2006 West Lancashire District Council election

2006 UK local government election October 2019 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2006 West Lancashire District Council election West Lancashire Borough Council elections The 2006 West Lancashire District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of West Lancashire District Council in Lancashire, 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/30up.stm Local elections: West Lancashire 15 April 2010 BBC News Online After the election, the composition of the council was: PartySeats  ±  Conservative 33 +3Labour 22 -3 Local elections The Times 9 5 May 2006 Campaign Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with a 4-seat majority over the Labour Party. Tories defend gains in West Lancs Liverpool Echo 26 28 April 2006 Most seats only had Conservative and Labour Party candidates, with no Liberal Democrats standing in the election. The Conservatives focused their campaign on crime and the environment, while targeting the Labour held wards of Burscough East, Burscough West and Scott. However Labour targeted the Conservative wards of Derby, Newburgh and Parbold, while criticising the Conservatives for holding a failed vote on transferring council housing. Election results The results saw the Conservatives increase their control of the council, which they had held since 2002. Labour go on attack Liverpool Echo 2 5 May 2006 They gained 3 seats from Labour in Burscough East, Burscough West and Scott wards, Tories tighten grip; West Lancashire Liverpool Daily Post 3 5 May 2006 with the Labour leader on the council, Alan Bullen, saying that it had "not been a good night". Overall turnout in the election was 32.2%, which was up on 2003 but down from 2004. West Lancashire local election result 2006 http://www.westlancsdc.gov.uk/pdf/ELECTION-RESULTS-2006.pdf District Councils Election Results 2006 15 April 2010 West Lancashire Borough Council Conservative Party (UK) 13 3 0 +3 72.2 59.6 13,649 +12.2 Labour Party (UK) 5 0 3 -3 27.8 34.4 7,869 -2.5 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.5 1,021 +1.2 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.5 344 -10.2 Clause 28 Children's Protection Christian Democrats 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 16 +0.1 Ward results Ashurst Ashurst Labour Party (UK) Ian Duffy 774 68.3 +10.9 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Shepherd 360 31.7 +10.9 414 36.6 +1.1 1,134 23.1 -10.3 Labour Party (UK) Aughton and Downholland Aughton and Downholland Conservative Party (UK) David O'Toole 1,271 75.2 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) Gordon Rankin 419 24.8 +2.2 852 50.4 -4.4 1,690 36.8 -12.6 Conservative Party (UK) Aughton Park Aughton Park Conservative Party (UK) Ian Grant 912 79.9 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) Derek Latham 230 20.1 -1.9 682 59.8 +3.8 1,142 36.3 +8.0 Conservative Party (UK) Burscough East Burscough East Conservative Party (UK) Ruth Melling 833 66.2 +5.6 Labour Party (UK) Mary Whitby 426 33.8 -5.6 407 32.4 +11.2 1,259 38.0 -11.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Burscough West Burscough West Conservative Party (UK) David Griffiths 821 55.9 +3.7 Labour Party (UK) Kathryn Anderson 649 44.1 -3.7 172 14.8 +10.4 1,470 37.0 -4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Derby Derby Conservative Party (UK) Paul Greenall 867 57.9 +12.4 Labour Party (UK) Jonathan Sockett 394 26.3 +1.0 Green Party of England and Wales Anne Doyle 237 15.8 +9.1 473 31.6 +11.4 1,498 32.2 -14.8 Conservative Party (UK) Hesketh-with-Becconsall Hesketh-with-Becconsall Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Ashcroft 844 85.0 +21.2 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Mawdsley 149 15.0 +15.0 695 70.0 +42.4 993 31.4 -11.4 Conservative Party (UK) Knowsley Knowsley Conservative Party (UK) Valerie Hopley 1,062 62.6 +1.2 Labour Party (UK) Charles Cavaghan 409 24.1 -5.3 Green Party of England and Wales John Watt 225 13.3 +4.1 653 38.5 +6.5 1,696 36.9 -12.3 Conservative Party (UK) Moorside Moorside Labour Party (UK) Patricia Carson 505 79.7 -2.6 Conservative Party (UK) Carolyn Evans 129 20.3 +2.6 376 59.4 -5.2 634 21.8 -7.4 Labour Party (UK) Newburgh Newburgh Conservative Party (UK) Edward Pope 620 79.2 +7.0 Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline Citarella 163 20.8 -7.0 457 58.4 +14.0 783 45.1 Conservative Party (UK) North Meols North Meols Conservative Party (UK) John Baldock 620 56.5 +7.6 Independent (politician) Joan Draper 243 22.2 -14.0 Labour Party (UK) Sarah Keegan 126 11.5 -3.3 Green Party of England and Wales Nicholas Kemp 108 9.8 +9.8 377 34.3 +21.6 1,097 22.0 -2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Parbold Parbold Conservative Party (UK) Robert Collinson 980 74.5 +15.7 Labour Party (UK) Clare Gillard 335 25.5 +11.1 645 49.0 +17.0 1,315 41.2 +0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Scarisbrick Scarisbrick Conservative Party (UK) William Cropper 853 69.5 -2.5 Labour Party (UK) Shan Annis 209 17.0 -11.0 Green Party of England and Wales Geoffery Barnes 166 13.5 +13.5 644 52.5 +8.5 1,228 39.7 +13.1 Conservative Party (UK) Scott Scott Conservative Party (UK) David Meadows 863 47.2 -0.9 Labour Party (UK) Noel Delaney 650 35.6 -2.2 Green Party of England and Wales Maurice George 197 10.8 -3.3 Independent (politician) Kenneth Walters 101 5.5 +5.5 Clause 28 Children's Protection Christian Democrats David Braid 16 0.9 +0.9 213 11.6 +1.3 1,827 39.4 -7.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Skelmersdale South Skelmersdale South Labour Party (UK) David McKay 922 76.0 +12.4 Conservative Party (UK) Susan Cropper 291 24.0 +4.3 631 52.0 +8.1 1,213 23.7 -10.2 Labour Party (UK) Tanhouse Tanhouse Labour Party (UK) Robert Pendleton 482 64.4 -11.9 Conservative Party (UK) Irene O'Donnell 179 23.9 +0.2 Green Party of England and Wales Martin Lowe 88 11.7 +11.7 303 40.5 -12.1 749 21.4 +5.1 Labour Party (UK) Tarleton Tarleton Conservative Party (UK) James Kay 1,371 86.0 +22.1 Labour Party (UK) Pauline Roughley 223 14.0 +14.0 1,148 72.0 +44.2 1,594 35.3 -15.2 Conservative Party (UK) Up Holland Up Holland Labour Party (UK) David Phythian 804 51.0 +3.0 Conservative Party (UK) Ruth Pollock 773 49.0 +13.5 31 2.0 -10.5 1,577 31.5 -13.7 Labour Party (UK) References Category:2006 English local elections 2006 Category:2000s in Lancashire