2011 Amber Valley Borough Council election
The 2011 Amber Valley Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of
After the election, the composition of the council was:
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,
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]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 14 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 82.4 | 47.6 | 14,728 | +7.4% | |
Labour | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 17.6 | 38.6 | 11,922 | +2.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 1,708 | -12.0% | |
Independent
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 961 | +2.8% | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 813 | -3.1% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 793 | +2.6% |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gail Dolman | 1,372 | 58.1 | +10.4 | |
Conservative | David Cantrill | 747 | 31.6 | +2.7 | |
BNP | Emma Roper | 155 | 6.6 | -1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Jelf | 87 | 3.7 | -11.3 | |
Majority | 625 | 26.5 | +7.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,361 | 37.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Taylor | 850 | 70.3 | -7.9 | |
Labour | Robert Johnston | 359 | 29.7 | +7.9 | |
Majority | 491 | 40.6 | -15.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,209 | 57.2 | +11.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Makin | 950 | 47.8 | -12.9 | |
Labour | Michael Wilson | 609 | 30.6 | +11.2 | |
Green | Dave Wells | 428 | 21.5 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 341 | 17.2 | -23.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,987 | 46.1 | +10.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jacqueline Cox | 845 | 45.7 | -2.2 | |
Labour | Alan Broughton | 635 | 34.4 | +8.8 | |
Independent
|
Les Dorey | 368 | 19.9 | +19.9 | |
Majority | 210 | 11.4 | -10.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,848 | 40.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Robertson | 838 | 45.1 | -5.9 | |
Labour | Stephen Holden | 568 | 30.6 | +12.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pamela Bain | 310 | 16.7 | -1.1 | |
Green | Mike Whittall | 141 | 7.6 | -5.3 | |
Majority | 270 | 14.5 | -18.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,857 | 46.2 | +7.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Arnold | 722 | 39.8 | -3.2 | |
Labour | Erik Johnsen | 698 | 38.5 | +10.4 | |
Green | Colin Grimley | 224 | 12.4 | +12.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Salmon | 169 | 9.3 | -19.6 | |
Majority | 24 | 1.3 | -12.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,813 | 41.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gareth Gee | 531 | 50.6 | -10.5 | |
Labour | Steve Marshall-Clarke | 290 | 27.6 | +13.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Bown | 229 | 21.8 | -2.5 | |
Majority | 241 | 23.0 | -13.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,050 | 53.0 | +10.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stuart Bradford | 1,279 | 60.2 | +0.0 | |
Labour | Patrick Mountain | 568 | 26.8 | +26.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Colin Thompson | 276 | 13.0 | -26.8 | |
Majority | 711 | 33.5 | +13.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,123 | 54.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Maurice Gent | 1,017 | |||
Conservative | Angela Ward | 933 | |||
Labour | Christine Worth | 763 | |||
Conservative | Matthew Joyes | 716 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Keith Falconbridge | 114 | |||
Turnout | 3,543 | 50.6 | +13.8 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mel Hall | 1,504 | 53.0 | +4.4 | |
Labour | John Banks | 1,120 | 39.5 | +8.2 | |
BNP | Amy Purdy | 215 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 384 | 13.5 | -3.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,839 | 45.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stuart Joynes | 1,248 | 43.8 | +4.4 | |
Labour | Tony Holmes | 1,234 | 43.3 | +6.5 | |
BNP | Alan Edwards | 210 | 7.4 | -2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Gibbons | 158 | 5.5 | -8.6 | |
Majority | 14 | 0.5 | -2.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,850 | 40.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lyndsay Cox | 946 | 47.3 | +18.6 | |
Conservative | Liam Rhodes | 757 | 37.8 | -11.5 | |
BNP | Kenneth Cooper | 170 | 8.5 | -13.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Bedford | 128 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
Majority | 189 | 9.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,001 | 43.2 | +7.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alex Stevenson | 1,144 | 50.2 | +5.5 | |
Labour | Eric Lancashire | 959 | 42.1 | +8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kate Smith | 176 | 7.7 | -14.2 | |
Majority | 185 | 8.1 | -3.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,279 | 49.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jane Orton | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Steve Hayes | 903 | 43.4 | -7.0 | |
Independent
|
George Soudah | 593 | 28.5 | +28.5 | |
Labour | Emma Sowter | 523 | 25.1 | -5.7 | |
BNP | Maria Riley-Ward | 63 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 310 | 14.9 | -4.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,082 | 48.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Valerie Thorpe | 761 | 70.3 | -9.5 | |
Labour | Geoffrey Johnston | 261 | 24.1 | +10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ollie Smith | 61 | 5.6 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 500 | 46.2 | -20.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,083 | 58.4 | +8.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "England council elections". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ "Amber Valley Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Blue is the colour as Tories hold on to their majority". Nottingham Post. 7 May 2011. p. 6.
- ^ Britton, Alexander (13 April 2011). "Surprise as voters put national issues aside ahead of the local poll". Nottingham Post. p. 16.
- ^ Jones, Chris (20 April 2011). "Regeneration plans thrown into doubt as election looms". Derby Telegraph. p. 14.
- ^ a b "Election results are in". Ripley & Heanor News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ "Great night for Labour as it makes big gains in polls". this is Derbyshire. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ "It's election elation Amber Valley stays". Belper News. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Latest Borough Election Results". Amber Valley Borough Council. Retrieved 18 May 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Statement as to persons nominated". Amber Valley Borough Council. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2011.