Election Name: | 2019 Amber Valley Borough Council Election |
Country: | Derbyshire |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2018 Amber Valley Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2018 |
Next Election: | 2021 Amber Valley Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2021 |
Seats For Election: | 15 of 45 seats for Amber Valley Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 23 |
Election Date: | 2 May 2019 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 20 |
Seats1: | 6 |
Seat Change1: | 5 |
Seats After1: | 25 |
Popular Vote1: | 7,616 |
Percentage1: | 31.1% |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 25 |
Seats2: | 8 |
Seat Change2: | 6 |
Seats After2: | 19 |
Popular Vote2: | 9,322 |
Percentage2: | 38% |
Party3: | Green Party of England and Wales |
Last Election3: | 1 |
Seats3: | 1 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Seats After3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 3,689 |
Percentage3: | 15% |
Map Size: | 275px |
Elections to Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England took place on Thursday 2 May 2019. One third of the council seats were up for election.[1] The Labour Party gained overall control of the council, taking a total of five seats from the Conservatives.[2] In addition, the Green Party gained representation for the first time. After the election, the composition of the council was:-
Percentage change in party votes are from wards contested during the previous election cycle, which was 2015. Percentages might not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
Candidate Neil Ploughman was suspended by the Labour Party when alleged anti-Semitic Facebook posts were discovered, however he remained on the ballot. After being elected, he initially sat as an independent on the authority. He was subsequently reinstated by the party with no charge to answer.[3] He later left the party in 2021 sitting as a 'socialist'.