2006 Gloucester City Council election

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2006 Gloucester City Council election
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15 seats of 36 on council
19 seats needed for a majority
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LeaderMark Hawthorne
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before16812
Seats after16812
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The 2006 Gloucester City Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England. Fifteen of the 36 seats on the council were up for election, representing a nominal "third" of the council. No seats changed party at the election, and the council remainder under no overall control. [1] The council continued to be run by a Conservative minority administration, with Mark Hawthorne remaining leader of the council after the election. [2]

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Results

Gloucester City Council election, 2006 [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 713615
  Liberal Democrats 48884
  Labour 46834
  Green 0547
  UKIP 0464

Ward results

Abbey

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Abbey 2006 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Gravells 1,739 66.5
Labour Bernard Mundy40815.6
Liberal Democrats John McFeely36413.9
UKIP Danny Sparkes1054.0
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Barnwood

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Barnwood 2006 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Philip McLellan 1,285 48.3
Conservative Anthony Powell103138.7
Labour Judith Robinson34713.0
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Barton and Tredworth

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Barton and Tredworth 2006 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carol Francis 943 47.6
Liberal Democrats James Harries45523.0
Conservative Tarren Randle42121.3
Green Jennifer Hume1628.2
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Elmbridge

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Elmbridge 2006 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Witts 1,020 51.2
Conservative Gordon Taylor71235.7
Labour Terence Haines26213.1
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Grange

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Grange 2006 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Hanman 1,042 57.0
Labour Garry Mills54830.0
Liberal Democrats Cedric Clarke23713.0
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Hucclecote

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Hucclecote 2006 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Whittaker 1,575 51.9
Conservative Malcolm Ogden118939.2
Labour Kay Mills2729.0
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Kingsholm and Wotton

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Kingsholm and Wotton 2006 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Hilton 974 52.9
Conservative Christine Lyle57331.1
Labour Katherine Haigh29315.9
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Longlevens

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Longlevens 2006 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul James 1,962 57.2
Liberal Democrats Amanda Jones125636.6
Labour Steven Richards2156.3
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Matson and Robinswood

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Matson and Robinswood 2006 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janet Lugg 1,081 45.1
Conservative Brian Edge84735.3
Liberal Democrats Natalie West24110.1
UKIP John Todd2289.5
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Moreland

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Moreland 2006 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nicholas Durrant 890 43.6
Conservative Duncan Hall60529.6
Green Bryan Meloy21510.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Meads2019.8
UKIP Richard Edwards1316.4
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Podsmead

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Podsmead 2006 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Lawlor 412 43.9
Conservative Gerald Dee27429.2
Liberal Democrats Rebecca O'Connor25226.9
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Quedgeley Fieldcourt


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Quedgeley Fieldcourt 2006 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elaine Emerton 726 62.7
Labour Mary Mahon-Creasey26623.0
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Trigg16614.3
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Quedgeley Severn Vale

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Quedgeley Field Vale 2006 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Lewis 869 65.4
Labour Dylan Green27720.8
Liberal Democrats Patricia Duggan18313.8
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Tuffley

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Tuffley 2006 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Crawford 907 51.8
Labour Stephen Lugg47627.2
Liberal Democrats Patrick Lush19711.3
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Westgate


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Westgate 2006 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pamela Tracey 718 53.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Trelfa47835.7
Labour Clive Lewis14410.7
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Local elections: Gloucester". BBC News. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Council minutes, 22 May 2006". Gloucester City Council. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Local Election Results 2006". Andrew Teale. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Gloucester City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
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