Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2006

2006 local election results in Kirklees

Elections to Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

Council results

Kirklees^[1]
		Candidates						Votes
Party		Standing	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	№	Net %
	Labour	23	7	3	1	2	30.4	25.2	31,103	3.0
	Conservative	23	8	1	2	1	34.8	23.6	29,200	3.5
	Liberal Democrat	23	4	1	5	4	17.4	19.8	24,445	7.8
	BNP	23	2	2	0	2	8.7	18.5	22,914	12.9
	Green	23	1	0	0	0	4.3	8.3	10,300	1.5
	Save Huddersfield NHS	3	1	1	0	1	4.3	2.3	2,827	2.3
	Independent	4	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.6	1,917	0.6
	English Democrat	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.4	436	0.4
	New Party	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.3	395	0.3
	Monster Raving Loony	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	66	0.0

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

↓
25	22	17	3	1	1
Liberal Democrats	Conservative	Labour	Gr	B	I

After the election the composition of the council was:

↓
21	21	19	3	3	1	1
Liberal Democrats	Conservative	Labour	Gr	B	I	S

Party		Previous council	New council
	Liberal Democrat	25	21
	Conservative	22	21
	Labour	17	19
	Green	3	3
	BNP	1	3
	Independent	1	1
	Save Huddersfield NHS	0	1
Total		69	69

Ward results

Almondbury ward

Almondbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Linda Wilkinson	1,854	37.9	+0.9
	Conservative	Martin Leonard	1,137	23.3	+1.5
	BNP	Susan Auty	615	12.6	+7.0
	Labour	Naheed Arshad-Mather	542	11.1	-5.9
	Green	Brian Strudwick	377	7.7	-6.8
	Independent	Ian Brooke	362	7.4	+3.1
Majority			717	14.7	-
Turnout			4,887	38.6	-8.4
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

The incumbent was Linda Wilkinson.

Ashbrow ward

Ashbrow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Jean Calvert	1,959	43.2	-3.0
	Conservative	Andrea Stephenson	1,046	23.1	+0.9
	Liberal Democrat	Sandra Gordon-Overton	830	18.3	-11.5
	BNP	Christine Thompson	440	9.7	+9.7
	Green	Edward Adams	261	5.8	-1.9
Majority			913	20.1	-
Turnout			4,536	35.5	-9.7
	Labour hold		Swing

The incumbent was Jean Calvert.

Batley East ward

Batley East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Mahmood Akhtar	2,779	49.6	+3.1
	Liberal Democrat	Jon Bloom	1,103	19.7	-11.0
	BNP	Jillian Exley	869	15.5	+10.0
	Conservative	Mohamed Akram	621	11.1	-3.1
	Green	Heidi Smithson	232	4.1	+0.9
Majority			1,676	29.9	-
Turnout			5,604	47.9	-11.4
	Labour hold		Swing

The incumbent was Mahmood Akhtar.

Batley West ward

Batley West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Gwen Grailey	2,209	40.6	+5.9
	BNP	Jonathan Pygott	1,169	21.5	+12.3
	Liberal Democrat	David Lowe	1,125	20.7	-16.0
	Conservative	Sharon Light	735	13.5	-3.3
	Green	Timothy Sykes	209	3.8	+1.1
Majority			1,040	19.1	-
Turnout			5,447	44.7	-5.4
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

The incumbent was Geoffrey Alvy who stood down at this election.

Birstall and Birkenshaw ward

Birstall and Birkenshaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Liz Smaje	1,878	37.8	-12.3
	Labour	Suzy Brain-England	1,136	22.9	-1.0
	BNP	John Christopher Wilkinson	1,101	22.2	+12.3
	Liberal Democrat	Jean Tasker	350	7.1	-6.4
	Green	Clive Richard Lord	264	5.3	+0.8
	Independent	Mark Palfreeman	234	4.7	+4.7
Majority			742	15.0	-
Turnout			4,963	40.9	-7.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

The incumbent was Liz Smaje.

Cleckheaton ward

Cleckheaton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Ann Raistrick	1,761	33.6	-10.3
	BNP	Mike Thompson	1,621	30.9	+18.9
	Conservative	Harvey Mawston	1,064	20.3	-2.0
	Labour	Mohammed Laher	541	10.3	-8.1
	Green	Ruth Walker	253	4.8	+1.6
Majority			140	2.7	-
Turnout			5,240	43.9	-6.9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

The incumbent was Ann Raistrick.

Colne Valley ward

Colne Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Nicola Turner	1,824	31.7	-8.4
	Conservative	Dorothy Lindley	1,765	30.7	+5.2
	BNP	Christine Hanson	910	15.8	+9.3
	Labour	Helen Singleton	576	10.0	-3.8
	Green	Sandra Leyland	431	7.5	-3.2
	Save Huddersfield NHS	David Ellis	239	4.2	+4.2
Majority			59	1.0	-
Turnout			5,745	45.7	-4.6
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

The incumbent was Dorothy Lindley.

Crosland Moor and Netherton ward

Crosland Moor and Netherton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Save Huddersfield NHS	Jackie Grunsell	2,176	35.0	+35.0
	Liberal Democrat	Shahida Awan	1,369	22.0	-19.0
	Labour	Jamil Akhtar	1,296	20.8	-14.0
	Conservative	Judith Roberts	576	9.3	-10.7
	BNP	Skye Turner	564	9.1	+9.1
	Green	Daniel Greenwood	236	3.8	-0.9
Majority			807	13.0	-
Turnout			6,217	49.4	-4.6
	Save Huddersfield NHS gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

The incumbent was Shahida Awan

Dalton ward

Dalton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Angela Ellam	1,447	33.6	+1.1
	Liberal Democrat	Eleanor Ritchie	1,272	29.6	-0.1
	Conservative	Roger Jessop	674	15.7	+0.2
	BNP	Andrew Watson	639	14.9	+9.2
	Green	Paul Cooney	271	6.3	-3.6
Majority			175	4.1	-
Turnout			4,303	35.0	-6.6
	Labour hold		Swing

The incumbent was Angela Ellam.

Denby Dale ward

Denby Dale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jim Dodds	2,012	38.4	+3.3
	Labour	Graham Turner	1,391	26.5	-8.9
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Brown	558	10.6	-0.6
	English Democrat	Paul McEnhill	436	8.3	+8.3
	BNP	Nicola King	434	8.3	+2.9
	Green	Stephen Turnbull	414	7.9	-5.0
Majority			621	11.8	-
Turnout			5,245	43.2	-8.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

The incumbent was Jim Dodds.

Dewsbury East ward

Dewsbury East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BNP	Colin Auty	1,902	35.6	+23.9
	Labour	Eric Firth	1,612	30.2	+5.9
	Liberal Democrat	Nisar Choudhary	1,010	18.9	-15.8
	Conservative	Robert Haycroft	632	11.8	-2.9
	Green	Peter Cunnington	182	3.4	+0.6
Majority			290	5.4	-
Turnout			5,338	43.3	-3.4
	BNP gain from Labour		Swing

The incumbent was Eric Firth.

Dewsbury South ward

Dewsbury South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Masood Ahmed	2,322	39.6	+9.8
	Conservative	Jonathan Scott	1,568	26.7	-19.2
	BNP	Robert Ryan	1,457	24.8	+14.7
	Liberal Democrat	Bernard Disken	293	5.0	-6.6
	Green	Adrian Cruden	229	3.9	+1.2
Majority			754	12.8	-
Turnout			5,869	48.4	-9.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

The incumbent was Jonathan Scott.

Dewsbury West ward

Dewsbury West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Mumtaz Hussain	1,966	35.1	+2.7
	Liberal Democrat	Kingley Hill	1,861	33.2	-15.8
	BNP	Frank Atack	1,216	21.7	+14.6
	Conservative	Keith Sibbald	262	4.7	-4.4
	Independent	Keith Oldroyd	173	3.1	+3.1
	Green	Joan Smithson	127	2.3	-0.2
Majority			105	1.9	-
Turnout			5,605	47.6	-5.2
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

The incumbent was Keith Oldroyd.

Golcar ward

Golcar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Marchington	1,453	28.9	-10.7
	BNP	Robert Walker	1,104	22.0	+22.0
	Labour Co-op	Pat Colling	760	15.1	-7.6
	Conservative	Jackie Firth	732	14.6	-6.3
	Green	Lesley Hedges	558	11.1	-4.9
	Save Huddersfield NHS	Mary Granger	412	8.2	+8.2
Majority			349	7.0	-
Turnout			5,019	38.5	-3.3
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

The incumbent was Andrew Marchington.

Greenhead ward

Greenhead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Mohan Sokhal	3,343	57.0	+3.6
	Liberal Democrat	Jim O'Reilly	1,089	18.6	-7.1
	Conservative	Paul Murphy	608	10.4	-0.7
	Green	John Phillips	433	7.4	-2.3
	BNP	Stuart Exley	394	6.7	+6.7
Majority			2,254	38.4	-
Turnout			5,867	45.2	-8.3
	Labour hold		Swing

The incumbent was Mohan Sokhal.

Heckmondwike ward

Heckmondwike
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BNP	Steve Cass	2,035	36.6	+22.5
	Labour	Stephen Hall	1,309	23.5	-5.1
	Liberal Democrat	Abdul Qayoom	1,207	21.7	-9.0
	Conservative	Amelia Bolton	820	14.7	-8.0
	Green	Julian Flynn	194	3.5	-0.5
Majority			726	13.0	-
Turnout			5,565	46.2	-6.8
	BNP gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

The incumbent was Tabasum Aslam who stood down at this election.

Holme Valley North ward

Holme Valley North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Royston Rogers	1,421	24.9	-1.3
	Liberal Democrat	David Woodhead	1,288	22.6	-9.9
	Independent	Peter Searby	1,148	20.1	-4.9
	BNP	Barry Fowler	858	15.1	+15.1
	Labour	Keir Tankard	547	9.6	-4.3
	Green	Leslie Bailey	370	6.5	-3.9
	Monster Raving Loony	Boney Maroney	66	1.2	-0.6
Majority			133	2.3	-
Turnout			5,698	45.5	-7.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

The incumbent was Mike Bower who stood down at this election.

Holme Valley South ward

Holme Valley South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Nigel Patrick	2,596	46.4	-1.2
	Labour	Chris Chapple	979	17.5	-4.0
	Liberal Democrat	John Turner	811	14.5	-3.4
	Green	Simon Anscombe	662	11.8	-1.1
	BNP	Richard Brown	548	9.8	+9.8
Majority			1,617	28.9	-
Turnout			5,596	41.0	-10.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

The incumbent was Nigel Patrick.

Kirkburton ward

Kirkburton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Christine Smith	1,981	37.8	-0.5
	Green	Derek Hardcastle	1,903	36.3	+3.5
	Labour	Mike Greetham	567	10.8	-5.2
	BNP	Russell Scott	457	8.7	+3.5
	Liberal Democrat	Gerald Edinburgh	333	6.4	-1.4
Majority			78	1.5	-
Turnout			5,241	42.0	-6.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

The incumbent was Christine Smith.

Lindley ward

Lindley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Tony Brice	1,974	34.9	+5.7
	Liberal Democrat	Cahal Burke	1,873	33.1	-4.4
	Labour	Douglas Morgan	761	13.4	-4.5
	BNP	Richard Langford	658	11.6	+11.6
	Green	Richard Plunkett	398	7.0	-3.3
Majority			101	1.8	-
Turnout			5,664	42.0	-7.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

The incumbent was Tony Brice.

Liversedge and Gomersal ward

Liversedge and Gomersal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	David Hall	1,791	35.3	-7.8
	BNP	Peter Horsfield	1,643	32.4	+22.5
	Labour	Ann Foxton	1,017	20.1	-10.9
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Leigh	393	7.8	-5.2
	Green	Gillian Redshaw	226	4.5	+1.6
Majority			148	2.9	-
Turnout			5,070	39.7	-8.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

The incumbent was David Hall.

Mirfield ward

Mirfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Vivien Lees	2,843	43.4	-9.2
	BNP	Nick Cass	1,789	27.3	+16.4
	Labour	Natalie Pinnock-Hamilton	904	13.8	-9.5
	New Party	David Pinder	395	6.0	+6.0
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Firth	368	5.6	-4.3
	Green	Richard Burton	253	3.9	+0.5
Majority			1,054	16.1	-
Turnout			6,552	45.7	-6.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

The incumbent was Beverley Warby who stood down at this election.

Newsome ward

Newsome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Green	Graham Simpson	1,817	41.9	-1.2
	Labour	Mohammad Iqbal	1,140	26.3	+5.4
	BNP	Simon Towers	491	11.3	+6.1
	Conservative	Neil Drake	464	10.7	+0.2
	Liberal Democrat	Kuldip Brar	420	9.7	-7.4
Majority			677	15.6	-
Turnout			4,332	36.4	-6.6
	Green hold		Swing

The incumbent was Sharon Fallows who stood down at this election.

References

↑ "Election of Local Councillors 2006 - 04/05/2006". Election results. Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees. Retrieved 30 June 2016.

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