The 2021 elections to Amber Valley Borough Council were held on Wednesday 5th May 2021, 16 seats in the council were up for election. The Conservative Party retook control of the council from The Labour Party after losing control in 2019. These seats were due to have been contested in 2020, but the elections were delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic along with other elections.

Results summary

Council composition Following the last election in 2019, the composition of the council was: + ↓ 25 19 1 Labour Conservative Grn

After the election, the composition of the council was: + ↓ 28 16 1 Conservative Labour Grn

Grn - Green

Ward results Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk (*)

Alfreton

Belper Central

Belper North

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

Only one seat was due to be up for election during this cycle, but a second seat (due up in 2022) was contested due to the death of the sitting councillor

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