2008_Amber_Valley_Borough_Council_election
2008 Amber Valley Borough Council election
Council election in Derbyshire, England
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]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 29
- Labour 14
- British National Party 2
More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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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 Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 1,222 | -8.0% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 494 | +0.9% | |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Marlene Bennett | 872 | 48.2 | -0.3 | |
Conservative | David Cantrill | 731 | 40.4 | +14.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Gibbons | 206 | 11.4 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 141 | 7.8 | -15.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,809 | 29.1 | -4.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Nelson | 894 | 60.7 | +8.1 | |
Green | Dave Wells | 292 | 19.8 | +19.8 | |
Labour | Ben Hobbs | 286 | 19.4 | -12.9 | |
Majority | 602 | 40.9 | +20.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,472 | 35.2 | -0.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alan Cox | 797 | 51.0 | +10.2 | |
Labour | Ben Bellamy | 286 | 18.3 | -4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Juliette Blake | 1,000 | 68.4 | +12.1 | |
Labour | Peter Arnold | 463 | 31.6 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 537 | 36.8 | +11.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,463 | 36.8 | -2.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,473 | 32.8 | +3.8 | ||
BNP gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 Democrats | Sally McIntosh | 137 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
Majority | 167 | 9.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,836 | 38.9 | -3.1 | ||
BNP gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jack Brown | 900 | 58.6 | +16.1 | |
Labour | Robert Johnston | 636 | 41.4 | -3.6 | |
Majority | 264 | 17.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,536 | 33.6 | -0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Norman Bull | 1,199 | 55.2 | +7.9 | |
Labour | Timothy Benson | 441 | 20.3 | -4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Terry Thorpe | 423 | 44.3 | +8.9 | |
Labour | Eileen Hamilton | 408 | 42.8 | -5.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Keith Falconbridge | 123 | 12.9 | +12.9 | |
Majority | 15 | 1.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 954 | 22.9 | -2.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Bowley | 1,259 | 59.8 | +16.9 | |
Labour | Charles Cutting | 646 | 30.7 | -10.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Brown | 200 | 9.5 | -6.5 | |
Majority | 613 | 29.1 | +27.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,105 | 31.0 | -3.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ron Ashton | 827 | 49.3 | +14.0 | |
Labour | Lyndsey Cox | 482 | 28.7 | -13.6 | |
BNP | Ken Cooper | 369 | 22.0 | +10.3 | |
Majority | 345 | 20.6 | +13.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,678 | 36.1 | -0.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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- "BNP gains in Amber Valley local election". Ripley & Heanor News.co.uk. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.