2006 Pendle Borough Council election

2006 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 Pendle Borough Council elections thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2006 Pendle Borough Council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and British National Party in dark blue. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2006. The 2006 Pendle Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Pendle Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/30uj.stm Local elections: Pendle BBC News 7 February 2011 After the election, the composition of the council was: Liberal Democrat 30 Conservative 13 Labour 5 British National Party 1Conservatives Cameron's crusade puts Tories back on victory trail Wilson Graeme 5 May 2006 The Daily Telegraph Background Before the election the Liberal Democrats held a majority with 29 seats, compared to 11 for the Conservatives, 7 for Labour and 1 seat was vacant.http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/724446.voters_will_go_to_polls/ Voters will go to polls 5 April 2006 Lancashire Telegraph 8 February 2011 18 of the 49 seats on the council were contested at the election,http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/750528.decision_time_as_votes_are_cast/ Decision time as votes are cast 4 May 2006 Lancashire Telegraph 8 February 2011 with 2 seats available in Reedley and Vivary Bridge wards. Candidates in the election came from the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties, as well as 7 from the British National Party. Election result The results saw the Liberal Democrats retain a majority on the council,http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/752224.Naseem___s_historic_day_clouded_by_BNP_win/ Naseem's historic day clouded by BNP win Gibbon Gavin 5 May 2006 Lancashire Telegraph 8 February 2011 while the British National Party won a first seat on the council.Candidates say Hodge helped BNP win seats Tweedie Neil 5 May 2006 The Daily Telegraph Brian Parker gained Marsden for the British National Party from Labour by 80 votes, with the leader of the British National Party Nick Griffin saying he was "very pleased" and hoped "we can go on and progress in the future". However the other parties expressed concern over the success for the British National Party.http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/753269.Vow_over_BNP_election_victory/ Vow over BNP election victory Hewitt Andrew 6 May 2006 Lancashire Telegraph 8 February 2011 Meanwhile, among the other successful candidates in the election was Liberal Democrat Naseem Shabnam, who became the first Asian woman councillor in Pendle after being elected in Brierfield ward.http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/archive/2006/05/10/zzzz/756480.Girl_Power/ Girl Power 10 May 2006 Lancashire Telegraph 8 February 2011 Overall turnout in the election was 43.03%.http://www.pendle.gov.uk/info/1000/elections-results/286/election_results/22 Election Results Pendle Borough Council 7 February 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140606210200/http://www.pendle.gov.uk/info/1000/elections-results/286/election_results/22 6 June 2014 Later in May Mohammed Iqbal was elected as the new leader of the Labour group on the council, after the previous leader Frank Clifford stood down at the election.http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/pendle/765171.New_Labour_chief_out_to_banish_BNP/ New Labour chief out to banish BNP Gibbon Gavin 18 May 2006 Lancashire Telegraph 8 February 2011 Also towards the end of the month, councillor Marlene Hill-Crane quit the Liberal Democrats to sit as an independent, due to a dispute over the regeneration of a former school.http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/pendle/barnoldswick/776445.Councillor_quits_Lib_Dems_to_go_independent/ Councillor quits Lib Dems to go independent Bartlett David 27 May 2006 Lancashire Telegraph 8 February 2011 Pendle local election result 2006Local elections 6 May 2006 The Times London 64 Liberal Democrats (UK) 9 2 2 0 50.0 40.6 11,547 -0.4% Conservative Party (UK) 4 1 0 +1 22.2 26.0 7,407 +2.9% Labour Party (UK) 4 1 3 -2 22.2 23.0 6,556 +0.3% British National Party 1 1 0 +1 5.6 10.4 2,953 -0.2% Ward results thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2006 Pendle Borough Council election with ward names. Barrowfordhttp://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/752246.Pendle_Borough_Council_local_election_results/ Pendle Borough Council local election results 5 May 2006 Lancashire Telegraph 8 February 2011 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Eyre 740 45.2 +3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Allan Vickerman 712 43.5 +12.3 Labour Party (UK) Christine Stables 185 11.3 +2.9 28 1.7 -9.1 1,637 41.7 -11.2 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Boulsworth Liberal Democrats (UK) Aaron Hurst 681 37.0 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Violet Vaughan 572 31.1 -4.5 British National Party Thomas Boocock 463 25.2 +5.3 Labour Party (UK) Jillian Allanson 123 6.7 -1.9 109 5.9 +5.5 1,839 46.4 -7.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bradley Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Iqbal 951 46.0 +5.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Saba Iftikhar 879 42.5 -9.5 Conservative Party (UK) Victoria Landriau 239 11.6 +4.4 72 3.5 2,069 48.0 -8.7 Labour Party (UK) Brierfield Liberal Democrats (UK) Naseem Shabnam 623 40.1 -9.8 Labour Party (UK) Robert Allen 467 30.1 +6.6 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Jackson 464 29.9 +3.3 156 10.0 -13.2 1,554 42.3 -14.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Cloverhill Liberal Democrats (UK) Roy Edwards 726 44.2 -13.5 British National Party Helen Mulligan 405 24.6 +6.8 Labour Party (UK) Colin Waite 358 21.8 +4.9 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Landriau 155 9.4 +1.8 321 19.5 -20.4 1,644 43.3 -8.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Coates Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Bell 1,002 64.6 +10.5 Conservative Party (UK) Sandra Sargeant 336 21.7 +8.9 Labour Party (UK) Lakhbir Randhawa 213 13.7 +2.9 666 42.9 +11.0 1,551 39.1 -9.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Craven Liberal Democrats (UK) David Whipp 923 50.3 +6.2 British National Party John Stonnell 459 25.0 +3.1 Conservative Party (UK) Valerie Langtree 301 16.4 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) Sheila Wicks 151 8.2 -3.2 464 25.3 +3.1 1,834 44.1 -5.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Earby Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Tennant 1,100 59.2 +15.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Doris Haigh 487 26.2 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) Peter Wilkinson 271 14.6 +2.1 613 33.0 +13.2 1,858 42.2 -9.8 Conservative Party (UK) Horsfield Liberal Democrats (UK) Sharon Davies 681 43.2 +7.9 British National Party Geoffrey Whitehead 454 28.8 +9.3 Labour Party (UK) Frank Allanson 251 15.9 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Riley 191 12.1 +2.1 227 14.4 -1.4 1,577 39.9 -8.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marsden British National Party Brian Parker 417 38.3 +38.3 Labour Party (UK) Dorothy Ormrod 337 31.0 -13.8 Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Eyre 176 16.2 -17.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Dean 158 14.5 +14.5 80 7.4 1,088 42.7 -2.8 British National Party Labour Party (UK) Reedley (2) Conservative Party (UK) Pauline McCormick 1,120 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Clegg 1,027 Liberal Democrats (UK) Audrey Westwell 554 Liberal Democrats (UK) Salma Naeem 375 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Martin 322 3,398 46.1 -8.7 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Southfield Labour Party (UK) Sheena Dunn 527 42.9 +12.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Weinberg 491 40.0 -13.8 Conservative Party (UK) Joyce Myers 210 17.1 +1.0 36 2.9 1,228 22.0 -23.5 Labour Party (UK) Vivary Bridge Liberal Democrats (UK) David Clegg 690 Liberal Democrats (UK) Howard Thomas 599 British National Party Robert Cottage 403 British National Party Trevor Dawson 352 Labour Party (UK) David Foat 248 Labour Party (UK) Dianne Tweedie 230 Conservative Party (UK) Smith Benson 206 Conservative Party (UK) Harold Ryder 157 2,885 38.3 -4.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Walverden Labour Party (UK) George Adam 673 50.9 +23.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Abdul Malik 492 37.2 -14.1 Conservative Party (UK) Ann Jackson 156 11.8 -9.7 181 13.7 1,321 50.7 -9.8 Labour Party (UK) Waterside Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Boyle 677 58.5 +2.9 Labour Party (UK) Ian Tweedie 306 26.4 -0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Maureen Regan 174 15.0 -2.5 371 32.1 +3.4 1,157 31.1 -9.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Whitefield Labour Party (UK) Asjad Mahmood 943 51.7 +13.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mahboob Ahmed 797 43.7 -11.8 Conservative Party (UK) Michelle Ainsworth 83 4.6 -1.1 146 8.0 1,823 71.7 -6.5 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) References Category:2006 English local elections 2006 Category:2000s in Lancashire