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Amber Valley 2025

Local elections held 1 May 2025.

10 ward races
10 seats
9 elected below the proportional quota
90.0% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 10 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 10 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Reform UK13,04935.0%770.0%550.0%+2
Conservative and Unionist Party7,06118.9%00.0%220.0%-2
Green Party6,71618.0%220.0%220.0%0
Labour and Co-operative Party3,6329.7%110.0%110.0%0
Labour Party2,5186.7%00.0%00.0%0
Liberal Democrats1,8975.1%00.0%00.0%0
Independent1,5164.1%00.0%00.0%0
Belper Independents9092.4%00.0%00.0%0
National Front180.0%00.0%00.0%0
Total37,316100.0%10100.0%10100.0%0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share
Actual seats
Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

North Belper · single-seat

Marginal winner 23.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +26.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,118

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Emma Louise MonkmanLabour and Co-operative Party98323.9%Elected
2Martyn KnightReform UK94623.0%
3Michael GreatbatchConservative and Unionist Party78919.2%
4Ben BellamyBelper Independents72617.6%
5Jamie WallsGreen Party57614.0%
6Mark WilsonLiberal Democrats982.4%

Electorate 9,352 · Ballots cast 4,124 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code 62627 · Back to ward index

Horsley · single-seat

Marginal winner 34.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +15.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,014

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Richard MorganReform UK1,40134.9%Elected
2Lian PizzeyGreen Party1,08026.9%
3Amanda PagetConservative and Unionist Party91622.8%
4John CowingsLabour Party41310.3%
5Adrian James MillerLiberal Democrats1363.4%
6Zita KeatsIndependent671.7%

Electorate 10,307 · Ballots cast 4,020 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code 62626 · Back to ward index

Ripley West & Crich · single-seat

Marginal winner 35.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +14.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,694

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Mark ChambersReform UK1,65635.3%Elected
2Paul Colin MossConservative and Unionist Party1,09323.3%
3Amina Sabeah Deen BurslemLabour Party84017.9%
4Kate SmithLiberal Democrats59912.8%
5Sally LowickGreen Party4198.9%
6Edward OakenfullIndependent561.2%
7Guy William John LiggettIndependent330.7%

Electorate 10,836 · Ballots cast 4,702 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code 62629 · Back to ward index

Heanor · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,087

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Peter MathewsReform UK1,13136.6%Elected
2Alex StevensonIndependent74624.2%
3Jason Lee EdgeLabour Party46114.9%
4Mayo Cameron OliverConservative and Unionist Party36511.8%
5Sue CastillonGreen Party2317.5%
6Jerry MarlerLiberal Democrats1494.8%

Electorate 10,314 · Ballots cast 3,095 · Invalid 8 · EC ward code 62625 · Back to ward index

Swanwick & Riddings · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,593

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Charlotte GatesReform UK1,55443.3%Elected
2Charlotte CupitConservative and Unionist Party80522.4%
3James ButlerLabour and Co-operative Party73920.6%
4Malvin Leslie TriggLiberal Democrats2978.3%
5Alan AbernethyIndependent1153.2%
6Dave HatchettGreen Party872.4%

Electorate 9,984 · Ballots cast 3,599 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code 62631 · Back to ward index

Ripley East · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,421

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Tony WilsonReform UK1,50544.0%Elected
2Tony HolmesLabour and Co-operative Party80223.4%
3Steven Richard KneeConservative and Unionist Party59717.5%
4Mark SimmonsGreen Party2296.7%
5Julie Anne HodgsonLiberal Democrats1544.5%
6Malc HibbardIndependent661.9%
7Edwin George Dale TaylorIndependent661.9%

Electorate 10,473 · Ballots cast 3,427 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code 62628 · Back to ward index

Alport & Duffield · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,315

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Rachael HatchettGreen Party1,91444.4%Elected
2David Harry TaylorConservative and Unionist Party1,06724.7%
3James Daniel KerryReform UK90521.0%
4Mark SpilsburyLabour Party2786.4%
5Barry HollidayLiberal Democrats1182.7%
6Leo Fox-WhiteIndependent190.4%
7Freddie TheobaldIndependent80.2%
8Paula MaudeIndependent30.1%

Electorate 9,804 · Ballots cast 4,321 · Invalid 6 · EC ward code 62623 · Back to ward index

South Belper & Holbrook · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,028

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Gez KinsellaGreen Party1,80544.8%Elected
2Martin CarnellReform UK95123.6%
3Matt MurrayConservative and Unionist Party51512.8%
4Mary Patricia DwyerLabour and Co-operative Party48612.1%
5Rob MarshallBelper Independents1834.5%
6Richard Alan SalmonLiberal Democrats882.2%

Electorate 9,312 · Ballots cast 4,030 · Invalid 2 · EC ward code 62630 · Back to ward index

Codnor, Aldercar, Langley Mill & Loscoe · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,115

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Darran FurnessReform UK1,52448.9%Elected
2Paul JonesLabour Party52616.9%
3Jake William GilbertConservative and Unionist Party47715.3%
4Philip RoseIndependent2608.3%
5Angela MaysonGreen Party1855.9%
6Jeremy Quentin MilesLiberal Democrats1244.0%
7Timothy KnowlesNational Front180.6%

Electorate 10,339 · Ballots cast 3,118 · Invalid 3 · EC ward code 62624 · Back to ward index

Alfreton & Somercotes · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.3 pts Valid ballots 2,935

RankCandidatePartyVotesShareElected
1Stuart BentReform UK1,47650.3%Elected
2Elaine Stephanie ShermanLabour and Co-operative Party62221.2%
3Steve TomlinsonConservative and Unionist Party43714.9%
4Russ HubberGreen Party1906.5%
5Paul SlaterLiberal Democrats1344.6%
6Michael John RoeIndependent401.4%
7Matt GentIndependent371.3%

Electorate 10,339 · Ballots cast 2,940 · Invalid 5 · EC ward code 62622 · Back to ward index