Amber Valley Borough Council election, 2003
Map of the results of the 2003 Amber Valley council election.
Conservatives in blue and
Labour in red. Wards in grey were not contested in 2003.
Elections to Amber Valley Borough 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
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% |
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 North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Simon Hitchcock |
660 |
52.2 |
|
|
Labour |
Peter Shepherd |
364 |
28.8 |
|
|
Liberal |
Roger Shelley |
147 |
11.6 |
|
|
Independent |
Margaret Jackson |
94 |
7.4 |
|
Majority |
296 |
23.4 |
|
Turnout |
1,265 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
External links
BBC report of 2003 Amber Valley election result