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Amber Valley 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

15 ward races

15 seats

6 elected below the proportional quota

40.0% 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 15 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 15 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.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Conservative and Unionist Party	10,236	42.6%	9	60.0%	7	46.7%	+2
Labour Party	8,744	36.4%	4	26.7%	6	40.0%	-2
Green Party	3,916	16.3%	2	13.3%	2	13.3%	0
Liberal Democrats	1,076	4.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
NF	28	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Social Democratic Party	21	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	24,021	100.0%	15	100.0%	15	100.0%	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.

Belper East · 1 seat · won at 45.4% · +4.6 pts below quota
Ripley · 1 seat · won at 45.9% · +4.1 pts below quota
Ironville & Riddings · 1 seat · won at 47.1% · +2.9 pts below quota
Heanor West · 1 seat · won at 48.2% · +1.8 pts below quota
Heanor & Loscoe · 1 seat · won at 49.8% · +0.2 pts below quota
Langley Mill & Aldercar · 1 seat · won at 49.9% · +0.1 pts below quota
Alfreton · 1 seat · won at 50.5% · above quota
Kilburn Denby & Holbrook · 1 seat · won at 50.9% · above quota
Codnor & Waingroves · 1 seat · won at 51.8% · above quota
Heanor East · 1 seat · won at 52.3% · above quota
Swanwick · 1 seat · won at 52.9% · above quota
Belper South · 1 seat · won at 54.9% · above quota
Shipley Park Horsley & Horsley Woodhouse · 1 seat · won at 55.7% · above quota
Somercotes · 1 seat · won at 59.8% · above quota
Duffield · 1 seat · won at 69.8% · above quota

Race results

Belper East · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,669

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Atkinson F.	Labour Party	758	45.4%	Elected
2	Robertson M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	589	35.3%
3	Greaves K.	Green Party	172	10.3%
4	Morrissey J.	Liberal Democrats	150	9.0%

Electorate 4,702 · Ballots cast 1,669 · EC ward code E05003283 · Back to ward index

Ripley · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,319

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Carter S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,065	45.9%	Elected
2	Holmes T.	Labour Party	987	42.6%
3	Bedford M.	Green Party	147	6.3%
4	Smeeton R.	Liberal Democrats	99	4.3%
5	Taylor E.	Social Democratic Party	21	0.9%

Electorate 7,143 · Ballots cast 2,319 · EC ward code E05003296 · Back to ward index

Ironville & Riddings · single-seat

Marginal winner 47.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +2.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,501

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Clark P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	707	47.1%	Elected
2	Wardle P.	Labour Party	648	43.2%
3	Hatchett R.	Green Party	96	6.4%
4	Kift K.	Liberal Democrats	50	3.3%

Electorate 4,713 · Ballots cast 1,501 · EC ward code E05003293 · Back to ward index

Heanor West · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,365

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Grainger S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	658	48.2%	Elected
2	Bower S.	Labour Party	556	40.7%
3	Pritchard T.	Green Party	90	6.6%
4	Heap M.	Liberal Democrats	61	4.5%

Electorate 4,895 · Ballots cast 1,365 · EC ward code E05003292 · Back to ward index

Heanor & Loscoe · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,124

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Savage N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	560	49.8%	Elected
2	Hill K.	Labour Party	435	38.7%
3	Brooks J.	Green Party	77	6.9%
4	Smith K.	Liberal Democrats	52	4.6%

Electorate 4,042 · Ballots cast 1,124 · EC ward code E05003290 · Back to ward index

Langley Mill & Aldercar · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,063

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Trower S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	530	49.9%	Elected
2	Hamilton E.	Labour Party	450	42.3%
3	Karpasea J.	Liberal Democrats	55	5.2%
4	Knowles T.	NF	28	2.6%

Electorate 4,216 · Ballots cast 1,063 · EC ward code E05003295 · Back to ward index

Alfreton · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.5 pts Valid ballots 1,687

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Marshall-Clarke S.	Labour Party	852	50.5%	Elected
2	Powis J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	629	37.3%
3	Gibbons P.	Liberal Democrats	106	6.3%
4	Hubber R.	Green Party	100	5.9%

Electorate 6,659 · Ballots cast 1,687 · EC ward code E05003280 · Back to ward index

Kilburn Denby & Holbrook · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.9 pts Valid ballots 2,285

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ainsworth T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,163	50.9%	Elected
2	Venables K.	Labour Party	763	33.4%
3	Kinsella C.	Green Party	267	11.7%
4	Gent C.	Liberal Democrats	92	4.0%

Electorate 6,258 · Ballots cast 2,285 · EC ward code E05008523 · Back to ward index

Codnor & Waingroves · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.8 pts Valid ballots 1,315

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Emmas-Williams C.	Labour Party	681	51.8%	Elected
2	O'Malley M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	524	39.8%
3	Hatchett D.	Green Party	72	5.5%
4	Miles J.	Liberal Democrats	38	2.9%

Electorate 3,949 · Ballots cast 1,315 · EC ward code E05003286 · Back to ward index

Heanor East · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.3 pts Valid ballots 1,280

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Thompson H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	669	52.3%	Elected
2	Ward J.	Labour Party	451	35.2%
3	Hallsworth C.	Green Party	105	8.2%
4	Marler J.	Liberal Democrats	55	4.3%

Electorate 4,527 · Ballots cast 1,280 · EC ward code E05008522 · Back to ward index

Swanwick · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.9 pts Valid ballots 1,574

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wilson D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	832	52.9%	Elected
2	Allwood M.	Labour Party	515	32.7%
3	Elliott S.	Green Party	130	8.3%
4	Trigg M.	Liberal Democrats	97	6.2%

Electorate 4,268 · Ballots cast 1,574 · EC ward code E05003301 · Back to ward index

Belper South · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.9 pts Valid ballots 1,773

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Walls J.	Green Party	973	54.9%	Elected
2	Kerry J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	385	21.7%
3	Bryan J.	Labour Party	381	21.5%
4	Salmon R.	Liberal Democrats	34	1.9%

Electorate 4,366 · Ballots cast 1,773 · EC ward code E05008520 · Back to ward index

Shipley Park Horsley & Horsley Woodhouse · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.7 pts Valid ballots 1,814

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Iliffe R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,010	55.7%	Elected
2	Burslem A.	Labour Party	483	26.6%
3	Pizzey L.	Green Party	213	11.7%
4	Miller A.	Liberal Democrats	108	6.0%

Electorate 5,090 · Ballots cast 1,814 · EC ward code E05008524 · Back to ward index

Somercotes · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.8 pts Valid ballots 1,140

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Simpson K.	Labour Party	682	59.8%	Elected
2	Price P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	407	35.7%
3	Slater P.	Liberal Democrats	51	4.5%

Electorate 4,526 · Ballots cast 1,140 · EC ward code E05003299 · Back to ward index

Duffield · single-seat

Marginal winner 69.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −19.8 pts Valid ballots 2,112

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McDermott A.	Green Party	1,474	69.8%	Elected
2	Rowen P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	508	24.1%
3	Spilsbury M.	Labour Party	102	4.8%
4	Allen S.	Liberal Democrats	28	1.3%

Electorate 3,956 · Ballots cast 2,112 · EC ward code E05008521 · Back to ward index