Elections to West Lindsey District Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. The Liberal Democrat party took overall control of the council two weeks later after a by-election victory in Lea ward.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Liberal Democrat 18
- Conservative 17
- Independent 2
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 6 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 50.0 | 47.1 | 5,763 | -6.6% | |
Conservative | 6 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 50.0 | 46.3 | 5,667 | +10.6% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 528 | +4.3% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 185 | -4.1% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 99 | -4.1% |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Fleetwood | 483 | 67.5 | −4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Heather Shore | 137 | 19.1 | −8.5 | |
UKIP | Carol Pearson | 96 | 13.4 | +13.4 | |
Majority | 346 | 48.4 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 716 | 46.5 | −0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Irmgard Parrott | 1,074 | 79.9 | +45.0 | |
UKIP | Steven Pearson | 270 | 20.1 | +20.1 | |
Majority | 804 | 59.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,344 | 39.5 | −17.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Davidson | 414 | 60.8 | +10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Penelope Smith | 202 | 29.7 | +3.3 | |
UKIP | Anthony Pearson | 65 | 9.5 | +9.7 | |
Majority | 212 | 31.1 | +7.6 | ||
Turnout | 681 | 40.8 | +7.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Melvyn Starkey | 760 | 67.0 | +18.7 | |
Conservative | Jessie Milne | 375 | 33.0 | +15.8 | |
Majority | 385 | 34.0 | +20.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,135 | 23.7 | −11.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Brown | 812 | 67.1 | +29.4 | |
Conservative | Karen Foreman | 302 | 24.9 | +0.8 | |
UKIP | Gordon Simmonds | 97 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
Majority | 510 | 42.2 | +28.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,211 | 24.4 | −16.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Scott Pritchard | 477 | 56.3 | +17.7 | |
Conservative | Colin Wotherspoon | 370 | 43.7 | −17.7 | |
Majority | 107 | 12.6 | |||
Turnout | 847 | 45.3 | +9.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Adam Duguid | 744 | 52.7 | +7.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Bridger | 668 | 47.3 | −7.2 | |
Majority | 76 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,412 | 36.2 | +0.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alfred Frith | 1,005 | 61.1 | −3.6 | |
Conservative | Susan Harland | 510 | 31.0 | −4.3 | |
Labour | Brian Pocknee | 130 | 7.9 | +7.9 | |
Majority | 495 | 30.1 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,645 | 46.0 | −9.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter Heath | 527 | 58.5 | −16.7 | |
Conservative | David Howe | 374 | 41.5 | +16.7 | |
Majority | 153 | 17.0 | −33.4 | ||
Turnout | 901 | 40.2 | +2.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lesley Rollings | 552 | 68.1 | +40.7 | |
Conservative | Donald Sweeting | 258 | 31.9 | −11.6 | |
Majority | 294 | 36.2 | +21.8 | ||
Turnout | 810 | 39.1 | +5.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeffrey Summers | 421 | 51.2 | +2.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Burton-Stepan | 302 | 36.7 | +11.6 | |
Independent | Ernest Coleman | 99 | 12.0 | −14.6 | |
Majority | 119 | 14.5 | −7.2 | ||
Turnout | 822 | 43.6 | −2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bernard Theobald | 342 | 47.6 | −8.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Connolly | 321 | 44.7 | +44.7 | |
Labour | John Indian | 55 | 7.7 | −36.2 | |
Majority | 21 | 2.9 | −25.0 | ||
Turnout | 718 | 38.9 | +11.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Lib Dems win control of council". BBC Online. 19 May 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2008.