Amber Valley Borough Council election, 2008
Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party held overall control of the council.
The election saw the British National Party gain two seats from the Labour party in Heanor West and Heanor East and come within one vote in Heanor and Loscoe ward.[1] The councillor for Heanor West, however, resigned from the BNP on 23 February 2012 to become an Independent.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Amber Valley Local Election Result 2008 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
9 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
60.0 |
47.8 |
11,489 |
-0.7% |
|
Labour |
4 |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
26.7 |
32.9 |
7,916 |
+3.5% |
|
BNP |
2 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
13.3 |
12.2 |
2,936 |
+7.4% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.1 |
1,222 |
-8.0% |
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2.1 |
494 |
+0.9% |
Ward results
Alfreton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Marlene Bennett |
872 |
48.2 |
-0.3 |
|
Conservative |
David Cantrill |
731 |
40.4 |
+14.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Paul Gibbons |
206 |
11.4 |
+1.9 |
Majority |
141 |
7.8 |
-15.2 |
Turnout |
1,809 |
29.1 |
-4.5 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Belper North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Alan Cox |
797 |
51.0 |
+10.2 |
|
Labour |
Ben Bellamy |
286 |
18.3 |
-4.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Richard Salmon |
279 |
17.8 |
-15.4 |
|
Green |
Colin Grimley |
202 |
12.9 |
+12.9 |
Majority |
511 |
32.7 |
+28.1 |
Turnout |
1,564 |
38.9 |
-0.7 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Codnor & Waingroves |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Chris Emmas-Williams |
573 |
41.7 |
-11.0 |
|
Conservative |
Robert Philips-Forsyth |
572 |
41.7 |
+8.7 |
|
BNP |
Alan Warner |
228 |
16.6 |
+16.6 |
Majority |
1 |
0.01 |
-19.7 |
Turnout |
1,373 |
34.4 |
+1.4 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Heanor & Loscoe |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Alan Longdon |
513 |
35.6 |
-7.8 |
|
BNP |
Paul Snell |
512 |
35.5 |
+4.4 |
|
Conservative |
Jade Wiltshire |
417 |
28.9 |
+9.5 |
Majority |
1 |
0.1 |
-12.2 |
Turnout |
1,442 |
35.4 |
-6.6 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Heanor East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BNP |
Cliff Roper |
537 |
36.5 |
+36.5 |
|
Conservative |
Linda Edwards-Milsom |
482 |
32.7 |
-3.9 |
|
Labour |
Kenneth Armstrong |
454 |
30.8 |
-13.6 |
Majority |
55 |
3.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,473 |
32.8 |
+3.8 |
|
BNP gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Heanor West |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BNP |
Lewis Allesbrook |
727 |
39.6 |
+8.4 |
|
Labour |
Celia Cox |
560 |
30.5 |
-1.5 |
|
Conservative |
Steven Grainger |
412 |
22.4 |
+8.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sally McIntosh |
137 |
7.5 |
+7.5 |
Majority |
167 |
9.1 |
|
Turnout |
1,836 |
38.9 |
-3.1 |
|
BNP gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Kilburn, Denby & Holbrook |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Norman Bull |
1,199 |
55.2 |
+7.9 |
|
Labour |
Timothy Benson |
441 |
20.3 |
-4.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Banks |
277 |
12.8 |
+0.7 |
|
BNP |
Cyril Smith |
254 |
11.7 |
-4.3 |
Majority |
758 |
34.9 |
+12.2 |
Turnout |
2,171 |
35.3 |
-2.7 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Langley Mill & Aldercar |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Terry Thorpe |
423 |
44.3 |
+8.9 |
|
Labour |
Eileen Hamilton |
408 |
42.8 |
-5.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Keith Falconbridge |
123 |
12.9 |
+12.9 |
Majority |
15 |
1.5 |
|
Turnout |
954 |
22.9 |
-2.1 |
|
Conservative gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
Ripley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
David Bowley |
1,259 |
59.8 |
+16.9 |
|
Labour |
Charles Cutting |
646 |
30.7 |
-10.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Christopher Brown |
200 |
9.5 |
-6.5 |
Majority |
613 |
29.1 |
+27.3 |
Turnout |
2,105 |
31.0 |
-3.3 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Shipley Park, Horsley & Horsley Woodhouse |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Nigel Mills |
1,188 |
65.1 |
+6.6 |
|
Labour |
Eric Lancashire |
636 |
34.9 |
-6.6 |
Majority |
552 |
30.2 |
+13.2 |
Turnout |
1,824 |
40.0 |
-2.0 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Somercotes |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
John McCabe |
660 |
48.6 |
-14.7 |
|
Conservative |
Sally West |
388 |
28.6 |
-8.1 |
|
BNP |
John Dudley |
309 |
22.8 |
+22.8 |
Majority |
272 |
20.0 |
-6.6 |
Turnout |
1,357 |
29.9 |
+1.9 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
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