2006 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2006 Walsall council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in grey. Walsall UK local election 2006 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2006 Walsall council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in grey.

The 2006 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives retain control of the council with 34 councillors, but they lost 2 seats to Labour who moved to 19 seats. [3] The Liberal Democrats remained on 6 seats and there remained one independent councillor. [3]

Walsall local election result 2006 [2] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1002-250.039.325,796-1.9%
  Labour 720+235.027.217,896-3.6%
  Liberal Democrats 200010.014.19,292+0.8%
  Independent 10005.03.32,176-1.2%
  BNP 000007.54,911+4.7%
  UKIP 000004.52,956-1.0%
  Democratic Labour 000002.91,891+1.1%
  Respect 000001.0670+1.0%
  Green 000000.2116+0.2%

Ward results

Aldridge Central and South [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John O'Hare2,36754.6
BNP Andrew Aspbury74917.3
Labour Steven King55512.8
Liberal Democrats Linda Dickins43710.1
Independent Anthony Lenton2295.3
Majority 1,61837.3
Turnout 4,33740.9−2.9
Conservative hold Swing
Aldridge North and Walsall North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Harris1,64546.0
BNP Michael McCormack67118.8
Labour Ian Pearson54015.1
UKIP Graham Eardley37510.5
Liberal Democrats Mark Greveson3479.7
Majority 97427.2
Turnout 3,57834.8−0.6
Conservative hold Swing
Bentley and Darlaston North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ayshea Johnson1,13146.0
Conservative Daniel Lloyd71929.3
Liberal Democrats Christopher Pearce44818.2
Democratic Labour Alan Paddock1596.5
Majority 41216.7
Turnout 2,45727.3−4.7
Labour hold Swing
Birchills Leamore [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jonathan Phillips1,01641.2
Conservative Carol Rose94638.3
Liberal Democrats Wendy Evans32713.2
Democratic Labour Alan Davies1807.3
Majority 702.8
Turnout 2,46926.9+0.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Blakenall [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Young1,09845.9
Democratic Labour Peter Smith82434.4
Conservative Doris Silvester2229.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Cullum1335.6
Green Karl Macnaughton1164.8
Majority 27411.5
Turnout 2,39327.8+1.1
Labour hold Swing
Bloxwich East [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kathleen Phillips1,06540.6
Conservative Alan Venables1,05240.1
UKIP Alan Sheath29011.1
Democratic Labour Terence Durrant1104.2
Liberal Democrats Murli Sinha1064.0
Majority 130.5
Turnout 2,62330.8−2.7
Labour hold Swing
Bloxwich West [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Louise Harrison1,22437.6
Labour Frederick Westley99530.6
BNP John Salvage71922.1
Liberal Democrats Christine Cockayne2146.6
Democratic Labour David Church1023.1
Majority 2297.0
Turnout 3,25433.7+0.6
Conservative hold Swing
Brownhills [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Turner1,06035.0
Labour Richard Worrall1,03834.3
BNP William Locke62320.6
UKIP Kenneth Davies2277.5
Democratic Labour Geoffrey Macmanomy772.5
Majority 220.7
Turnout 3,02531.5−3.1
Conservative hold Swing
Darlaston South [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Bott1,45953.6
Labour Stephen Docherty87632.2
Conservative Hilda Derry38814.2
Majority 58321.4
Turnout 2,72330.0+2.0
Independent hold Swing
Paddock [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Zahid Ali2,00744.7
Labour Khizar Hussain1,10424.6
UKIP Derek Bennett69615.5
Liberal Democrats Martin Barker67815.1
Majority 90320.1
Turnout 4,48547.2−4.8
Conservative hold Swing
Palfrey [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammad Nazir1,69440.7
Conservative Mohammad Munir1,59738.4
Liberal Democrats Mohammad Miah46911.3
Respect Nadia Fazal4019.6
Majority 972.3
Turnout 4,16141.6−4.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Pelsall [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Clive Ault1,69244.6
Liberal Democrats Simeon Mayou1,02527.0
BNP Lisa DeSouza70818.7
Labour Aftab Nawaz2857.5
Democratic Labour Derek Roddy862.3
Majority 66717.6
Turnout 3,79642.2−1.2
Conservative hold Swing
Pheasey Park Farm [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Towe1,79853.1
Labour Douglas James71421.1
UKIP Edmund Newman63018.6
Liberal Democrats Louise Shires2477.3
Majority 1,08432.0
Turnout 3,38941.1−1.6
Conservative hold Swing
Pleck [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harbans Sarohi1,32436.2
Conservative Mushtaq Ahmed1,20232.8
Liberal Democrats Norman Matthews55515.2
Independent Mark Dabbs48813.3
Democratic Labour Brian Powell922.5
Majority 1223.4
Turnout 3,66138.4−0.8
Labour hold Swing
Rushall Shelfield [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rachel Walker1,36643.1
BNP Julie Locke81525.7
Labour Robert Thomas63320.0
Liberal Democrats Ian Dickins2798.8
Democratic Labour Louise Bradburn772.4
Majority 55117.4
Turnout 3,17035.0−0.8
Conservative hold Swing
Short Heath [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Cook1,18441.9
BNP Malcolm Moore62622.1
Conservative Chad Pitt61121.6
Labour Gareth Walker40614.4
Majority 55819.8
Turnout 2,82731.7+1.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St. Matthews [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Haqnawaz Khan1,49337.3
Labour Mohammed Yaqoob1,11527.9
Liberal Democrats Daniel Barker89722.4
Respect Martin Lynch2696.7
UKIP Mohammed Yaqub2255.6
Majority 3789.4
Turnout 3,99942.7−3.9
Conservative hold Swing
Streetly [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edmund Hughes3,18580.4
Labour Thomas Charlton77519.6
Majority 2,41060.8
Turnout 3,96038.8−1.9
Conservative hold Swing
Willenhall North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Valerie Woodruff1,29748.1
UKIP Elizabeth Hazell51319.0
Conservative Steven Turner45817.0
Labour Robert Matthews42915.9
Majority 78429.1
Turnout 2,69728.7−0.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Willenhall South [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela Underhill1,10340.9
Conservative Jason Pitt76428.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Hughes64924.0
Democratic Labour Stephanie Peart1846.8
Majority 33912.6
Turnout 2,70026.5−1.5
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Local elections: Walsall". BBC News. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Local elections 2006" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 10 May 2006. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  3. 1 2 "BNP take seats in West Midlands". BBC News. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Election results 2006". Walsall Council. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
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