Amber Valley Borough Council election, 2011

Map of the results of the 2011 Amber Valley council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Wards in grey were not contested in 2004.

The 2011 Amber Valley Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 28
• Labour 15
• British National Party 2^[2]

Campaign

15 seats were contested in the election, mainly from Conservative leaning areas of the council.^[3] 1 seat was sure to remain in Conservative hands in South West Parishes after only a Conservative candidate stood for the seat.^[3]

The Conservatives pointed to their record in control of the council, Labour pledged to reduce car parking charges, while the Liberal Democrats focused on plans to regenerate Heanor.^[4] The parties also disagreed over how to make cuts as a result of a reduction in central government funding, such as over plans to close local offices of the council and to sell the main council headquarters.^[5]

Election result

The results saw the Conservative majority remain strong after losing only 1 seat to Labour,^[3] leaving the Conservatives with 28 seats compared to 15 for Labour.^[6] Labour gained the seat in Heage and Ambergate from the Conservatives,^[7] while the closest result came in Ripley where the Conservative held on by 14 votes.^[3] Both the Conservative and Labour parties said they were pleased with the results,^[8] while neither the Liberal Democrats or the British National Party won any seats.^[3] Overall turnout in the election was 45.83%,^[9] almost 12% up on when these seats were last contested in 2007.^[6]

Ward results

References

Council elections in Derbyshire Derbyshire County Council 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 Amber Valley Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 Bolsover District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Chesterfield Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Derby City Council 1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 Derbyshire Dales District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Erewash Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 High Peak Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 North East Derbyshire District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 South Derbyshire District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

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