Three Rivers District Council election, 2006

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Elections to Three Rivers Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party stayed in overall control of the council.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal 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.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Three Rivers Local Election Result 2006
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrat 11 1 0 +1 68.8 46.4 10,274 +0.6%
  Conservative 4 0 1 -1 25.0 44.2 9,792 +1.3%
  Labour 1 0 0 0 6.1 8.1 1,794 -3.2%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 104 +0.5%
  English Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 101 +0.5%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 72 +0.3%
  New Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 13 +0.1%

Ward results

Abbots Langley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Sara Bedford 846 56.9 -3.3
Conservative Andrew Woodard 511 34.4 +7.7
Labour Jeannie Mehta 130 8.7 -4.4
Majority 335 22.5 -11.0
Turnout 1,487 43.6 +2.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Bedmond and Primrose Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Joy Mann 600 58.9 -7.2
Conservative Simon Fancourt 260 25.5 +4.2
Labour Stephen Cox 86 8.4 -4.2
UKIP Richard Evans 73 7.2 +7.2
Majority 340 33.4 -11.4
Turnout 1,019 42.6 +11.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Carpenders Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Mary Connolly 976 53.3 -6.0
Conservative Craig Lewell 725 39.6 +6.1
Labour Sarah Linhart 130 7.1 -0.1
Majority 251 13.7 -12.1
Turnout 1,831 48.7 -2.6
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Chorleywood East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Leonard Spencer 991 78.7 +4.4
Liberal Democrat Michael Colin 228 18.1 -7.6
Labour David Williams 41 3.3 +3.3
Majority 763 60.6 +12.0
Turnout 1,260 41.3 -4.8
Conservative hold Swing
Chorleywood West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Martin Trevett 1,221 53.2 +3.8
Conservative Richard Booth 888 38.7 -6.0
Green Tina Kamei 72 3.1 +3.1
Labour Fiona Goble 69 3.0 +3.0
UKIP Andrew Shanks 31 1.4 +1.4
New Party Joanne Dooley 13 0.6 +0.6
Majority 333 14.5 +9.8
Turnout 2,294 57.2 -4.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Croxley Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Roger Seabourne 1,087 56.5 +2.0
Conservative Mark Englefield 709 36.9 +2.7
Labour David Wynne-Jones 128 6.7 -4.6
Majority 378 19.6 -0.7
Turnout 1,924 48.1 +3.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Croxley Green North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat David Drury 581 52.3 -20.7
Conservative Paula Hiscocks 448 40.3 +23.6
Labour Stephen King 82 7.4 -2.9
Majority 133 12.0 -44.3
Turnout 1,111 44.5 +7.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Croxley Green South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Brian White 732 67.2 +0.0
Conservative Graham Denman 269 24.7 +6.2
Labour Maureen Sedlacek 88 8.1 -6.1
Majority 463 44.5 -4.2
Turnout 1,089 43.0 +13.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Langlebury
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat William Peutherer 820 65.4 +2.9
Conservative Margaret Lambert 293 23.4 +1.0
Labour Jacqueline Williams 140 11.2 -3.9
Majority 527 42.0 +1.9
Turnout 1,253 37.6 -0.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Leavesden
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Katherine Turner 831 65.2 +5.9
Conservative Walter Tuck 328 25.7 -4.4
Labour Peter Arthur 116 9.1 -1.6
Majority 503 39.5 +10.3
Turnout 1,275 33.9 -0.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Maple Cross and Mill End
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Richard Struck 736 56.6 -8.1
Conservative Kerry Christlow 454 34.9 -0.4
Labour Joanne Cox 111 8.5 +8.5
Majority 282 21.7 -7.7
Turnout 1,301 35.6 -1.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Moor Park and Eastbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kemal Butt 1,379 77.7 +3.1
Liberal Democrat Jeremy Asquith 293 16.5 -8.9
Labour Jayshree Radia 102 5.7 +5.7
Majority 1,086 61.2 +12.0
Turnout 1,774 43.7 +0.3
Conservative hold Swing
Northwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Francis Durham 321 39.3 -4.1
Liberal Democrat David Lowes 315 38.6 +12.1
Conservative Ralph Sangster 181 22.2 -7.9
Majority 6 0.7 -12.6
Turnout 817 27.7 +0.2
Labour hold Swing
Penn
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Leslie Mead 550 56.0
Conservative Robin Noakes 264 26.9
English Democrat Nicholas Capp 101 10.3
Labour Bruce Prochnik 68 6.9
Majority 286 29.1
Turnout 983 42.4 +0.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Rickmansworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mark Weedon 1,041 76.4 +14.2
Liberal Democrat Anthony Humphreys 209 15.3 -10.7
Labour Karen McIntosh 112 8.2 -3.7
Majority 832 61.1 +24.9
Turnout 1,362 44.1 +2.1
Conservative hold Swing
Rickmansworth West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Barbara Lamb 1,051 76.8 +16.9
Liberal Democrat Jill Swainson 249 18.2 -17.4
Labour Paul Williams 69 5.0 +0.5
Majority 802 58.6 +34.3
Turnout 1,369 50.1 -1.3
Conservative hold Swing

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