Tamworth Borough Council election, 2006

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Map of the results of the 2006 Tamworth council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Tamworth 2006 election map.png
Map of the results of the 2006 Tamworth council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.

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 Democrat 000007.61,402-3.7%

Ward results

Amington
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Garner1,13656.6+9.2
Labour Timothy Healy87043.4+9.9
Majority26613.2-0.7
Turnout 2,00633.1+2.4
Conservative hold Swing
Belgrave
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Martin Summers92157.0+20.2
Labour Nigel Brindley69443.0+8.2
Majority22714.0+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
Majority41022.6+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 Democrat Jennifer Pinkett24612.2-8.5
Majority26012.8+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
Majority987.2+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 Democrat Geoffrey Blake47924.2+2.2
Majority1628.2+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 Democrat Jennifer Blake36016.3-2.7
Majority39017.7-3.6
Turnout 2,20239.5-0.1
Conservative hold Swing
Stonydelph
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Steven Pritchard82756.7+20.9
Labour Margaret Clarke63243.3+12.1
Majority19513.4+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 Democrat Roger Jones31715.5-6.9
Majority49624.3+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
Majority26413.2+12.8
Turnout 2,00631.4+1.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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