Swale Borough Council election, 2006
The 2006 Swale Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Swale Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 28
- Labour 10
- Liberal Democrats 8
- Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Tax 1[2]
Election result
The Conservatives gained three seats after winning 11 of the 16 seats contested.[2] They took two seats from the Liberal Democrats in Grove and Minster Cliffs wards, while also defeating a Labour councillor in Queenborough and Halfway by 17 votes.[2] This took the Conservatives to 28 seats on the council, compared to 10 for Labour and 8 for the Liberal Democrats.[2]
The Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Tax failed to win any seats after standing in 9 of the 16 wards contested, coming closest in Sheppey Central where they finished second with 540 votes, compared to 636 for the Conservative councillor John Morris.[2] This meant the former Conservative councillor Chris Boden remained the only councillor for the Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Tax after the election.[2]
Swale local election result 2006[3][4] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 11 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 68.8 | 45.1 | 10,370 | -1.3% | ||
Labour | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 25.0 | 27.6 | 6,353 | -1.8% | ||
Liberal Democrat | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 6.3 | 20.0 | 4,599 | -1.4% | ||
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 1,655 | +7.2% | ||
Money Reform Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 29 | +0.1% | ||
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bryan Mulhern | 587 | 44.4 | -8.6 | |
Labour | Trevor Payne | 410 | 31.0 | -16.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Martin Bellis | 223 | 16.9 | +16.9 | |
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Taxes | Charles Ulyatt | 73 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Money Reform Party | Anne Belsey | 29 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 177 | 13.4 | -24.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,322 | 36.4 | -1.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roger Truelove | 620 | 47.9 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Derek Carnell | 379 | 29.3 | -3.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Spurling | 185 | 14.3 | -5.1 | |
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Taxes | Christopher Evans | 110 | 8.5 | +8.5 | |
Majority | 241 | 18.6 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,294 | 35.9 | +2.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gareth Randall | 591 | 39.5 | +8.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Bernard Lowe | 515 | 34.4 | -18.1 | |
Labour | Michael Baldock | 285 | 19.1 | +2.5 | |
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Taxes | Jennifer Bishop | 105 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
Majority | 76 | 5.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,496 | 34.0 | +8.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerald Lewin | 1,170 | 70.2 | +4.7 | |
Labour | Anthony Winckless | 252 | 15.1 | -1.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | William Daw | 245 | 14.7 | -3.3 | |
Majority | 918 | 55.1 | +7.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,667 | 39.0 | +4.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brenda Simpson | 722 | 61.7 | +11.7 | |
Labour | Russell Beardmore | 268 | 22.9 | +5.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Sandra Sims | 180 | 15.4 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 454 | 38.8 | +10.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,170 | 28.3 | +0.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth Pugh | 750 | 40.7 | +3.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Nicholas Williams | 466 | 25.3 | -14.1 | |
Labour | Matthew Wheatcroft | 449 | 24.3 | +6.4 | |
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Taxes | William Stone | 180 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
Majority | 284 | 15.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,845 | 34.3 | -1.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Manuella Tomes | 450 | 47.3 | -12.4 | |
Labour | Shelley Cheesman | 293 | 30.8 | +11.7 | |
Conservative | Nailesh Patel | 208 | 21.9 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 157 | 16.5 | -22.0 | ||
Turnout | 951 | 27.0 | -1.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Garside | 830 | 43.8 | +4.3 | |
Labour | Michael Constable | 813 | 42.9 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Geoffrey Partis | 250 | 13.2 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 17 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,893 | 36.0 | +0.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Simon Clark | 586 | 47.9 | -6.6 | |
Conservative | Martin Clarke | 417 | 34.1 | +8.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter Springham | 220 | 18.0 | -3.3 | |
Majority | 169 | 13.8 | -16.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,223 | 34.8 | -1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Ellen | 329 | 36.8 | -6.2 | |
Conservative | June Kimber | 282 | 31.5 | -2.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Colin Howe | 188 | 21.0 | -1.6 | |
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Taxes | Patricia Sandle | 96 | 10.7 | +10.7 | |
Majority | 47 | 5.3 | -3.3 | ||
Turnout | 895 | 27.3 | +6.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Angela Harrison | 643 | 59.1 | -4.2 | |
Conservative | Jane Morris | 269 | 24.7 | +6.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Kemp | 176 | 16.2 | +6.5 | |
Majority | 374 | 34.4 | -10.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,088 | 28.8 | +6.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Morris | 636 | 37.7 | -8.7 | |
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Taxes | Lesley Ingham | 540 | 32.0 | +32.0 | |
Labour | Robert Stanbridge | 335 | 19.8 | -15.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Christine Martin | 177 | 10.5 | -7.8 | |
Majority | 96 | 5.7 | -5.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,688 | 31.0 | -1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Cosgrove | 685 | 50.3 | -4.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Evans | 313 | 23.0 | +1.4 | |
Labour | Paul Durkin | 258 | 18.9 | -4.4 | |
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Taxes | Joseph Brown | 107 | 7.9 | +7.9 | |
Majority | 372 | 27.3 | -4.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,363 | 35.6 | -5.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Disney | 802 | 56.6 | +7.9 | |
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Taxes | Richard Shannon | 346 | 24.4 | +24.4 | |
Labour | Kenneth Rowles | 269 | 19.0 | -17.0 | |
Majority | 456 | 32.2 | +19.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,417 | 36.7 | +5.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Cynthia Davis | 1,091 | 66.7 | -5.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Michael Henderson | 301 | 18.4 | +18.4 | |
Labour | Lionel Vaughan | 244 | 14.9 | -13.1 | |
Majority | 790 | 48.3 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,636 | 43.0 | -2.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Willicombe | 951 | 46.2 | -1.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Berick Tomes | 710 | 34.5 | -8.2 | |
Labour | Adam Tolhurst | 299 | 14.5 | +5.1 | |
Kent Campaign Against Increasing Council Taxes | Kenneth Boyce | 98 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 241 | 11.7 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,058 | 51.7 | +8.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Local elections: Swale". BBC News Online. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Conservatives snatch three seats in Swale". Kent Online. 11 May 2006. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ "UK local election results". Financial Times. NewsBank. 5 May 2006.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "2006 Swale Borough Council Election Results". Swale Borough Council. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2015.