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![]() Map of the 2006 Doncaster council election results. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Independent in white and Community Group in pink. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council elections took place on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with the council remaining in no overall control. The Labour Party remained the largest party on the council, picking up two seats overall.[1][2]
Election results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 9 | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
42.9 | 34.4 | 24,457 | ![]() | |
Independent | 4 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
19.0 | 16.5 | 11,759 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 3 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
14.3 | 20.3 | 14,426 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
14.3 | 16.0 | 11,383 | ![]() | |
Community Group | 2 | 1 | 1 | ![]() |
9.5 | 5.8 | 4,102 | ![]() | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 4.8 | 3,417 | ![]() | |
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 1.4 | 973 | New | |
Doncaster Against Demolition | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.8 | 551 | New |
Ward results
[edit]Adwick
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Mounsey | 1,960 | 60.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Farrell | 908 | 28.0 | ||
Conservative | Jonathan Broughton | 380 | 11.7 | ||
Majority | 1,052 | 32.3 | |||
Turnout | 30.2 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Armthorpe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Anthony Brown | 1,602 | 51.1 | ||
Labour | Tony Corden | 1,260 | 40.2 | ||
Conservative | Russell Till | 276 | 8.8 | ||
Majority | 342 | 10.9 | |||
Turnout | 32.6 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Askern Spa
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roselyn Jones | 1,527 | 45.9 | ||
Conservative | Philip Bell | 1,160 | 34.9 | ||
Green | Mary Chipp | 349 | 10.5 | ||
Community Group | Julian Hurley | 289 | 8.7 | ||
Majority | 367 | 11.0 | |||
Turnout | 34.2 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Balby
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Garth Oxby | 1,325 | 42.8 | ||
Labour | Dorothy Chamberlain | 1,196 | 38.6 | ||
Conservative | Jane Cox | 576 | 18.6 | ||
Majority | 129 | 4.2 | |||
Turnout | 29.6 | ||||
Independent gain from Community Group | Swing |
Bentley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stuart Hardy | 1,367 | 49.0 | ||
Independent | Charles Storey | 1,069 | 38.3 | ||
Conservative | Nicholas Lapish | 356 | 12.8 | ||
Majority | 298 | 10.7 | |||
Turnout | 28.9 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bessacarr and Cantley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Eric Tatton-Kelly | 2,440 | 56.4 | ||
Labour | Franks Perks | 955 | 22.1 | ||
Conservative | Raja Akhtar | 933 | 21.6 | ||
Majority | 1,485 | 34.3 | |||
Turnout | 41.0 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Central
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John McHale | 1,480 | 42.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Snelling | 1,271 | 36.9 | ||
Conservative | Asma Hassan | 329 | 9.5 | ||
Green | Stephen Brandon | 254 | 7.4 | ||
Doncaster Against Demolition | Eric Tetley | 115 | 3.3 | ||
Majority | 209 | 6.0 | |||
Turnout | 33.0 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Conisbrough and Denaby
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sandra Holland | 1,247 | 40.4 | ||
Independent | Carol Sellars | 915 | 29.7 | ||
Independent | Michael Cooper | 447 | 14.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Wheatley | 286 | 9.3 | ||
Doncaster Against Demolition | Susan Evans | 190 | 6.2 | ||
Majority | 332 | 10.7 | |||
Turnout | 31.2 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall and Barnby Dun
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Michael Maye | 2,275 | 56.1 | ||
Labour | Liz Jeffress | 1,153 | 28.4 | ||
Conservative | James Hart | 628 | 15.5 | ||
Majority | 1,122 | 27.7 | |||
Turnout | 38.4 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Edlington and Warmsworth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elsie Butler | 1,345 | 42.0 | ||
Independent | Raymond Mullis | 1,140 | 35.6 | ||
Conservative | Damian Edwards | 448 | 14.0 | ||
Green | Kim Rolt | 273 | 8.5 | ||
Majority | 205 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 31.3 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Finningley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Jones | 1,832 | 40.0 | ||
English Democrat | Peter Davies | 973 | 21.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Marie Lane | 712 | 15.5 | ||
Labour | Susan Lister | 656 | 14.3 | ||
Green | Adrian Hawley | 279 | 6.1 | ||
Independent | George Sheldon | 128 | 2.8 | ||
Majority | 859 | 18.8 | |||
Turnout | 40.9 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Great North Road
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Hughes | 1,260 | 34.8 | ||
Labour | Terry Rodgers | 1,099 | 30.4 | ||
Conservative | Brian Woodhouse | 701 | 19.4 | ||
Green | Thomas Platt | 561 | 15.5 | ||
Majority | 161 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 32.7 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Hatfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Community Group | Nigel Hodges | 1,228 | 36.9 | ||
Labour | Linda Curran | 1,170 | 35.2 | ||
Conservative | John Brown | 928 | 27.9 | ||
Majority | 58 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 34.3 | ||||
Community Group gain from Labour | Swing |
Mexborough
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Edwin Simpson | 1,588 | 48.3 | ||
Labour | Paula Walford | 1,402 | 42.7 | ||
Green | Suzanne McNaghten | 295 | 9.0 | ||
Majority | 186 | 5.6 | |||
Turnout | 30.6 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Rossington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barry Johnson | 1,373 | 47.5 | ||
Independent | Terry Wilde | 1,042 | 36.1 | ||
Conservative | Kathleen Beard | 473 | 16.4 | ||
Majority | 331 | 11.4 | |||
Turnout | 29.8 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Sprotbrough
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Doreen Woodhouse | 1,684 | 47.1 | ||
Labour | Susan Williams | 767 | 21.4 | ||
Green | Richard Rolt | 683 | 19.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Coddington | 442 | 12.4 | ||
Majority | 917 | 25.7 | |||
Turnout | 38.5 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Stainforth and Moorends
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Norah Troops | 869 | 34.0 | ||
Community Group | Claire Taylor Hatem | 655 | 25.6 | ||
Independent | Terry Papworth | 479 | 18.7 | ||
Conservative | Martin Drake | 479 | 18.7 | ||
Independent | Rodger Lee | 77 | 3.0 | ||
Majority | 214 | 8.4 | |||
Turnout | 27.4 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Thorne
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Community Group | Richard Walker | 1,852 | 56.6 | ||
Labour | Peter Best | 880 | 26.9 | ||
Conservative | James Nelson | 539 | 16.5 | ||
Majority | 972 | 29.7 | |||
Turnout | 32.5 | ||||
Community Group hold | Swing |
Torne Valley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patricia Bartlett | 1,950 | 50.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Derek Markham | 923 | 23.8 | ||
Labour | Hilary McNamee | 678 | 17.4 | ||
Green | Jamie Gash | 257 | 6.6 | ||
Community Group | Tony Brooks | 78 | 2.0 | ||
Majority | 1,027 | 26.4 | |||
Turnout | 39.8 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Town Moor
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Abell | 2,052 | 60.0 | ||
Labour | Rattan Gug | 903 | 26.4 | ||
Green | Darren Robinson | 466 | 13.6 | ||
Majority | 1,149 | 33.6 | |||
Turnout | 34.9 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Wheatley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kathleen Hood | 1,170 | 39.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Spouse | 761 | 26.0 | ||
Conservative | Maurice Field | 754 | 25.7 | ||
Doncaster Against Demolition | Lawrence Parramore | 246 | 8.4 | ||
Majority | 409 | 13.9 | |||
Turnout | 31.3 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Local Election Results 2006 - Doncaster". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 14 July 2022.