Amber Valley Borough Council election, 2003
Map of the results of the 2003 Amber Valley council election.
Conservatives in blue and
Labour in red. Wards in grey were not contested in 2003.
Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party held overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Amber Valley Local Election Result 2003 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
12 |
|
|
-1 |
80.0 |
53.2 |
9,734 |
+16.1% |
|
Labour |
3 |
|
|
+1 |
20.0 |
37.0 |
6,770 |
-15.5% |
|
Liberal |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
7.6 |
1,386 |
+2.0% |
|
Independent |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
2.2 |
411 |
-2.2% |
Ward results
Alfreton
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Gillian Dolman |
716 |
54.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
David Wilson |
450 |
34.0 |
|
|
Liberal |
Paul Gibbons |
158 |
11.9 |
|
Majority |
266 |
20.1 |
|
Turnout |
1,324 |
|
|
Belper Central
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Peter Makin |
711 |
59.0 |
|
|
Labour |
Brenda Remington |
494 |
41.0 |
|
Majority |
217 |
18.0 |
|
Turnout |
1,205 |
|
|
Belper East
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Leslie Dorey |
553 |
49.1 |
+2.5 |
|
Labour |
Alan Broughton |
411 |
36.5 |
-7.1 |
|
Liberal |
Timothy Clark |
162 |
14.4 |
+14.4 |
Majority |
142 |
12.6 |
+9.6 |
Turnout |
1,126 |
|
|
Belper South
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Peter Arnold |
614 |
56.3 |
+6.3 |
|
Labour |
Ronald Buzzard |
476 |
43.7 |
-6.3 |
Majority |
138 |
12.6 |
+12.5 |
Turnout |
1,090 |
|
|
Crich
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Glyn Hartshorne |
450 |
62.8 |
|
|
Labour |
Kenneth Armstrong |
134 |
18.7 |
|
|
Liberal |
Catherine Smith |
132 |
18.4 |
|
Majority |
316 |
44.1 |
|
Turnout |
716 |
|
|
Duffield
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Anthony Woodings |
851 |
57.3 |
-2.8 |
|
Labour |
Patrick Mountain |
318 |
21.4 |
-18.5 |
|
Liberal |
Deena Smith |
316 |
21.3 |
+21.3 |
Majority |
433 |
35.9 |
+15.7 |
Turnout |
1,485 |
|
|
Heage and Ambergate
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Maurice Gent |
739 |
51.3 |
|
|
Conservative |
Juliette Blake |
559 |
38.8 |
|
|
Liberal |
Anthony Cooper |
142 |
9.9 |
|
Majority |
180 |
12.5 |
|
Turnout |
1,440 |
|
|
Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Albert Hall |
845 |
47.2 |
+5.6 |
|
Labour |
Susan Reaney |
741 |
41.4 |
-2.9 |
|
Liberal |
Jeremy Benson |
206 |
11.5 |
-2.6 |
Majority |
104 |
5.8 |
+3.1 |
Turnout |
1,792 |
|
|
Ripley
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Kathleen Brown |
890 |
50.2 |
|
|
Labour |
Walter Fryer |
882 |
49.8 |
|
Majority |
8 |
0.4 |
|
Turnout |
1,772 |
|
|
Ripley and Marehay
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labour |
Geoffrey Carlile |
627 |
53.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
Patricia Bowmar |
404 |
34.2 |
|
|
Independent |
Alex Stevenson |
150 |
12.7 |
|
Majority |
223 |
18.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,181 |
|
|
South West Parishes
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
John Cunningham |
750 |
85.4 |
|
|
Labour |
Diana Hancock |
128 |
14.6 |
|
Majority |
622 |
70.8 |
|
Turnout |
878 |
|
|
Wingfield
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Conservative |
Valerie Thorpe |
635 |
77.3 |
|
|
Labour |
Graham Naylor |
187 |
22.7 |
|
Majority |
448 |
54.6 |
|
Turnout |
822 |
|
|
External links
BBC report of 2003 Amber Valley election result