2006 South Cambridgeshire District Council election

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South Cambridgeshire District Council election, 2006
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Results by ward of the 2006 local election in South Cambridgeshire
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Overall composition of the council following the 2006 election

Elections to South Cambridgeshire District Council took place on Thursday 4 May 2006, as part of the 2006 United Kingdom local elections. Twenty seats, making up just over one third of South Cambridgeshire District Council, were up for election, with a by-election being held in one ward (Harston and Hauxton). Seats up for election in 2006 were last contested at the 2004 election, when all seats were up for election due to new ward boundaries, and were next contested at the 2010 election. The Conservative Party remained the largest party with an increased number of seats, but the council remained under no overall control.

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Summary

At this election, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats were defending eight seats each. Independent councillors were defending in three wards, while Labour were defending in Sawston. The Liberal Democrats lost three seats to the Conservatives in Balsham, Melbourn and Waterbeach, but gained the Shelfords and Stapleford from the Conservatives. In Milton, the incumbent independent councillor ran for re-election as a Liberal Democrat. Other Conservative gains included from Labour in Sawston as well as from an independent in Cottenham. In Histon and Impington however an independent, who had run as a Conservative in 2004, defeated the incumbent Conservative councillor.

Results

South Cambridgeshire District Council election, 2006 [1]
PartySeatsPopular vote
WonNot upTotal±Votes%
  Conservative 111425+314,19346.8
  Liberal Democrats 71219−111,65138.4
  Independent 21012−11,7605.8
  Labour 011−11,4204.7
  Green 00001,1403.8
  Respect 0000860.3
  Monster Raving Loony 0000560.2
Total203757–30,306–
Turnout40.2

Results by ward

Balsham Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Victoria Grace Ford 1,06051.2+0.1
Liberal Democrats Samuel John Agnew1,01148.8−0.1
Majority49
Turnout 58.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Bar Hill Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bunty Elizabeth Waters93256.5+6.7
Liberal Democrats Thomas Joseph Flanagan53732.6−4.9
Labour John Samuel Shepherd945.7−1.3
Respect Steven Sweeney865.2N/A
Majority395
Turnout 43.2
Conservative hold Swing
Bassingbourn Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Charles McCraith75155.9+9.2
Green Simon Peter Saggers31923.8+3.2
Liberal Democrats Anthony Stuart Milton27220.3N/A
Majority432
Turnout 39.2
Conservative hold Swing
Bourn Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Hugh Morgan73746.1−8.6
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Rolf Hansford41726.1−8.2
Independent Clayton James Hudson30018.8N/A
Labour Mark David Hurn1459.1+2.2
Majority320
Turnout 36.5
Conservative hold Swing
Caldecote Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robin Barry Martlew42352.7−3.4
Conservative Adrian Michael Peck34743.2−0.7
Labour Helen Mary Haugh334.1N/A
Majority76
Turnout 46.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Cottenham Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Charles Francis Bolitho1,20759.8+23.7
Liberal Democrats Linden Mary Leeke81140.2+13.9
Majority396
Turnout 34.1
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Fulbourn Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sandra June Olga Doggett59944.7+24.0
Liberal Democrats John George Williams42331.5+3.4
Conservative Alison Mary Farmer31923.8+2.7
Majority176
Turnout 39.3
Independent hold Swing
Gamlingay Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Elsby78754.9−14.5
Conservative Mark John Taylor52936.9+6.3
Labour Grace Mary Everson1178.2N/A
Majority258
Turnout 37.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Girton Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Dominic Bygott68548.1−7.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Robert Fane43930.9+6.6
Green Teal Richard Riley17812.5−7.6
Labour Michael Idowu1218.5N/A
Majority246
Turnout 45.4
Conservative hold Swing
Harston and Hauxton Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Elizabeth Lockwood55058.5+12.7
Conservative Alan William Langley39041.5+4.0
Majority160
Turnout 50.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Histon and Impington Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Neil Sinnett Davies86134.7N/A
Conservative Jean Anne Muncey81632.9+1.3
Liberal Democrats Thomas Frederick Ralph Lynn61424.7−9.8
Green Mark Johan Alexander Claessen1917.7+3.3
Majority45
Turnout 39.9
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Linton Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Mary Bear94765.5+4.8
Conservative Robert Patrick James Altham49934.5+1.7
Majority448
Turnout 40.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Melbourn Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janice Mary Guest1,07756.7+15.8
Liberal Democrats David Adrian Louis George Wherrell57430.2−21.0
Green Sally Ann Seagrave Nichols1266.6−1.2
Labour Michael William Kernaghan1226.4N/A
Majority503
Turnout 46.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Meldreth Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Elizabeth Kerr van de Ven54663.9+10.8
Conservative Lister John Wilson26130.5−10.0
Green Pauline Radley485.6−0.8
Majority285
Turnout 47.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Milton Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Summerfield68652.1+19.6
Conservative Gerda Covell57543.7+16.8
Monster Raving Loony Timothy John Franklin (aka Speedways Fast Freddy)564.3N/A
Majority111
Turnout 43.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Sawston Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Michael Matthews86249.8+0.3
Labour Nigel Peter Carder59034.1+19.1
Green Jacquelyn Jean Garfit27816.1N/A
Majority272
Turnout 32.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Swavesey Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Mary Ellingtonunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
The Shelfords and Stapleford Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Neil Berent1,24846.4+24.2
Conservative Simon Robert Carne King1,24446.3−18.7
Labour Michael Robert Nettleton1987.4−5.5
Majority4
Turnout 48.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Waterbeach Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Terence Johnson94356.2+16.5
Liberal Democrats Jane Rata Williamson73543.8+10.1
Majority208
Turnout 42.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Willingham and Over Ward [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philippa Saran Corney95960.3+6.3
Liberal Democrats Leslie Harold Gelling63139.7+3.9
Majority328
Turnout 32.1
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ District Council Elections - Thursday, 4 May 2006, South Cambridgeshire District Council
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Election results by ward". South Cambridgeshire District Council. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
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