2006 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2006 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
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  2004 4 May 2006 2007  

21 of the 63 seats on Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Seats won192
Seats after556
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote25,76212,483
Percentage42.9%20.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.1%Decrease2.svg 1.6%

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Election Map.svg
A map of the 2006 Rotherham Council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue.

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

Elections to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. The Labour party kept overall control of the council. One third of the council was up for election and no boundary changes were made. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Rotherham Local Election Result 2006
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1920Increase2.svg 290.542.925,762Increase2.svg 5.1
  Conservative 201Decrease2.svg 19.520.812,483Decrease2.svg 1.6
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg0.023.514,118Increase2.svg 0.6
  Independent 001Decrease2.svg 10.08.45,068Decrease2.svg 0.9
  BNP 000Steady2.svg0.02.61,577Increase2.svg 0.6
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg0.01.0576Decrease2.svg 0.4
  CPA 000Steady2.svg0.00.9533Increase2.svg 0.7

Ward results

Anston and Woodsetts

Anston and Woodsetts
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Josephine Burton 1,300 42.1
Conservative Keith Hunter1,10235.7
Liberal Democrats Steven Scutt68422.2
Majority1986.4
Turnout 35.3
Labour hold Swing

Boston Castle

Boston Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rose McNeely 1,020 31.0
Independent Irene Furnell1,00630.5
Conservative Christian Kramer64819.7
Liberal Democrats Patricia Shaw62118.8
Majority140.5
Turnout 38.3
Labour hold Swing

Brinsworth and Catcliffe

Brinsworth and Catcliffe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fred Wright 1,542 54.0
Liberal Democrats Stanley Burgess82328.8
Conservative Raymond Philips48817.1
Majority71925.2
Turnout 31.8
Labour hold Swing

Dinnington

Dinnington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Davies 1,238 47.3
Conservative Nigel Lee82731.6
Liberal Democrats George Hardwick55521.2
Majority41115.7
Turnout 30.6
Labour hold Swing

Hellaby

Hellaby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lynda Binnie 1,229 37.7
Labour Timothy Bowmar88127.0
UKIP John Wilkinson57617.7
Liberal Democrats Donald Ross57517.6
Majority34810.7
Turnout 36.6
Conservative hold Swing

Holderness

Holderness
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gerald Smith 1,327 46.9
Liberal Democrats Roger Beaverstock97034.3
CPA Paul Martin53318.8
Majority35712.6
Turnout 31.0
Labour hold Swing

Hoober

Hoober
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Russell 1,208 43.2
BNP Christopher-John Dannatt64122.9
Conservative Jon Fleming-Smith52318.7
Liberal Democrats Ann Jones42515.2
Majority56720.3
Turnout 32.1
Labour hold Swing

Keppel

Keppel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Barron 1,110 32.9
BNP Marlene Guest93627.7
Liberal Democrats Annette Kelly88226.1
Conservative Christopher Middleton45013.3
Majority1745.2
Turnout 36.5
Labour hold Swing

Maltby

Maltby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Amy Rushforth 1,124 41.6
Independent Keith Stringer1,01837.7
Liberal Democrats Eric Broadhead55820.7
Majority1063.9
Turnout 30.9
Labour hold Swing

Rawmarsh

Rawmarsh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shaun Wright 1,399 54.5
Liberal Democrats Paul Shaw64325.1
Conservative David Tiptaft52420.4
Majority75629.4
Turnout 28.0
Labour hold Swing

Rother Vale

Rother Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Georgina Boyes 1,078 45.9
Independent Vera Brockbank75432.1
Liberal Democrats Gisela Bryden51822.0
Majority32413.8
Turnout 27.3
Labour hold Swing

Rotherham East

Rotherham East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shaukat Ali 1,329 64.1
Liberal Democrats Mohd Ilyas74535.9
Majority58428.2
Turnout 25.0
Labour hold Swing

Rotherham West

Rotherham West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jahangir Akhtar 1,205 40.5
Independent Cav Vines1,13738.2
Liberal Democrats Lee Ridsdale63421.3
Majority682.3
Turnout 34.1
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Silverwood

Silverwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Russell 1,212 44.1
Liberal Democrats Eric Shaw84030.5
Conservative James Gelder69825.4
Majority37213.6
Turnout 30.8
Labour hold Swing

Sitwell

Sitwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Mannion 1,714 45.3
Liberal Democrats Alan Bryden1,15430.5
Labour John Foden91424.2
Majority56014.8
Turnout 41.2
Conservative hold Swing

Swinton

Swinton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil License 1,547 56.0
Liberal Democrats Martyn Parker66224.0
Conservative Brian Taylor55420.1
Majority88532.0
Turnout 31.1
Labour hold Swing

Valley

Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Pickering 1,235 45.9
Conservative Lucie Brittain58321.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Turner49918.5
Independent Kath Reeder37513.9
Majority65224.2
Turnout 30.5
Labour hold Swing

Wales

Wales
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jennifer Whysall 1,168 42.2
Conservative Gavin Sharp1,04537.8
Liberal Democrats Bernard Baber55520.1
Majority1234.4
Turnout 34.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Wath

Wath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Atkin 1,498 56.1
Conservative Jennifer Tiptaft61122.9
Liberal Democrats Daniel Gallacher56221.0
Majority88733.2
Turnout 30.5
Labour hold Swing

Wickersley

Wickersley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Beryl Billington 1,227 38.7
Conservative Gabrielle Colley1,17236.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Ward77324.4
Majority551.8
Turnout 34.3
Labour hold Swing

Wingfield

Wingfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Goulty 1,200 43.9
Independent David Newey44516.3
Liberal Democrats John Beaumont44016.1
Independent Harry Gresser33312.2
Conservative Basil Hammond31511.5
Majority75527.6
Turnout 30.2
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. "Local Election Results 2006 - Rotherham". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. "Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. "Local elections 2006" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 24 July 2022.