Cheltenham Borough Council election, 2006
The 2006 Cheltenham Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. Half of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Liberal Democrat 17
- Conservative 17
- People Against Bureaucracy 5
- Labour 1[2]
Election result
The results of the election saw the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats end with 17 seats each.[3] The Labour party lost one of their two seats leaving the People Against Bureaucracy Action Group holding the balance of power.[3] Overall turnout in the election was 36.32%.[4]
After the election Conservative Duncan Smith took over as leader of the council, replacing Liberal Democrat Andrew McKinlay, after the Conservatives received the backing of the People Against Bureaucracy Action Group.[5]
Cheltenham Local Election Result 2006[6][7] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Liberal Democrat | 10 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 50.0 | 40.8 | 12,714 | +6.3% | ||
Conservative | 8 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 40.0 | 45.9 | 14,281 | +2.4% | ||
People Against Bureaucracy Action Group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 2,570 | -1.4% | ||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4.4 | 1,360 | -4.1% | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 141 | -0.9% | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 70 | +0.2% | ||
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Christine Franklin | 639 | 51.1 | +6.8 | |
Conservative | Susan McArdle | 469 | 37.5 | +3.4 | |
Labour | Sandra Easton-Lawrence | 73 | 5.8 | -3.1 | |
UKIP | Timothy Warry | 70 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 170 | 13.6 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,251 | 30.1 | -4.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul McLain | 1,032 | 68.3 | +7.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Paul Wheeldon | 387 | 25.6 | -5.2 | |
Labour | Catherine Mozeley | 92 | 6.1 | -2.3 | |
Majority | 645 | 42.7 | +12.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,511 | 42.8 | -5.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Nigel Britter | 971 | 52.8 | +12.5 | |
Conservative | Michael D'Ambrosio | 810 | 44.0 | -9.4 | |
Labour | Brian Hughes | 58 | 3.2 | -3.1 | |
Majority | 161 | 8.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,839 | 45.8 | -2.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christine Ryder | 1,113 | 58.8 | +3.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Harvey | 681 | 36.0 | +1.1 | |
Labour | Neville Mozely | 99 | 5.2 | -4.2 | |
Majority | 432 | 22.8 | +1.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,893 | 45.3 | -4.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Penelope Hall | 1,236 | 64.1 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Iain Dobie | 693 | 35.9 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 543 | 28.1 | -6.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,929 | 48.6 | -1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Garth Barnes | 904 | 55.8 | +9.1 | |
Conservative | Heather McLain | 715 | 44.2 | +6.2 | |
Majority | 189 | 11.7 | +3.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,619 | 37.4 | -4.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Lydia Bishop | 846 | 66.4 | +22.3 | |
Conservative | Philip Woolley | 331 | 26.0 | +7.4 | |
Labour | Kevin Boyle | 97 | 7.6 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 515 | 40.4 | +25.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,274 | 28.3 | -0.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barbara Driver | 880 | 68.2 | +7.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Michael Pictor | 410 | 31.8 | +8.0 | |
Majority | 470 | 36.4 | -0.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,290 | 29.7 | -3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth Buckland | 1,258 | 60.5 | -9.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Christopher Braunholtz | 823 | 39.5 | +15.5 | |
Majority | 435 | 20.9 | -25.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,081 | 51.4 | -0.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Colin Hay | 598 | 45.5 | +8.3 | |
Labour | Martin Hale | 478 | 36.4 | -1.6 | |
Conservative | Lawrence McArdle | 237 | 18.1 | -6.7 | |
Majority | 120 | 9.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,313 | 32.3 | -0.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Garnham | 1,308 | 66.2 | +7.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Bernard Fisher | 668 | 33.8 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 640 | 32.4 | +5.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,976 | 40.5 | -3.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
People Against Bureaucracy Action Group | Diane Hibbert | 750 | 45.8 | -2.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Rowena Hay | 417 | 25.5 | +11.0 | |
Conservative | Stephen Wilkins | 409 | 25.0 | -6.1 | |
Labour | Frank Bench | 62 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 333 | 20.3 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,638 | 38.9 | -5.0 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
People Against Bureaucracy Action Group | Leslie Godwin | 1,050 | 54.8 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | Eric Baylis | 642 | 33.5 | +5.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Philip Brown | 225 | 11.7 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 408 | 21.3 | -4.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,917 | 42.2 | -3.4 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Christopher Morris | 687 | 61.9 | +8.3 | |
Conservative | Anthony Sygerycz | 422 | 38.1 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 265 | 23.9 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,109 | 24.1 | -0.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Sandra Holliday | 681 | 54.2 | +7.6 | |
Conservative | Timothy Rogers | 447 | 35.6 | -0.1 | |
Labour | Clive Harriss | 129 | 10.3 | -7.4 | |
Majority | 234 | 18.6 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,257 | 28.2 | -3.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Andrew McKinlay | 424 | 51.2 | -12.4 | |
Conservative | Christopher Anstey | 155 | 18.7 | +2.0 | |
Independent | Diane Hayes | 141 | 17.0 | +17.0 | |
Labour | Jonquil Naish | 108 | 13.0 | +13.0 | |
Majority | 269 | 32.5 | -14.4 | ||
Turnout | 828 | 19.5 | -1.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Pat Thornton | 542 | 46.2 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | John Hopwood | 529 | 45.1 | +8.7 | |
Labour | Robert Irons | 103 | 8.8 | -1.5 | |
Majority | 13 | 1.1 | -7.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,174 | 25.4 | -5.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Paul Massey | 687 | 47.7 | +9.8 | |
People Against Bureaucracy | Joanna McVeagh | 506 | 35.1 | -6.4 | |
Conservative | Leon Mekitarian | 247 | 17.2 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 181 | 12.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,440 | 32.1 | -4.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Hall | 873 | 44.7 | +9.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Roger Whyborn | 755 | 38.7 | +5.3 | |
People Against Bureaucracy Action Group | Martin Burford | 264 | 13.5 | -11.7 | |
Labour | Gillian Howells | 61 | 3.1 | -3.3 | |
Majority | 118 | 6.0 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,953 | 46.6 | +2.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stuart Hutton | 1,168 | 63.3 | +9.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Lorraine Dunne | 676 | 36.7 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 492 | 26.7 | +10.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,844 | 42.7 | -7.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Local electiond: Cheltenham". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
- ↑ Wilson, Graeme (2006-05-05). "Conservatives Cameron's crusade puts Tories back on victory trail". The Daily Telegraph. p. 4.
- 1 2 "Battle for control in Cheltenham". BBC News Online. 2006-05-05. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Cheltenham Borough Council elections 4th May 2006 percentage poll" (PDF). Cheltenham Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
- ↑ "Tories to take control of council". BBC News Online. 2006-05-12. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Borough election 2006". Cheltenham Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
- ↑ "Local elections". The Times. 2006-05-06. p. 64.