Amber Valley Council election, 2007

Elections to Amber Valley Council were held on 3 May, 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party held overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 37.7%.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Conservative 28
*Labour 17

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 13
gain = 1
loss = 0
net = +1
seats % = 86.7
votes % = 48.5
votes = 10,503
plus/minus = +5.3%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 2
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = -1
seats % = 13.3
votes % = 29.4
votes = 6,378
plus/minus = -10.0%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 13.1
votes = 2,848
plus/minus = +13.1%Election Summary Party
party = British National Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 4.8
votes = 1,048
plus/minus = +0.1%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 2.9
votes = 634
plus/minus = +2.9%Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.2
votes = 260
plus/minus = +0.1%

1 Conservative candidate was unopposed.

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Gail Dolman
votes = 1,003
percentage = 48.5
change = -7.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul West
votes = 527
percentage = 25.5
change = -4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Michael White
votes = 344
percentage = 16.6
change = +16.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Keith Falconbridge
votes = 196
percentage = 9.5
change = +9.5Election box majority
votes = 476
percentage = 23.0
change = -2.7Election box turnout
votes = 2,070
percentage = 33.6
change = +3.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Deborah Biss
votes = 710
percentage = 78.2
change = +7.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sue Reaney
votes = 198
percentage = 21.8
change = +5.9Election box majority
votes = 512
percentage = 56.4
change = +1.9Election box turnout
votes = 908
percentage = 45.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Makin
votes = 781
percentage = 52.6
change = -7.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Shepard
votes = 479
percentage = 32.3
change = -8.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Janet Thompson
votes = 225
percentage = 15.2
change = +15.2Election box majority
votes = 302
percentage = 20.3
change = +0.9Election box turnout
votes = 1,485
percentage = 36.1
change = -9.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Les Dorey
votes = 688
percentage = 52.6
change = +1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Randall Sanders
votes = 381
percentage = 29.1
change = +0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Timothy Clark
votes = 240
percentage = 18.3
change = +18.3Election box majority
votes = 307
percentage = 23.5
change = +1.4Election box turnout
votes = 1,309
percentage = 29.7
change = -1.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Barry Lewis
votes = 641
percentage = 40.8
change = -7.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Hassan Dervish
votes = 569
percentage = 36.2
change = +36.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joyce Sanders
votes = 362
percentage = 23.0
change = -2.3Election box majority
votes = 72
percentage = 4.6
change = -18.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,572
percentage = 39.6
change = -13.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Arnold
votes = 658
percentage = 49.5
change = +6.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ron Buzzard
votes = 412
percentage = 31.0
change = -1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Dave Wells
votes = 260
percentage = 19.5
change = +6.2Election box majority
votes = 246
percentage = 18.5
change = +7.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,330
percentage = 34.1
change = +2.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gill Taylor
votes = 508
percentage = 61.1
change = -1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kate Smith
votes = 202
percentage = 24.3
change = +24.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Janis Gregory
votes = 121
percentage = 14.6
change = -4.1Election box majority
votes = 306
percentage = 36.8
change = -7.3Election box turnout
votes = 831
percentage = 42.9
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stuart Bradford
votes = 1,005
percentage = 63.7
change = -1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Di Hancock
votes = 331
percentage = 21.0
change = +7.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Colin Thompson
votes = 242
percentage = 15.3
change = +15.3Election box majority
votes = 674
percentage = 42.7
change = -6.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,578
percentage = 42.8
change = -0.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Angela Ward
votes = 878
percentage = 56.3
change = +7.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christine Worth
votes = 477
percentage = 30.6
change = +0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Margaret Tomkins
votes = 205
percentage = 13.1
change = +13.1Election box majority
votes = 401
percentage = 25.7
change = +7.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,560
percentage = 39.6
change = -9.4Election 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 = Mel Hall
votes = 1,098
percentage = 47.3
change = -16.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Terry Foster
votes = 571
percentage = 24.6
change = -12.1Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Alan Warner
votes = 372
percentage = 16.0
change = +16.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Banks
votes = 281
percentage = 12.1
change = +12.1Election box majority
votes = 527
percentage = 22.7
change = -3.9Election box turnout
votes = 2,322
percentage = 38.0
change = +2.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Wilson
votes = 965
percentage = 42.9
change = -5.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Charles Cutting
votes = 925
percentage = 41.1
change = +4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Bedford
votes = 359
percentage = 16.0
change = +16.0Election box majority
votes = 40
percentage = 1.8
change = -9.7Election box turnout
votes = 2,249
percentage = 34.3
change = +2.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Geoff Carlile
votes = 714
percentage = 42.3
change = -6.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Phillips-Forsyth
votes = 597
percentage = 35.3
change = -15.5Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Paul Snell
votes = 197
percentage = 11.7
change = +11.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Phil Boothroyd
votes = 181
percentage = 10.7
change = +10.7Election box majority
votes = 117
percentage = 7.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,689
percentage = 36.7
change = -7.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Simon Hitchcock
votes = unopposed
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Hayes
votes = 719
percentage = 38.7
change = -23.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = George Soudah
votes = 634
percentage = 34.2
change = +34.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Isobel Harry
votes = 284
percentage = 15.3
change = -9.1Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Clifford Roper
votes = 135
percentage = 7.3
change = +7.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gordon Monaghan
votes = 84
percentage = 4.5
change = +4.5Election box majority
votes = 85
percentage = 4.5
change = -32.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,856
percentage = 43.3
change = +6.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Valerie Thorpe
votes = 728
percentage = 79.8
change = +2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Williams
votes = 120
percentage = 13.2
change = -9.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Elsie Situnayake
votes = 64
percentage = 7.0
change = +7.0Election box majority
votes = 608
percentage = 66.6
change = +12.0Election box turnout
votes = 912
percentage = 49.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

External links

[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/17ub.stm BBC report of 2007 Amber Valley election result]

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