2006 Tamworth Borough Council election

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Results of the 2006 Tamworth Borough Council election

Elections to Tamworth Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 32.3%

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Tamworth Local Election Result 2006
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 850+580.050.99,425+7.9%
  Labour 205-520.041.57,673+4.2%
  Liberal Democrats 000007.61,402-3.7%

Ward results

Amington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Garner1,13656.6+9.2
Labour Timothy Healy87043.4+9.9
Majority 26613.2−0.7
Turnout 2,00633.1+2.4
Conservative hold Swing
Belgrave
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Summers92157.0+20.2
Labour Nigel Brindley69443.0+8.2
Majority 22714.0+12.0
Turnout 1,61529.2+0.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Bolehall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Norchi1,11161.3+4.8
Conservative Andrew James70138.7−4.8
Majority 41022.6+9.6
Turnout 1,81233.4+2.3
Labour hold Swing
Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Ingley1,01750.3+6.9
Labour Marion Couchman75737.5+1.7
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Pinkett24612.2−8.5
Majority 26012.8+5.2
Turnout 2,02035.7+2.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Glascote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Peaple72853.6+14.8
Conservative Debra James63046.4+22.3
Majority 987.2+5.5
Turnout 1,35823.9−2.7
Labour hold Swing
Mercian
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bruce Boughton83342.0−0.1
Labour William Fuller67133.8−2.0
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Blake47924.2+2.2
Majority 1628.2+1.9
Turnout 1,98337.0−0.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Spital
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Gant1,11650.7−0.5
Labour Karen Hirons72633.0+3.1
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Blake36016.3−2.7
Majority 39017.7−3.6
Turnout 2,20239.5−0.1
Conservative hold Swing
Stonydelph
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steven Pritchard82756.7+20.9
Labour Margaret Clarke63243.3+12.1
Majority 19513.4+10.6
Turnout 1,45925.0+0.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Oates1,10954.4+5.7
Labour David Foster61330.1+1.2
Liberal Democrats Roger Jones31715.5−6.9
Majority 49624.3+4.5
Turnout 2,03934.8+1.7
Conservative hold Swing
Wilnecote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lee Bates1,13556.6+6.4
Labour Mary Lewis87143.4−6.4
Majority 26413.2+12.8
Turnout 2,00631.4+1.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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