Amber Valley Council election, 2004

Elections to Amber Valley Council were held on 10 June, 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party held overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 44%.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Conservative 24
*Labour 21

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 8
gain = 0
loss = 1
net = -1
seats % = 53.3
votes % = 43.2
votes = 13,224
plus/minus = -10.0%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 7
gain = 1
loss = 0
net = +1
seats % = 46.7
votes % = 43.0
votes = 13,167
plus/minus = +6.0%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 9.8
votes = 3,000
plus/minus = +2.2%Election Summary Party
party = British National Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 2.7
votes = 811
plus/minus = +2.7%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.3
votes = 399
plus/minus = -0.9%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Bennett Marlene
votes = 1,198
percentage = 47.3
change = -6.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Wilson
votes = 738
percentage = 29.1
change = -4.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Paul Gibbons
votes = 598
percentage = 23.6
change = +11.7Election box majority
votes = 460
percentage = 18.2
change = -1.9Election box turnout
votes = 2,565
percentage = 41
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Nelson
votes = 1,107
percentage = 59.7
change = +0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Buzzard
votes = 746
percentage = 40.3
change = -0.7Election box majority
votes = 361
percentage = 19.4
change = +1.4Election box turnout
votes = 1,853
percentage = 46
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Cox
votes = 1,012
percentage = 47.9
change = -4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Shepherd
votes = 535
percentage = 25.3
change = -3.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Roger Shelley
votes = 438
percentage = 20.7
change = +9.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Steven Broughton
votes = 128
percentage = 6.1
change = -1.3Election box majority
votes = 477
percentage = 22.6
change = -0.8Election box turnout
votes = 2,113
percentage = 53
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Emmas-Williams
votes = 1,029
percentage = 58.6
change = -8.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Patricia Bowmar
votes = 728
percentage = 41.4
change = +8.3Election box majority
votes = 301
percentage = 17.2
change = -16.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,757
percentage = 45
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Albert Wilde
votes = 934
percentage = 48.7
change = +9.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stella Ragsdale
votes = 578
percentage = 30.1
change = -21.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Anthony Cooper
votes = 406
percentage = 21.2
change = +11.3Election box majority
votes = 356
percentage = 18.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,918
percentage = 49
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Tony Munro
votes = 905
percentage = 53.9
change = -11.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Jubb
votes = 774
percentage = 46.1
change = +11.9Election box majority
votes = 131
percentage = 7.8
change = -23.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,679
percentage = 42
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Armstrong
votes = 1,147
percentage = 64.9
change = +11.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Linda Edwards-Milsom
votes = 619
percentage = 35.1
change = +8.4Election box majority
votes = 528
percentage = 29.8
change = +2.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,766
percentage = 41
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Celia Cox
votes = 683
percentage = 34.7
change = -12.4Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = David Orme
votes = 515
percentage = 26.2
change = +26.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jade Wiltshire
votes = 451
percentage = 22.9
change = +2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Gavin Sarkas-Bosman
votes = 320
percentage = 16.3
change = -16.0Election box majority
votes = 168
percentage = 8.5
change = -6.3Election box turnout
votes = 1,969
percentage = 45
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jack Brown
votes = 1,066
percentage = 55.8
change = -2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Smith
votes = 845
percentage = 44.2
change = +2.3Election box majority
votes = 221
percentage = 11.6
change = -4.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,911
percentage = 42
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Charles Bull
votes = 1,363
percentage = 47.3
change = +0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sasann Reaney
votes = 965
percentage = 33.5
change = -7.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Jeremy Benson
votes = 553
percentage = 19.2
change = +7.7Election box majority
votes = 398
percentage = 13.8
change = +8.0Election box turnout
votes = 2,881
percentage = 47
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Mickleburgh
votes = 818
percentage = 54.5
change = -4.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Terence Thorpe
votes = 278
percentage = 18.5
change = -5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Timothy Knowles
votes = 271
percentage = 18.0
change = +0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Keith Falconbridge
votes = 135
percentage = 9.0
change = +9.0Election box majority
votes = 540
percentage = 36.0
change = +0.3Election box turnout
votes = 1,502
percentage = 40
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Bowley
votes = 1,418
percentage = 49.1
change = -1.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Walter Fryer
votes = 921
percentage = 31.9
change = -17.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Catharine Smith
votes = 550
percentage = 19.0
change = +19.0Election box majority
votes = 497
percentage = 17.2
change = +16.8Election box turnout
votes = 2,889
percentage = 43
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Linda Cope
votes = 972
percentage = 50.8
change = +16.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Missett
votes = 941
percentage = 49.2
change = -3.9Election box majority
votes = 31
percentage = 1.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,913
percentage = 44
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Nigel Mills
votes = 1,308
percentage = 58.5
change = +21.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Leslie Foster
votes = 929
percentage = 41.5
change = -5.4Election box majority
votes = 379
percentage = 17.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,237
percentage = 50
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John McCabe
votes = 927
percentage = 55.2
change = -20.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sally West
votes = 456
percentage = 27.2
change = +3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Steven Belshaw
votes = 296
percentage = 17.6
change = +17.6Election box majority
votes = 471
percentage = 28.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,679
percentage = 38
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

External links

[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3650.stm BBC report of 2004 Amber Valley election result]

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