2006 Daventry District Council election

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Elections to Daventry District 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.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Daventry Local Election Result 2006
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1210+192.361.34,909-1.6%
  Liberal Democrats 110+17.717.11,373+8.2%
  Labour 001-1020.11,609-8.1%
  Green 000001.5123+1.5%
  Independent 001-1000+0.0%

6 Conservative candidates were unopposed.

Ward results

Abbey North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Long74849.7-11.0
Labour David Nicoll38225.4-13.9
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Adcock37625.0+25.0
Majority36624.3+2.9
Turnout 1,506
Conservative hold Swing
Barby and Kilsby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Lomax69051.8-2.7
Conservative John Richards64148.2+2.7
Majority493.6-5.4
Turnout 1,331
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Brampton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Mellingunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Brixworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicholas Buntingunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Byfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Jeyesunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Drayton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leslie Poole66756.9-2.3
Labour Nigel Carr50543.1+2.3
Majority16213.8-4.6
Turnout 1,172
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Hills77268.4+1.4
Labour Stephen Willetts35731.6-1.4
Majority41536.8+2.8
Turnout 1,129
Conservative hold Swing
Long Buckby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Osborne95467.3+6.7
Labour Christopher Myers24517.3-22.1
Liberal Democrats Neil Farmer21915.4+15.4
Majority70950.0+28.8
Turnout 1,418
Conservative hold Swing
Moulton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daniel Cribbinunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Spratton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frances Peacockunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
West Haddon and Guilsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Millar66084.6+4.8
Labour Jane Cartlidge12015.4-4.8
Majority54069.2+9.6
Turnout 780
Conservative hold Swing
Woodford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Griffinunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Yelvertoft
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Katharine Hemmings46768.9-13.7
Green Katharine Wicksteed12318.1+18.1
Liberal Democrats John Hurst8813.0+13.0
Majority34450.8-14.4
Turnout 678
Conservative hold Swing

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