23.6 | +11.7 | |
| Majority | 460 | 18.2 | -1.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,565 | 41 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Belper Central | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | John Nelson | 1,107 | 59.7 | +0.7 | |
| Labour | Ronald Buzzard | 746 | 40.3 | -0.7 | |
| Majority | 361 | 19.4 | +1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,853 | 46 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Belper North | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Alan Cox | 1,012 | 47.9 | -4.3 | |
| Labour | Peter Shepherd | 535 | 25.3 | -3.5 | |
| Liberal | Roger Shelley | 438 | 20.7 | +9.1 | |
| Independent | Steven Broughton | 128 | 6.1 | -1.3 | |
| Majority | 477 | 22.6 | -0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,113 | 53 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Codnor & Waingroves | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Christopher Emmas-Williams | 1,029 | 58.6 | -8.3 | |
| Conservative | Patricia Bowmar | 728 | 41.4 | +8.3 | |
| Majority | 301 | 17.2 | -16.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,757 | 45 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Heage & Ambergate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Albert Wilde | 934 | 48.7 | +9.9 | |
| Labour | Stella Ragsdale | 578 | 30.1 | -21.2 | |
| Liberal | Anthony Cooper | 406 | 21.2 | +11.3 | |
| Majority | 356 | 18.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,918 | 49 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Heanor & Loscoe | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Tony Munro | 905 | 53.9 | -11.9 | |
| Conservative | Christopher Jubb | 774 | 46.1 | +11.9 | |
| Majority | 131 | 7.8 | -23.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,679 | 42 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Heanor East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Kenneth Armstrong | 1,147 | 64.9 | +11.1 | |
| Conservative | Linda Edwards-Milsom | 619 | 35.1 | +8.4 | |
| Majority | 528 | 29.8 | +2.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,766 | 41 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Heanor West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Celia Cox | 683 | 34.7 | -12.4 | |
| BNP | David Orme | 515 | 26.2 | +26.2 | |
| Conservative | Jade Wiltshire | 451 | 22.9 | +2.3 | |
| Liberal | Gavin Sarkas-Bosman | 320 | 16.3 | -16.0 | |
| Majority | 168 | 8.5 | -6.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,969 | 45 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Ironville & Riddings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Jack Brown | 1,066 | 55.8 | -2.3 | |
| Labour | Paul Smith | 845 | 44.2 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 221 | 11.6 | -4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,911 | 42 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Kilburn, Denby & Holbrook | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Charles Bull | 1,363 | 47.3 | +0.1 | |
| Labour | Sasann Reaney | 965 | 33.5 | -7.9 | |
| Liberal | Jeremy Benson | 553 | 19.2 | +7.7 | |
| Majority | 398 | 13.8 | +8.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,881 | 47 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Langley Mill & Aldercar | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | David Mickleburgh | 818 | 54.5 | -4.7 | |
| Conservative | Terence Thorpe | 278 | 18.5 | -5.0 | |
| Independent | Timothy Knowles | 271 | 18.0 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal | Keith Falconbridge | 135 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
| Majority | 540 | 36.0 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,502 | 40 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Ripley | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | David Bowley | 1,418 | 49.1 | -1.1 | |
| Labour | Walter Fryer | 921 | 31.9 | -17.9 | |
| Liberal | Catharine Smith | 550 | 19.0 | +19.0 | |
| Majority | 497 | 17.2 | +16.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,889 | 43 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Ripley & Marehay | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Linda Cope | 972 | 50.8 | +16.6 | |
| Labour | Michael Missett | 941 | 49.2 | -3.9 | |
| Majority | 31 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,913 | 44 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Shipley Park, Horsley & Horsley Woodhouse | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Nigel Mills | 1,308 | 58.5 | +21.8 | |
| Labour | Leslie Foster | 929 | 41.5 | -5.4 | |
| Majority | 379 | 17.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,237 | 50 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Somercotes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John McCabe | 927 | 55.2 | -20.7 | |
| Conservative | Sally West | 456 | 27.2 | +3.1 | |
| BNP | Steven Belshaw | 296 | 17.6 | +17.6 | |
| Majority | 471 | 28.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,679 | 38 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
BBC report of 2004 Amber Valley election result
| Preceded by Amber Valley Council election, 2003 |
Amber Valley local elections | Succeeded by Amber Valley Council election, 2006 |
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