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]
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After the election, the composition of the council was:
Campaign
edit15 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
editThe 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
editParty | 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
edit- ^ "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.