- Amber Valley Council election, 2002
Elections to
Amber Valley Council were held on2 May ,2002 . 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
*Conservative 26
*Labour 19Election result
Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 12
gain =
loss =
net = +7
seats % = 75.0
votes % = 52.5
votes = 11,496
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 4
gain =
loss =
net = -6
seats % = 25.0
votes % = 37.1
votes = 8,115
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 5.6
votes = 1,217
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = -1
seats % = 0
votes % = 4.4
votes = 955
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.5
votes = 107
plus/minus =Ward results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Walker
votes = 1,023
percentage = 63.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Colin Thornton
votes = 409
percentage = 25.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Paul Gibbons
votes = 188
percentage = 11.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 614
percentage = 37.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,620
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Martin Tomlinson
votes = 506
percentage = 46.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Nalda Boyes-Jackson
votes = 473
percentage = 43.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Hugh Stewart
votes = 107
percentage = 9.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 33
percentage = 3.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,086
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Anderson
votes = 580
percentage = 50.04
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Shepherd
votes = 579
percentage = 49.96
change = Election box majority
votes = 1
percentage = 0.08
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,159
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Fisher
votes = 871
percentage = 66.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Cattermole
votes = 430
percentage = 33.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 441
percentage = 33.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,301
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Short
votes = 865
percentage = 60.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Patrick Mountain
votes = 574
percentage = 39.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 391
percentage = 20.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,439
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Bob Moon
votes = 725
percentage = 65.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Jubb
votes = 376
percentage = 34.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 349
percentage = 31.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,101
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Glynne Cato
votes = 548
percentage = 53.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Enid Trusswell
votes = 272
percentage = 26.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Alexander Stevenson
votes = 129
percentage = 12.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Kaith Falconbridge
votes = 70
percentage = 6.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 276
percentage = 27.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,019
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Jones
votes = 601
percentage = 47.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Judith Wooley
votes = 413
percentage = 32.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ruth Bulkeley-Kirkham
votes = 263
percentage = 20.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 188
percentage = 14.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,277
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Griffiths
votes = 778
percentage = 58.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = George Cope
votes = 560
percentage = 41.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 218
percentage = 16.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,338
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Grace
votes = 862
percentage = 44.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Waner
votes = 808
percentage = 41.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Jeremy Benson
votes = 274
percentage = 14.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 54
percentage = 2.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,944
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jo Ward
votes = 504
percentage = 59.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ann Castledine
votes = 200
percentage = 23.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Denis Woolley
votes = 148
percentage = 17.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 304
percentage = 35.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 852
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Charles Cutting
votes = 902
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Carlile
votes = 833
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kathleen Brown
votes = 812
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Clay
votes = 736
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Kate Smith
votes = 272
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,555
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Eric Lancashire
votes = 771
percentage = 46.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Linda Edward-Milson
votes = 603
percentage = 36.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Margaret Jackson
votes = 269
percentage = 16.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 168
percentage = 10.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,643
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Stringer
votes = 965
percentage = 75.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Brailsford
votes = 307
percentage = 24.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 658
percentage = 51.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,272
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Allen King
votes = 797
percentage = 62.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Harris
votes = 487
percentage = 37.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 310
percentage = 24.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,284
percentage =
change =External links
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/2.stm BBC report of 2002 Amber Valley election result]
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