- Amber Valley Council election, 2003
Elections to
Amber Valley Council were held on1 May ,2003 . One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party held overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was
*Conservative 25
*Labour 20Election result
Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 12
gain =
loss =
net = -1
seats % = 80.0
votes % = 53.2
votes = 9,734
plus/minus = +16.1%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 3
gain =
loss =
net = +1
seats % = 20.0
votes % = 37.0
votes = 6,770
plus/minus = -15.5%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 7.6
votes = 1,386
plus/minus = +2.0%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 2.2
votes = 411
plus/minus = -2.2%Ward results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Gillian Dolman
votes = 716
percentage = 54.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Wilson
votes = 450
percentage = 34.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Paul Gibbons
votes = 158
percentage = 11.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 266
percentage = 20.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,324
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Deborah Biss
votes = 629
percentage = 70.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Tony Munro
votes = 142
percentage = 15.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Peter Handscombe
votes = 123
percentage = 13.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 487
percentage = 54.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 894
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Makin
votes = 711
percentage = 59.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brenda Remington
votes = 494
percentage = 41.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 217
percentage = 18.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,205
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Leslie Dorey
votes = 553
percentage = 49.1
change = +2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Broughton
votes = 411
percentage = 36.5
change = -7.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Timothy Clark
votes = 162
percentage = 14.4
change = +14.4Election box majority
votes = 142
percentage = 12.6
change = +9.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,126
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Simon Hitchcock
votes = 660
percentage = 52.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Shepherd
votes = 364
percentage = 28.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Roger Shelley
votes = 147
percentage = 11.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Margaret Jackson
votes = 94
percentage = 7.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 296
percentage = 23.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,265
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Arnold
votes = 614
percentage = 56.3
change = +6.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Buzzard
votes = 476
percentage = 43.7
change = -6.3Election box majority
votes = 138
percentage = 12.6
change = +12.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,090
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Glyn Hartshorne
votes = 450
percentage = 62.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Armstrong
votes = 134
percentage = 18.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Catherine Smith
votes = 132
percentage = 18.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 316
percentage = 44.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 716
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Woodings
votes = 851
percentage = 57.3
change = -2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Patrick Mountain
votes = 318
percentage = 21.4
change = -18.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Deena Smith
votes = 316
percentage = 21.3
change = +21.3Election box majority
votes = 433
percentage = 35.9
change = +15.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,485
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Maurice Gent
votes = 739
percentage = 51.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Juliette Blake
votes = 559
percentage = 38.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Anthony Cooper
votes = 142
percentage = 9.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 180
percentage = 12.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,440
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Albert Hall
votes = 845
percentage = 47.2
change = +5.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Reaney
votes = 741
percentage = 41.4
change = -2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Jeremy Benson
votes = 206
percentage = 11.5
change = -2.6Election box majority
votes = 104
percentage = 5.8
change = +3.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,792
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kathleen Brown
votes = 890
percentage = 50.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Walter Fryer
votes = 882
percentage = 49.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 8
percentage = 0.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,772
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Carlile
votes = 627
percentage = 53.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Patricia Bowmar
votes = 404
percentage = 34.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Alex Stevenson
votes = 150
percentage = 12.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 223
percentage = 18.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,181
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Cunningham
votes = 750
percentage = 85.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Diana Hancock
votes = 128
percentage = 14.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 622
percentage = 70.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 878
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Hayes
votes = 733
percentage = 55.9
change = -6.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Smith
votes = 411
percentage = 31.4
change = -6.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = John Pidcock
votes = 167
percentage = 12.7
change = +12.7Election box majority
votes = 322
percentage = 24.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,311
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Valerie Thorpe
votes = 635
percentage = 77.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Naylor
votes = 187
percentage = 22.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 448
percentage = 54.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 822
percentage =
change =External links
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/6.stm BBC report of 2003 Amber Valley election result]
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