Amber Valley Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Amber Valley Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2000, 45 councillors have been elected to represent 23 wards. New ward boundaries are due to come into force from the 2023 elections. Political control The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: Leadership The leaders of the council since 2003 have been: Council election results The party make up of the council after each election is as shown below. Council elections 1973 Amber Valley District Council election 1976 Amber Valley District Council election 1979 Amber Valley District Council election (New ward boundaries) 1980 Amber Valley District Council election 1982 Amber Valley District Council election 1983 Amber Valley District Council election 1984 Amber Valley District Council election 1986 Amber Valley District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) 1987 Amber Valley District Council election 1988 Amber Valley District Council election 1990 Amber Valley Borough Council election 1991 Amber Valley Borough Council election 1992 Amber Valley Borough Council election 1994 Amber Valley Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) 1995 Amber Valley Borough Council election 1996 Amber Valley Borough Council election 1998 Amber Valley Borough Council election 1999 Amber Valley Borough Council election 2000 Amber Valley Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by two) 2002 Amber Valley Borough Council election 2003 Amber Valley Borough Council election 2004 Amber Valley Borough Council election 2006 Amber Valley Borough Council election 2007 Amber Valley Borough Council election 2008 Amber Valley Borough Council election 2010 Amber Valley Borough Council election 2011 Amber Valley Borough Council election 2012 Amber Valley Borough Council election 2014 Amber Valley Borough Council election 2015 Amber Valley Borough Council election 2016 Amber Valley Borough Council election 2018 Amber Valley Borough Council election 2019 Amber Valley Borough Council election 2021 Amber Valley Borough Council election 2022 Amber Valley Borough Council election Borough result maps By-election results 1994-2000 1997-2001 2000-2006 2006-2010 2010-2014 2014-2023