Derby City Council election, 2006
The 2006 Derby City Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party lost their majority on the council to no overall control.[1]
The Labour party had regained a majority of one on the council after a gain from the Liberal Democrats in a July 2005 by-election in Abbey ward.[2][3] However they were expected to lose control of the council in the 2006 election.[2] The campaign saw controversy over the Conservative candidate for Sinfin ward, Randeep Kaur Samra, who was under the legal age of 21 for standing in the election, leading to other political parties demanding an apology from the Conservatives.[4]
The results saw the Liberal Democrats gain three seats from Labour to deprive them of their majority, although Labour gained one seat from the Conservatives.[5] Overall turnout was 35.2% and talks followed the election to decide who would run the council.[5] These resulted in an agreement between Labour and the Conservatives, which meant Labour would continue to form the administration but with the Conservatives taking 3 of the 10 seats in the cabinet.[6]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 24
- Liberal Democrat 15
- Conservative 11
- Independent 1[7]
Election result
Derby Local Election Result 2006[8] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 8 | 12 | 4 | -2 | 41.2 | 34.3 | 20,512 | +2.1% | ||
Liberal Democrat | 7 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 41.2 | 29.9 | 17,867 | +1.0% | ||
Conservative | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17.6 | 32.0 | 19,143 | +4.2% | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1,173 | +2.0% | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1,041 | +0.8% | ||
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Deirdre Mitchell | 1,365 | 45.8 | +3.4 | |
Labour | Samuel Greer | 1,134 | 38.0 | +9.3 | |
Conservative | Robin Wood | 299 | 10.0 | -2.4 | |
Green | Stephen Shelton | 184 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
Majority | 231 | 7.8 | -5.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,982 | 26.7 | -15.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roy Webb | 3,228 | 65.2 | +19.8 | |
Labour | Margot Keats | 962 | 19.4 | -0.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Roger Jackson | 763 | 15.4 | -1.0 | |
Majority | 2,266 | 45.8 | +20.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,953 | 46.3 | -14.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Julie Ginns | 1,455 | 43.2 | +28.1 | |
Labour | Jonathan Bayliss | 1,226 | 36.4 | -3.7 | |
Conservative | Simon Hart | 486 | 14.4 | -2.8 | |
Green | Jean MacDonald | 201 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
Majority | 229 | 6.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,368 | 31.9 | -9.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Rehmet Kham | 1,454 | 42.9 | +3.2 | |
Labour | Abdul Rehman | 1,394 | 41.1 | -4.5 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Yaqub | 540 | 15.9 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 60 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,388 | 35.4 | -14.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Ruth Skelton | 2,085 | 48.5 | -6.6 | |
Labour | Bhagat Shanker | 1,283 | 29.9 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | David Greenway | 724 | 16.8 | -1.4 | |
Green | Clare Shelton | 206 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 802 | 18.6 | -9.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,298 | 45.0 | -7.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ranjit Banwait | 1,536 | 46.2 | ||
Independent | Brenda Longworth | 729 | 21.9 | ||
Conservative | Adam Thomas | 699 | 21.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Grahame Elson | 364 | 10.9 | ||
Majority | 807 | 24.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,328 | 33.6 | -12.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sara Bolton | 1,541 | 46.8 | +3.6 | |
Conservative | Alan Grimadell | 1,273 | 38.7 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Batey | 477 | 14.5 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 268 | 8.1 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,291 | 33.8 | -14.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Philip Ingall | 1,717 | 45.6 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Paul Willitts | 1,709 | 45.4 | +16.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Banks | 338 | 9.0 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 8 | 0.2 | -12.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,764 | 37.3 | -13.4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Wendy Harbon | 1,393 | 36.4 | -2.3 | |
Labour | Martin Repton | 1,250 | 32.7 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Andrew Hill | 831 | 21.7 | -8.5 | |
Green | Jane Temple | 348 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
Majority | 143 | 3.7 | -3.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,822 | 41.2 | -7.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Roberts | 1,179 | 48.0 | -1.4 | |
Conservative | Franklyn Harwood | 677 | 27.6 | -3.6 | |
Independent | William Wright | 312 | 12.7 | +12.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Christopher Goacher | 288 | 11.7 | -7.7 | |
Majority | 502 | 20.4 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,456 | 17.5 | -24.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Lucy Care | 2,603 | 61.3 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | Terry Boston | 1,057 | 24.9 | -0.3 | |
Labour | Jogindar Johal | 586 | 13.8 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 1,546 | 36.4 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,246 | 43.8 | -7.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Raymond Baxter | 1,331 | 49.8 | +6.2 | |
Conservative | Alexander Williams | 737 | 27.6 | +3.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Lorraine Brown | 606 | 22.7 | -9.9 | |
Majority | 594 | 22.2 | +11.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,674 | 29.4 | -12.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Marilyn Winter | 2,421 | 47.9 | -11.0 | |
Conservative | Matthew Holmes | 2,022 | 40.0 | +11.8 | |
Labour | Clair Hinson | 613 | 12.1 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 399 | 7.9 | -22.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,056 | 45.9 | -10.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Williamson | 1,657 | 53.5 | +20.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Harjinder Naitta | 839 | 27.1 | +8.1 | |
Conservative | Masadiq Hussain | 601 | 19.4 | +10.4 | |
Majority | 818 | 26.4 | +12.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,097 | 31.6 | -21.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pauline Latham | 1,753 | 56.8 | +7.1 | |
Labour | Phillip Woodhead | 780 | 25.3 | -7.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Eric Asburner | 317 | 10.3 | -7.2 | |
Green | Henrik Skov | 234 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 973 | 31.5 | +14.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,084 | 31.0 | -16.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robin Turner | 1,295 | 58.7 | +13.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Leigh Alcock | 549 | 24.9 | -5.7 | |
Conservative | Randeep Samra | 362 | 16.4 | -7.9 | |
Majority | 746 | 33.8 | +19.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,206 | 24.6 | -12.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Poulter | 2,145 | 57.6 | +4.6 | |
Labour | Richard Morgan | 1,028 | 27.6 | +2.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Patrick Peat | 550 | 14.8 | -6.9 | |
Majority | 1,117 | 30.0 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,723 | 39.9 | -12.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Local elections: Derby". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
- 1 2 Waller, Robert (2006-04-24). "Will the Tories prove to be credible contenders? Robert Waller analyses the likely gains and losses in the upcoming town hall elections". The Daily Telegraph. p. 8.
- ↑ "Labour wins city council control". BBC News Online. 2005-07-15. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
- ↑ "Police examine election blunder". BBC News Online. 2006-04-28. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
- 1 2 "Labour lose control in Derby vote". BBC News Online. 2006-05-05. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
- ↑ "Labour holds power in Tory pact". BBC News Online. 2006-05-10. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
- ↑ Wilson, Graeme (2006-05-05). "Conservatives Cameron's crusade puts Tories back on victory trail". The Daily Telegraph. p. 4.
- ↑ "Local elections". The Times. 2006-05-05. p. 9.
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