2006 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

2006 UK local government election April 2025 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2006 Wigan council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Community Action Party in green and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Elections to Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One-third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/bw.stm Local elections: Wigan 2009-12-17 BBC News Overall turnout was 29.2%. http://www.wigan.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/3692F771-E969-41EE-B068-1F9F20DFE0B7/0/WiganResults1973to2007.pdf Wigan Council results from 1973 to 2008 wigan.gov.uk 2012-01-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20111120022015/http://www.wigan.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/3692F771-E969-41EE-B068-1F9F20DFE0B7/0/WiganResults1973to2007.pdf 20 November 2011 dead http://kinnear.wiganmbc.gov.uk/electionresults/index.asp?ElectionDate=04+May+2006 Local Election Results 04 May 2006 wiganmbc.gov.uk 2012-06-28 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304134311/http://kinnear.wiganmbc.gov.uk/electionresults/index.asp?ElectionDate=04+May+2006 dead https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2006/41/ Local Elections Archive Project: 2006 – Wigan andrewteale.me.uk 2012-06-28 Election result Wigan local election result 2006 Labour Party (UK) 14 3 2 +1 56.0 42.8 29,588 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) 4 2 0 +2 16.0 21.7 15,014 +4.2 Community Action Party 4 0 3 -3 16.0 16.8 11,622 -7.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 0 0 0 12.0 11.8 8,142 +1.3 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.8 1,948 +0.6 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.6 1,105 +1.6 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.2 828 -0.5 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.9 610 -0.5 Legalise Cannabis Alliance 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 91 +0.1 This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 42 43 Community Action 18 15 Conservative 7 9 Liberal Democrat 8 8 BNP 0 0 UKIP 0 0 Independent 0 0 Green 0 0 Legalise Cannabis 0 0 Total 75 75 Working majority #FFBF00 9 darkgray #FFBF00 11 darkgray Ward results Abram Labour Party (UK) Carl Sweeney 1,327 52.1 -6.0 Community Action Party John Shale 541 21.3 +21.3 British National Party Dennis Shambley 421 16.5 -4.2 Conservative Party (UK) Marion Green 243 9.5 -10.5 13 0.5 -0.5 786 30.9 -6.4 2,545 25.0 -6.6 Labour Party (UK) -13.6 Ashton Labour Party (UK) Nigel Ash 1,261 45.3 +13.5 Community Action Party Claire Daington 1,200 43.1 -14.7 Conservative Party (UK) Marie Winstanley 320 11.5 +1.7 0 0.0 -0.5 61 2.2 -23.8 2,781 30.4 -14.2 Labour Party (UK) Community Action Party +14.1 Aspull, New Springs, Whelley Liberal Democrats (UK) Jean Beswick 1,403 43.8 -1.5 Labour Party (UK) Michael McLoughlin 1,291 40.3 -11.8 Conservative Party (UK) Deborah Fairhurst 506 15.8 +15.8 0 0.0 -2.5 112 3.5 -3.3 3,200 31.9 -2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) +5.1 Astley, Mosley Common Liberal Democrats (UK) Joseph Haley 1,472 48.9 +12.7 Labour Party (UK) Alan Stephenson 865 28.7 -11.0 Conservative Party (UK) Sean Ell 674 22.4 +22.4 0 0.0 -1.0 607 20.2 +16.7 3,011 31.1 -8.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) +11.8 Atherleigh Labour Party (UK) Anne Turnock 906 46.0 -2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Bowdler 676 34.3 +34.3 Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Parr 387 19.7 -3.5 0 0.0 -1.3 230 11.7 -9.6 1,969 25.8 -7.9 Labour Party (UK) -18.3 Atherton Labour Party (UK) Karen Aldred 1,507 49.7 +12.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Wilson 960 31.7 -11.3 Conservative Party (UK) Rosina Oxley 331 10.9 -0.4 Green Party of England and Wales Nicholas Redmond 232 7.7 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.5 547 18.1 +12.6 3,030 27.6 -8.7 Labour Party (UK) +11.8 Bryn Community Action Party Brian Merry 1,429 45.2 -15.0 Labour Party (UK) George Harrison 1,050 33.2 +1.9 British National Party Kenneth Haslam 457 14.5 +14.5 Conservative Party (UK) William Winstanley 171 5.4 -2.8 The New Party (UK, 2003) Duane Phillips 45 1.4 +1.4 7 0.2 -0.1 379 12.0 -16.9 3,159 33.7 -8.6 Community Action Party -8.4 Douglas Labour Party (UK) Shirley Dewhurst 1,369 59.1 +7.8 Community Action Party Edna Hulme 933 40.3 -6.3 15 0.6 -1.5 436 18.8 +14.1 2,317 24.7 -5.4 Labour Party (UK) +7.0 Golborne and Lowton West Labour Party (UK) Gerard Bretherton 1,410 52.0 +12.9 Community Action Party Peter Solinas 953 35.2 -14.3 Conservative Party (UK) Jeanette Leigh 347 12.8 +2.1 0 0.0 -0.7 457 16.9 +6.6 2,710 30.7 -7.6 Labour Party (UK) Community Action Party +13.6 Hindley Labour Party (UK) James Talbot 1,217 48.4 +9.2 Community Action Party Debbie Grace 913 36.3 +7.7 Conservative Party (UK) Joan Pietre 387 15.4 +5.4 0 0.0 -0.6 304 12.1 +1.6 2,517 25.6 -19.5 Labour Party (UK) Community Action Party +0.7 Hindley Green Community Action Party Barry Fagan 1,100 47.4 +12.6 Labour Party (UK) John Holland 832 35.9 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Denise Young 388 16.7 +3.3 0 0.0 -0.7 268 11.6 +11.4 2,320 25.9 -16.2 Community Action Party +5.9 Ince Labour Party (UK) James Moodie 1,279 60.7 -5.8 Community Action Party Syd Hall 639 30.3 -0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Alicia Eccles 173 8.2 +8.2 15 0.7 -1.9 640 30.4 -5.2 2,106 24.6 -1.8 Labour Party (UK) -2.6 Leigh East Labour Party (UK) Fred Walker 1,120 46.1 -0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gordon Jackson 912 37.5 +37.5 Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Angell 399 16.4 -4.9 0 0.0 -1.0 208 8.6 -6.7 2,431 26.8 -7.3 Labour Party (UK) -19.0 Leigh South Labour Party (UK) Charles Rigby 1,273 39.8 -0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Oxley 763 23.9 -3.2 Community Action Party Stephen Ellison 621 19.4 -11.4 British National Party Richard Close 448 14.0 +14.0 Legalise Cannabis Alliance Thomas Hampson 91 2.8 +2.8 0 0.0 -1.4 510 16.0 +6.2 3,196 30.7 -6.6 Labour Party (UK) +1.2 Leigh West Labour Party (UK) Peter Smith 1,377 54.9 -3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kevin Jones 721 28.7 +28.7 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Lowe 410 16.3 +16.3 0 0.0 -1.7 656 26.2 -9.1 2,508 23.4 -4.3 Labour Party (UK) -15.9 Lowton East Community Action Party Edward Houlton 1,075 34.1 -10.4 Conservative Party (UK) James Grundy 1,041 33.0 +11.2 Labour Party (UK) Trevor Ward 1,034 32.8 +0.8 0 0.0 -1.6 34 1.1 -11.4 3,150 32.2 -8.7 Community Action Party -10.8 Orrell Conservative Party (UK) Peter Thompson 1,308 38.4 -1.0 Labour Party (UK) Michael Barnes 1,266 37.2 +5.6 British National Party Charles Mather 622 18.3 +3.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Stephen Hawkins 208 6.1 +6.1 0 0.0 -0.4 42 1.2 -6.6 3,404 37.1 -12.4 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -3.3 Pemberton Labour Party (UK) Paul Prescott 1,452 64.8 +18.0 Community Action Party Robert Beale 320 14.3 -23.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Darren Atherton 281 12.5 +12.5 United Kingdom Independence Party Aspey David 189 8.4 +8.4 0 0.0 -1.3 1,132 50.5 +41.3 2,242 22.7 -8.4 Labour Party (UK) +20.6 Shevington with Lower Ground Conservative Party (UK) Angela Bland 1,827 57.4 +21.6 Labour Party (UK) Michael Crosby 1,311 41.2 -4.1 46 1.4 +0.7 516 16.2 +6.7 3,184 33.8 -10.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +12.8 Standish with Langtree Conservative Party (UK) Neil Whittingham 1,866 54.8 +21.6 Labour Party (UK) Diana Davies 1,029 30.2 -4.4 United Kingdom Independence Party Gregory Atherton 493 14.5 +14.5 17 0.5 -0.2 837 24.6 +23.1 3,405 36.0 -6.5 Conservative Party (UK) +13.0 Tyldesley Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Derricutt 1,717 58.7 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) Pamela Stewart 565 19.3 -14.1 Green Party of England and Wales Craig Cohen 378 12.9 +12.9 Conservative Party (UK) Hilary Hayden 266 9.1 -2.2 0 0.0 -0.6 1,152 39.4 +18.1 2,926 28.9 -11.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) +9.0 Wigan Central Conservative Party (UK) Gareth Fairhurst 1,905 60.0 +5.9 Labour Party (UK) Marcia Dooley 1,270 40.0 -3.0 0 0.0 -2.9 635 20.0 +8.9 3,175 34.6 -8.6 Conservative Party (UK) +4.4 Wigan West Labour Party (UK) Joe Shaw 1,354 49.0 N/A Independent (politician) Philip Parkes 783 28.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Keith Jones 613 22.2 N/A 16 0.6 N/A 571 20.6 N/A 2,766 27.0 N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Winstanley Community Action Party William Wilkes 1,160 43.5 -4.9 Labour Party (UK) Philip Kelly 905 33.9 -3.3 Conservative Party (UK) Charles Cartwright 382 14.3 +0.3 United Kingdom Independence Party Alan Freeman 215 8.1 +8.1 7 0.3 -0.2 255 9.6 -1.5 2,669 30.1 -12.5 Community Action Party -0.8 Worsley Mesnes Labour Party (UK) Patricia Holland 1,318 55.4 +6.6 Community Action Party Leanne Brotherton 738 31.0 -6.0 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Sutton 307 12.9 -0.5 15 0.6 -0.1 580 24.4 +12.5 2,378 26.0 -10.0 Labour Party (UK) +6.3 References expanded Category:2006 English local elections 2006 Category:2000s in Greater Manchester