Amber Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

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Amber Valley
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Amber Valley in Derbyshire
Outline map
Location of Derbyshire within England
CountyDerbyshire
Population87,883 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate69,538 (December 2010)[2]
Major settlementsRipley, Alfreton, Ambergate, Langley Mill
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentNigel Mills (Conservative)
Number of membersOne
Created fromBelper, Derbyshire South East and Ilkeston[3]

Amber Valley is a constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Derbyshire, England. Conservative politician Nigel Mills has represented the constituency in the House of Commons since 2010. It was first created in 1983 from three older constituencies.

Members of Parliament[change | change source]

Parliament Years Member[4] Party
Constituency created from Belper, South East Derbyshire and Ilkeston
49th 1983–1987 Phillip Oppenheim Conservative
50th 1987–1992
51st 1992–1997
52nd 1997–2001 Judy Mallaber Labour
53rd 2001–2005
54th 2005–2010
55th 2010–2015 Nigel Mills Conservative
56th 2015–2017
57th 2017–2019
58th 2019–present

Elections[change | change source]

Amber Valley election results

Elections in the 2010s[change | change source]

General election 2019: Amber Valley[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Mills 29,096 63.8 +7.3
Labour Adam Thompson 12,210 26.8 −11.6
Liberal Democrats Kate Smith 2,873 6.3 +3.9
Green Lian Pizzey 1,388 3.0 +1.6
Majority 16,886 37.0 +18.9
Turnout 45,556 65.1 −2.3
Conservative hold Swing +9.5
General election 2017: Amber Valley[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Mills 25,905 56.5 +12.5
Labour James Dawson 17,605 38.4 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Kate Smith 1,100 2.4 −0.6
Green Matt McGuinness 650 1.4 −1.0
Independent Daniel Bamford 551 1.2 New
Majority 8,300 18.1 +8.9
Turnout 45,811 67.4 +2.3
Conservative hold Swing +4.5
See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Amber Valley
General election 2015: Amber Valley[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Mills[8] 20,106 44.0 +5.4
Labour Kevin Gillott[9] 15,901 34.8 −2.6
UKIP Stuart Bent 7,263 15.9 +13.9
Liberal Democrats Kate Smith 1,360 3.0 −11.4
Green John Devine[10] 1,087 2.4 New
Majority 4,205 9.2 +8.0
Turnout 45,717 65.1 -0.4
Conservative hold Swing +4.0
General election 2010: Amber Valley[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Mills 17,746 38.6 +4.7
Labour Judy Mallaber 17,210 37.4 −9.0
Liberal Democrats Tom Snowdon 6,636 14.4 +2.1
BNP Michael Clarke 3,195 7.0 +4.4
UKIP Sue Ransome 906 2.0 +0.3
Monster Raving Loony Sam Thing 265 0.6 New
Majority 536 1.2 N/A
Turnout 45,958 65.5 +1.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +6.9

Elections in the 2000s[change | change source]

General election 2005: Amber Valley[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Judy Mallaber 21,593 45.6 −6.3
Conservative Gillian Shaw 16,318 34.4 −1.3
Liberal Democrats Kate Smith 6,225 13.1 +0.7
BNP Paul Snell 1,243 2.6 N/A
Veritas Alex Stevenson 1,224 2.6 N/A
UKIP Hugh Price 788 1.7 N/A
Majority 5,275 11.1 −5.1
Turnout 47,391 62.9 +2.6
Labour hold Swing −3.8
General election 2001: Amber Valley[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Judy Mallaber 23,101 51.9 −2.8
Conservative Gillian Shaw 15,874 35.7 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Kate Smith 5,538 12.4 +4.7
Majority 7,227 16.2 −5.1
Turnout 44,513 60.3 −15.6
Labour hold Swing −2.5

Elections in the 1990s[change | change source]

General election 1997: Amber Valley[14][15][16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Judy Mallaber 29,943 54.7 +10.3
Conservative Phillip Oppenheim 18,330 33.4 −13.0
Liberal Democrats Roger Shelley 4,219 7.7 −1.4
Referendum Irene McGibbon 2,283 4.2 N/A
Majority 11,613 21.3 N/A
Turnout 54,775 76.0 −8.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 11.7
General election 1992: Amber Valley[18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phillip Oppenheim 27,418 46.1 −5.3
Labour John Cooper 26,706 44.9 +10.6
Liberal Democrats Graham Brocklebank 5,294 8.9 −5.3
Majority 712 1.2 −15.9
Turnout 59,418 84.7 +3.5
Conservative hold Swing −7.9

Elections in the 1980s[change | change source]

General election 1987: Amber Valley[20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phillip Oppenheim 28,603 51.4 +9.7
Labour David Bookbinder 19,103 34.4 −0.9
Liberal Stewart Reynolds 7,904 14.2 −7.1
Majority 9,500 17.1 +10.7
Turnout 68,478 81.2 +4.0
Conservative hold Swing +5.3
General election 1983: Amber Valley[22][23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phillip Oppenheim 21,502 41.7 N/A
Labour David Bookbinder 18,184 35.3 N/A
Liberal Brian Johnson 10,989 21.3 N/A
Independent Peter Griffiths 856 1.7 N/A
Majority 3,318 6.4 N/A
Turnout 66,720 77.2 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "'Amber Valley', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 1)
  5. ↑ "Amber Valley Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  6. ↑ Bloom, Dan (7 June 2017). "Here is every single 2017 general election candidate in a plain text list". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Political parties pick candidates in Amber Valley". Derby Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  9. ↑ "The Labour Party". labour.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  10. ↑ "General Election". Derbyshire Green Party. Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  11. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1997. Politics Resources. 1 May 1997. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  16. ↑ C. Rallings & M. Thrasher, The Media Guide to the New Parliamentary Constituencies, p.142 (Plymouth: LGC Elections Centre, 1995)
  17. ↑ The 1997 election result is calculated relative to the notional, not the actual, 1992 result.
  18. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  19. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  20. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  21. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1987. Politics Resources. 11 June 1987. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  22. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  23. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. 9 June 1983. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
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