2006 Winchester City Council election

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2006 Winchester City Council election
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  2004 4 May 2006 2007  

19 of 57 seats to Winchester City Council
29 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before2226
Seats won134
Seats after2921
Popular vote17,60411,047
Percentage53.8%33.8%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Seats before54
Seats won11
Seats after43
Popular vote2,1001,898
Percentage6.4%5.8%

Winchester 2006 election map.svg
Results by Ward

Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2006 Winchester Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Winchester District Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Campaign

Before the election the Liberal Democrats had 26 seats, the Conservatives 22, independents 5 and Labour 4. [3] 19 seats were being contested with 4 Liberal Democrat and 1 independent councillors standing down at the election, while the council leader Sheila Campbell and 2 other cabinet members were defending seats. [3]

Issues in the election included anti-social behaviour, council tax, rural transportation and planning policy. [4]

Election result

The count was disrupted delaying the last result after some of the ballot papers were set on fire meaning water had to be poured into the ballot box. [5] The results saw the Conservatives take control of the council for the first time since the early 1990s. [6] They gained 7 seats included 5 from the Liberal Democrats and 1 each from Labour and the independents. [5] Conservatives defeated both the Liberal Democrat council leader Sheila Campbell and the Labour leader Patrick Davies. [6]

The widespread press coverage earlier in the year about the local Liberal Democrat MP Mark Oaten having had sex with male prostitutes was seen as having damaged the Liberal Democrats and benefited the Conservatives. [7] [8] [9] In the July after the election Oaten announced that he would be standing down from parliament at the next general election. [10]

Following the election George Beckett became the new Conservative leader of the council. [11]

Winchester Local Election Result 2006 [12] [13]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1370+768.453.817,604+12.1%
  Liberal Democrats 405-521.133.811,047-8.3%
  Labour 101-15.36.42,100-1.0%
  Independent 101-15.35.81,898-0.1%
  UKIP 000000.264-2.6%

Ward results

Bishop's Waltham

Bishop's Waltham [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Georgina Busher98545.8+0.6
Conservative Roger Hockin92843.2+16.9
Labour Stephen Haines1205.6+1.3
Independent Ruby Forrest1175.4+5.4
Majority572.6−16.3
Turnout 2,15042
Independent hold Swing

Cheriton & Bishops Sutton

Cheriton & Bishops Sutton [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harry Verney56562.6+10.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Day33837.4−7.5
Majority22725.2+17.6
Turnout 90353
Conservative hold Swing

Colden Common and Twyford

Colden Common and Twyford [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Izard97151.3−10.1
Conservative Theresa Marshall85044.9+12.3
Labour Tessa Valentine733.9−2.2
Majority1216.4−22.4
Turnout 1,89447
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Denmead

Denmead [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Allgood1,74281.4+9.6
Liberal Democrats Thomas Houghton32015.0−9.3
Labour David Picton-Jones783.6−0.4
Majority1,42266.4+18.9
Turnout 2,14041
Conservative hold Swing

Droxford, Soberton and Hambledon

Droxford, Soberton and Hambldon [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Antony Coates74078.5+10.0
Liberal Democrats Margaret Scriven20321.5−8.2
Majority53757.0+18.2
Turnout 94359
Conservative hold Swing

Kings Worthy

Kings Worthy [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stanley Howell79951.0+9.6
Liberal Democrats Hilary Jones69744.5−0.6
Labour Elaine Fullaway704.5−0.6
Majority1026.5
Turnout 1,56649
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Olivers Battery & Badger Farm

Olivers Battery & Badger Farm [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Colin83748.7−9.2
Conservative Susan Evershed82948.2+11.1
Labour David Smith533.1−1.9
Majority80.5−20.3
Turnout 1,71954
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Owslebury & Curdridge

Owslebury & Curdridge [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Laurence Ruffell88160.2+15.9
Liberal Democrats Roy Stainton53936.8−16.0
Labour Brian Fullaway443.0+0.1
Majority34223.4
Turnout 1,46449
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Shedfield

Shedfield [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Huxstep64944.5+0.7
Independent Andrew Archard55438.0−11.9
Independent Stuart Jones17311.9+11.9
Labour Patricia Hayward825.6−0.7
Majority956.5
Turnout 1,45847
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Sparsholt

Sparsholt [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Wood48462.0+13.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Coleman29738.0−13.3
Majority18724.0
Turnout 78152
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

St. Barnabas

St. Barnabas [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Worrall1,35052.7+3.7
Liberal Democrats Allan Mitchell1,09942.9−1.4
Labour Adrian Field1114.3−2.4
Majority2519.8+5.1
Turnout 2,56055
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

St. Bartholomew

St. Bartholomew [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dominic Hiscock97849.4+2.8
Conservative Patrick Cunningham86943.9+8.9
Labour Timothy Curran1336.7−3.4
Majority1095.5−6.1
Turnout 1,98043
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St. John and All Saints

St. John and All Saints [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Pines50732.7+3.4
Conservative Michael Lovegrove49832.1+6.8
Liberal Democrats Adrian Hicks47830.8−1.8
Independent Harold Robbins694.4+4.4
Majority90.6
Turnout 1,55235
Labour hold Swing

St. Luke

St. Luke [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Stephens61443.1+5.9
Liberal Democrats Simon Hobson45832.1−10.4
Labour Patrick Davies35424.8+4.5
Majority15611.0
Turnout 1,42635
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

St. Michael

St. Michael [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Tait1,24058.7+18.0
Liberal Democrats Susan Chester70233.2−10.7
Labour Albert Edwards1075.1+1.2
UKIP Judith Napier-Clark643.0−4.0
Majority53825.5
Turnout 2,11347
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul

St. Paul [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Raymond Pearce84550.4−6.0
Conservative Gillian Allen72543.2+9.5
Labour Debra Grech1086.4−3.5
Majority1207.2−15.5
Turnout 1,67839
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Swanmore and Newton

Swanmore and Newtown [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Victoria Weston1,10156.2+0.9
Liberal Democrats Sheila Campbell80541.1−0.8
Labour Dennis May522.7−0.1
Majority29615.1+1.7
Turnout 1,95860
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

The Alresfords

The Alresfords [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Hollingbery 1,46959.3+18.3
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Porter87635.4−7.4
Labour Robin Atkins1315.3−1.5
Majority59323.9
Turnout 2,47651
Conservative hold Swing

Wonston and Micheldever

Wonston and Micheldever [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Godfrey1,27165.1+7.4
Liberal Democrats Peter McLoughlin60430.9−6.9
Labour Nigel Lickley773.9−0.5
Majority66734.2+14.3
Turnout 1,95248
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "Local elections: Winchester". BBC News. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  2. "Local elections". The Times. London. 6 May 2006. p. 64.
  3. 1 2 "Candidates line up for local elections". Southern Daily Echo . 6 April 2006. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  4. "The battle to control Winchester". BBC News. 26 April 2006. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  5. 1 2 "Sex scandal blamed for Tory win". BBC News. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  6. 1 2 "Jubilant Tories win city control for the first time since early 90s". Southern Daily Echo . 5 May 2006. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  7. Summers, Deborah (6 May 2006). "Tories celebrate council gains as voters give Labour a bloody nose Cameron: hard work starts now as party gains 309 seats". The Herald . p. 4.
  8. Morris, Nigel (6 May 2006). "Campbell: Lib Dem results 'mixed'". The Independent. p. 9.
  9. "We pass poll test say Libs". Daily Express . 6 May 2006.
  10. "Lib Dem Oaten to stand down as MP". BBC News. 25 July 2006. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  11. "Tories pledge to give everyone a fair say". Southern Daily Echo . 25 May 2006. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "District Council Election Results May 2006". Winchester City Council. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Tories win control of city". Southern Daily Echo . 5 May 2006. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
Preceded by
2004 Winchester Council election
Winchester local elections Succeeded by
2007 Winchester Council election