The Conservatives gained seats to strengthen their position controlling the council. After the election, the composition of the council was:-

Election result

Amber Valley election result 2018[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 7 +3 -1 +2 46.7% 47.2% 11723
  Labour 8 +1 -3 -2 53.3% 41.9% 10417
  Green 0 0 0 0 0% 5.8% 1440
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 0% 4.8% 1182
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0% 0.3% 71
  National Front 0 0 0 0 0% 0.1% 30

Ward results

Percentage change in party votes are from the last time the ward was contested. This is either 2015 or 2016.

Alfreton

Alfreton (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Walker 993 59.7 +6.1
Conservative Colin Boyce 555 33.2 +13.7
Green Leo Swarvett 75 4.5 +1.6
Liberal Democrats Kate Smith 49 2.9 −2.0
Majority 438 26.5
Turnout 1672 27.2
Labour hold Swing

Belper East

Belper East (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fay Atkinson 812 44.9 +14.4
Conservative Martin Tomlinson 753 41.6 −5.5
Liberal Democrats Adam Raphael 164 9.1 +9.1
Green Julie Wozniczka 79 4.4 −2.8
Majority 59 3.3
Turnout 1808 38.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Belper South

Belper South (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carol Angharad 811 47.7 +17.5
Conservative Timothy Sutton 629 37.0 −3.8
Green Sue MacFarlane 130 7.6 −6.5
Independent Steven White 71 4.2 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Salmon 60 3.5 +3.5
Majority 182 10.7
Turnout 1701 38.2
Labour hold Swing

Codnor and Waingroves

Codnor and Waingroves (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Isobel Harry 689 51.2 −2.2
Conservative Matthew Murray 615 45.7 +20.1
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Miles 43 3.2 +1.6
Majority 74 5.5
Turnout 1347 34.7
Labour hold Swing

Duffield

Duffield (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Short 898 48.0 −15.6
Green Dave Wells 637 34.1 +25.0
Labour Patrick Mountain 225 12.0 −7.4
Liberal Democrats Andrea Nove 110 5.9 −1.9
Majority 262 13.9
Turnout 1870 46.4
Conservative hold Swing

Heanor and Loscoe

Heanor and Loscoe (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hannah Stirland 654 48.0 +7.9
Conservative Sue Iliffe 620 45.6 +19.7
Green James Brooks 60 4.4 +1.3
Liberal Democrats John Morrissey 29 2.1 −0.6
Majority 34 2.4
Turnout 1363 33.6
Labour hold Swing

Heanor East

Heanor East (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Thompson 669 49.8 +19.5
Labour Frank Carmichael 583 43.4 +5.2
Liberal Democrats Jerry Marler 92 6.8 +3.8
Majority 86 6.4
Turnout 1344 29.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Heanor West

Heanor West (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steven Grainger 698 46.7 +18.3
Labour Paul Jones 670 44.8 +2.6
Green Lian Pizzey 78 5.2 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Chris Oakley 49 3.3 +0.3
Majority 28 1.9
Turnout 1495 31.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Ironville and Riddings

Ironville and Riddings (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Smith 917 54.4 +14.6
Conservative Pete Clark 703 41.7 +1.0
Liberal Democrats George Turner 66 3.9 +2.0
Majority 214 12.7
Turnout 1686 37.4
Labour hold Swing

Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook

Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Trevor Ainsworth 1,345 57.4 +6.9
Labour Sam Hart 785 33.5 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Susan Allen 113 4.8 +0.9
Green Steve Kennedy 99 4.2 −0.3
Majority 560 23.9
Turnout 2342 36.8
Conservative hold Swing

Langley Mill and Aldercar

Langley Mill and Aldercar (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eileen Hamilton 535 48.7 +5.2
Conservative Victoria Stevenson 488 44.4 +11.9
Liberal Democrats Joanna Jones 45 4.1 +2.8
National Front Timothy Knowles 30 2.7 +1.4
Majority 47 4.3
Turnout 1098 27.1
Labour hold Swing

Ripley

Ripley (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sean Carter 1,207 49.6 +10.6
Labour Roland Emmas-Williams 1061 43.6 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Smeeton 89 3.7 +1.7
Green Will MacFarlane 75 3.1 +0.6
Majority 146 6.0
Turnout 2432 34.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse

Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Iliffe 1,172 64.3 +12.7
Labour Christine Venables 436 23.9 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Jacob Holt 117 6.4 +3.3
Green Tina Pritchard 97 5.3 +1.6
Majority 736 40.4
Turnout 1822 38.0
Conservative hold Swing

Somercotes

Somercotes (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Lyttle 789 66.6 +8.2
Conservative Kathy Moss 358 30.2 +17.1
Liberal Democrats Colin Thompson 37 3.1 +0.8
Majority 431 36.4
Turnout 1184 26.5
Labour hold Swing

Swanwick

Swanwick (1 Seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Wilson 1,013 59.6 +7.2
Labour Charlie Robinson 457 26.9 −0.7
Liberal Democrats Joel Hunt 119 7.0 +5.5
Green Steve Elliott 110 6.5 +2.6
Majority 556 32.7
Turnout 1699 39.0
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "3 May 2018". 5 October 2022.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Amber_Valley_Borough_Council_election