2006 Macclesfield Borough Council election

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Results of the 2006 Macclesfield Borough Council election

Elections to Macclesfield Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election. In addition there was a by-election for the High Legh ward on the same day, where Charles Oulton (Conservative) was elected unopposed. The Conservative Party kept overall control of the council with a majority of 12 seats. Overall turnout was 34.2%.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Results

Macclesfield Local Election Result 2006
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1100055.056.314,807
  Liberal Democrats 400020.014.73,874
  Labour 300015.018.84,957
  Handforth Ratepayers 10005.03.7978
  Green 00000.03.2855
  Independent 10005.03.2842

Ward results

Alderley Edge ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis Keegan92154.9
Liberal Democrats Craig Browne75645.1
Majority165
Turnout 1,67742.60
Conservative hold Swing
Disley and Lyme Handley ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Diana Thompson93254.9
Liberal Democrats Ernest Acaster64237.8
Labour Catherine Birchall1247.3
Majority290
Turnout 1,69846.08
Conservative hold Swing
Handforth ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Handforth Ratepayers Barry Burkhill97843.2
Conservative Roderick Menlove97743.1
Labour Anthony Sutherland31113.7
Majority1
Turnout 2,26636.27
Handforth Ratepayers hold Swing
Henbury ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James 'David' Williams72085.7
Labour Margaret Readman12014.3
Majority600
Turnout 84043.85
Conservative hold Swing
Knutsford Over ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Ranfield71257.6
Labour Brian Daulby30324.5
Liberal Democrats Roger Barlow22117.9
Majority409
Turnout 1,23631.25
Conservative hold Swing
Macclesfield Bollinbrook ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Narraway62343.6
Conservative Karen Miles59941.9
Labour Julie Alexander20614.4
Majority24
Turnout 1,42832.06
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Macclesfield Broken Cross ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Goddard51443.6
Conservative Martin Hardy50042.4
Labour David Pemberton16514.0
Majority14
Turnout 1,17928.21
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Macclesfield Central ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Watson46242.9
Conservative Gillian Stratford33330.9
Green Dougal Hare28126.1
Majority129
Turnout 1,07624.48
Labour hold Swing
Macclesfield East ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Neilson66342.5
Conservative Matthew Davies55635.6
Labour Simon Truss21413.7
Green Belinda Jane1278.1
Majority107
Turnout 1,56037.43
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Macclesfield Hurdsfield ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Burton45553.0
Labour Jason Wood21124.6
Conservative Eileen Talbot19222.4
Majority244
Turnout 85825.37
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Macclesfield Ivy ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Knowles1,05975.1
Labour James Worth35224.9
Majority707
Turnout 1,41134.89
Conservative hold Swing
Macclesfield Ryles ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maureen Radford39765.0
Labour David Reed21435.0
Majority183
Turnout 61131.14
Conservative hold Swing
Macclesfield South ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gillian Boston41744.6
Conservative Lesley Smetham35237.7
Green Stephen Flinn16517.7
Majority65
Turnout 93422.68
Labour hold Swing
Macclesfield Tytherington ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Brendan Murphy84245.3
Conservative Helena 'Jane' Naumkin78042.0
Labour Harold Stedman1307.0
Green Richard Purslow1055.7
Majority62
Turnout 1,85740.36
Independent hold Swing
Macclesfield West ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Whittle54458.6
Conservative Cheryl Evans38541.4
Majority159
Turnout 92924.62
Labour hold Swing
Poynton Central ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Howard Murray1,36676.9
Labour Judith Elderkin41123.1
Majority955
Turnout 1,77731.76
Conservative hold Swing
Poynton West ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Robbie1,12977.8
Labour Elizabeth Middleton32222.2
Majority807
Turnout 1,45133.52
Conservative hold Swing
Prestbury ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thelma Jackson1,49592.1
Labour David Jackson1297.9
Majority1,366
Turnout 1,62438.76
Conservative hold Swing
Rainow ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Davenport72070.1
Green John Knight17717.2
Labour David Brown13012.7
Majority543
Turnout 1,02748.37
Conservative hold Swing
Sutton ward results
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hilda Gaddum68278.0
Labour John Evans19222.0
Majority490
Turnout 87447.07
Conservative hold Swing
Preceded by
2004 Macclesfield Council election
Macclesfield local elections Succeeded by
2007 Macclesfield Council election

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