Amber Valley Council - Wards and Councillors

District council · East Midlands · 42 seats in 18 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 6 May 2027

Labour run Amber Valley Council as a minority administration. The council has 42 councillors in 18 wards. Seats by party: Labour 19, Conservative 7, Other 6, Green 6, Reform 3, Lib Dem 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

A government plan to replace the councils in this area with two unitary councils was paused for review on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source

Control

Seats by party

Labour (Minority)

42 seats - 22 for a majority

Reform 3Labour 19Conservative 7Lib Dem 1Green 6Other 6

Seat changes since the 4 May 2023 election Other +4 Reform +3 Labour −7

Vote share at the 4 May 2023 election (42 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Labour31.8%26

Conservative29.8%7

Green18.9%6

Reform9.5%0

Lib Dem5.3%1

Other4.8%2

Next election

6 May 2027

all 42 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Labour 19

3 short of the 22 needed for a majority

Closest result

Heanor East

Labour won the last seat by 19 votes over Reform, 4 May 2023

Latest by-election

Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley

Green gain from Conservative, 8 October 2026 (7 since 2021)

Constituencies

3 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

60%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeGreenOther

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 18 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Alfreton Steve Marshall-Clarke, Keith Wood, Gail Dolman	4 May 2023 Labour 49.4% lead 23.0 pts
Alport & South West Parishes David Taylor, Jane Orton	4 May 2023 Conservative 41.7% lead 17.9 pts
Belper East Tracey Hill, John Porter, Fay Atkinson	4 May 2023 Labour 28.4% lead 2.5 pts
Belper North Emma Monkman, Ben Bellamy	4 May 2023 Labour 33.2% lead 5.1 pts
Belper South Jamie Walls, Gez Kinsella	4 May 2023 Green 56.3% lead 38.0 pts
Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar Dave Chambers, Chris Emmas-Williams, Eileen Hamilton	4 May 2023 Labour 39.9% lead 14.6 pts
Crich & South Wingfield Tony Harper, Kate Smith	4 May 2023 Conservative 35.8% lead 1.0 pts
Duffield & Quarndon Eva Long, Alison McDermott	4 May 2023 Green 66.4% lead 39.4 pts
Heage & Ambergate Amina Burslem, Paul Lobley	4 May 2023 Labour 45.6% lead 13.6 pts
Heanor East Janet Ward, Trevor Holmes	4 May 2023 Labour 31.9% lead 1.1 pts
Heanor West & Loscoe Steven Bower, Matthew Jones, Nicholas Beswick	4 May 2023 Labour 34.5% lead 9.1 pts
Ironville & Riddings Philip Rose, Kieron Cox	4 May 2023 Labour 43.5% lead 13.5 pts
Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley Matt Murray, Bess Saunders, Trevor Ainsworth	4 May 2023 Labour 37.1% lead 3.0 pts
Ripley Tony Holmes, David Williams, Matthew Allwood	4 May 2023 Labour 45.4% lead 11.0 pts
Ripley & Marehay Lyndsay Cox, Mick Wilson	4 May 2023 Labour 40.9% lead 1.7 pts
Smalley, Shipley & Horsley Woodhouse Lian Pizzey, Amanda Paget	4 May 2023 Green 38.5% lead 8.1 pts
Somercotes James Kerry, Elaine Sherman	4 May 2023 Labour 60.9% lead 41.6 pts
Swanwick Steve Hayes, Jonty Powis	4 May 2023 Conservative 38.3% lead 7.1 pts

Alfreton

Gail Dolman LabourKeith Wood LabourSteve Marshall-Clarke Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour49.4%

Conservative26.4%

Green9.4%

Reform8.5%

Lib Dem6.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Steve Marshall-Clarke Elected	Labour	828
Gail Dolman Elected	Labour	809
Keith Wood Elected	Labour	763
Colin Boyce	Conservative	443
Brian David Cantrill	Conservative	403
Frances Mary Cantrill	Conservative	402
Russ Hubber	Green	157
Billy Bowles	Reform	143
Helen Racheal Gent	Reform	131
Paul Price	Reform	123
Jeremy Quentin Miles	Lib Dem	104
Paul Robin Gibbons	Lib Dem	100
Judith Marguerite Nilsen	Lib Dem	92

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Alport & South West Parishes

David Taylor ConservativeJane Orton Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative41.7%

Green23.8%

Labour21.8%

Lib Dem7.9%

Reform4.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David Harry Taylor Elected	Conservative	868
Jane Orton Elected	Conservative	846
Godfrey Meynell	Green	496
Diana Hancock	Labour	455
Mary Patricia Dwyer	Labour	450
Michael John Heap	Lib Dem	165
Peter Roy Stanton	Lib Dem	143
Freddie Theobald	Reform	100

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Belper East

Fay Atkinson Your PartyJohn Porter LabourTracey Hill Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour28.4%

Derbyshire Community Party25.9%

Conservative25.2%

Green13.6%

Lib Dem6.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Tracey Hill Elected	Labour	978
John Porter Elected	Labour	928
Fay Atkinson Elected	Derbyshire Community Party	890
John Nelson	Conservative	867
Ruth Bellamy	Derbyshire Community Party	852
Sally Orman-Chan	Labour	816
Michael Greatbatch	Conservative	787
Jonni Bishop	Derbyshire Community Party	729
John Crawley	Conservative	673
Sue Devine	Green	469
Julie Wozniczka	Green	372
Mark Simmons	Green	329
James John Morrissey	Lib Dem	234
Richard Alan Salmon	Lib Dem	124
Ian Martin Scrase	Lib Dem	73

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Belper North

Ben Bellamy Your PartyEmma Monkman Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour33.2%

Derbyshire Community Party28.1%

Conservative24.2%

Green14.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Emma Louise Monkman Elected	Labour	783
Ben Bellamy Elected	Derbyshire Community Party	663
James Butler	Labour	600
Gary John Spendlove	Conservative	570
James Daniel Kerry	Conservative	481
Jyoti Michael Wilkinson	Derbyshire Community Party	378
Jane Ellen Margaret Harlow	Green	340
Rachael Sarah Willshaw	Green	318

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Belper South

Gez Kinsella GreenJamie Walls Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Green56.3%

Conservative18.3%

Labour14.1%

Derbyshire Community Party8.2%

Reform3.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Gez Kinsella Elected	Green	826
Jamie Walls Elected	Green	790
Ben Miller	Conservative	268
David Smith	Conservative	218
Lyndy Urquhart	Labour	207
Patrick Mountain	Labour	191
Luke Dale Clayton Ploughman	Derbyshire Community Party	121
Neil Ploughman	Derbyshire Community Party	79
Laure Jane Brunelleschi	Reform	46

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Codnor, Langley Mill & Aldercar

Chris Emmas-Williams LabourDave Chambers ReformEileen Hamilton Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour39.9%

Conservative25.3%

Reform21.5%

Green11.5%

National Front1.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Chris Emmas-Williams Elected	Labour	871
Eileen Hamilton Elected	Labour	702
David Edward Moon Elected	Labour	684
David John Cattermole	Conservative	552
Sam Goodrum	Reform	470
Sally Margaret Cresswell	Conservative	430
Sheena Edith Trower	Reform	427
Alan Abernethy	Reform	404
Amy Donohue	Conservative	401
Vicky Anne Marie Powers	Green	250
Timothy Knowles	National Front	40

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 20 January 2026

Reform45.6%

Labour19.1%

Advance UK12.3%

Conservative10.0%

Green5.9%

Derbyshire Community Party3.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Dave Chambers Elected	Reform	595	45.6%
Mark Howard	Labour	249	19.1%
Alex Stevenson	Advance UK	161	12.3%
Jake William Gilbert	Conservative	130	10.0%
Bess Saunders	Green	77	5.9%
Rob Marshall	Derbyshire Community Party	50	3.8%
Gemma Louise Davey	Lib Dem	42	3.2%

Crich & South Wingfield

Kate Smith Lib DemTony Harper Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative35.8%

Lib Dem34.8%

Labour13.0%

Green12.0%

Reform4.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Dawn Margaret Harper Elected	Conservative	710
Kate Smith Elected	Lib Dem	690
Tony Harper	Conservative	668
Marcus Johnson	Lib Dem	570
Tim Benson	Labour	257
Fiona Horton	Green	238
John Cowings	Labour	216
Sally Lowick	Green	174
Edward Hudson Oakenfull	Reform	89

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 2 May 2024

Conservative35.9%

Lib Dem25.2%

Labour24.9%

Green14.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tony Harper Elected	Conservative	617	35.9%
Marcus Johnson	Lib Dem	434	25.2%
Amy Trewick	Labour	428	24.9%
Fiona Horton	Green	240	14.0%

Duffield & Quarndon

Alison McDermott GreenEva Long Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Green66.4%

Conservative27.0%

Labour6.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alison Jane McDermott Elected	Green	1,685
Eva Long Elected	Green	1,580
Steven Richard Knee	Conservative	684
Martin Bettridge	Conservative	663
Mark Spilsbury	Labour	168
Maurice Richard Neville	Labour	91

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Heage & Ambergate

Amina Burslem LabourPaul Lobley Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour45.6%

Conservative32.0%

Green13.9%

Reform8.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Paul Lobley Elected	Labour	746
Amina Sabeah Deen Burslem Elected	Labour	547
Angela Susan Ward	Conservative	524
Valerie Taylor	Conservative	391
Dave Hatchett	Green	228
Clare Elizabeth Hartwell	Green	222
Karl Martin Chatburn	Reform	139

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Heanor East

Janet Ward LabourTrevor Holmes Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour31.9%

Reform30.8%

Conservative23.9%

Green13.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Janet Irene Ward Elected	Labour	524
Trevor Holmes Elected	Labour	524
Joanne Gent	Reform	505
Mark Burrell	Reform	496
Linda Edwards-Milsom	Conservative	393
Jake William Gilbert	Conservative	381
Cathie Hallsworth	Green	219

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Heanor West & Loscoe

Matthew Jones LabourNicholas Beswick LabourSteven Bower Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour34.5%

Conservative25.4%

Reform25.3%

Green9.9%

Lib Dem5.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Steve Bower Elected	Labour	873
Nicholas Arron Beswick Elected	Labour	858
Matthew Gareth Jones Elected	Labour	786
Steven Grainger	Conservative	642
Jackie Stones	Reform	640
Rob Booth	Reform	605
Nikki Savage	Conservative	580
Billy Weston	Reform	555
Dale Christopher Wright	Conservative	513
James Brooks	Green	251
Sybille Elisabeth Stephenson	Lib Dem	126
Jerry Marler	Lib Dem	117
Barry Holliday	Lib Dem	111

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ironville & Riddings

Kieron Cox LabourPhilip Rose Independent

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour43.5%

Conservative30.0%

Reform15.9%

Green7.3%

Lib Dem3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kieron Cox Elected	Labour	645
Rebecca Louise Grundy Elected	Labour	645
Pete Clark	Conservative	444
Sarah Jane Turner	Conservative	372
Philip Rose	Reform	235
Matt Gent	Reform	214
Rachael Hatchett	Green	108
Joanna Elizabeth Karpasea	Lib Dem	50
Kate Mary Kift	Lib Dem	28

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 1 May 2025

Independent31.0%

Conservative29.6%

Labour22.8%

Green9.9%

Lib Dem6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Philip Rose Elected	Independent	463	31.0%
Sarah Jane Tucker	Conservative	442	29.6%
James Earl Whitmore	Labour	340	22.8%
Dave Hatchett	Green	147	9.9%
Paul Slater	Lib Dem	100	6.7%

Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley

Bess Saunders GreenMatt Murray ConservativeTrevor Ainsworth Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour37.1%

Conservative34.1%

Green12.1%

Reform10.6%

Lib Dem6.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Linsey Farnsworth Elected	Labour	1,158
Trevor Ainsworth Elected	Conservative	1,065
Julie Whitmore Elected	Conservative	981
Matt Murray	Conservative	930
Michael Missett	Labour	885
Dean Watson	Labour	856
Matt McGuinness	Green	376
Kathy Gorman	Green	373
Matt Waterfall	Reform	331
Ade Nathan	Reform	250
Gareth Joseph Alwyne Cresswell	Lib Dem	189
Sarah Denise Gent	Lib Dem	171
Chris Gent	Lib Dem	150

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 8 October 2026

Green29.5%

Reform27.0%

Conservative16.9%

Labour15.9%

Restore Britain10.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bess Saunders Elected	Green	674	29.5%
Juliette Nicola Stevens	Reform	617	27.0%
Paul Moss	Conservative	386	16.9%
Andrew Michael Bayton	Labour	364	15.9%
Edward Hudson Oakenfull	Restore Britain	246	10.8%

Ripley

David Williams LabourMatthew Allwood LabourTony Holmes Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (3 seats)

Labour45.4%

Conservative34.4%

Green7.2%

Reform6.4%

Lib Dem4.0%

Social Democratic Party2.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Tony Holmes Elected	Labour	1,192
David Alan Williams Elected	Labour	1,062
Matt Allwood Elected	Labour	1,022
Sean Carter	Conservative	902
Paul Moss	Conservative	830
Lorna Maginnis	Conservative	798
Hillie Fender	Green	188
Kendal Greaves	Green	175
Becki Booth	Reform	169
Sean Hind	Reform	145
Paul Arthur Gillians	Lib Dem	105
Edwin George Dale Taylor	Social Democratic Party	69
Jacob Gent	Lib Dem	69
Paul Smith	Lib Dem	60

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Ripley & Marehay

Lyndsay Cox LabourMick Wilson Labour

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour40.9%

Conservative39.2%

Green10.4%

Reform9.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Lyndsay Delyth Cox Elected	Labour	694
Mick Wilson Elected	Labour	684
Ron Ashton	Conservative	665
Trevor Spencer	Conservative	460
Michael Peter Bedford	Green	176
Marie Cresswell	Reform	162
Tracy Rochelle Smith	Reform	141

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Smalley, Shipley & Horsley Woodhouse

Amanda Paget ReformLian Pizzey Green

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Green38.5%

Conservative30.4%

Labour13.9%

Reform13.8%

Lib Dem3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Amanda Louise Paget Elected	Green	748
Lian Pizzey Elected	Green	672
Richard Iliffe	Conservative	592
Christopher Darko Perko	Conservative	455
Christine Elizabeth Jordan	Labour	270
Alex Stevenson	Reform	268
Vikki Harvey	Reform	240
Keith Lisle Venables	Labour	228
Adrian James Miller	Lib Dem	67

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Somercotes

Elaine Sherman LabourJames Kerry Reform

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Labour60.9%

Conservative19.3%

Reform8.6%

Lib Dem6.1%

Green5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
John McCabe Elected	Labour	653
Elaine Stephanie Sherman Elected	Labour	519
Jennifer Lynne Ainsworth	Conservative	207
Jill Hayes	Conservative	193
Simon Gent	Reform	92
Caroline Susan Gent	Reform	88
Tracey Ann Pearson	Lib Dem	65
Paul Slater	Lib Dem	61
Richard Sewell	Green	55

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 5 June 2025

Reform45.3%

Labour39.6%

Conservative6.1%

Lib Dem5.5%

Green2.3%

Independent1.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James Daniel Kerry Elected	Reform	396	45.3%
Sian Harper	Labour	346	39.6%
Jake William Gilbert	Conservative	53	6.1%
Paul Slater	Lib Dem	48	5.5%
Russ Hubber	Green	20	2.3%
Alex Stevenson	Independent	11	1.3%

Swanwick

Jonty Powis ConservativeSteve Hayes Conservative

Last scheduled election, 4 May 2023 (2 seats)

Conservative38.3%

Labour31.2%

Green13.4%

Lib Dem9.3%

Reform7.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Steve Hayes Elected	Conservative	733
Jonty Powis Elected	Conservative	659
Gareth Trewick	Labour	597
Axl Nicholls	Labour	488
Steve Elliott	Green	256
Malvin Leslie Trigg	Lib Dem	179
Malc Hibbard	Reform	150

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

3 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Belper North	Emma Monkman	Labour 2023	Independent
Heanor East	Trevor Holmes	Labour 2023	Independent
Smalley, Shipley & Horsley Woodhouse	Amanda Paget	Green 2023	Reform

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

7 by-elections since July 2021, 5 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
8 October 2026	Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley	Green gain from Conservative	29.5%
20 January 2026	Codnor Langley Mill & Aldercar	Reform gain from Labour	45.6%
5 June 2025	Somercotes	Reform gain from Labour	45.3%
1 May 2025	Ironville and Riddings	Independent gain from Labour
1 May 2025	Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook and Horsley	Conservative gain from Labour	32.1%
8 May 2024	Crich & South Wingfield	Conservative hold	35.9%
15 December 2022	Wingfield	Conservative hold

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Amber Valley	72%	Labour	Reform 33%
Mid Derbyshire	23%	Labour	Conservative 32%
Derbyshire Dales	5%	Labour	Conservative 36%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Amber Valley

126,207 residents in 56,289 households

Voted Leave in 2016

60% 8 above GB

Degree or higher

29% 5 below GB

No qualifications

20% 2 above GB

Own their home

72% 11 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

13% 4 below GB

Rent privately

15% 5 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

25% 6 below GB

Aged 65 and over

27% 5 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.