2006 Swale Borough Council election

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

Map of the results of the 2006 Swale Borough Council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2006.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

The Conservatives gained three seats after winning 11 of the 16 seats contested.[2] They took two seats from the Liberal Democrats in Grove and Minster Cliffs wards, while also defeating a Labour councillor in Queenborough and Halfway by 17 votes.[2] This took the Conservatives to 28 seats on the council, compared to 10 for Labour and 8 for the Liberal Democrats.[2]

The Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Tax failed to win any seats after standing in 9 of the 16 wards contested, coming closest in Sheppey Central where they finished second with 540 votes, compared to 636 for the Conservative councillor John Morris.[2] This meant the former Conservative councillor Chris Boden remained the only councillor for the Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Tax after the election.[2]

Swale local election result 2006[3][4]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 11 3 0 +3 68.8 45.1 10,370 -1.3%
  Labour 4 0 1 -1 25.0 27.6 6,353 -1.8%
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 2 -2 6.3 20.0 4,599 -1.4%
  Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Taxes 0 0 0 0 0 7.2 1,655 +7.2%
  Money Reform 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 29 +0.1%

Ward results
Abbey[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Bryan Mulhern 587 44.4 -8.6
Labour Trevor Payne 410 31.0 -16.0
Liberal Democrats Martin Bellis 223 16.9 +16.9
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Taxes Charles Ulyatt 73 5.5 +5.5
Money Reform Anne Belsey 29 2.2 +2.2
Majority 177 13.4 -24.8
Turnout 1,322 36.4 -1.8
Conservative hold Swing
Chalkwell[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Roger Truelove 620 47.9 +0.3
Conservative Derek Carnell 379 29.3 -3.7
Liberal Democrats David Spurling 185 14.3 -5.1
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Taxes Christopher Evans 110 8.5 +8.5
Majority 241 18.6 +4.0
Turnout 1,294 35.9 +2.0
Labour hold Swing
Grove[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Gareth Randall 591 39.5 +8.6
Liberal Democrats Bernard Lowe 515 34.4 -18.1
Labour Michael Baldock 285 19.1 +2.5
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Taxes Jennifer Bishop 105 7.0 +7.0
Majority 76 5.1
Turnout 1,496 34.0 +8.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Gerald Lewin 1,170 70.2 +4.7
Labour Anthony Winckless 252 15.1 -1.3
Liberal Democrats William Daw 245 14.7 -3.3
Majority 918 55.1 +7.6
Turnout 1,667 39.0 +4.0
Conservative hold Swing
Kemsley[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Brenda Simpson 722 61.7 +11.7
Labour Russell Beardmore 268 22.9 +5.6
Liberal Democrats Sandra Sims 180 15.4 +4.7
Majority 454 38.8 +10.6
Turnout 1,170 28.3 +0.8
Conservative hold Swing
Minster Cliffs[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Kenneth Pugh 750 40.7 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Williams 466 25.3 -14.1
Labour Matthew Wheatcroft 449 24.3 +6.4
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Taxes William Stone 180 9.8 +9.8
Majority 284 15.4
Turnout 1,845 34.3 -1.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Murston[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Manuella Tomes 450 47.3 -12.4
Labour Shelley Cheesman 293 30.8 +11.7
Conservative Nailesh Patel 208 21.9 +0.7
Majority 157 16.5 -22.0
Turnout 951 27.0 -1.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Queenborough and Halfway[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Garside 830 43.8 +4.3
Labour Michael Constable 813 42.9 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Partis 250 13.2 +4.4
Majority 17 0.9
Turnout 1,893 36.0 +0.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Roman[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Simon Clark 586 47.9 -6.6
Conservative Martin Clarke 417 34.1 +8.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Springham 220 18.0 -3.3
Majority 169 13.8 -16.4
Turnout 1,223 34.8 -1.9
Labour hold Swing
Sheerness East[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Mark Ellen 329 36.8 -6.2
Conservative June Kimber 282 31.5 -2.9
Liberal Democrats Colin Howe 188 21.0 -1.6
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Taxes Patricia Sandle 96 10.7 +10.7
Majority 47 5.3 -3.3
Turnout 895 27.3 +6.4
Labour hold Swing
Sheerness West[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Angela Harrison 643 59.1 -4.2
Conservative Jane Morris 269 24.7 +6.3
Liberal Democrats David Kemp 176 16.2 +6.5
Majority 374 34.4 -10.5
Turnout 1,088 28.8 +6.9
Labour hold Swing
Sheppey Central[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Morris 636 37.7 -8.7
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Taxes Lesley Ingham 540 32.0 +32.0
Labour Robert Stanbridge 335 19.8 -15.5
Liberal Democrats Christine Martin 177 10.5 -7.8
Majority 96 5.7 -5.4
Turnout 1,688 31.0 -1.0
Conservative hold Swing
St Ann's[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Michael Cosgrove 685 50.3 -4.7
Liberal Democrats David Evans 313 23.0 +1.4
Labour Paul Durkin 258 18.9 -4.4
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Taxes Joseph Brown 107 7.9 +7.9
Majority 372 27.3 -4.4
Turnout 1,363 35.6 -5.9
Conservative hold Swing
Teynham and Lynsted[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Disney 802 56.6 +7.9
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Taxes Richard Shannon 346 24.4 +24.4
Labour Kenneth Rowles 269 19.0 -17.0
Majority 456 32.2 +19.3
Turnout 1,417 36.7 +5.0
Conservative hold Swing
Watling[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Cynthia Davis 1,091 66.7 -5.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Henderson 301 18.4 +18.4
Labour Lionel Vaughan 244 14.9 -13.1
Majority 790 48.3 +4.3
Turnout 1,636 43.0 -2.1
Conservative hold Swing
Woodstock[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Alan Willicombe 951 46.2 -1.7
Liberal Democrats Berick Tomes 710 34.5 -8.2
Labour Adam Tolhurst 299 14.5 +5.1
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Taxes Kenneth Boyce 98 4.8 +4.8
Majority 241 11.7 +6.6
Turnout 2,058 51.7 +8.4
Conservative hold Swing
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References
  1. "Local elections: Swale". BBC News Online. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. "Conservatives snatch three seats in Swale". Kent Online. 11 May 2006. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  3. "UK local election results". Financial Times. NewsBank. 5 May 2006.
  4. "2006 Swale Borough Council Election Results". Swale Borough Council. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
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