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The 2006 Worcester City Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Worcester City Council in Worcestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 18
- Labour 11
- Liberal Democrat 3
- Independent 3[2]
Background
[edit]45 candidates competed in the election for the 12 seats which were being contested.[3] Before the election the Conservatives had a one-seat majority with 18 of the 35 councillors, as compared to 10 Labour, 4 independents and 3 Liberal Democrats.[3]
Election result
[edit]The results saw the Conservatives defend what was regarded as their most marginal council in the country, however Labour did make one gain from an independent.[4][5] The Conservatives were seen as having benefited from the troubles of the national Labour government which helped them stay in control of the council.[6] Voter turnout was higher than expectations with Claines ward seeing a 49% turnout and Battenhall 43.1%.[6]
Following the election the leader of the council, Stephen Inman, stood down and was succeeded by fellow Conservative councillor Simon Geraghty.[7]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 39.7 | 8,458 | -5.9% | |
Labour | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 41.7 | 29.1 | 6,196 | +0.3% | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 13.0 | 2,764 | -2.4% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.6 | 2,461 | +11.6% | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 751 | +1.9% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3.2 | 673 | -5.4% |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Tibbutt | 1,015 | 57.0 | ||
Labour | Christopher Winwood | 374 | 21.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Griffiths | 220 | 12.4 | ||
Green | Ruth Stafford | 171 | 9.6 | ||
Majority | 641 | 36.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,780 | 43.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barry Mackenzie-Williams | 1,203 | 51.9 | ||
Labour | Jennifer Barnes | 547 | 23.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Vaughan Hencher | 315 | 13.6 | ||
Green | Janet Dyer | 252 | 10.9 | ||
Majority | 656 | 28.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,317 | 37.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mohammed Riaz | 1,127 | 48.3 | ||
Labour | Matthew Lamb | 597 | 25.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Iain MacBriar | 329 | 14.1 | ||
Green | Martin Sullivan | 280 | 12.0 | ||
Majority | 530 | 22.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,333 | 35.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alexander Kear | 1,649 | 51.9 | ||
Conservative | Robert Campbell | 1,067 | 33.6 | ||
Labour | Colin Layland | 253 | 8.0 | ||
Green | Peter Robinson | 209 | 6.6 | ||
Majority | 582 | 18.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,178 | 49.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Geoffrey Williams | 594 | 44.0 | ||
BNP | Martin Roberts | 331 | 24.5 | ||
Conservative | Gordon Hazelton | 200 | 14.8 | ||
Independent | Dennis Powell | 149 | 11.0 | ||
Green | Linda Smith | 76 | 5.6 | ||
Majority | 263 | 19.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,350 | 33.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patricia Agar | 711 | 32.5 | ||
Independent | Stanley Knowles | 524 | 24.0 | ||
BNP | Michael Peat | 420 | 19.2 | ||
Conservative | Nicholas Turner | 364 | 16.7 | ||
Green | Alexander Gwinn | 167 | 7.6 | ||
Majority | 187 | 8.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,186 | 36.0 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Denham | 515 | 48.7 | ||
Green | James Roberts | 332 | 31.4 | ||
Conservative | Wasib Shah | 211 | 19.9 | ||
Majority | 183 | 17.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,058 | 25.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Samuel Arnold | 878 | 49.3 | ||
Conservative | Melanie Heider | 537 | 30.2 | ||
Green | Clive Matthews | 365 | 20.5 | ||
Majority | 341 | 19.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,780 | 30.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frank Tarbuck | 856 | 59.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Louis Stephen | 251 | 17.3 | ||
Labour | Richard Udall | 219 | 15.1 | ||
Green | Louise Diamond | 125 | 8.6 | ||
Majority | 637 | 41.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,451 | 34.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Josephine Hodges | 498 | 53.1 | ||
Conservative | Colin Bruton | 270 | 28.8 | ||
Green | Catherine Wildish | 170 | 18.1 | ||
Majority | 228 | 24.3 | |||
Turnout | 938 | 24.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Hodgson | 730 | 46.5 | ||
Labour | Marc Bayliss | 676 | 43.1 | ||
Green | Robert Wilkins | 163 | 10.4 | ||
Majority | 54 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,569 | 39.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Roberts | 878 | 64.4 | ||
Labour | John Buckley | 334 | 24.5 | ||
Green | Olaf Twiehaus | 151 | 11.1 | ||
Majority | 544 | 39.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,363 | 34.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Local elections: Worcester". BBC News Online. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Local elections". The Times. 5 May 2006. p. 9.
- ^ a b "Tension mounts as voters go to polls". Worcester News. 4 May 2006.
- ^ Wilson, Graeme (5 May 2006). "Conservatives Cameron's crusade puts Tories back on victory trail". The Daily Telegraph. p. 4.
- ^ "Labour lose control of Redditch". BBC News Online. 5 May 2006.
- ^ a b "Tories hold City Council". Worcester News. 5 May 2006.
- ^ "Shock as council's top man quits job". Worcester News. 9 May 2006.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Election 2006 Details". Worcester City Council. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2010.