2006 Harrogate Borough Council election

2006 UK local government election September 2019 November 2013 thumb|Map of the results The 2006 Harrogate Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Harrogate Borough Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/36ud.stm Local elections: Harrogate 16 January 2011 BBC News Online After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 27 Liberal Democrat 22 Independent 5 Local elections 2006: Results in full The Guardian 20 6 May 2006 Background Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 29 of the 54 seats. Councillor to step down Harrogate Advertiser 7 April 2006 19 seats were contested in the election, with the Conservatives defending 8, the Liberal Democrats 9 and independents 2. District council seats at stake Harrogate Advertiser 28 April 2006 The Conservatives stood in every ward, while the Liberal Democrats contested 18 of the 19 wards. A Conservative cabinet member Alan Skidmore stepped down as a councillor at the election after previously representing Ripon Spa ward. Election result The results saw the Conservatives lose their majority on the council after losing 3 seats. Shock losses for Tories Harrogate Advertiser 5 May 2006 They finished with 27 seats, half of the 54 seats, after Bilton and Knaresborough King James were gained by the Liberal Democrats. The Conservatives also lost another seat in Ripon to an independent, but did gain High Harrogate from the Liberal Democrats. This meant the Liberal Democrats ended with 22 seats and there were 5 independents, after the independents won all 3 seats in Ripon. Election triumph for independents Harrogate Advertiser 12 May 2006 Overall turnout was nearly 40%, a little above the national average. Tories lose control as local voters buck trend Harrogate Advertiser 12 May 2006 Harrogate local election result 2006 http://www.harrogate.gov.uk/pdf/2006.DISTRICTRESULTS.PDF District Council election 16 January 2011 Harrogate Borough Council October 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Local elections The Times 64 6 May 2006 Liberal Democrats (UK) 10 2 1 +1 52.6 45.8 14,065 +11.6 Conservative Party (UK) 6 1 3 -2 31.6 40.4 12,420 -22.1 Independent (politician) 3 1 0 +1 15.8 9.7 2,996 +7.2 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.6 1,092 +3.6 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 162 -0.2 Ward results Bilton Liberal Democrats (UK) Morris Lightfoot 906 52.4 +7.1 Conservative Party (UK) Heather Adderley 770 44.5 -6.3 Labour Party (UK) Harinder Mann 53 3.1 -0.8 136 7.9 1,729 41.1 +0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Granby Liberal Democrats (UK) John Fox 1,008 74.8 +8.6 Conservative Party (UK) David Pearson 276 20.5 -4.8 Labour Party (UK) David King 63 4.7 -3.7 732 54.3 +13.4 1,347 31.9 +8.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Harlow Moor Conservative Party (UK) Donald MacKenzie 1,049 61.8 -2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Matthew Webber 648 38.2 +7.0 401 23.6 -9.6 1,697 40.9 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) High Harrogate Conservative Party (UK) Jayne Brotherton 808 51.9 +3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Macare 674 43.2 -2.0 Labour Party (UK) Deborah Havercroft 76 4.9 -1.3 136 8.7 +5.3 1,556 37.8 +5.7 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Hookstone Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Marsh 1,137 61.6 +5.2 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Cain 652 35.3 -4.7 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Foxall 57 3.1 -0.5 485 26.3 +10.0 1,846 42.4 +3.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Knaresborough East Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Willoughby 795 59.4 -2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Hunter 409 30.6 -7.5 Labour Party (UK) David Crosthwaite 134 10.0 +10.0 386 28.8 +4.9 1,338 35.2 +6.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Knaresborough King James Liberal Democrats (UK) Bill Hoult 927 49.9 +4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Gallico 857 46.2 -1.7 Labour Party (UK) Simon Hutchings 72 3.9 -2.3 70 3.8 1,856 48.0 +7.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Knaresborough Scriven Park Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Jones 768 53.0 +15.6 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Aspin 556 38.3 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) Alan Beatham 126 8.7 +8.7 212 14.6 +13.6 1,450 38.7 +1.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Low Harrogate Conservative Party (UK) Eric Cooper 781 55.0 -10.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carol Brooks 639 45.0 +15.9 142 10.0 -26.4 1,420 36.4 +5.5 Conservative Party (UK) New Park Liberal Democrats (UK) John Lockhart 954 71.6 +5.9 Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Tweedy 378 28.4 +1.5 576 43.2 +4.4 1,332 34.4 +7.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pannal Conservative Party (UK) Frederick Willis 1,593 73.7 +9.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Neil Gledhill 518 24.0 -8.3 Labour Party (UK) Cynthia Coltman 50 2.3 -1.5 1,075 49.7 +18.0 2,161 50.2 +3.3 Conservative Party (UK) Ripon Minster Independent (politician) Pauline McHardy 605 47.2 +47.2 Independent (politician) Stuart Martin 366 28.5 +28.5 Conservative Party (UK) John Topping 160 12.5 -19.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Phillip Barlow 87 6.8 -61.2 Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Barclay 65 5.1 +5.1 239 18.6 1,283 33.7 +4.6 Independent (politician) Ripon Moorside Independent (politician) Andrew Williams 1,266 88.5 +37.0 Conservative Party (UK) Francis Woodward 164 11.5 -14.9 1,102 77.1 +52.0 1,430 37.6 +1.8 Independent (politician) Ripon Spa Independent (politician) David Parnaby 662 45.2 +45.2 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Simpson 443 30.3 -16.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Stockdale 358 24.5 -28.7 219 15.0 1,463 38.1 +3.3 Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) Rossett Conservative Party (UK) Robert Nash 1,352 56.7 -0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Jacobs 1,031 43.3 +4.0 321 13.5 -4.7 2,383 50.8 +5.0 Conservative Party (UK) Saltergate Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Newby 832 52.8 -0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Raymond Forward 669 42.4 -4.4 Labour Party (UK) Janet Morrow 75 4.8 +4.8 163 10.3 +3.8 1,576 38.6 +12.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Starbeck Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Broadbank 978 64.5 -3.6 Conservative Party (UK) Phillip Dixon 210 13.8 -8.1 British National Party Colin Banner 162 10.7 +10.7 Independent (politician) David Rimington 97 6.4 +6.4 Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Foxall 70 4.6 -5.4 768 50.6 +4.4 1,517 36.0 +9.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stray Conservative Party (UK) Clifford Trotter 1,029 55.8 +3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Parkes 816 44.2 -0.2 213 11.5 +3.3 1,845 44.9 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) Woodfield Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Goss 989 65.8 +13.9 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Dilworth 264 17.6 +0.3 Labour Party (UK) Daniel Maguire 251 16.7 -14.1 725 48.2 +27.1 1,504 37.3 +6.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) References 2006 Category:2006 English local elections Category:2000s in North Yorkshire