2006 Swindon Borough Council election

2006 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2006 Swindon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrat in orange. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006. The 2006 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Swindon Unitary Council in Wiltshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/hx.stm Local elections: Swindon 2010-10-30 BBC News After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 40 Labour 14 Liberal Democrat 3 Independent 2 Local elections 2006: Results in full The Guardian 20 2006-05-06 Campaign 19 seats were contested in the election, with a total of 70 candidates standing and 10 sitting councillors not defending their seats. http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/headlines/726556.It___s_your_choice____/ It’s your choice... 2010-10-30 2006-04-07 This is Wiltshire.co.uk From the parties defending seats in the election these included 19 each from the Conservative and Labour parties and 15 Liberal Democrats. Other candidates included 11 from the Green Party, 2 Socialist Unity and 3 independents. http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/748184.time_to_have_your_say/ Time to have your say 2010-10-30 2006-05-03 Swindon Advertiser The election also saw the British National Party (BNP) stand for Swindon council for the first time, with one candidate, Reg Bates, standing in Gorse Hill and Pinehurst ward. http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/734071.dont_let_bnp_get_a_grip_in_our_town_groups_unite_to_fight_the_bnp/ Don't let BNP get a grip in our town – groups unite to fight the BNP 2010-10-30 2006-04-18 This is Wiltshire.co.uk His candidature led a group comprising trade unions, the Labour Party, community groups and some independent socialists to form an alliance in opposition to the BNP. Issues in the election included regeneration, with the different parties proposing different ideas including a library, art gallery, redeveloped car park and the preservation of green spaces. http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/743067.making_a_new_start/ Making a new start 2010-10-30 2006-04-27 Swindon Advertiser The Conservatives defended their record in control of the council, saying that they had improved services and increased council tax by lower percentages than Labour had when they had been in control of the council. Labour said they would protect services the Conservatives were cutting, deal with anti-social behaviour and criticised the Conservatives for increasing council tax. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats said they would stand up for local residents and make the town centre attractive for everyone. For the election a new website was launched by the council where voters could register in order to get reminders to vote, in an effort to increase turnout. http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/728256.website_ticks_all_the_right_boxes/ Website ticks all the right boxes 2010-10-30 2006-04-10 This is Wiltshire.co.uk Election result The results saw the Conservatives strengthen their control of the council after gaining 5 seats to hold 40 of the 59 seats. http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/752694.labour_slide_has_bottomed_out/ Labour slide has 'bottomed out' 2010-10-30 2006-05-06 Swindon Advertiser 3 of the gains came from Labour who were reduced to 14 seats, http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/755771.towns_pilot_may_take_off/ Town’s pilot may take off 2010-10-30 2006-05-10 Swindon Advertiser with both of Labour's Swindon Members of Parliament blaming the defeats on national issues. The other two Conservative gains were from the Liberal Democrats who fell to 3 seats, while the 2 independent councillors were not defending seats in 2006. Overall turnout in the election was 34.21%, up on the 32.7% in the 2004 election. Swindon local election result 2006 http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2006/105/ Local Elections 2006 2010-10-30 Local Elections Archive Project Local elections The Times London 64 2006-05-06 Conservative Party (UK) 13 5 0 +5 68.4 47.6 20,819 +2.5 Labour Party (UK) 5 0 3 −3 26.3 30.2 13,203 +2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 2 −2 5.3 14.1 6,156 −6.2 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.8 2,534 +0.9 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.0 458 +0.6 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 319 +0.7 Socialist Unity 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 244 +0.6 Ward results Abbey Meads Conservative Party (UK) J Tomlinson 1,329 70.4 +12.2 Labour Party (UK) G Lawson 261 13.8 −7.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) L Sharp 158 8.4 −12.3 Green Party of England and Wales E Bushell 139 7.4 +7.4 1,068 56.6 +19.5 1,887 Conservative Party (UK) Blunsdon Conservative Party (UK) G Dart 875 83.7 +11.5 Labour Party (UK) J Sefton 171 16.3 +1.8 704 67.3 +9.6 1,046 Conservative Party (UK) Central Labour Party (UK) R Wright 1,005 46.5 +3.9 Conservative Party (UK) K Leakey 642 29.7 +4.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) H Thompson 317 14.7 -4.7 Green Party of England and Wales K Evans 139 6.4 −2.2 Independent (politician) D Rowland 56 2.6 +2.6 363 16.8 −0.2 2,159 Labour Party (UK) Covingham and Nythe Conservative Party (UK) P Young 1,526 57.5 +5.4 Labour Party (UK) M Dilley 1,126 42.5 +9.8 400 15.1 −4.3 2,652 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Dorcan Conservative Party (UK) A James 1,266 49.1 −1.5 Labour Party (UK) N Butler 785 30.4 -2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) E Aylett 311 12.0 −4.9 Green Party of England and Wales S Smith 219 8.5 +8.5 481 18.6 +0.5 2,581 Conservative Party (UK) Eastcott Liberal Democrats (UK) D Wood 1,201 48.9 +2.7 Labour Party (UK) M Ofori 508 20.7 −0.2 Conservative Party (UK) P Gregory 483 19.7 −1.6 Green Party of England and Wales J Hughes 263 10.7 −0.9 693 28.2 +3.4 2,455 Liberal Democrats (UK) Freshbrook and Grange Park Conservative Party (UK) M Bray 1,127 45.2 +2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) H Teague 835 33.5 −6.2 Labour Party (UK) N Heavens 364 14.6 -3.0 Green Party of England and Wales M Harrison 166 6.7 +6.7 292 11.7 +8.7 2,492 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Gorse Hill and Pinehurst Labour Party (UK) M Fanning 825 41.3 −2.9 Conservative Party (UK) R Barnett 421 21.1 −6.0 British National Party R Bates 319 16.0 +16.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) D Pajak 169 8.5 −8.9 Independent (politician) C Hunt 154 7.7 +7.7 Socialist Unity R North 109 5.5 -5.9 404 20.2 +3.0 1,997 Labour Party (UK) Haydon Wick Conservative Party (UK) D Ranard 1,368 55.8 +1.1 Labour Party (UK) I Carroll 697 28.4 +3.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) A Sharp 385 15.7 −4.8 671 27.4 −2.5 2,450 Conservative Party (UK) Highworth Conservative Party (UK) J Short 1,423 54.8 +3.7 Labour Party (UK) A Durrant 691 26.6 +0.9 Green Party of England and Wales A Day 282 10.9 +2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) C Shepherd 202 7.8 −7.3 732 28.2 +2.8 2,598 Conservative Party (UK) Moredon Conservative Party (UK) D Wren 1,047 45.0 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) D Montaut 1,010 43.4 +5.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) J Pajak 269 11.6 −1.1 37 1.6 -4.1 2,326 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Old Town and Lawn Conservative Party (UK) B Mattock 2,020 58.6 +2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) M Wheaver 586 17.0 −8.3 Labour Party (UK) R Brooks 495 14.3 +5.5 Green Party of England and Wales C Smith 349 10.1 +0.3 1,434 41.6 +10.9 3,450 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Parks Labour Party (UK) B Thompson 694 42.6 −1.1 Conservative Party (UK) G Cherry 580 35.6 +12.0 Green Party of England and Wales D Miles 355 21.8 +10.7 114 7.0 −13.1 1,629 Labour Party (UK) Penhill Labour Party (UK) D Glaholm 544 45.2 −5.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) T Hudson 372 30.9 +4.0 Conservative Party (UK) H Tomlinson 287 23.9 +9.7 172 14.3 −9.4 1,203 Labour Party (UK) Shaw and Nine Elms Conservative Party (UK) K Williams 1,255 60.2 +5.3 Labour Party (UK) J Doyle 377 18.1 +2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) J Farr 270 12.9 −1.0 Green Party of England and Wales J Miles 184 8.8 +1.1 878 42.1 +3.2 2,086 Conservative Party (UK) St Margaret Conservative Party (UK) M Edwards 1,569 63.4 +9.0 Labour Party (UK) M Spry 904 36.6 +9.6 665 26.9 −0.5 2,473 Conservative Party (UK) St Philip Conservative Party (UK) D Sammels 1,117 41.8 −2.1 Labour Party (UK) T Page 1,094 41.0 +0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) A Richards 230 8.6 -0.3 Green Party of England and Wales R Smith 230 8.6 +2.0 23 0.9 −2.5 2,671 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Western Labour Party (UK) K Small 1,226 46.3 +6.9 Conservative Party (UK) J Milton 870 32.9 −0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) M Cousens 417 15.7 +5.3 Socialist Unity A Newman 135 5.1 +5.1 356 13.4 +8.4 2,648 Labour Party (UK) Wroughton and Chiseldon Conservative Party (UK) E Shaw 1,614 55.1 -0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) L Newman 434 14.8 −7.7 Labour Party (UK) M Gladman 426 14.5 −0.5 Independent (politician) J Newman 248 8.5 +8.5 Green Party of England and Wales R Heritage 208 7.1 +0.5 1,180 40.3 +7.0 2,930 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:2006 English local elections 2006 Category:2000s in Wiltshire