2015 UK local government election
2015 local election results in Amber Valley The 2015 Amber Valley Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Amber Valley Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections . The Conservatives gained two seats and thereby retook control of the council.
After the election the composition of the council was:
Conservative 24 Labour 21 Election result Amber Valley Local Election Result 2015 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Conservative 14 2 0 +2 93 47.7 20605 Labour 1 0 2 -2 7 29.2 12627 UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 11.5 4979 Green 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 3456 Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 0 2.6 1118 Independent 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 439
Ward results Percentage change in party votes are from the last time the ward was contested. This may have been 2011, 2013 or 2014.
Alfreton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Gail Dolman 1626 45.6 -9.0 Conservative Kat Moss 985 27.6 +12.8 UKIP Anthony Spencer 718 20.2 -7.9 Liberal Democrats Ruth Thornton 121 3.4 +1.0 Green Chris Parker 113 3.2 +3.2 Majority 641 18.0 Turnout 3563 57.6 Labour hold Swing
Alport Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative David Taylor 1126 67.8 -2.5 Labour Phil Whitney 323 19.5 -10.2 Green Steve Kennedy 211 12.7 +12.7 Majority 803 48.3 Turnout 1660 76.9 Conservative hold Swing
Belper Central Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Dan Booth 1320 42.8 +0.6 Labour Dick Watson 965 31.3 +1.0 UKIP David Fisher 400 13.0 +13.0 Green Dave Wells 396 12.9 -9.2 Majority 355 11.5 Turnout 3081 68.5 Conservative hold Swing
Belper East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Jackie Cox 1515 47.1 +8.9 Labour Ben Bellamy 980 30.5 -4.4 UKIP Roy Snape 491 15.3 -7.2 Green John Devine 230 7.2 +7.2 Majority 535 16.6 Turnout 3216 67.2 Conservative hold Swing
Belper North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Joseph Booth 1229 42.0 -2.1 Labour Steve Holden 733 25.1 -14.3 Green Sue MacFarlane 515 17.6 +17.6 UKIP Ashley Harrison 447 15.3 +15.3 Majority 496 16.9 Turnout 2924 72.9 Conservative hold Swing
Belper South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Paul Hillier 1214 40.8 +10.2 Labour Alan Broughton 898 30.2 -7.2 UKIP Ashleigh Lloyd-Selby 445 15.0 -11.5 Green Sue Devine 419 14.1 +14.1 Majority 316 10.6 Turnout 2976 65.5 Conservative hold Swing
Crich Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Gareth Gee 784 52.3 +1.7 Labour Ro MacKenzie 425 28.4 +0.8 Liberal Democrats Kate Smith 180 12.0 -9.8 Green Julie Wozniczka 109 7.3 +7.3 Majority 359 23.9 Turnout 1498 74.8 Conservative hold Swing
Duffield Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Steven Evanson 1901 63.6 +12.4 Labour Carol Angharad 581 19.4 -4.0 Green Kate Howard 273 9.1 +9.1 Liberal Democrats Richard Salmon 234 7.8 -1.2 Majority 1320 44.2 Turnout 2989 74.5 Conservative hold Swing
Heage and Ambergate Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Valerie Taylor 1264 42.2 +9.9 Labour David Farrelly 1038 34.7 -7.6 UKIP Mitch Blakeman 440 14.7 -6.7 Green Sandy Devine 163 5.4 +5.4 Liberal Democrats Audrey Wootton 90 3.0 -1.1 Majority 226 7.5 Turnout 2995 74.1 Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Kevin Buttery 2212 49.7 +8.9 Labour John Banks 1210 27.2 -2.8 UKIP Adrian Nathan 664 14.9 -10.4 Green Lian Pizzey 203 4.6 +4.6 Liberal Democrats Ron Welsby 163 3.7 -0.3 Majority 1002 22.5 Turnout 4452 70.1 Conservative hold Swing
Ripley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Colin Moss 1836 40.6 +9.5 Labour Antony Tester 1572 34.7 -3.1 UKIP Paula Parkin 811 17.9 -6.4 Green Tony Youens 165 3.6 +3.6 Liberal Democrats Peter Jelf 140 3.1 +0.3 Majority 264 5.9 Turnout 4524 64.4 Conservative hold Swing
Ripley and Marehay Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Ronald Aston 1273 42.5 +6.0 Labour Lyndsay Cox 1089 36.3 -14.7 UKIP Garry Smith 454 15.2 +15.2 Green Phil Taylor 109 3.6 +3.6 Liberal Democrats Fay Whitehead 71 2.4 -2.0 Majority 184 6.2 N/A Turnout 2996 66.0 Conservative gain from Labour Swing
South West Parishes Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Kathryn Jane Orton 1347 78.1 Green Matt McGuinness 377 21.9 Majority 970 55.2 Turnout 1724 76.2 Conservative hold Swing
Swanwick Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Steve Hayes 1679 52.4 +16.0 Labour Timothy Benson 885 27.6 +4.7 Independent George Soudah 439 13.7 -5.7 Green Jackie Blackett 124 3.9 +3.9 Liberal Democrats Margaret Tomkins 79 2.5 0.0 Majority 796 24.8 Turnout 3206 73.6 Conservative hold Swing
Wingfield Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Valerie Thorpe 920 64.8 -5.5 Labour Geoffrey Johnston 302 21.3 -2.8 UKIP Ann Fox 109 7.7 +7.7 Green Mike Jones 49 3.5 +3.5 Liberal Democrats Ollie Smith 40 2.8 -2.8 Majority 618 43.5 Turnout 1420 76.0 Conservative hold Swing
References ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission . Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015 .