Amber Valley (UK Parliament constituency)

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Amber Valley
County constituency

Amber Valley shown within Derbyshire, and Derbyshire shown within England
Created: 1983
MP: Judy Mallaber
Party: Labour
Type: House of Commons
County: Derbyshire
EP constituency: East Midlands

Amber Valley is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a marginal constituency between the Conservative and Labour Party.

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[edit] Boundaries

Amber Valley constituency covers the Derbyshire market towns of Alfreton, Ripley and Heanor, all of which are favourably disposed to the Labour party. However the constituency also has a considerable rural / suburban element, stretching from the edge of the Peak District to the northern edge of Derby, which is more favourably disposed to the Conservatives. It can therefore be considered a marginal seat.

[edit] Boundary review

Following its review of parliamentary representation in Derbyshire, the Boundary Commission for England has created a seat of Mid Derbyshire. This creation has consequences for neighbouring seats, including Amber Valley from which some wards have been taken in the creation of the new seat.

The modified Amber Valley constituency to be fought at the next UK general election in 2009 or 2010 is created from the following electoral wards:

  • Alfreton, Codnor and Waingroves, Heage and Ambergate, Heanor and Loscoe, Heanor East, Heanor West, Ironville and Riddings, Kilburn, Denby and Holbrook, Langley Mill and Aldercar, Ripley, Ripley and Marehay, Shipley Park, Horsley and Horsley Woodhouse, Somercotes, Swanwick, and Wingfield.

The town of Belper has been moved into the new Mid Derbyshire constituency.

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] Election results

UK general election, 2005: Amber Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Judy Mallaber 21,593 45.6 -6.3
Conservative Gillian Shaw 16,318 34.4 -1.3
Liberal Democrat Kate Smith 6,225 13.1 +0.7
British National Party Paul Snell 1,243 2.6 N/A
Veritas Alex Stevenson 1,224 2.6 N/A
UK Independence Hugh Price 788 1.7 N/A
Majority 5,275 11.1
Turnout 47,391 62.9 +2.6
Labour hold Swing
UK general election, 2001: Amber Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Judy Mallaber 23,101 51.9 -2.8
Conservative Gillian Shaw 15,874 35.7 +2.2
Liberal Democrat Kate Smith 5,538 12.4 +4.7
Majority 7,227 16.2
Turnout 44,513 60.3 -15.6%
Labour hold Swing
UK general election, 1997: Amber Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Judy Mallaber 29,943 54.7 +10.3
Conservative Phillip Oppenheim 18,330 33.4 -13.0
Liberal Democrat R Shelley 4,219 7.7 -1.4
Referendum Party I McGibbon 2,283 4.2 N/A
Majority 11,613 21.3
Turnout 76.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
UK general election, 1992: Amber Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phillip Oppenheim 27,418 46.1
Labour J Cooper 26,706 45.0
Liberal Democrat G Brocklebank 5,294 8.9
Majority 712 1.1
Turnout 84.7
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] See also

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