2006 Woking Borough Council election

2006 UK local government election October 2019 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2006 Woking Borough Council election The 2006 Woking Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Woking Borough Council in Surrey, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/43um.stm Local elections: Woking 23 January 2010 BBC News Online After the election, the composition of the council was: Liberal Democrat 18 Conservative 15 Labour 3 Graeme Wilson Conservatives Cameron's crusade puts Tories back on victory trail The Daily Telegraph 4 5 May 2006 Campaign 6 sitting councillors stood down at the election including the former Conservative leader of the council Jim Armitage and the independent Mike Copham who had resigned from the Conservatives. https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/74151_release_of_nomination_papers_kicks_off_election_fever_ Release of nomination papers kicks off election fever 23 January 2010 6 April 2006 getsurrey Housing and development was a contentious issue during the campaign, with the council being required to build 240 houses a year for the next 20 years under the South East Plan. Both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats fought the election on a platform of opposing overdevelopment and protecting the green belt.https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/development-price-green-belt-4840335 Development at the price of green belt? 20 April 2006 getsurrey 12 December 2013 The campaign saw allegations of electoral fraud in Woking, which were investigated by the police. Politics: Labour braced for heavy blow and 400 losses in local elections: Bad publicity blamed as party's forecasts worsen: Big changeover expected in London boroughs The Guardian 15 4 May 2006 https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/74295_new_fraud_fears_hit_polling New fraud fears hit polling 23 January 2010 4 May 2006 getsurrey These included claims of multiple voter registrations at 6 addresses in Maybury and Sheerwater, intimidation and that blank postal votes had been given community leaders. The investigation saw one man arrested on suspicion of impersonating another voter. https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/74328_arrest_at_polling_station Arrest at polling station 23 January 2010 11 May 2006 getsurrey Election result The results saw the Liberal Democrats become the largest party on the council with 18 seats as compared to 15 for the Conservatives. https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/97351_lib_dems_triumph_in_polls Lib Dems triumph in polls 23 January 2010 12 May 2006 getsurrey The Conservatives failed to take any seats from the Liberal Democrats, who gained 3 seats in Horsell West, Knaphill and Mount Hermon East wards and almost won a majority on the council for the first time since 1998 after losing by just 2 votes in Byfleet after 4 recounts. https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/74347_jubilation_and_shock_as_the_voters_make_their_feelings_clear Jubilation and shock as the voters make their feelings clear 23 January 2010 11 May 2006 getsurrey Despite this the Conservatives took more votes across the council than the Liberal Democrats and made a gain from Labour in Maybury and Sheerwater. Labour was reduced to only 3 seats on the council after losing in Maybury and Sheerwater, which was the only ward where they won more than 200 votes. Overall turnout in the election was 42.17%. http://www.woking.gov.uk/council/election/wbc2006.pdf Election of Borough Councillors for the Wards of Woking Borough Council: Summary of Results 23 January 2010 Woking Borough Council https://web.archive.org/web/20110107141651/http://www.woking.gov.uk/council/election/wbc2006.pdf 7 January 2011 dead Woking local election result 2006 Liberal Democrats (UK) 8 3 0 +3 61.5 41.0 10,450 +1.4% Conservative Party (UK) 5 2 3 -1 38.5 45.2 11,527 +4.4% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 1 -1 0 8.1 2,063 -2.1% United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 3.4 865 -3.4% Independent (politician) 0 0 1 -1 0 1.5 384 -0.1% UK Community Issues Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 229 +0.0% Ward results Byfleet https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/74348_results_for_the_boroughs_elections Results for the borough's elections 23 January 2010 11 May 2006 getsurrey Conservative Party (UK) Irene Watson Green 1,049 45.7 +10.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Suzanne Kittelsen 1,047 45.6 +7.6 Labour Party (UK) David Mitchell 113 4.9 +1.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Marion Free 88 3.8 -3.3 2 0.1 2,297 41.9 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) Goldsworth East Liberal Democrats (UK) Bryan Cross 1,062 50.6 Conservative Party (UK) Hilary Addison 840 40.4 Labour Party (UK) Chanchal Kapoor 198 9.4 222 10.2 2,100 39.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Goldsworth West Liberal Democrats (UK) Denzil Coulson 810 64.2 +12.0 Conservative Party (UK) Manish Gajjar 368 29.2 +1.6 Labour Party (UK) John Bramall 83 6.6 -0.2 442 35.0 +10.4 1,261 32.9 +4.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hermitage and Knaphill South Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Howard 760 54.0 +1.4 Conservative Party (UK) Valerian Hopkins 535 38.0 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) Graeme Carman 112 8.0 -5.4 225 16.0 -2.6 1,407 35.5 +9.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Horsell West (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Sanderson 1,297 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gareth Davies 1,242 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Branagan 1,163 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Wiltshire 1,027 United Kingdom Independence Party Timothy Shaw 172 Labour Party (UK) Audrey Worgan 119 United Kingdom Independence Party Richard Squire 107 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Lowe 88 UK Community Issues Party Michael Osman 79 5,294 51.4 +4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Knaphill Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Sharp 1,302 49.4 +8.3 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Hayes-Allen 978 37.1 -15.5 United Kingdom Independence Party Matthew Davies 198 7.5 +7.5 Labour Party (UK) Linda Kendall 157 6.0 -0.3 324 12.3 2,635 38.1 +3.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Maybury and Sheerwater Conservative Party (UK) Mohammed Iqbal 1,357 48.6 +9.2 Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Khan 896 32.1 -2.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Hough 389 13.9 -8.9 UK Community Issues Party Katrina Osman 150 5.4 +2.0 461 16.5 +11.5 2,792 42.2 -1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Mayford and Sutton Green Conservative Party (UK) Simon Bellord 675 71.0 -4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Randall 191 20.1 +2.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Dennis Davey 45 4.7 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Martin 40 4.2 +0.4 484 50.9 -6.8 951 50.4 +5.5 Conservative Party (UK) Mount Hermon East Liberal Democrats (UK) Norman Johns 860 48.4 +20.7 Conservative Party (UK) David Bittleston 786 44.2 -12.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Judith Squire 69 3.9 -5.6 Labour Party (UK) Michael Kelly 62 3.5 -2.9 74 4.2 1,777 48.7 +9.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Mount Hermon West Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Smith 970 56.7 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) Carl Thomson 603 35.2 +3.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Mary Kingston 77 4.5 -5.2 Labour Party (UK) John Pitt 62 3.6 -1.3 367 21.5 -1.3 1,712 43.3 +3.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) St Johns and Hook Heath Conservative Party (UK) John Kingsbury 963 63.4 -9.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Larkham 271 17.8 -3.8 Independent (politician) Adrian Gray 188 12.4 +12.4 United Kingdom Independence Party Marcia Taylor 52 3.4 +3.4 Labour Party (UK) Colin Bright 46 3.0 -2.6 692 45.6 -5.7 1,520 43.3 +8.1 Conservative Party (UK) West Byfleet Conservative Party (UK) Frederick Webber-Taylor 1,183 66.8 +8.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Wilson 249 14.1 +0.1 Independent (politician) Richard Wilson 196 11.1 -10.5 Labour Party (UK) Louise Every 87 4.9 -0.7 United Kingdom Independence Party Robin Milner 57 3.2 +3.2 934 52.7 +15.6 1,772 44.6 +10.8 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) References 2006 Category:2006 English local elections Category:2000s in Surrey