2006 Derby City Council election
The 2006 Derby City Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party lost their majority on the council to no overall control.[1]
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The Labour party had regained a majority of one on the council after a gain from the Liberal Democrats in a July 2005 by-election in Abbey ward.[2][3] However they were expected to lose control of the council in the 2006 election.[2] The campaign saw controversy over the Conservative candidate for Sinfin ward, Randeep Kaur Samra, who was under the legal age of 21 for standing in the election, leading to other political parties demanding an apology from the Conservatives.[4]
The results saw the Liberal Democrats gain three seats from Labour to deprive them of their majority, although Labour gained one seat from the Conservatives.[5] Overall turnout was 35.2% and talks followed the election to decide who would run the council.[5] These resulted in an agreement between Labour and the Conservatives, which meant Labour would continue to form the administration but with the Conservatives taking 3 of the 10 seats in the cabinet.[6]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 24
- Liberal Democrat 15
- Conservative 11
- Independent 1[7]
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 8 | 1 | 3 | 41.2 | 34.3 | 20,512 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 7 | 3 | 0 | 41.2 | 29.9 | 17,867 | |||
Conservative | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17.6 | 32.0 | 19,143 | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1,173 | |||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1,041 |
Ward results
Abbey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Deirdre Mitchell | 1,365 | 45.8 | +3.4 | |
Labour | Samuel Greer | 1,134 | 38.0 | +9.3 | |
Conservative | Robin Wood | 299 | 10.0 | -2.4 | |
Green | Stephen Shelton | 184 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
Majority | 231 | 7.8 | -5.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,982 | 26.7 | -15.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Allestree
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Roy Webb | 3,228 | 65.2 | +19.8 | |
Labour | Margot Keats | 962 | 19.4 | -0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger Jackson | 763 | 15.4 | -1.0 | |
Majority | 2,266 | 45.8 | +20.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,953 | 46.3 | -14.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Alvaston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Julie Ginns | 1,455 | 43.2 | +28.1 | |
Labour | Jonathan Bayliss | 1,226 | 36.4 | -3.7 | |
Conservative | Simon Hart | 486 | 14.4 | -2.8 | |
Green | Jean MacDonald | 201 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
Majority | 229 | 6.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,368 | 31.9 | -9.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Arboretum
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Rehmet Kham | 1,454 | 42.9 | +3.2 | |
Labour | Abdul Rehman | 1,394 | 41.1 | -4.5 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Yaqub | 540 | 15.9 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 60 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,388 | 35.4 | -14.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Blagreaves
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ruth Skelton | 2,085 | 48.5 | -6.6 | |
Labour | Bhagat Shanker | 1,283 | 29.9 | +3.2 | |
Conservative | David Greenway | 724 | 16.8 | -1.4 | |
Green | Clare Shelton | 206 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 802 | 18.6 | -9.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,298 | 45.0 | -7.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Boulton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ranjit Banwait | 1,536 | 46.2 | ||
Independent | Brenda Longworth | 729 | 21.9 | ||
Conservative | Adam Thomas | 699 | 21.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Grahame Elson | 364 | 10.9 | ||
Majority | 807 | 24.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,328 | 33.6 | -12.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Chaddesden
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sara Bolton | 1,541 | 46.8 | +3.6 | |
Conservative | Alan Grimadell | 1,273 | 38.7 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Batey | 477 | 14.5 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 268 | 8.1 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,291 | 33.8 | -14.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Chellaston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Philip Ingall | 1,717 | 45.6 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Paul Willitts | 1,709 | 45.4 | +16.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Banks | 338 | 9.0 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 8 | 0.2 | -12.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,764 | 37.3 | -13.4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Darley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal Democrats | Wendy Harbon | 1,393 | 36.4 | -2.3 | |
Labour | Martin Repton | 1,250 | 32.7 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Andrew Hill | 831 | 21.7 | -8.5 | |
Green | Jane Temple | 348 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
Majority | 143 | 3.7 | -3.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,822 | 41.2 | -7.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Derwent
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | David Roberts | 1,179 | 48.0 | -1.4 | |
Conservative | Franklyn Harwood | 677 | 27.6 | -3.6 | |
Independent | William Wright | 312 | 12.7 | +12.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Goacher | 288 | 11.7 | -7.7 | |
Majority | 502 | 20.4 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,456 | 17.5 | -24.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Littleover
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lucy Care | 2,603 | 61.3 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | Terry Boston | 1,057 | 24.9 | -0.3 | |
Labour | Jogindar Johal | 586 | 13.8 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 1,546 | 36.4 | +1.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,246 | 43.8 | -7.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Mackworth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Raymond Baxter | 1,331 | 49.8 | +6.2 | |
Conservative | Alexander Williams | 737 | 27.6 | +3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Brown | 606 | 22.7 | -9.9 | |
Majority | 594 | 22.2 | +11.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,674 | 29.4 | -12.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Mickleover
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Marilyn Winter | 2,421 | 47.9 | -11.0 | |
Conservative | Matthew Holmes | 2,022 | 40.0 | +11.8 | |
Labour | Clair Hinson | 613 | 12.1 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 399 | 7.9 | -22.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,056 | 45.9 | -10.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Normanton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Williamson | 1,657 | 53.5 | +20.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Harjinder Naitta | 839 | 27.1 | +8.1 | |
Conservative | Masadiq Hussain | 601 | 19.4 | +10.4 | |
Majority | 818 | 26.4 | +12.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,097 | 31.6 | -21.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Oakwood
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pauline Latham | 1,753 | 56.8 | +7.1 | |
Labour | Phillip Woodhead | 780 | 25.3 | -7.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eric Asburner | 317 | 10.3 | -7.2 | |
Green | Henrik Skov | 234 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
Majority | 973 | 31.5 | +14.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,084 | 31.0 | -16.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sinfin
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robin Turner | 1,295 | 58.7 | +13.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Leigh Alcock | 549 | 24.9 | -5.7 | |
Conservative | Randeep Samra | 362 | 16.4 | -7.9 | |
Majority | 746 | 33.8 | +19.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,206 | 24.6 | -12.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Spondon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Poulter | 2,145 | 57.6 | +4.6 | |
Labour | Richard Morgan | 1,028 | 27.6 | +2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Patrick Peat | 550 | 14.8 | -6.9 | |
Majority | 1,117 | 30.0 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,723 | 39.9 | -12.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- "Local elections: Derby". BBC News Online. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- Waller, Robert (24 April 2006). "Will the Tories prove to be credible contenders? Robert Waller analyses the likely gains and losses in the upcoming town hall elections". The Daily Telegraph. p. 8.
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