Labour take both wards in Belper
The two Belper ward wins were pivotal with Clrs Cox and Nelson both beaten by our excellent Labour candidates (now councillors) Ben Bellamy and Maurice Neville.
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| Clr Maurice Neville |
| Area: Belper Central pre elec party: |
| Candidate | Votes |
| FISHER D (IND) | 131 |
| NELSON J (CON) | 627 |
| NEVILLE M (LAB) | 761 (E) |
| WELLS D (GRE) | 151 |
| YOUNG J (UKI) | 149 |
Turnout: 43.59%
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| Clr Ben Bellamy |
| Area: Belper North pre elec party: |
| Candidate | Votes |
| BELLAMY B (LAB) | 662 (E) |
| COX A (CON) | 576 |
| MACFARLANE S (GRE) | 307 |
| SALMON R (LIB) | 35 |
| SMITH D (UKI) | 160 |
Turnout: 47.02%
It would appear that the Tories still have control of AVBC. Although Labour gained these two seats they lost the contest in Ironville & Riddings by 14 votes. The composition of the council is therefore 23 Conservative and 22 Labour. Just 14 crucial votes decided the outcome of this election.
A bittersweet moment - still some work to be done
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