2004 Amber Valley Borough Council election

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

Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 44%.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Conservative 24
• Labour 21

Election result

Amber Valley Local Election Result 2004

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
		8	0	1	-1	53.3	43.2	13,224	-10.0%
		7	1	0	+1	46.7	43.0	13,167	+6.0%
		0	0	0	0	0	9.8	3,000	+2.2%
		0	0	0	0	0	2.7	811	+2.7%
		0	0	0	0	0	1.3	399	-0.9%

Ward results

Alfreton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Bennett Marlene	1,198	47.3
		David Wilson	738	29.1
		Paul Gibbons	598	23.6
Majority			460	18.2
Turnout			2,565	41
	hold		Swing

Belper Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Nelson	1,107	59.7
		Ronald Buzzard	746	40.3
Majority			361	19.4
Turnout			1,853	46
	hold		Swing

Belper North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Alan Cox	1,012	47.9
		Peter Shepherd	535	25.3
		Roger Shelley	438	20.7
		Steven Broughton	128	6.1
Majority			477	22.6
Turnout			2,113	53
	hold		Swing

Codnor & Waingroves

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Christopher Emmas-Williams	1,029	58.6
		Patricia Bowmar	728	41.4
Majority			301	17.2
Turnout			1,757	45
	hold		Swing

Heage & Ambergate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Albert Wilde	934	48.7
		Stella Ragsdale	578	30.1
		Anthony Cooper	406	21.2
Majority			356	18.6
Turnout			1,918	49
	hold		Swing

Heanor & Loscoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Tony Munro	905	53.9
		Christopher Jubb	774	46.1
Majority			131	7.8
Turnout			1,679	42
	hold		Swing

Heanor East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Kenneth Armstrong	1,147	64.9
		Linda Edwards-Milsom	619	35.1
Majority			528	29.8
Turnout			1,766	41
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Heanor West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Celia Cox	683	34.7
		David Orme	515	26.2
		Jade Wiltshire	451	22.9
		Gavin Sarkas-Bosman	320	16.3
Majority			168	8.5
Turnout			1,969	45
	hold		Swing

Ironville & Riddings

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Jack Brown	1,066	55.8
		Paul Smith	845	44.2
Majority			221	11.6
Turnout			1,911	42
	hold		Swing

Kilburn, Denby & Holbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Charles Bull	1,363	47.3
		Sasann Reaney	965	33.5
		Jeremy Benson	553	19.2
Majority			398	13.8
Turnout			2,881	47
	hold		Swing

Langley Mill & Aldercar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Mickleburgh	818	54.5
		Terence Thorpe	278	18.5
		Timothy Knowles	271	18.0
		Keith Falconbridge	135	9.0
Majority			540	36.0
Turnout			1,502	40
	hold		Swing

Ripley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Bowley	1,418	49.1
		Walter Fryer	921	31.9
		Catharine Smith	550	19.0
Majority			497	17.2
Turnout			2,889	43
	hold		Swing

Ripley & Marehay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Linda Cope	972	50.8
		Michael Missett	941	49.2
Majority			31	1.6
Turnout			1,913	44
	hold		Swing

Shipley Park, Horsley & Horsley Woodhouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Nigel Mills	1,308	58.5
		Leslie Foster	929	41.5
Majority			379	17.0
Turnout			2,237	50
	hold		Swing

Somercotes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John McCabe	927	55.2
		Sally West	456	27.2
		Steven Belshaw	296	17.6
Majority			471	28.0
Turnout			1,679	38
	hold		Swing

External links

• BBC report of 2004 Amber Valley election result