2006 Worcester City Council election

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Map of the results of the 2006 Worcester council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006. Worcester UK local election 2006 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2006 Worcester council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006.

The 2006 Worcester City Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Worcester City Council in Worcestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

45 candidates competed in the election for the 12 seats which were being contested. [3] Before the election the Conservatives had a one-seat majority with 18 of the 35 councillors, as compared to 10 Labour, 4 independents and 3 Liberal Democrats. [3]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives defend what was regarded as their most marginal council in the country, however Labour did make one gain from an independent. [4] [5] The Conservatives were seen as having benefited from the troubles of the national Labour government which helped them stay in control of the council. [6] Voter turnout was higher than expectations with Claines ward seeing a 49% turnout and Battenhall 43.1%. [6]

Following the election the leader of the council, Stephen Inman, stood down and was succeeded by fellow Conservative councillor Simon Geraghty. [7]

Worcester Local Election Result 2006 [2] [8]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 600050.039.78,458-5.9%
  Labour 510+141.729.16,196+0.3%
  Liberal Democrats 10008.313.02,764-2.4%
  Green 0000011.62,461+11.6%
  BNP 000003.5751+1.9%
  Independent 001-103.2673-5.4%

Ward results

Battenhall [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Tibbutt1,01557.0
Labour Christopher Winwood37421.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Griffiths22012.4
Green Ruth Stafford1719.6
Majority64136.0
Turnout 1,78043.1
Conservative hold Swing
Bedwardine [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Mackenzie-Williams1,20351.9
Labour Jennifer Barnes54723.6
Liberal Democrats Vaughan Hencher31513.6
Green Janet Dyer25210.9
Majority65628.3
Turnout 2,31737.4
Conservative hold Swing
Cathedral [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mohammed Riaz1,12748.3
Labour Matthew Lamb59725.6
Liberal Democrats Iain MacBriar32914.1
Green Martin Sullivan28012.0
Majority53022.7
Turnout 2,33335.6
Conservative hold Swing
Claines [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alexander Kear1,64951.9
Conservative Robert Campbell1,06733.6
Labour Colin Layland2538.0
Green Peter Robinson2096.6
Majority58218.3
Turnout 3,17849.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Gorse Hill [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geoffrey Williams59444.0
BNP Martin Roberts33124.5
Conservative Gordon Hazelton20014.8
Independent Dennis Powell14911.0
Green Linda Smith765.6
Majority26319.5
Turnout 1,35033.0
Labour hold Swing
Nunnery [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Agar71132.5
Independent Stanley Knowles52424.0
BNP Michael Peat42019.2
Conservative Nicholas Turner36416.7
Green Alexander Gwinn1677.6
Majority1878.5
Turnout 2,18636.0
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Rainbow Hill [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Denham51548.7
Green James Roberts33231.4
Conservative Wasib Shah21119.9
Majority18317.3
Turnout 1,05825.1
Labour hold Swing
St John [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samuel Arnold87849.3
Conservative Melanie Heider53730.2
Green Clive Matthews36520.5
Majority34119.1
Turnout 1,78030.1
Labour hold Swing
St Peters Parish [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Tarbuck85659.0
Liberal Democrats Louis Stephen25117.3
Labour Richard Udall21915.1
Green Louise Diamond1258.6
Majority63741.7
Turnout 1,45134.0
Conservative hold Swing
Warndon [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Josephine Hodges49853.1
Conservative Colin Bruton27028.8
Green Catherine Wildish17018.1
Majority22824.3
Turnout 93824.8
Labour hold Swing
Warndon Parish North [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Hodgson73046.5
Labour Marc Bayliss67643.1
Green Robert Wilkins16310.4
Majority543.4
Turnout 1,56939.1
Conservative hold Swing
Warndon Parish South [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Roberts87864.4
Labour John Buckley33424.5
Green Olaf Twiehaus15111.1
Majority54439.9
Turnout 1,36334.2
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Local elections: Worcester". BBC News Online . Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Local elections". The Times . 5 May 2006. p. 9.
  3. 1 2 "Tension mounts as voters go to polls". Worcester News. 4 May 2006.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Graeme (5 May 2006). "Conservatives Cameron's crusade puts Tories back on victory trail". The Daily Telegraph . p. 4.
  5. ↑ "Labour lose control of Redditch". BBC News Online . 5 May 2006.
  6. 1 2 "Tories hold City Council". Worcester News. 5 May 2006.
  7. ↑ "Shock as council's top man quits job". Worcester News. 9 May 2006.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Election 2006 Details". Worcester City Council. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
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