2006 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2006 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
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  2004 4 May 2006 2007  

24 of the 72 seats on Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
37 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats won13101
Seats after40265
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote36,36627,26912,851
Percentage42.5%31.9%15.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.7%Increase2.svg 1.4%Decrease2.svg 7.4%

Dudley UK ward map 2006.svg
Map of the 2006 Dudley council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

Council control before election


Conservative

Council control after election


Conservative

Elections to Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservatives retained control of the council, while Labour gained one seat and the Liberal Democrats lost one seat. [1] [2] [3]

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Election result

Dudley Local Election Result 2006
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1311Steady2.svg54.242.536,366Increase2.svg 1.7
  Labour 1021Increase2.svg 141.731.927,269Increase2.svg 1.4
  Liberal Democrats 101Decrease2.svg 14.215.012,851Decrease2.svg 7.4
  BNP 000Steady2.svg0.06.05,116Increase2.svg 1.0
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg0.03.83,224New
  Respect 000Steady2.svg0.00.5420Steady2.svg
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.00.3241New

Ward results

Amblecote

Amblecote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Liz Walker 1,482 49.8
Labour John Martin95131.9
Liberal Democrats Margaret Hanson54418.3
Majority53117.9
Turnout 30.0
Conservative hold Swing

Belle Vale

Belle Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jill Nicholls 1,872 54.6
Labour Paul Cornick1,13533.1
Respect Richard Alonzo42012.3
Majority73721.5
Turnout 35.5
Conservative hold Swing

Brierley Hill

Brierley Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Zafar Islam 1,146 44.0
Conservative Kerry Bradley84132.3
Liberal Democrats John Dyer61523.6
Majority30511.7
Turnout 27.2
Labour hold Swing

Brockmoor and Pensnett

Brockmoor and Pensnett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judy Foster 1,141 44.3
Conservative John Davies80831.4
UKIP Amanda Mobberley34413.4
Liberal Democrats Lois Bramall28110.9
Majority33312.9
Turnout 26.6
Labour hold Swing

Castle and Priory

Castle and Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Finch 1,442 39.5
BNP Julian Mitchell89024.4
Conservative Daryl Millward63217.3
UKIP Philip Rowe38110.4
Liberal Democrats Kieran Smith3098.5
Majority55215.1
Turnout 35.9
Labour hold Swing

Coseley East

Coseley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Ridney 1,258 34.6
BNP Kenneth Griffiths1,23834.1
Conservative Clive Murray84523.3
Liberal Democrats Claire O'Kane2928.0
Majority200.5
Turnout 38.2
Labour hold Swing

Cradley and Foxcote

Cradley and Foxcote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Timothy Crumpton 1,699 54.3
Conservative John Perry1,42945.7
Majority2708.6
Turnout 32.9
Labour hold Swing

Gornal

Gornal
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Timothy Wright 1,546 33.5
Labour Jeffrey Jewkes1,18325.6
BNP Timothy Alden1,17025.3
UKIP Robert Dudley47710.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Jones2435.3
Majority3637.9
Turnout 43.9
Conservative hold Swing

Halesowen North

Halesowen North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeff Hill 1,818 48.0
Labour Parmjit Singh Sahota1,16730.8
Liberal Democrats Andrew McKay55914.8
Green Aldo Mussi2416.4
Majority65117.2
Turnout 40.3
Conservative hold Swing

Halesowen South

Halesowen South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Woodall 2,940 73.1
Labour Martin Knight1,08426.9
Majority1,85646.2
Turnout 41.3
Conservative hold Swing

Hayley Green and Cradley South

Hayley Green and Cradley South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Antony Burston 2,318 67.0
Labour Michael Kelly1,14333.0
Majority1,17534.0
Turnout 37.6
Conservative hold Swing

Kingswinford North and Wall Heath

Kingswinford North and Wall Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lynn Boleyn 1,874 43.4
Conservative Terence Billingham1,81342.0
Labour Madeleine Cowley63114.6
Majority611.4
Turnout 42.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Kingswinford South

Kingswinford South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patrick Harley 1,940 47.2
Liberal Democrats Jon Bramall1,38033.6
Labour Stephen Haycock78919.2
Majority56013.6
Turnout 40.0
Conservative hold Swing

Lye and Wollescote

Lye and Wollescote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Lowe 1,337 44.9
Conservative David Vickers1,28043.0
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Arif35912.1
Majority571.9
Turnout 31.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Netherton, Woodside and St Andrews

Netherton, Woodside and St Andrews
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lynda Coulter 1,185 40.1
Conservative Richard Gwinnett91030.8
UKIP James Mobberley47416.0
Liberal Democrats Derise Williams38713.1
Majority2759.3
Turnout 28.5
Labour hold Swing

Norton

Norton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angus Adams 2,159 50.1
Liberal Democrats David Sheppard1,58336.7
Labour David Jeffries57013.2
Majority57613.4
Turnout 45.0
Conservative hold Swing

Pedmore and Stourbridge East

Pedmore and Stourbridge East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Wilson 2,639 61.4
Labour Tracy Wood98022.8
Liberal Democrats Simon Hanson67815.8
Majority1,65938.6
Turnout 43.2
Conservative hold Swing

Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood

Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Sparks 1,319 48.4
Conservative Phillip Moore95835.1
Liberal Democrats John White45016.5
Majority36113.3
Turnout 28.2
Labour hold Swing

St James's

St James's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Khurshid Ahmed 895 25.6
Liberal Democrats Ribirtha Hart84424.2
BNP Dean Major74321.3
Conservative Glenis Simms58616.8
UKIP Carol Pearce42612.2
Majority511.4
Turnout 36.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

St Thomas's

St Thomas's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Waltho 1,574 46.2
UKIP Phillip Wimlett82424.2
Conservative Alan Gallis56716.6
Liberal Democrats Giovanna Faulkner44413.0
Majority75022.0
Turnout 34.6
Labour hold Swing

Sedgley

Sedgley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Fraser-Macnamara 2,596 70.1
Labour Adam Aston1,10529.9
Majority1,49140.2
Turnout 34.8
Conservative hold Swing

Upper Gornal and Woodsetton

Upper Gornal and Woodsetton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Doreen Ameson 1,285 33.0
Labour Kenneth Finch1,23931.8
BNP Kevin Inman1,07527.6
UKIP Jason Pearce2987.6
Majority461.2
Turnout 38.3
Conservative hold Swing

Wollaston and Stourbridge Town

Wollaston and Stourbridge Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Malcolm Knowles 1,642 40.6
Liberal Democrats Timothy Hubbard1,39234.4
Labour Tina While-Cooper1,01425.0
Majority2506.2
Turnout 40.7
Conservative hold Swing

Wordsley

Wordsley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Nottingham 1,460 43.5
Labour Graham Debney1,28238.2
Liberal Democrats Barbara White61718.4
Majority1785.3
Turnout 35.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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References

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  3. "Local elections 2006" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 19 July 2022.