2006 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2006 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election
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20 of the 60 seats on Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative
Seats won1081
Seats after27311
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote20,93818,15812,956
Percentage34.0%29.5%21.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.9%Decrease2.svg 3.2%Increase2.svg 1.9%
 Fourth party
 
Party Independent
Seats won1
Seats after1
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular vote2,882
Percentage4.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.1%
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council Election Map.svg
Map of the 2006 Oldham council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Independent in grey.
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham shown within England. EnglandOldham.png
The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham shown within England.

Elections to Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the Council was up for election.

Contents

The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Oldham Local Election Result 2006 [1] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 1031+234.020,938+5.9
  Labour 812-129.518,158-3.2
  Conservative 101-121.012,956+1.9
  Green 0005.83,563-2.3
  BNP 0005.03,074-0.7
  Independent 111+04.72,882-0.1

Ward results

Alexandra ward

Alexandra ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Asaf Ali 1,061 43.9 -4.2
Liberal Democrats Martin Dinoff71629.6+4.0
Conservative Paul Stephenson27911.5+1.9
Independent Chris Wright1938.0+0.2
Green Kay Roney1687.0-1.9
Majority34514.3
Turnout 2,417
Labour hold Swing

Chadderton Central ward

Chadderton Central ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin McLaren 915 38.6 -12.8
Conservative Gavin Smith75932.0+32.0
Liberal Democrats Keith Pendlebury37015.6+2.5
Green Philip Stevens32713.8+1.8
Majority3456.6
Turnout 2,371
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Chadderton North ward

Chadderton North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Rogers 1,495 48.1 +18.8
Labour Julie Kirkham1,12736.3-18.9
Liberal Democrats Keith Taylor31110.0-5.4
Green Joan Spencer1725.5+5.5
Majority36811.8
Turnout 3,105
Conservative hold Swing

Chadderton South ward

Chadderton South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elizabeth Wrigglesworth 1,054 44.1 -21.6
Conservative John Berry70929.7+16.2
Green Susannah Stevens37415.7+15.7
Liberal Democrats Philip Renold25110.5-10.2
Majority34514.4
Turnout 2,388
Labour hold Swing

Coldhurst ward

Coldhurst ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Muhammad Uddin 1,984 49.7 +10.8
Conservative Abu Choudhury1,10027.6+13.8
Labour Joseph Fitzpatrick90622.7-20.6
Majority88422.1
Turnout 3,990
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Crompton ward

Crompton ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Philomena Dillon 1,761 54.1 +11.6
Conservative David Dunning84525.9-6.3
Labour Ann Buscema39412.1-6.4
Green Fiona Southall2587.9+7.9
Majority91628.2
Turnout 3,258
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Failsworth East ward

Failsworth East ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Dean 1,227 48.1 -23.4
Conservative Paul Martin80631.6+20.5
Green John Parker35614.0+5.8
Liberal Democrats Lesley Schofield1616.3-2.9
Majority42116.5
Turnout 2,550
Labour hold Swing

Failsworth West ward

Failsworth West ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Aileen Bell 1,165 49.4 -15.1
Green Warren Bates53122.5+15.5
Conservative Ian Barker49320.9+12.9
Liberal Democrats Derek Clayton1717.2-4.7
Majority63426.9
Turnout 2,360
Labour hold Swing

Hollinwood ward

Hollinwood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Barrow 1,009 40.9 +5.6
Labour Ian Thompson90636.7-9.2
Conservative David McDonald35214.3+0.5
Green David Roney2028.2+3.3
Majority1034.2
Turnout 2,469
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Medlock Vale ward

Medlock Vale ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean Jones 1,053 34.5 -17.3
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Aslam1,03734.0+11.4
BNP Martin Brierley55718.3+18.3
Green David Shaw2036.7-8.7
Conservative Muhammad Badar2006.6+2.1
Majority160.5
Turnout 3,050
Labour hold Swing

Royton North ward

Royton North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Olwen Chadderton 1,290 38.1 -10.5
Conservative Joseph Farquhar85325.2+7.2
BNP Anita Corbett84825.0+14.9
Liberal Democrats Susan Barratt39711.7+1.8
Majority43712.9
Turnout 3,388
Labour hold Swing

Royton South ward

Royton South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Shaw 1,086 33.2 +20.8
Labour Jill Read90027.5-15.5
BNP Angela Shearer68821.0+10.6
Conservative Allan Fish60018.3-6.5
Majority1865.7
Turnout 3,274
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Saddleworth North ward

Saddleworth North ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Roughley 1,892 55.7 +12.4
Conservative Barbara Jackson84024.7-5.7
Labour Alastair McGregor45013.2-7.6
Green Ben McCarthy2156.3+0.8
Majority1,05230.1
Turnout 3,397
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Saddleworth South ward

Saddleworth South ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John McCann 2,034 52.7 +7.2
Conservative John Hudson1,30033.7-4.7
Labour Edward Moores2727.0-4.7
Green David Godwin2546.6+2.3
Majority73419.0
Turnout 3,860
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Saddleworth West and Lees ward

Saddleworth West and Lees ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Beeley 1,364 42.5 +3.6
Conservative George Burston79024.6-2.3
Labour Paul Fryer68521.3-3.3
Independent Robert Allsopp1294.0+0.2
Majority57419.3
Turnout 2,968
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St James ward

St James ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Hindle 956 37.1 -13.9
Labour Adrian Alexander60323.4-3.6
BNP Michael Treacy52620.4+9.6
Conservative Terence Hopkinson26610.3+5.0
Green Paul Holmes2258.7+8.7
Majority35313.7
Turnout 2,576
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St Marys ward

St Marys ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ali Salamat 1,715 43.8 +43.8
Liberal Democrats Israk Miah 1,043 26.6 -17.6
Labour Brian Ames76919.6-21.8
Conservative David Atherton3107.9-6.4
Independent Ajawat Hussain421.1+1.1
Independent Asif Hussain411.0+1.0
Majority67217.1
Turnout 3,920
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Shaw ward

Shaw ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roderick Blyth 1,166 40.9 -16.9
Independent Anthony Bennett52918.6+18.6
BNP Alwyn Stott45516.0+8.5
Labour Dilys Fletcher38813.6-0.6
Conservative Kevin Howard2779.7-10.8
Green Tara Ashworth361.3+1.3
Majority63722.3
Turnout 2,851
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Waterhead ward

Waterhead ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lynn Thompson 1,353 48.8 -4.0
Labour Jennifer Harrison87031.4-0.4
Conservative John Caddick31711.4+7.2
Independent Stuart Allsopp2338.4+5.0
Majority48317.4
Turnout 2,773
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Werneth ward

Werneth ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shoab Akhtar 2,123 48.6 -3.3
Liberal Democrats Faisal Khan1,87643.0+0.2
Conservative Kenneth Heeks3658.4+3.4
Majority2475.6
Turnout 4,364
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Local Election Results 2006 - Oldham". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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