2011 Amber Valley Borough Council election

2011 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2011 Amber Valley council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Wards in grey were not contested in 2011. 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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/17ub.stm England council elections BBC News 18 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110519015128/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/17ub.stm 19 May 2011 live After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 28 Labour 15 British National Party 2Amber Valley Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Amber-Valley-1973-2012.pdf live electionscentre.co.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20180820234944/http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Amber-Valley-1973-2012.pdf 20 August 2018 Campaign 15 seats were contested in the election, mainly from Conservative leaning areas of the council.Blue is the colour as Tories hold on to their majority 7 May 2011 Nottingham Post 6 1 seat was sure to remain in Conservative hands in South West Parishes after only a Conservative candidate stood for the seat. 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.Surprise as voters put national issues aside ahead of the local poll Britton Alexander 13 April 2011 Nottingham Post 16 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.Regeneration plans thrown into doubt as election looms Jones Chris 20 April 2011 Derby Telegraph 14 Election result The results saw the Conservative majority remain strong after losing only 1 seat to Labour, leaving the Conservatives with 28 seats compared to 15 for Labour.http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/news/local/election_results_are_in_1_3358429 Election results are in 6 May 2011 Ripley & Heanor News 19 May 2011 Labour gained the seat in Heage and Ambergate from the Conservatives,http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Great-night-Labour-makes-big-gains-polls/article-3528554-detail/article.html Great night for Labour as it makes big gains in polls 6 May 2010 this is Derbyshire 19 May 2011 while the closest result came in Ripley where the Conservative held on by 14 votes. Both the Conservative and Labour parties said they were pleased with the results,http://www.belpernews.co.uk/news/local/it_s_election_elation_amber_valley_stays_1_3370899 It's election elation Amber Valley stays 11 May 2011 Belper News 19 May 2011 while neither the Liberal Democrats or the British National Party won any seats. Overall turnout in the election was 45.83%,http://www.ambervalley.gov.uk/services/governmentpoliticsandpublicadministration/democracyandelections/localelections/LatestBoroughElectionResults.htm Latest Borough Election Results Amber Valley Borough Council 18 May 2011October 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes almost 12% up on when these seats were last contested in 2007. Amber Valley local election result 2011 Conservative Party (UK) 14 0 1 -1 82.4 47.6 14,728 +7.4% Labour Party (UK) 3 1 0 +1 17.6 38.6 11,922 +2.8% Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 5.5 1,708 -12.0% Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 961 +2.8% British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 2.6 813 -3.1% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 2.6 793 +2.6% Ward results Alfreton Labour Party (UK) Gail Dolman 1,372 58.1 +10.4 Conservative Party (UK) David Cantrill 747 31.6 +2.7 British National Party Emma Roper 155 6.6 -1.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Jelf 87 3.7 -11.3 625 26.5 +7.7 2,361 37.6 Labour Party (UK) Alport Conservative Party (UK) David Taylor 850 70.3 -7.9 Labour Party (UK) Robert Johnston 359 29.7 +7.9 491 40.6 -15.8 1,209 57.2 +11.9 Conservative Party (UK) Belper Central Conservative Party (UK) Peter Makin 950 47.8 -12.9 Labour Party (UK) Michael Wilson 609 30.6 +11.2 Green Party of England and Wales Dave Wells 428 21.5 +1.7 341 17.2 -23.7 1,987 46.1 +10.9 Conservative Party (UK) Belper East Conservative Party (UK) Jacqueline Cox 845 45.7 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) Alan Broughton 635 34.4 +8.8 Independent (politician) Les Dorey 368 19.9 +19.9 210 11.4 -10.0 1,848 40.7 Conservative Party (UK) Belper North Conservative Party (UK) Mark Robertson 838 45.1 -5.9 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Holden 568 30.6 +12.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pamela Bain 310 16.7 -1.1 Green Party of England and Wales Mike Whittall 141 7.6 -5.3 270 14.5 -18.2 1,857 46.2 +7.3 Conservative Party (UK) Belper South Conservative Party (UK) Peter Arnold 722 39.8 -3.2 Labour Party (UK) Erik Johnsen 698 38.5 +10.4 Green Party of England and Wales Colin Grimley 224 12.4 +12.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Salmon 169 9.3 -19.6 24 1.3 -12.7 1,813 41.1 Conservative Party (UK) Crich Conservative Party (UK) Gareth Gee 531 50.6 -10.5 Labour Party (UK) Steve Marshall-Clarke 290 27.6 +13.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Bown 229 21.8 -2.5 241 23.0 -13.8 1,050 53.0 +10.1 Conservative Party (UK) Duffield Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Bradford 1,279 60.2 +0.0 Labour Party (UK) Patrick Mountain 568 26.8 +26.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Thompson 276 13.0 -26.8 711 33.5 +13.1 2,123 54.3 Conservative Party (UK) Heage and Ambergate (2) Labour Party (UK) Maurice Gent 1,017 Conservative Party (UK) Angela Ward 933 Labour Party (UK) Christine Worth 763 Conservative Party (UK) Matthew Joyes 716 Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Falconbridge 114 3,543 50.6 +13.8 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook Conservative Party (UK) Mel Hall 1,504 53.0 +4.4 Labour Party (UK) John Banks 1,120 39.5 +8.2 British National Party Amy Purdy 215 7.6 +7.6 384 13.5 -3.8 2,839 45.9 Conservative Party (UK) Ripley Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Joynes 1,248 43.8 +4.4 Labour Party (UK) Tony Holmes 1,234 43.3 +6.5 British National Party Alan Edwards 210 7.4 -2.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Gibbons 158 5.5 -8.6 14 0.5 -2.1 2,850 40.5 Conservative Party (UK) Ripley and Marehay Labour Party (UK) Lyndsay Cox 946 47.3 +18.6 Conservative Party (UK) Liam Rhodes 757 37.8 -11.5 British National Party Kenneth Cooper 170 8.5 -13.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Bedford 128 6.4 +6.4 189 9.5 2,001 43.2 +7.1 Labour Party (UK) Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse Conservative Party (UK) Alex Stevenson 1,144 50.2 +5.5 Labour Party (UK) Eric Lancashire 959 42.1 +8.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kate Smith 176 7.7 -14.2 185 8.1 -3.3 2,279 49.4 Conservative Party (UK) South West Parisheshttp://opengov.ambervalley.gov.uk/docarc/docviewer.aspx?docguid=98c45400b2bc42dea2dc3cf65b1e4fab Statement as to persons nominated Amber Valley Borough Council 18 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120324061617/http://opengov.ambervalley.gov.uk/docarc/docviewer.aspx?docguid=98c45400b2bc42dea2dc3cf65b1e4fab 24 March 2012 dead Conservative Party (UK) Jane Orton unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Swanwick Conservative Party (UK) Steve Hayes 903 43.4 -7.0 Independent (politician) George Soudah 593 28.5 +28.5 Labour Party (UK) Emma Sowter 523 25.1 -5.7 British National Party Maria Riley-Ward 63 3.0 +3.0 310 14.9 -4.7 2,082 48.8 Conservative Party (UK) Wingfield Conservative Party (UK) Valerie Thorpe 761 70.3 -9.5 Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Johnston 261 24.1 +10.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ollie Smith 61 5.6 -1.4 500 46.2 -20.4 1,083 58.4 +8.9 Conservative Party (UK) References Amber Valley 2011 Amber Valley Borough Council election, 2011