Chapter 25  Derbyshire

There were no elections this year in Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, Erewash, High Peak, North East Derbyshire and South Derbyshire, which hold whole council elections and whose next elections will be in 2007.

25.1  Amber Valley

One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in Alport, Belper East, Belper South, Crich, Duffield, South West Parishes, Swanwick or Wingfield.

Alfreton

Marlene Bennett  Lab  1,198
David Wilson  C  738
Paul Gibbons  LD  598

Belper Central

John Nelson  C  1,107
Ronald Buzzard  Lab  746

Belper North

Alan Cox  C  1,012
Peter Shepherd  Lab  535
Roger Shelley  LD  438
Steven Broughton  Loony  128

Codnor and Waingroves

Christopher Emmas-Williams  Lab  1,029
Patricia Bowmar  C  728

Heage and Ambergate

Albert Wilde  C  934
Stella Ragsdale  Lab  578
Anthony Cooper  LD  406

Heanor and Loscoe

Tony Munro  Lab  905
Christopher Jubb  C  774

Heanor East

Kenneth Armstrong  Lab  1,147
Linda Edwards-Milsom  C  619

Heanor West

Celia Cox  Lab  683
David Orme  BNP  515
Jade Wiltshire  C  451
Gavin Sarkas-Bosman  LD  320

Ironville and Riddings

Jack Brown  C  1,066
Paul Smith  Lab  845

Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook

Charles Bull  C  1,363
Susann Reaney  Lab  965
Jeremy Benson  LD  553

Langley Mill and Aldercar

David Mickleburgh  Lab  818
Terence Thorpe  C  278
Timothy Knowles  Ind  271
Keith Falconbridge  LD  135

Ripley

David Bowley  C  1,418
Walter Fryer  Lab  921
Kate Smith  LD  550

Ripley and Marehay

Linda Cope  C  972
Michael Missett  Lab  941

Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse

Nigel Mills  C  1,308
Terry Foster  Lab  929

Somercotes

John McCabe  Lab  927
Sally West  C  456
Steven Belshaw  BNP  296

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Consolidated Results — Amber Valley

Conservative             13,224  43.2%  8 councillors
Labour                   13,167  43.0%  7 councillors
Liberal Democrat          3,000   9.8%
British National Party      811   2.7%
Independent                 271   0.9%
Monster Raving Loony Party  128   0.4%

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