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Amber Valley.

Labour Party-controlled district. £14m net revenue. 18 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.

Typedistrict
Seats42 councillors · 18 wards
Last election4 May 2023
Net revenue · 2025-26
£14m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,298
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
26/42
Labour Party 62%
Westminster
3
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.

Amber Valley is a district controlled by Labour Party (26 of 42 seats). Net revenue is £14m for 2025-26. It covers 18 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.42 seats · last contested 4 May 2023

Who sits in the chamber.

Lab 26Con 7Green 6Belper Independents 2LD 1

Labour Party 62% · last contested 4 May 2023

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Gail DolmanLabAlfreton2023
Keith WoodLabAlfreton2023
Steve Marshall-ClarkeLabAlfreton2023
David TaylorConAlport South West Parishes2023
Jane OrtonConAlport South West Parishes2023
Fay AtkinsonIndBelper East2023
John PorterLabBelper East2023
Tracey HillLabBelper East2023
Ben Rupert Edward BellamyIndBelper North2023
Emma MonkmanLabBelper North2023
Gez KinsellaGrnBelper South2023
Jamie WallsGrnBelper South2023
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§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

60%
Council tax
£8.4m · median 61%
27%
Central grants
£3.8m · median 26%
13%
Business rates
£1.9m · median 11%

Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 60% council tax, 27% central grants.

Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)

Band-D bill.

Council slice£198
County / upper-tier£1,629
Police£294
Fire & rescue£93
GLA precept£0
Parish average£84
Total Band-D£2,298

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

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§ 04Top suppliers.1,082 payments · £42.7m gross · 3 Dec 20257 May 2026

Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).

Top by total — last 180 days

SupplierPaidSharePmts
DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL£22.44m52.6%37
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT£4.73m11.1%16
POLICE & CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR DERBYS£3.78m8.9%3
DERBY CITY COUNCIL£2.72m6.4%7
AMBER VALLEY NORSE£1.70m4.0%40
CAPSTICKS SOLICITORS LLP£1.36m3.2%8
DC PROJECTS (AMBER VALLEY) LTD£1.35m3.2%7
DERBYSHIRE FIRE AUTHORITY£1.32m3.1%3
VIVID RESOURCING£0.23m0.5%113
REDACTED PERSONAL INFORMATION£0.19m0.5%58

By service area · top supplier

Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.18 wards split across 3 parliamentary seats
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Amber Valley1267% Linsey FarnsworthLab
Mid Derbyshire528% Jonathan DaviesLab
Derbyshire Dales16% John WhitbyLab
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Net revenueMHCLG Final LGFS
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
1,082 payments · 3 Dec 20257 May 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level