2006 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

2006 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|right|300px|2006 local election results in Wakefield The 2006 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/db.stm Local elections: Wakefield 9 December 2009 BBC News After the election, the composition of the council was Labour 41 Conservative 14 Independent 5 Liberal Democrat 3 Local elections The Times London 64 6 May 2006 0140-0460 Campaign Before the election Labour had 44 seats, the Conservatives 10, independents 6 and the Liberal Democrats 3 seats. UK's eyes on us as council faces the litmus test Yorkshire Evening Post 5 April 2006 0963-2255 75 candidates stood in the election for the 21 seats that were being contested, with Labour very unlikely to lose control of the council, which was the only council in West Yorkshire they still had a majority on. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/4942114.stm Parties battle to regain control 9 December 2009 27 April 2006 BBC News Election result The results saw the Conservatives gain 4 seats, 3 from Labour and 1 from an independent. Coalition keeps its grip on city Yorkshire Evening Post 6 May 2006 0963-2255 https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_yorkshire/4975350.stm No surprises in election results 9 December 2009 5 May 2006 BBC News Labour were defeated in Horbury and South Ossett, Pontefract South and Wrenthorpe and Outwood West wards, with the losses blamed by the Labour leader on national issues. http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/Tories-gain-Wakefield-seats.1486065.jp https://archive.today/20130505105140/http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/Tories-gain-Wakefield-seats.1486065.jp dead 5 May 2013 Tories gain Wakefield seats 9 December 2009 5 May 2006 Wakefield Express The other Conservative gain came in Wakefield South where they defeated independent councillor Norman Hazell by 17 votes. http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/Stalwart-is-ousted-in-elections.1486071.jp https://archive.today/20130505131406/http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/Stalwart-is-ousted-in-elections.1486071.jp dead 5 May 2013 Stalwart is ousted in elections 9 December 2009 5 May 2006 Wakefield Express Hazell was a former Conservative member who had left the party in 2001 to sit as an independent councillor. However the other independent member managed to hold his seat in Featherstone despite a strong challenge from Labour. Wakefield local election result 2006 http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/ElectoralServices/Elections/election2006.htm Local Election Results May 2006 9 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20060927040456/http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/ElectoralServices/Elections/election2006.htm 27 September 2006 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council live Local election results 2006 Yorkshire Evening Post 6 May 2006 0963-2255 Labour Party (UK) 13 0 3 -3 61.9 41.7 32,765 -4.0% Conservative Party (UK) 6 4 0 +4 28.6 29.1 22,832 -0.7% Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 0 0 4.8 9.4 7,375 +1.1% Independent (politician) 1 0 1 -1 4.8 7.6 5,962 -2.3% British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 10.7 8,426 +6.7% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 861 +0.6% Socialist Party (England and Wales) 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 231 -0.3% United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 128 -0.9% Ward results Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton Labour Party (UK) Sarah Balfour 1,707 41.6 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Crowther 1,285 31.3 Independent (politician) John Evans 566 13.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Oliver Wadsworth 543 13.2 422 10.3 4,101 Labour Party (UK) Airedale and Ferry Fryston Labour Party (UK) Linda Broom 1,655 58.0 British National Party Stephen Rogerson 709 24.9 Conservative Party (UK) Eamonn Mullins 489 17.1 946 33.1 2,853 Labour Party (UK) Altofts and Whitwood Labour Party (UK) Darran Travis 1,717 49.6 British National Party Loraine Frazer 682 19.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Burch 572 16.5 Conservative Party (UK) Tom Dixon 490 14.2 1,035 29.9 3,461 Labour Party (UK) Castleford Central and Glasshoughton Labour Party (UK) Denise Jeffery 1,884 52.8 British National Party Rita Robinson 876 24.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Mann 475 13.3 Conservative Party (UK) Rebecca Mullins 333 9.3 1,008 28.2 3,568 Labour Party (UK) Crofton, Ryhill and Walton Labour Party (UK) Graham Isherwood 1,594 35.9 Conservative Party (UK) Adam Parry 1,247 28.1 British National Party Dean Crossland 868 19.6 Independent (politician) Janice Power 729 16.4 347 7.8 4,438 Labour Party (UK) Featherstone Independent (politician) Roy Bickerton 2,207 50.1 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Isherwood 1,871 42.5 Conservative Party (UK) Jean Molloy 326 7.4 336 7.6 4,404 Independent (politician) Hemsworth Labour Party (UK) Tracey Hardwick 1,773 66.1 Conservative Party (UK) Christian l'Anson 908 33.9 865 32.2 2,681 Labour Party (UK) Horbury and South Ossett Conservative Party (UK) John Sharp 1,411 34.3 Labour Party (UK) David Watts 1,245 30.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Goodair 873 21.2 British National Party John Aveyard 582 14.2 166 4.0 4,111 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Knottingley Labour Party (UK) Patricia Doyle 1,673 64.1 Conservative Party (UK) Nathan Garbutt 937 35.9 736 28.2 2,610 Labour Party (UK) Normanton Labour Party (UK) Susan Blezard 1,370 43.3 British National Party Adam Frazer 667 21.1 Independent (politician) William Wood 432 13.6 Conservative Party (UK) Tony Ayoade 426 13.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jack Smith 272 8.6 703 22.2 3,167 Labour Party (UK) Ossett Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Walker 1,752 38.7 Labour Party (UK) Gwendoline Page 1,179 26.0 British National Party Suzy Cass 806 17.8 Conservative Party (UK) Tony Homewood 794 17.5 573 12.7 4,531 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pontefract North Labour Party (UK) Clive Tennant 1,757 62.0 Conservative Party (UK) Mellisa Wan Omer 1,077 38.0 680 24.0 2,834 Labour Party (UK) Pontefract South Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Walsh 1,852 42.2 Labour Party (UK) James Nicholson 1,810 41.2 Independent (politician) Clive Wigham 730 16.6 42 1.0 4,392 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) South Elmsall and South Kirkby Labour Party (UK) Laurie Harrison 2,482 73.3 Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Scholes 902 26.7 1,580 46.6 3,384 Labour Party (UK) Stanley and Outwood Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline Williams 1,246 33.5 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Ridler 986 26.5 British National Party Glenn Fothergill 777 20.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Evans 706 19.0 260 7.0 3,715 Labour Party (UK) Wakefield East Labour Party (UK) Olivia Rowley 1,541 44.2 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Pesterfield 648 18.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ather Mohammed 540 15.5 British National Party Dawn Byrom 528 15.1 Socialist Party (England and Wales) Michael Griffiths 231 6.6 893 25.6 3,488 Labour Party (UK) Wakefield North Labour Party (UK) Keith Rhodes 1,356 38.9 Conservative Party (UK) Angela Holwell 774 22.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Douglas Dale 621 17.8 British National Party Graham Thewlis-Hardy 609 17.5 United Kingdom Independence Party Keith Wells 128 3.7 582 16.7 3,488 Labour Party (UK) Wakefield Rural Conservative Party (UK) June Drysdale 2,471 51.1 Labour Party (UK) Hazel Chowcat 1,507 31.1 Green Party of England and Wales John Lumb 861 17.8 964 20.0 4,839 Conservative Party (UK) Wakefield South Conservative Party (UK) Nadeen Ahmed 1,315 29.4 Independent (politician) Norman Hazell 1,298 29.0 Labour Party (UK) Charles Keith 747 16.7 British National Party Neville Poynton 594 13.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Huthall 521 11.6 17 0.4 4,475 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Wakefield West Conservative Party (UK) David Stone 2,318 57.1 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Richardson 1,241 30.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Morgan 500 12.3 1,077 26.5 4,059 Conservative Party (UK) Wrenthorpe and Outwood West Conservative Party (UK) Betty Liles 1,843 46.3 Labour Party (UK) Rosaline Lund 1,410 35.4 British National Party Grant Rowe 728 18.3 433 10.9 3,981 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References Category:2006 English local elections 2006 Category:2000s in West Yorkshire