2006 Wokingham District Council election

2006 UK local government election November 2013 May 2020 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2006 Wokingham council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006. The 2006 Wokingham District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Wokingham Unitary Council in Berkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/mf.stm Local elections: Wokingham 14 January 2010 BBC News Online After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 41 Liberal Democrat 13 Local elections The Times 9 5 May 2006 Campaign The election saw the United Kingdom Independence Party put forward a candidate in all of the 18 wards which were being contested. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2001261_ukip_makes_wokingham_a_target_in_may_local_elections UKIP makes Wokingham a target in May local elections 15 January 2010 19 April 2006 getwokingham This was the first time they had done this and meant they put forward more candidates than Labour who contested 16 of the wards. During the campaign the Liberal Democrat leader on the council, Coling Lawley, received death threats, which led the police to launch an investigation. http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2001521_police_investigate_death_threats_to_lib_dem_leader Police investigate death threats to Lib Dem leader 15 January 2010 4 May 2006 Reading Post Election result The results saw the Conservatives strengthen their control of the council after gaining three seats from the Liberal Democrats. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/berkshire/4975110.stm Labour holds Reading despite loss 15 January 2010 5 May 2006 BBC News Online The gains came in Coronation, Loddon and Hillside wards with one of the defeated Liberal Democrats being their leader Coling Lawley who lost by 472 votes in Coronation ward. http://www.getwokingham.co.uk/news/s/2001617_tories_tighten_their_grip_as_lib_dem_chief_ousted Tories tighten their grip as Lib Dem chief ousted 15 January 2010 10 May 2006 getwokingham Overall turnout in the election was 39.8%. http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/council/elections/election-results/election-results/ Local election results 14 January 2010 Wokingham Borough Council 12 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100512002942/http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/council/elections/election-results/election-results/ dead Wokingham local election result 2006 Conservative Party (UK) 15 3 0 +3 83.3 56.3 20,353 +3.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 0 3 -3 16.7 29.0 10,497 -6.3 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.9 2,512 +1.5 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.5 2,333 +0.8 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.8 291 +0.4 Official Monster Raving Loony Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 171 +0.5 Ward results Arborfield Conservative Party (UK) Gary Cowan 541 72.7 -5.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Bacon 172 23.1 +10.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Ronald Bristow 31 4.2 -4.5 369 49.6 -15.7 744 41.1 +1.5 Conservative Party (UK) Bulmershe & Whitegates Liberal Democrats (UK) Sellam Rahmouni 999 43.8 Conservative Party (UK) Tanya De Hoedt 727 31.9 Labour Party (UK) Gregory Bello 338 14.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Peter Williams 216 9.5 272 11.9 2,280 38.7 +0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Coronation Conservative Party (UK) Keith Baker 1,285 56.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Coling Lawley 813 36.0 Labour Party (UK) Jasdip Garcha 88 3.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Amy Thornton 72 3.2 472 20.9 2,258 52.8 +6.7 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Emmbrook Conservative Party (UK) Deborah Lewis 1,448 54.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Malvern 757 28.5 United Kingdom Independence Party Ann Davis 277 10.4 Labour Party (UK) Anna Rogerson 171 6.4 691 26.1 2,653 44.6 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Evendons Conservative Party (UK) Denis Morgan 1,367 58.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeremy Harley 639 27.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Franklin Carstairs 197 8.4 Labour Party (UK) Franco Valente 144 6.1 728 31.0 2,347 37.0 -3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Finchampstead North Conservative Party (UK) Robert Stanton 1,363 71.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roland Cundy 382 19.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Ian Gordon 116 6.0 Labour Party (UK) Pippa White 57 3.0 981 51.2 1,918 46.8 -0.1 Conservative Party (UK) Finchampstead South Conservative Party (UK) Simon Weeks 1,221 68.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) James May 351 19.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Leslie Huntley 113 6.4 Labour Party (UK) Roger Hayes 86 4.9 870 49.1 1,771 42.0 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Hawkedon Conservative Party (UK) Michael Firmager 1,152 59.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Orchard 505 26.3 Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline Pluves 175 9.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Vincent Pearson 91 4.7 607 33.6 1,923 30.9 -1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Hillside Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Bradley 1,303 46.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tania Christidis 1,109 39.8 Labour Party (UK) David Sharp 183 6.6 Official Monster Raving Loony Party Peter Owen 120 4.3 United Kingdom Independence Party Andrew Findlay 70 2.5 194 7.0 2,785 42.6 +3.2 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Loddon Conservative Party (UK) Abdul Loyes 941 45.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carol Jewell 736 35.7 Labour Party (UK) Alberto Troccoli 241 11.7 United Kingdom Independence Party William Brooks 144 7.0 205 9.9 2,062 33.6 +4.9 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Maiden Erlegh Conservative Party (UK) Paul Swaddle 1,295 52.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Caroline Smith 735 29.6 Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline Rupert 173 7.0 Green Party of England and Wales David Hogg 164 6.6 United Kingdom Independence Party David Lamb 112 4.5 560 22.6 2,479 34.7 -4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Norreys Conservative Party (UK) David Lee 1,452 63.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Harper 390 17.1 Labour Party (UK) John Woodward 228 10.0 United Kingdom Independence Party Keith Knight 209 9.2 1,062 46.6 2,279 37.9 -1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Remenham, Wargrave & Ruscombe Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Schutz 1,398 73.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Alder 357 18.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Geoffrey Bulpit 75 3.9 Labour Party (UK) Richard Fort 72 3.8 1,041 54.7 1,902 47.0 -3.2 Conservative Party (UK) Shinfield South Conservative Party (UK) Barrie Patman 969 65.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Fiona Rolls 203 13.8 Green Party of England and Wales Marjory Bisset 127 8.6 Labour Party (UK) Julianne Grafton 112 7.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Joan Huntley 59 4.0 766 52.1 1,470 35.7 -2.0 Conservative Party (UK) South Lake Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Rowland 724 45.9 Conservative Party (UK) Parvindar Batth 611 38.7 Labour Party (UK) Paul Sharples 134 8.5 United Kingdom Independence Party David Hill 108 6.8 113 7.2 1,577 35.8 +3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Swallowfield Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Munro 637 76.2 +7.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Denis Thair 144 17.2 -3.3 United Kingdom Independence Party Jeremy Allison 55 6.6 -4.5 493 59.0 +11.1 836 43.2 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Winnersh Liberal Democrats (UK) Prue Bray 1,199 47.9 Conservative Party (UK) Derek Sefton 1,083 43.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Anthony Pollock 109 4.4 Labour Party (UK) Keith Wilson 63 2.5 Official Monster Raving Loony Party Colin Forrestal 51 2.0 116 4.7 2,505 42.6 +1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wokingham Without Conservative Party (UK) Angus Ross 1,560 65.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Bristow 282 11.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Graham Widdows 279 11.8 Labour Party (UK) Rosemary Chapman 247 10.4 1,278 54.0 2,368 40.3 -0.7 Conservative Party (UK) References Wokingham 2006 Category:2000s in Berkshire