2006 Daventry District Council election

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Elections to Daventry District Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, known informally as the Tories, and historically also known as the Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 288 Members of Parliament, and also has 234 members of the House of Lords, 4 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 11 members of the Welsh Assembly, 8 members of the London Assembly and 7,445 local councillors.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Daventry Local Election Result 2006
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1210+192.361.34,909-1.6%
  Liberal Democrat 110+17.717.11,373+8.2%
  Labour 001-1020.11,609-8.1%
  Green 000001.5123+1.5%
  Independent 001-1000+0.0%

6 Conservative candidates were unopposed.

Ward results

Abbey North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christopher Long74849.7-11.0
Labour David Nicoll38225.4-13.9
Liberal Democrat Malcolm Adcock37625.0+25.0
Majority36624.3+2.9
Turnout 1,506
Conservative hold Swing
Barby and Kilsby
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Brian Lomax69051.8-2.7
Conservative John Richards64148.2+2.7
Majority493.6-5.4
Turnout 1,331
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent Swing
Brampton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kenneth Mellingunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Brixworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nicholas Buntingunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Byfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Jeyesunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Drayton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Leslie Poole66756.9-2.3
Labour Nigel Carr50543.1+2.3
Majority16213.8-4.6
Turnout 1,172
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alan Hills77268.4+1.4
Labour Stephen Willetts35731.6-1.4
Majority41536.8+2.8
Turnout 1,129
Conservative hold Swing
Long Buckby
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephen Osborne95467.3+6.7
Labour Christopher Myers24517.3-22.1
Liberal Democrat Neil Farmer21915.4+15.4
Majority70950.0+28.8
Turnout 1,418
Conservative hold Swing
Moulton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Daniel Cribbinunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Spratton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Frances Peacockunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
West Haddon and Guilsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Millar66084.6+4.8
Labour Jane Cartlidge12015.4-4.8
Majority54069.2+9.6
Turnout 780
Conservative hold Swing
Woodford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Elizabeth Griffinunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Yelvertoft
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Katharine Hemmings46768.9-13.7
Green Katharine Wicksteed12318.1+18.1
Liberal Democrat John Hurst8813.0+13.0
Majority34450.8-14.4
Turnout 678
Conservative hold Swing

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