Winchester City Council election, 2006

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Map of the results of the 2006 Winchester council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red, independent in white. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006. Winchester 2006 election map.png
Map of the results of the 2006 Winchester council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red, independent in white. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006.

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]

City of Winchester Place in England

The City of Winchester is a local government district in Hampshire, England, with city status.

Non-metropolitan district Type of local government district in England

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a two-tier arrangement.

Hampshire County of England

Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England. The county town is the city of Winchester. Its two largest cities, Southampton and Portsmouth, are administered separately as unitary authorities; the rest of the county is governed by Hampshire County Council.

Contents

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. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 313 Members of Parliament, and also has 249 members of the House of Lords, 18 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 8,916 local councillors.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a centrist, liberal political party in the United Kingdom. It is currently led by Vince Cable. It has 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, one member of the European Parliament, five Members of the Scottish Parliament and one member in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. At the height of its influence, the party served as junior partners in a coalition government with the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2015.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom that 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.

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]

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

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

Anti-social behaviours are actions that harm or lack consideration for the well-being of others. It has also been defined as any type of conduct that violates the basic rights of another person and any behaviour that is considered to be disruptive to others in society. This can be carried out in various ways, which includes but is not limited to intentional aggression, as well as covert and overt hostility. Anti-social behaviour also develops through social interaction within the family and community. It continuously affects a child's temperament, cognitive ability and their involvement with negative peers, dramatically affecting children's problem solving skills. Many people also label behaviour which is deemed contrary to prevailing norms for social conduct as anti-social behaviour. However, researchers have stated that it is a difficult term to define, particularly in the United Kingdom where there are an infinite number of acts that fall into its category. The term is especially used in British English.

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] [6] The results saw the Conservatives take control of the council for the first time since the early 1990s. [7] They gained 7 seats included 5 from the Liberal Democrats and 1 each from Labour and the independents. [5] [6] Conservatives defeated both the Liberal Democrat council leader Sheila Campbell and the Labour leader Patrick Davies. [7]

A ballot box is a temporarily sealed container, usually a square box though sometimes a tamper resistant bag, with a narrow slot in the top sufficient to accept a ballot paper in an election but which prevents anyone from accessing the votes cast until the close of the voting period.

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. [8] [9] [10] Oaten took no part in the campaign and the former leader of the council, Sheila Campbell, agreed that his troubles had hurt the Liberal Democrats. [5] In the July after the election Oaten announced that he would be standing down from parliament at the next general election. [11]

Mark Oaten is a British politician who was a senior member of the Liberal Democrats. He served as the Member of Parliament for Winchester from 1997-2010.

Male prostitution act or practice of men providing sexual services to either men or women in return for payment

Male prostitution is the act or practice of men providing sexual services in return for payment. It is a form of sex work. Although clients can be any gender, the vast majority are male. Compared to female prostitutes, male prostitutes have been far less studied by researchers.

Following the election George Beckett became the new Conservative leader of the council. [12]

Winchester Local Election Result 2006 [13] [14]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1370+768.453.817,604+12.1%
  Liberal Democrat 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 [13] [14]
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 [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Harry Verney56562.6+10.1
Liberal Democrat Christopher Day33837.4-7.5
Majority22725.2+17.6
Turnout 90353
Conservative hold Swing
Colden Common and Twyford [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat hold Swing
Denmead [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Frederick Allgood1,74281.4+9.6
Liberal Democrat 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 Hambldon [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Antony Coates74078.5+10.0
Liberal Democrat Margaret Scriven20321.5-8.2
Majority53757.0+18.2
Turnout 94359
Conservative hold Swing
Kings Worthy [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stanley Howell79951.0+9.6
Liberal Democrat Hilary Jones69744.5-0.6
Labour Elaine Fullaway704.5-0.6
Majority1026.5
Turnout 1,56649
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Olivers Battery & Badger Farm [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat hold Swing
Owslebury & Curdridge [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Laurence Ruffell88160.2+15.9
Liberal Democrat Roy Stainton53936.8-16.0
Labour Brian Fullaway443.0+0.1
Majority34223.4
Turnout 1,46449
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Shedfield [13] [14]
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 [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Keith Wood48462.0+13.3
Liberal Democrat Richard Coleman29738.0-13.3
Majority18724.0
Turnout 78152
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
St. Barnabas [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Richard Worrall1,35052.7+3.7
Liberal Democrat Allan Mitchell1,09942.9-1.4
Labour Adrian Field1114.3-2.4
Majority2519.8+5.1
Turnout 2,56055
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
St. Bartholomew [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat hold Swing
St. John and All Saints [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Chris Pines50732.7+3.4
Conservative Michael Lovegrove49832.1+6.8
Liberal Democrat Adrian Hicks47830.8-1.8
Independent Harold Robbins694.4+4.4
Majority90.6
Turnout 1,55235
Labour hold Swing
St. Luke [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative James Stephens61443.1+5.9
Liberal Democrat Simon Hobson45832.1-10.4
Labour Patrick Davies35424.8+4.5
Majority15611.0
Turnout 1,42635
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
St. Michael [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Tait1,24058.7+18.0
Liberal Democrat 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 [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat hold Swing
Swanmore and Newtown [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Victoria Weston1,10156.2+0.9
Liberal Democrat Sheila Campbell80541.1-0.8
Labour Dennis May522.7-0.1
Majority29615.1+1.7
Turnout 1,95860
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
The Alresfords [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative George Hollingbery1,46959.3+18.3
Liberal Democrat Jacqueline Porter87635.4-7.4
Labour Robin Atkins1315.3-1.5
Majority59323.9
Turnout 2,47651
Conservative hold Swing
Wonston and Micheldever [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephen Godfrey1,27165.1+7.4
Liberal Democrat Peter McLoughlin60430.9-6.9
Labour Nigel Lickley773.9-0.5
Majority66734.2+14.3
Turnout 1,95248
Conservative hold Swing

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Preceded by
Winchester Council election, 2004
Winchester local elections Succeeded by
Winchester Council election, 2007