Swale Borough Council election, 2006

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Map of the results of the 2006 Swale Borough Council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2006. Swale UK local election 2006 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2006 Swale Borough Council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2006.

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

Borough of Swale Non-metropolitan district in England

Swale is a local government district with borough status in Kent, England and is bounded by Medway to the west, Canterbury to the east, Ashford to the south and Maidstone to the south west. Its council is based in Sittingbourne. The district is named after the narrow channel called The Swale, that separates the mainland of Kent from the Isle of Sheppey, and which occupies the central part of the district.

Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district. In Scotland, similarly chartered communities were known as royal burghs, although the status is no longer granted.

Kent County of England

Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south west. The county also shares borders with Essex along the estuary of the River Thames, and with the French department of Pas-de-Calais through the Channel Tunnel. The county town is Maidstone.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights. Labour is a full member of the Party of European Socialists and Progressive Alliance, and holds observer status in the Socialist International. As of 2017, the party was considered the "largest party in Western Europe" in terms of party membership, with more than half a million members.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal, centrist political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

Election result

The Conservatives gained three seats after winning 11 of the 16 seats contested. [2] They took two seats from the Liberal Democrats in Grove and Minster Cliffs wards, while also defeating a Labour councillor in Queenborough and Halfway by 17 votes. [2] This took the Conservatives to 28 seats on the council, compared to 10 for Labour and 8 for the Liberal Democrats. [2]

The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. The ward is the primary unit of English electoral geography for civil parishes and borough and district councils, electoral ward is the unit used by Welsh principal councils, while the electoral division is the unit used by English county councils and some unitary authorities. Each ward/division has an average electorate of about 5,500 people, but ward-population counts can vary substantially. As at the end of 2014 there were 9,456 electoral wards/divisions in the UK.

Queenborough town on the Isle of Sheppey in the Swale borough of Kent, England

Queenborough is a small town on the Isle of Sheppey in the Swale borough of Kent in South East England.

The Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Tax failed to win any seats after standing in 9 of the 16 wards contested, coming closest in Sheppey Central where they finished second with 540 votes, compared to 636 for the Conservative councillor John Morris. [2] This meant the former Conservative councillor Chris Boden remained the only councillor for the Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Tax after the election. [2]

Isle of Sheppey island off the northern coast of Kent, England in the Thames Estuary

The Isle of Sheppey is an island off the northern coast of Kent, England, neighbouring the Thames Estuary, centred 42 miles (68 km) from central London. It has an area of 36 square miles (93 km2). The island forms part of the local government district of Swale. Sheppey is derived from Old English Sceapig, meaning "Sheep Island".

Swale local election result 2006 [3] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1130+368.845.110,370-1.3%
  Labour 401-125.027.66,353-1.8%
  Liberal Democrat 102-26.320.04,599-1.4%
 Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Taxes000007.21,655+7.2%
  Money Reform 000000.129+0.1%

Ward results

Abbey [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Bryan Mulhern58744.4-8.6
Labour Trevor Payne41031.0-16.0
Liberal Democrat Martin Bellis22316.9+16.9
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council TaxesCharles Ulyatt735.5+5.5
Money Reform Anne Belsey292.2+2.2
Majority17713.4-24.8
Turnout 1,32236.4-1.8
Conservative hold Swing
Chalkwell [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Roger Truelove62047.9+0.3
Conservative Derek Carnell37929.3-3.7
Liberal Democrat David Spurling18514.3-5.1
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council TaxesChristopher Evans1108.5+8.5
Majority24118.6+4.0
Turnout 1,29435.9+2.0
Labour hold Swing
Grove [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gareth Randall59139.5+8.6
Liberal Democrat Bernard Lowe51534.4-18.1
Labour Michael Baldock28519.1+2.5
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council TaxesJennifer Bishop1057.0+7.0
Majority765.1
Turnout 1,49634.0+8.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gerald Lewin1,17070.2+4.7
Labour Anthony Winckless25215.1-1.3
Liberal Democrat William Daw24514.7-3.3
Majority91855.1+7.6
Turnout 1,66739.0+4.0
Conservative hold Swing
Kemsley [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brenda Simpson72261.7+11.7
Labour Russell Beardmore26822.9+5.6
Liberal Democrat Sandra Sims18015.4+4.7
Majority45438.8+10.6
Turnout 1,17028.3+0.8
Conservative hold Swing
Minster Cliffs [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kenneth Pugh75040.7+3.5
Liberal Democrat Nicholas Williams46625.3-14.1
Labour Matthew Wheatcroft44924.3+6.4
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council TaxesWilliam Stone1809.8+9.8
Majority28415.4
Turnout 1,84534.3-1.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Murston [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Manuella Tomes45047.3-12.4
Labour Shelley Cheesman29330.8+11.7
Conservative Nailesh Patel20821.9+0.7
Majority15716.5-22.0
Turnout 95127.0-1.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Queenborough and Halfway [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Garside83043.8+4.3
Labour Michael Constable81342.9+1.0
Liberal Democrat Geoffrey Partis25013.2+4.4
Majority170.9
Turnout 1,89336.0+0.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Roman [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Simon Clark58647.9-6.6
Conservative Martin Clarke41734.1+8.8
Liberal Democrat Peter Springham22018.0-3.3
Majority16913.8-16.4
Turnout 1,22334.8-1.9
Labour hold Swing
Sheerness East [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mark Ellen32936.8-6.2
Conservative June Kimber28231.5-2.9
Liberal Democrat Colin Howe18821.0-1.6
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council TaxesPatricia Sandle9610.7+10.7
Majority475.3-3.3
Turnout 89527.3+6.4
Labour hold Swing
Sheerness West [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Angela Harrison64359.1-4.2
Conservative Jane Morris26924.7+6.3
Liberal Democrat David Kemp17616.2+6.5
Majority37434.4-10.5
Turnout 1,08828.8+6.9
Labour hold Swing
Sheppey Central [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Morris63637.7-8.7
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council TaxesLesley Ingham54032.0+32.0
Labour Robert Stanbridge33519.8-15.5
Liberal Democrat Christine Martin17710.5-7.8
Majority965.7-5.4
Turnout 1,68831.0-1.0
Conservative hold Swing
St Ann's [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Cosgrove68550.3-4.7
Liberal Democrat David Evans31323.0+1.4
Labour Paul Durkin25818.9-4.4
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council TaxesJoseph Brown1077.9+7.9
Majority37227.3-4.4
Turnout 1,36335.6-5.9
Conservative hold Swing
Teynham and Lynsted [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Disney80256.6+7.9
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council TaxesRichard Shannon34624.4+24.4
Labour Kenneth Rowles26919.0-17.0
Majority45632.2+19.3
Turnout 1,41736.7+5.0
Conservative hold Swing
Watling [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Cynthia Davis1,09166.7-5.3
Liberal Democrat Michael Henderson30118.4+18.4
Labour Lionel Vaughan24414.9-13.1
Majority79048.3+4.3
Turnout 1,63643.0-2.1
Conservative hold Swing
Woodstock [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alan Willicombe95146.2-1.7
Liberal Democrat Berick Tomes71034.5-8.2
Labour Adam Tolhurst29914.5+5.1
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council TaxesKenneth Boyce984.8+4.8
Majority24111.7+6.6
Turnout 2,05851.7+8.4
Conservative hold Swing

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Conservatives snatch three seats in Swale". Kent Online. 11 May 2006. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
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