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%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 56.3 | 14,807 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 14.7 | 3,874 | ||
Labour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 18.8 | 4,957 | ||
Handforth Ratepayers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 978 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 855 | ||
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 842 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Keegan | 921 | 54.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Craig Browne | 756 | 45.1 | ||
Majority | 165 | ||||
Turnout | 1,677 | 42.60 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Diana Thompson | 932 | 54.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ernest Acaster | 642 | 37.8 | ||
Labour | Catherine Birchall | 124 | 7.3 | ||
Majority | 290 | ||||
Turnout | 1,698 | 46.08 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Handforth Ratepayers | Barry Burkhill | 978 | 43.2 | ||
Conservative | Roderick Menlove | 977 | 43.1 | ||
Labour | Anthony Sutherland | 311 | 13.7 | ||
Majority | 1 | ||||
Turnout | 2,266 | 36.27 | |||
Handforth Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James 'David' Williams | 720 | 85.7 | ||
Labour | Margaret Readman | 120 | 14.3 | ||
Majority | 600 | ||||
Turnout | 840 | 43.85 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Ranfield | 712 | 57.6 | ||
Labour | Brian Daulby | 303 | 24.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Roger Barlow | 221 | 17.9 | ||
Majority | 409 | ||||
Turnout | 1,236 | 31.25 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Robert Narraway | 623 | 43.6 | ||
Conservative | Karen Miles | 599 | 41.9 | ||
Labour | Julie Alexander | 206 | 14.4 | ||
Majority | 24 | ||||
Turnout | 1,428 | 32.06 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Goddard | 514 | 43.6 | ||
Conservative | Martin Hardy | 500 | 42.4 | ||
Labour | David Pemberton | 165 | 14.0 | ||
Majority | 14 | ||||
Turnout | 1,179 | 28.21 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Watson | 462 | 42.9 | ||
Conservative | Gillian Stratford | 333 | 30.9 | ||
Green | Dougal Hare | 281 | 26.1 | ||
Majority | 129 | ||||
Turnout | 1,076 | 24.48 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Neilson | 663 | 42.5 | ||
Conservative | Matthew Davies | 556 | 35.6 | ||
Labour | Simon Truss | 214 | 13.7 | ||
Green | Belinda Jane | 127 | 8.1 | ||
Majority | 107 | ||||
Turnout | 1,560 | 37.43 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alan Burton | 455 | 53.0 | ||
Labour | Jason Wood | 211 | 24.6 | ||
Conservative | Eileen Talbot | 192 | 22.4 | ||
Majority | 244 | ||||
Turnout | 858 | 25.37 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Knowles | 1,059 | 75.1 | ||
Labour | James Worth | 352 | 24.9 | ||
Majority | 707 | ||||
Turnout | 1,411 | 34.89 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Maureen Radford | 397 | 65.0 | ||
Labour | David Reed | 214 | 35.0 | ||
Majority | 183 | ||||
Turnout | 611 | 31.14 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gillian Boston | 417 | 44.6 | ||
Conservative | Lesley Smetham | 352 | 37.7 | ||
Green | Stephen Flinn | 165 | 17.7 | ||
Majority | 65 | ||||
Turnout | 934 | 22.68 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Brendan Murphy | 842 | 45.3 | ||
Conservative | Helena 'Jane' Naumkin | 780 | 42.0 | ||
Labour | Harold Stedman | 130 | 7.0 | ||
Green | Richard Purslow | 105 | 5.7 | ||
Majority | 62 | ||||
Turnout | 1,857 | 40.36 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Karen Whittle | 544 | 58.6 | ||
Conservative | Cheryl Evans | 385 | 41.4 | ||
Majority | 159 | ||||
Turnout | 929 | 24.62 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Howard Murray | 1,366 | 76.9 | ||
Labour | Judith Elderkin | 411 | 23.1 | ||
Majority | 955 | ||||
Turnout | 1,777 | 31.76 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Robbie | 1,129 | 77.8 | ||
Labour | Elizabeth Middleton | 322 | 22.2 | ||
Majority | 807 | ||||
Turnout | 1,451 | 33.52 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thelma Jackson | 1,495 | 92.1 | ||
Labour | David Jackson | 129 | 7.9 | ||
Majority | 1,366 | ||||
Turnout | 1,624 | 38.76 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harold Davenport | 720 | 70.1 | ||
Green | John Knight | 177 | 17.2 | ||
Labour | David Brown | 130 | 12.7 | ||
Majority | 543 | ||||
Turnout | 1,027 | 48.37 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hilda Gaddum | 682 | 78.0 | ||
Labour | John Evans | 192 | 22.0 | ||
Majority | 490 | ||||
Turnout | 874 | 47.07 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Preceded by 2004 Macclesfield Council election | Macclesfield local elections | Succeeded by 2007 Macclesfield Council election |
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