Amber Valley Council election, 2006

Elections to Amber Valley 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

Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 8
gain = 0
loss = 3
net = -3
seats % = 53.3
votes % = 39.4
votes = 9,361
plus/minus = -3.6%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 7
gain = 3
loss = 0
net = +3
seats % = 46.7
votes % = 43.2
votes = 10,259
plus/minus = +0.0%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 11.6
votes = 2,758
plus/minus = +1.8%Election Summary Party
party = British National Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 4.7
votes = 1,116
plus/minus = +2.0%Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.1
votes = 252
plus/minus = +1.1%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Walker
votes = 1,044
percentage = 55.8
change = +8.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Wilson
votes = 564
percentage = 30.1
change = +1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Paul Gibbons
votes = 264
percentage = 14.1
change = -9.5Election box majority
votes = 480
percentage = 25.7
change = +7.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,872
percentage = 30
change = -11Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Martin Tomlinson
votes = 699
percentage = 50.9
change = +1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Randall Sanders
votes = 395
percentage = 28.8
change = -7.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Hassan Dervish
votes = 278
percentage = 20.3
change = +5.9Election box majority
votes = 304
percentage = 22.1
change = +9.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,372
percentage = 31
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Anderson
votes = 529
percentage = 43.3
change = -13.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Shepherd
votes = 398
percentage = 32.5
change = -11.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Colin Grimley
votes = 163
percentage = 13.3
change = +13.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Timothy Clark
votes = 133
percentage = 10.9
change = +10.9Election box majority
votes = 131
percentage = 10.8
change = -1.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,223
percentage = 32
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Fisher
votes = 676
percentage = 52.7
change = -5.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Wildsmith
votes = 424
percentage = 33.0
change = -8.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Colin Murfin
votes = 183
percentage = 14.3
change = +14.3Election box majority
votes = 252
percentage = 19.7
change = +2.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,283
percentage = 33
change = -12Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Short
votes = 982
percentage = 64.9
change = +7.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Colin Thompson
votes = 238
percentage = 15.7
change = -5.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Diana Hancock
votes = 203
percentage = 13.4
change = -8.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Karen How
votes = 89
percentage = 5.9
change = +5.9Election box majority
votes = 744
percentage = 49.2
change = +13.3Election box turnout
votes = 1,512
percentage = 43
change = -6Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Moon
votes = 731
percentage = 43.4
change = -10.5Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Paul Snell
votes = 524
percentage = 31.1
change = +31.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jean Parry
votes = 327
percentage = 19.4
change = -26.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Sally Mcintosh
votes = 103
percentage = 6.1
change = +6.1Election box majority
votes = 207
percentage = 12.3
change = +4.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,685
percentage = 41
change = -1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Glynne Cato
votes = 567
percentage = 44.4
change = -20.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Linda Edwards-Milsom
votes = 468
percentage = 36.6
change = +1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Gavin Sarkas-Bosman
votes = 242
percentage = 19.0
change = +19.0Election box majority
votes = 99
percentage = 7.8
change = -22.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,277
percentage = 29
change = -12Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Jones
votes = 607
percentage = 32.0
change = -2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Brian Edwards
votes = 592
percentage = 31.2
change = +5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Judith Woolley
votes = 427
percentage = 22.5
change = +6.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jade Wiltshire
votes = 273
percentage = 14.4
change = -8.5Election box majority
votes = 15
percentage = 0.8
change = -7.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,899
percentage = 42
change = -3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Smith
votes = 700
percentage = 45.0
change = +0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Patricia Bomar
votes = 660
percentage = 42.5
change = -13.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Gordon Monaghan
votes = 194
percentage = 12.5
change = +12.5Election box majority
votes = 40
percentage = 2.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,554
percentage = 34
change = -8Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jean Gemmell
votes = 1,396
percentage = 63.3
change = +16.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Grace
votes = 811
percentage = 36.7
change = +3.2Election box majority
votes = 585
percentage = 26.6
change = +12.8Election box turnout
votes = 2,207
percentage = 36
change = -11Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephanie Ward
votes = 472
percentage = 48.7
change = -5.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Terence Thorpe
votes = 343
percentage = 35.4
change = +16.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Keith Falconbridge
votes = 154
percentage = 15.9
change = +6.9Election box majority
votes = 129
percentage = 13.3
change = -22.7Election box turnout
votes = 969
percentage = 25
change = -15Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Elizabeth Bowley
votes = 1,042
percentage = 48.3
change = -0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Charles Cutting
votes = 794
percentage = 36.8
change = +4.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Catharine Smith
votes = 322
percentage = 14.9
change = -4.1Election box majority
votes = 248
percentage = 11.5
change = -5.7Election box turnout
votes = 2,158
percentage = 32
change = -9Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kevin Parkinson
votes = 1,115
percentage = 58.5
change = +0.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Eric Lancashire
votes = 790
percentage = 41.5
change = +0.0Election box majority
votes = 325
percentage = 17.0
change = +0.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,905
percentage = 42
change = -8Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Lyttle
votes = 784
percentage = 63.3
change = +8.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sally West
votes = 454
percentage = 36.7
change = +9.5Election box majority
votes = 330
percentage = 26.6
change = -1.4Election box turnout
votes = 1,238
percentage = 28
change = -10Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Allen King
votes = 983
percentage = 61.7
change = +5.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Missett
votes = 389
percentage = 24.4
change = -7.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Paulette Robinson
votes = 220
percentage = 13.8
change = +13.8Election box majority
votes = 594
percentage = 37.3
change = +12.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,592
percentage = 37
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

External links

[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/17ub.stm BBC report of 2006 Amber Valley election result]

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