2006 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

Map of the results of the 2006 Stratford-on-Avon council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in white. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006.

The 2006 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. ^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 30
• Liberal Democrat 20
• Independent 3 ^[2]

Campaigns

19 seats were due to be contested in the election but in Wellesbourne, independent Roger Wright did not face any opposition meaning that only 18 seats saw contests take place. ^[3] Both the Conservatives, who were defending 11 seats, and the Liberal Democrats, who were defending 7, were hoping to make gains in the election, ^[4] while the Labour party only put up 4 candidates in the election. ^[3]

The Conservatives campaigned on pledges to take action over traffic congestion and to keep council tax levels low. ^[4] However the Liberal Democrats said that big improvements in services were needed and that improving basic services should be put before any ambitious plans for the area. ^[4]

Election result

The results saw no seats change hands with the Conservatives remaining in control of the council as a result. ^{[5] [6]} Overall turnout in the election was 41.5%. ^[7]

Stratford-on-Avon Local Election Result 2006 ^{[2] [7]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	11	0	0	0	57.9	52.5	12,906	+2.6%
	Liberal Democrats	7	0	0	0	36.8	39.6	9,738	+0.4%
	Independent	1	0	0	0	5.3	4.0	985	-2.2%
	Labour	0	0	0	0	0	3.3	817	-1.4%
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	121	+0.5%

Ward results

Alcester ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Juned	1,033	56.7	-0.9
	Conservative	Paul Martin	566	31.1	-5.3
	UKIP	Ronald Mole	121	6.6	+6.6
	Labour	John Ritchie	102	5.6	-0.4
Majority			467	25.6	+4.3
Turnout			1,822	39.2	-0.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Bidford and Salford ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Daren Pemberton	935	55.2	+55.2
	Conservative	John Brain	758	44.8	+44.8
Majority			177	10.4
Turnout			1,693	32.8	-3.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Brailes ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Philip Seccombe	544	55.1	-17.9
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Cheney	444	44.9	+17.9
Majority			100	10.1	-35.9
Turnout			988	58.0	+12.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Harbury ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Patrick	936	58.0	+10.4
	Conservative	Martyn Allan	677	42.0	-10.4
Majority			259	16.0
Turnout			1,613	43.2	-0.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Henley ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Laurence Marshall	1,149	76.1	+5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Rolfe	360	23.9	-5.8
Majority			789	52.3	+11.7
Turnout			1,509	42.8	-0.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kinwarton ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lynn Bowring	392	53.3	-3.7
	Conservative	Susan Adams	344	46.7	+3.7
Majority			48	6.5	-7.5
Turnout			736	45.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Long Compton ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Gray	579	72.3	-1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Vial	222	27.7	+1.6
Majority			357	44.6	-3.2
Turnout			801	47.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Long Itchington ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Stevens	546	70.5	-1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Hill	114	14.7	+14.7
	Labour	Carol Pratt	114	14.7	-13.0
Majority			432	55.8	+11.2
Turnout			774	43.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Quinton ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Brain	680	73.4	+21.1
	Independent	Reginald Clarke	246	26.6	+26.6
Majority			434	46.9	+42.3
Turnout			926	46.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sambourne ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Leslie Topham	478	73.8	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Karyl Rees	170	26.2	-3.6
Majority			308	47.5	+7.1
Turnout			648	45.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Snitterfield ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Hobbs	686	78.4	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jeanne Lowe	189	21.6	-0.5
Majority			497	56.8	+1.0
Turnout			875	46.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Southam ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Akeister	816	48.4	+1.1
	Labour	James Taylor	471	28.0	-10.7
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Waller	398	23.6	+9.6
Majority			345	20.5	+11.8
Turnout			1,685	34.1	+0.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stratford Alveston ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stuart Beese	1,167	52.0	-4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Crutchley	1,077	48.0	+4.7
Majority			90	4.0	-9.5
Turnout			2,244	46.0	-3.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stratford Avenue and New Town ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen Beckett	856	40.9	+2.8
	Conservative	Laura Main	604	28.8	-23.5
	Independent	William Lowe	504	24.1	+24.1
	Labour	Karen Parnell	130	6.2	-3.4
Majority			252	12.1
Turnout			2,094	40.8	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Stratford Guild and Hathaway ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Fradgley	1,156	52.3	+10.5
	Conservative	Roy Donnelly	818	37.0	-12.9
	Independent	Harry Cottam	235	10.6	+10.6
Majority			338	15.3
Turnout			2,209	39.4	-3.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Studley ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Hazel Wright	1,033	58.2	+7.7
	Conservative	William McCarthy	742	41.8	+0.2
Majority			291	16.4	+7.6
Turnout			1,775	39.1	-3.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Tanworth ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Dixon	1,033	80.9	-0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Sutton	244	19.1	+0.8
Majority			789	61.8	-1.5
Turnout			1,277	41.2	-0.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Vale of the Red Horse ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gillian Roache	719	80.1	+7.4
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Honeychurch	179	19.9	-7.4
Majority			540	60.1	+14.7
Turnout			898	49.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wellesbourne ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Roger Wright	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

References

1. "Local elections: Stratford-On-Avon". BBC News Online . Retrieved 28 March 2010.
2. Wilson, Graeme (5 May 2006). "Conservatives Cameron's crusade puts Tories back on victory trail". The Daily Telegraph. p. 4.
3. Heath, Andrew (18 April 2006). "Lib Dems aim to oust Labour from No 2 spot ; Campaign: Balance of power on a knife edge in run-up to May 4 elections". Coventry Evening Telegraph. p. 9.
4. Probert, Sarah (28 April 2006). "Local elections: Lib Dems are looking at rapid improvement if they can overturn majority; Stratford". Birmingham Post . p. 6.
5. Gibbons, Duncan (5 May 2006). "Tories a seat closer; Local election results: Labour blames national events for its bad night". Coventry Evening Telegraph. p. 16.
6. "Election: No change at Stratford District". The Courier. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
7. "May 2006 District Council Results". Stratford-on-Avon District Council. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
8. "Election: Results for Stratford District". The Courier. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2010.