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Elections to Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
Labour | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 30.4 | 25.2 | 31,103 | 0.5 | ||||||
Conservative | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34.8 | 23.6 | 29,200 | 0.1 | ||||||
Liberal Democrats | 23 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17.4 | 19.8 | 24,445 | 4.0 | ||||||
BNP | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.7 | 18.5 | 22,914 | 5.3 | ||||||
Green | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 10,300 | 2.7 | ||||||
Save Huddersfield NHS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 2,827 | New | ||||||
Independent | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1,917 | 0.7 | ||||||
English Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 436 | New | ||||||
New Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 395 | New | ||||||
Monster Raving Loony | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 66 | 0.1 |
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
25 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Liberal Democrats | Conservative | Labour | Gr | B | I |
After the election the composition of the council was:
21 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Liberal Democrats | Conservative | Labour | Gr | B | I | S |
Party | Previous council | New council | |||
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Liberal Democrats | 25 | 21 | |||
Conservative | 22 | 21 | |||
Labour | 17 | 19 | |||
Green | 3 | 3 | |||
BNP | 1 | 3 | |||
Independent | 1 | 1 | |||
Save Huddersfield NHS | 0 | 1 | |||
Total | 69 | 69 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Linda Wilkinson | 1,854 | 37.9 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | Martin Leonard | 1,137 | 23.3 | +1.5 | |
BNP | Susan Auty | 615 | 12.6 | +7.0 | |
Labour | Naheed Arshad-Mather | 542 | 11.1 | -5.9 | |
Green | Brian Strudwick | 377 | 7.7 | -6.8 | |
Independent | Ian Brooke | 362 | 7.4 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 717 | 14.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,887 | 38.6 | -8.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Linda Wilkinson.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jean Calvert | 1,959 | 43.2 | -3.0 | |
Conservative | Andrea Stephenson | 1,046 | 23.1 | +0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sandra Gordon-Overton | 830 | 18.3 | -11.5 | |
BNP | Christine Thompson | 440 | 9.7 | +9.7 | |
Green | Edward Adams | 261 | 5.8 | -1.9 | |
Majority | 913 | 20.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,536 | 35.5 | -9.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Jean Calvert.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mahmood Akhtar | 2,779 | 49.6 | +3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jon Bloom | 1,103 | 19.7 | -11.0 | |
BNP | Jillian Exley | 869 | 15.5 | +10.0 | |
Conservative | Mohamed Akram | 621 | 11.1 | -3.1 | |
Green | Heidi Smithson | 232 | 4.1 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 1,676 | 29.9 | |||
Turnout | 5,604 | 47.9 | -11.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Mahmood Akhtar.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Gwen Grailey | 2,209 | 40.6 | +5.9 | |
BNP | Jonathan Pygott | 1,169 | 21.5 | +12.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Lowe | 1,125 | 20.7 | -16.0 | |
Conservative | Sharon Light | 735 | 13.5 | -3.3 | |
Green | Timothy Sykes | 209 | 3.8 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 1,040 | 19.1 | |||
Turnout | 5,447 | 44.7 | -5.4 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Geoffrey Alvy who stood down at this election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Liz Smaje | 1,878 | 37.8 | -12.3 | |
Labour | Suzy Brain-England | 1,136 | 22.9 | -1.0 | |
BNP | John Christopher Wilkinson | 1,101 | 22.2 | +12.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jean Tasker | 350 | 7.1 | -6.4 | |
Green | Clive Richard Lord | 264 | 5.3 | +0.8 | |
Independent | Mark Palfreeman | 234 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 742 | 15.0 | |||
Turnout | 4,963 | 40.9 | -7.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Liz Smaje.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Ann Raistrick | 1,761 | 33.6 | -10.3 | |
BNP | Mike Thompson | 1,621 | 30.9 | +18.9 | |
Conservative | Harvey Mawston | 1,064 | 20.3 | -2.0 | |
Labour | Mohammed Laher | 541 | 10.3 | -8.1 | |
Green | Ruth Walker | 253 | 4.8 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 140 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 5,240 | 43.9 | -6.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Ann Raistrick.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Nicola Turner | 1,824 | 31.7 | -8.4 | |
Conservative | Dorothy Lindley | 1,765 | 30.7 | +5.2 | |
BNP | Christine Hanson | 910 | 15.8 | +9.3 | |
Labour | Helen Singleton | 576 | 10.0 | -3.8 | |
Green | Sandra Leyland | 431 | 7.5 | -3.2 | |
Save Huddersfield NHS | David Ellis | 239 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 59 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 5,745 | 45.7 | -4.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Dorothy Lindley.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Save Huddersfield NHS | Jackie Grunsell | 2,176 | 35.0 | +35.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Shahida Awan | 1,369 | 22.0 | -19.0 | |
Labour | Jamil Akhtar | 1,296 | 20.8 | -14.0 | |
Conservative | Judith Roberts | 576 | 9.3 | -10.7 | |
BNP | Skye Turner | 564 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
Green | Daniel Greenwood | 236 | 3.8 | -0.9 | |
Majority | 807 | 13.0 | |||
Turnout | 6,217 | 49.4 | -4.6 | ||
Save Huddersfield NHS gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Shahida Awan
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Angela Ellam | 1,447 | 33.6 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Ritchie | 1,272 | 29.6 | -0.1 | |
Conservative | Roger Jessop | 674 | 15.7 | +0.2 | |
BNP | Andrew Watson | 639 | 14.9 | +9.2 | |
Green | Paul Cooney | 271 | 6.3 | -3.6 | |
Majority | 175 | 4.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,303 | 35.0 | -6.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Angela Ellam.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jim Dodds | 2,012 | 38.4 | +3.3 | |
Labour | Graham Turner | 1,391 | 26.5 | -8.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Brown | 558 | 10.6 | -0.6 | |
English Democrat | Paul McEnhill | 436 | 8.3 | +8.3 | |
BNP | Nicola King | 434 | 8.3 | +2.9 | |
Green | Stephen Turnbull | 414 | 7.9 | -5.0 | |
Majority | 621 | 11.8 | |||
Turnout | 5,245 | 43.2 | -8.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Jim Dodds.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BNP | Colin Auty | 1,902 | 35.6 | +23.9 | |
Labour | Eric Firth | 1,612 | 30.2 | +5.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nisar Choudhary | 1,010 | 18.9 | -15.8 | |
Conservative | Robert Haycroft | 632 | 11.8 | -2.9 | |
Green | Peter Cunnington | 182 | 3.4 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 290 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 5,338 | 43.3 | -3.4 | ||
BNP gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Eric Firth.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Masood Ahmed | 2,322 | 39.6 | +9.8 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Scott | 1,568 | 26.7 | -19.2 | |
BNP | Robert Ryan | 1,457 | 24.8 | +14.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bernard Disken | 293 | 5.0 | -6.6 | |
Green | Adrian Cruden | 229 | 3.9 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 754 | 12.8 | |||
Turnout | 5,869 | 48.4 | -9.5 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Jonathan Scott.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mumtaz Hussain | 1,966 | 35.1 | +2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kingley Hill | 1,861 | 33.2 | -15.8 | |
BNP | Frank Atack | 1,216 | 21.7 | +14.6 | |
Conservative | Keith Sibbald | 262 | 4.7 | -4.4 | |
Independent | Keith Oldroyd | 173 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Green | Joan Smithson | 127 | 2.3 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 105 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 5,605 | 47.6 | -5.2 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Keith Oldroyd.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Andrew Marchington | 1,453 | 28.9 | -10.7 | |
BNP | Robert Walker | 1,104 | 22.0 | +22.0 | |
Labour Co-op | Pat Colling | 760 | 15.1 | -7.6 | |
Conservative | Jackie Firth | 732 | 14.6 | -6.3 | |
Green | Lesley Hedges | 558 | 11.1 | -4.9 | |
Save Huddersfield NHS | Mary Granger | 412 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
Majority | 349 | 7.0 | |||
Turnout | 5,019 | 38.5 | -3.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Andrew Marchington.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mohan Sokhal | 3,343 | 57.0 | +3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jim O'Reilly | 1,089 | 18.6 | -7.1 | |
Conservative | Paul Murphy | 608 | 10.4 | -0.7 | |
Green | John Phillips | 433 | 7.4 | -2.3 | |
BNP | Stuart Exley | 394 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
Majority | 2,254 | 38.4 | |||
Turnout | 5,867 | 45.2 | -8.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Mohan Sokhal.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BNP | Steve Cass | 2,035 | 36.6 | +22.5 | |
Labour | Stephen Hall | 1,309 | 23.5 | -5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Abdul Qayoom | 1,207 | 21.7 | -9.0 | |
Conservative | Amelia Bolton | 820 | 14.7 | -8.0 | |
Green | Julian Flynn | 194 | 3.5 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 726 | 13.0 | |||
Turnout | 5,565 | 46.2 | -6.8 | ||
BNP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Tabasum Aslam who stood down at this election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Royston Rogers | 1,421 | 24.9 | -1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Woodhead | 1,288 | 22.6 | -9.9 | |
Independent | Peter Searby | 1,148 | 20.1 | -4.9 | |
BNP | Barry Fowler | 858 | 15.1 | +15.1 | |
Labour | Keir Tankard | 547 | 9.6 | -4.3 | |
Green | Leslie Bailey | 370 | 6.5 | -3.9 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Boney Maroney | 66 | 1.2 | -0.6 | |
Majority | 133 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 5,698 | 45.5 | -7.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Mike Bower who stood down at this election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nigel Patrick | 2,596 | 46.4 | -1.2 | |
Labour | Chris Chapple | 979 | 17.5 | -4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Turner | 811 | 14.5 | -3.4 | |
Green | Simon Anscombe | 662 | 11.8 | -1.1 | |
BNP | Richard Brown | 548 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
Majority | 1,617 | 28.9 | |||
Turnout | 5,596 | 41.0 | -10.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Nigel Patrick.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Christine Smith | 1,981 | 37.8 | -0.5 | |
Green | Derek Hardcastle | 1,903 | 36.3 | +3.5 | |
Labour | Mike Greetham | 567 | 10.8 | -5.2 | |
BNP | Russell Scott | 457 | 8.7 | +3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gerald Edinburgh | 333 | 6.4 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 78 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 5,241 | 42.0 | -6.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Christine Smith.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tony Brice | 1,974 | 34.9 | +5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Cahal Burke | 1,873 | 33.1 | -4.4 | |
Labour | Douglas Morgan | 761 | 13.4 | -4.5 | |
BNP | Richard Langford | 658 | 11.6 | +11.6 | |
Green | Richard Plunkett | 398 | 7.0 | -3.3 | |
Majority | 101 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 5,664 | 42.0 | -7.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Tony Brice.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Hall | 1,791 | 35.3 | -7.8 | |
BNP | Peter Horsfield | 1,643 | 32.4 | +22.5 | |
Labour | Ann Foxton | 1,017 | 20.1 | -10.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Leigh | 393 | 7.8 | -5.2 | |
Green | Gillian Redshaw | 226 | 4.5 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 148 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 5,070 | 39.7 | -8.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was David Hall.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Vivien Lees | 2,843 | 43.4 | -9.2 | |
BNP | Nick Cass | 1,789 | 27.3 | +16.4 | |
Labour | Natalie Pinnock-Hamilton | 904 | 13.8 | -9.5 | |
New Party | David Pinder | 395 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Firth | 368 | 5.6 | -4.3 | |
Green | Richard Burton | 253 | 3.9 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 1,054 | 16.1 | |||
Turnout | 6,552 | 45.7 | -6.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Beverley Warby who stood down at this election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Graham Simpson | 1,817 | 41.9 | -1.2 | |
Labour | Mohammad Iqbal | 1,140 | 26.3 | +5.4 | |
BNP | Simon Towers | 491 | 11.3 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | Neil Drake | 464 | 10.7 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kuldip Brar | 420 | 9.7 | -7.4 | |
Majority | 677 | 15.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,332 | 36.4 | -6.6 | ||
Green hold | Swing | ||||
The incumbent was Sharon Fallows who stood down at this election.
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