2006 Amber Valley Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2006 Amber Valley council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006.

Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 34%.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Conservative 27
• Labour 18

Election result

Amber Valley Local Election Result 2006

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
		8	0	3	-3	53.3	39.4	9,361	-3.6%
		7	3	0	+3	46.7	43.2	10,259	0.0%
		0	0	0	0	0	11.6	2,758	+1.8%
		0	0	0	0	0	4.7	1,116	+2.0%
		0	0	0	0	0	1.1	252	+1.1%

Ward results

Alfreton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Walker	1,044	55.8
		David Wilson	564	30.1
		Paul Gibbons	264	14.1
Majority			480	25.7
Turnout			1,872	30
	hold		Swing

Belper East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Martin Tomlinson	699	50.9
		Randall Sanders	395	28.8
		Hassan Dervish	278	20.3
Majority			304	22.1
Turnout			1,372	31
	hold		Swing

Belper South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Anderson	529	43.3
		Peter Shepherd	398	32.5
		Colin Grimley	163	13.3
		Timothy Clark	133	10.9
Majority			131	10.8
Turnout			1,223	32
	hold		Swing

Codnor & Waingroves

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ian Fisher	676	52.7
		Roy Wildsmith	424	33.0
		Colin Murfin	183	14.3
Majority			252	19.7
Turnout			1,283	33
	hold		Swing

Duffield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Chris Short	982	64.9
		Colin Thompson	238	15.7
		Diana Hancock	203	13.4
		Karen How	89	5.9
Majority			744	49.2
Turnout			1,512	43
	hold		Swing

Heanor & Loscoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Moon	731	43.4
		Paul Snell	524	31.1
		Jean Parry	327	19.4
		Sally Mcintosh	103	6.1
Majority			207	12.3
Turnout			1,685	41
	hold		Swing

Heanor East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Glynne Cato	567	44.4
		Linda Edwards-Milsom	468	36.6
		Gavin Sarkas-Bosman	242	19.0
Majority			99	7.8
Turnout			1,277	29
	hold		Swing

Heanor West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Paul Jones	607	32.0
		Brian Edwards	592	31.2
		Judith Woolley	427	22.5
		Jade Wiltshire	273	14.4
Majority			15	0.8
Turnout			1,899	42
	hold		Swing

Ironville & Riddings

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Paul Smith	700	45.0
		Patricia Bomar	660	42.5
		Gordon Monaghan	194	12.5
Majority			40	2.5
Turnout			1,554	34
	hold		Swing

Kilburn, Denby & Holbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Jean Gemmell	1,396	63.3
		John Grace	811	36.7
Majority			585	26.6
Turnout			2,207	36
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Langley Mill & Aldercar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Stephanie Ward	472	48.7
		Terence Thorpe	343	35.4
		Keith Falconbridge	154	15.9
Majority			129	13.3
Turnout			969	25
	hold		Swing

Ripley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Elizabeth Bowley	1,042	48.3
		Charles Cutting	794	36.8
		Catharine Smith	322	14.9
Majority			248	11.5
Turnout			2,158	32
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Shipley Park, Horsley & Horsley Woodhouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Kevin Parkinson	1,115	58.5
		Eric Lancashire	790	41.5
Majority			325	17.0
Turnout			1,905	42
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Somercotes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Brian Lyttle	784	63.3
		Sally West	454	36.7
Majority			330	26.6
Turnout			1,238	28
	hold		Swing

Swanwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Allen King	983	61.7
		Michael Missett	389	24.4
		Paulette Robinson	220	13.8
Majority			594	37.3
Turnout			1,592	37
	hold		Swing

External links

• BBC report of 2006 Amber Valley election result