- Council Control: Min Lab
- Conservatives 9
- Labour 20
- Liberal Democrats 1
- Green 5
- Reform UK 1
- Other 5
- Vacant 1
Advance UK 2, Derbyshire Community Party 2, Independent 1. North of Derby, including Belper, Heanor, Alfreton and Ripley. Previously mining and still with some engineering but increasingly becoming commuter areas for Derby and Nottingham.
Codnor, Langley Mill and Aldercar ward has a byelection on 20 January (held by Labour). Steven Bower (Heanor West and Loscoe) and Philip Rose (Ironville and Riddings) moved from Amber Valley Independents to Advance UK in January 2026. Trevor Holmes (Heanor East) moved from Labour to Independent in December 2025.
Next local elections
2027
Election cycle
Full
Local authority type
District
Address
Market Place, Ripley DE5 3BT
Phone
01773 570222
Website
http://www.ambervalley.gov.uk/
Council Tax (Band D)
£2297.98
Upper tier authority
Derbyshire
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