2006 Chester City Council election

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2006 Chester City Council election
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 20074 May 2006 (2006-05-04)2007 

20 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election20 seats, 39.6%22 seats, 32.7%
Seats won123
Seats after2520
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 5Decrease2.svg 2
Popular vote13,0066,043
Percentage49.2%22.9%
SwingIncrease2.svg 9.6%Decrease2.svg 9.8%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party Labour Independent
Last election17 seats, 26.2%1 seat, 1.1%
Seats won50
Seats after141
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Steady2.svg
Popular vote6,470168
Percentage24.5%0.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.7%Decrease2.svg 0.5%

Chester UK ward map 2006.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2006 Chester City Council election

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 2006 Chester City Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Summary

Election result

2006 Chester City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 12Increase2.svg 560.0132541.713,00649.2+9.6
  Liberal Democrats 3Decrease2.svg 215.0172033.36,04322.9–9.8
  Labour 5Decrease2.svg 325.091423.36,47024.5–1.7
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0111.71680.6–0.5
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04281.6+1.1
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03031.1N/A

Ward results

Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norman Stainthorp 714 53.5 –4.4
Conservative Charles Isaac39129.3+4.1
Liberal Democrats David Simpson23017.2+0.4
Majority32324.2–8.5
Turnout 1,33524.1–12.5
Registered electors 5,577
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.3

Blacon Lodge

Blacon Lodge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marie Nelson* 565 58.0 –0.8
Conservative Colin McAlister28128.9+4.8
UKIP Allan Waddell12813.1N/A
Majority28429.2–5.4
Turnout 97425.2–12.1
Registered electors 3,912
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.8

Boughton

Boughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Atkinson 492 43.4 –9.4
Conservative Sharon Tyrrell43638.4+9.8
Liberal Democrats Joanne Crotty20618.2+7.2
Majority564.9–19.3
Turnout 1,13436.8–5.9
Registered electors 3,098
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.6

Christleton

Christleton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brain Bailey* 882 61.0 +5.0
Liberal Democrats Margaret Beith20214.0–16.6
Labour Stephen Davies19313.4±0.0
Independent Brian Goodall16811.6N/A
Majority68047.1+21.7
Turnout 1,44543.7+7.0
Registered electors 3,354
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg10.8

City & St. Annes

City & St. Annes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gwyneth Cooper* 457 45.6 +6.9
Conservative Mark Williams42742.6+2.1
Liberal Democrats Gillian Jordan858.5–12.3
UKIP Roger Croston333.3N/A
Majority303.0N/A
Turnout 1,00236.2–3.7
Registered electors 2,785
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg2.4

College

College
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sandra Rudd* 394 34.7 +6.7
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Hodd31627.8–5.1
Conservative Olya Rose28725.3–2.7
Green Adrian Carr13812.2+1.0
Majority786.9N/A
Turnout 1,13523.3–10.6
Registered electors 4,905
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg5.9

Curzon & Westminster

Curzon & Westminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Max Drury 1,047 62.8 –2.1
Liberal Democrats Allan Stobie29717.8+0.9
Labour Philip Tate24714.8–3.4
UKIP John Moore764.6N/A
Majority75045.0–1.7
Turnout 1,66750.5+8.4
Registered electors 3,348
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.5

Elton

Elton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeremy Langdon 544 52.5 +14.3
Labour Mark Peterson*49247.5–14.3
Majority525.0N/A
Turnout 1,03630.8–8.3
Registered electors 3,402
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg14.3

Handbridge & St. Marys

Handbridge & St. Marys
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Razia Daniels 992 57.4 +5.5
Labour Alexandra Tate47427.4–9.1
Liberal Democrats Trevor Jones19511.3–0.3
UKIP David Scott663.8N/A
Majority51830.0+14.5
Turnout 1,72751.8–10.4
Registered electors 3,355
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg7.3

Hoole All Saints

Hoole All Saints
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Thompson* 473 54.9 –4.9
Conservative Peter Fabian15918.4+9.8
Labour Hilary Harrison13315.4–6.9
Green Janet Dutton9711.3N/A
Majority31436.4–1.1
Turnout 86233.0+2.6
Registered electors 2,612
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.4

Kelsall

Kelsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Garman 809 49.2 –2.8
Conservative Hugo Deynam74945.6+3.3
Labour Ian Irving865.2–0.6
Majority603.6–6.1
Turnout 1,64457.6+5.8
Registered electors 2,868
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.1

Lache Park

Lache Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Harada 866 53.5 +29.5
Labour Jane Mercer*58936.4–6.5
Liberal Democrats Philip Taylor16510.2–4.9
Majority27717.1N/A
Turnout 1,62034.6–10.3
Registered electors 4,695
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg18.0

Mollington

Mollington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Crowe 512 75.6 –3.6
Liberal Democrats Joanna Pemberton10515.5+6.6
Labour Anthony Mills608.9–3.0
Majority40760.1–7.2
Turnout 67743.8+5.2
Registered electors 1,549
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.1

Newton St. Michaels

Newton St. Michaels
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marigold Roy 518 42.0 +20.7
Liberal Democrats Karen Woodcock39632.1–10.0
Labour John Fetherston23218.8–17.8
Green Diana Wilderspin-Jones877.1N/A
Majority1229.9N/A
Turnout 1,23346.5–5.9
Registered electors 2,671
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg15.4

Saughall

Saughall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Storrar* 759 67.6 +5.1
Labour Thomas Andrews22720.2–1.9
Liberal Democrats John Falconer13612.1–3.3
Majority53247.4+7.1
Turnout 1,12239.2–13.8
Registered electors 2,872
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg3.5

Tarvin

Tarvin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Plenderleath* 878 64.3 +4.6
Liberal Democrats Kevin Hassett30222.1–1.9
Labour Anthony Pegrum18513.6–2.7
Majority57642.2+6.5
Turnout 1,36541.4–14.6
Registered electors 3,305
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg3.3

Tilston

Tilston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neil Ritchie* 630 84.7 –3.9
Liberal Democrats Vera Roberts719.5+1.8
Labour John Vernon435.8+2.1
Majority55975.1–5.8
Turnout 74445.1+1.1
Registered electors 1,654
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.8

Upton Grange

Upton Grange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jill Houlbrook 1,154 50.4 +14.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Main91840.1–7.4
Labour Branda Southward2179.5–6.5
Majority23610.3N/A
Turnout 2,28945.1–4.2
Registered electors 5,099
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg10.7

Upton Westlea

Upton Westlea
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Caroline Mosley* 667 45.8 –2.1
Labour James Woodburn48233.1+1.9
Liberal Democrats David Capstick20213.9–7.0
Green Malcolm Barker1067.3N/A
Majority18512.7–4.0
Turnout 1,45748.2–5.6
Registered electors 3,044
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.0

Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Holding* 935 47.9 –8.0
Conservative Peter Dutton82742.4+12.8
Labour Sara Barnsley1889.6–4.9
Majority1085.5–20.6
Turnout 1,95043.7–9.0
Registered electors 4,477
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg10.4

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