2006 Chester City Council election

The 2006 Chester City Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

2006 Chester City Council election

4 May 2006 (2006-05-04)
20 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council 31 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 20 seats, 39.6% 22 seats, 32.7% Seats won 12 3 Seats after 25 20 Seat change 5 2 Popular vote 13,006 6,043 Percentage 49.2% 22.9% Swing 9.6% 9.8%   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Independent Last election 17 seats, 26.2% 1 seat, 1.1% Seats won 5 0 Seats after 14 1 Seat change 3 Popular vote 6,470 168 Percentage 24.5% 0.6% Swing 1.7% 0.5%
Winner of each seat at the 2006 Chester City Council election
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

Summary

Election result

2006 Chester City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	12	5	60.0	13	25	41.7	13,006	49.2	+9.6
	Liberal Democrats	3	2	15.0	17	20	33.3	6,043	22.9	–9.8
	Labour	5	3	25.0	9	14	23.3	6,470	24.5	–1.7
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	1.7	168	0.6	–0.5
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	428	1.6	+1.1
	UKIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	303	1.1	N/A

Ward results

Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Norman Stainthorp	714	53.5	–4.4
	Conservative	Charles Isaac	391	29.3	+4.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Simpson	230	17.2	+0.4
Majority			323	24.2	–8.5
Turnout			1,335	24.1	–12.5
Registered electors			5,577
	Labour hold		Swing	4.3

Blacon Lodge

Blacon Lodge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marie Nelson*	565	58.0	–0.8
	Conservative	Colin McAlister	281	28.9	+4.8
	UKIP	Allan Waddell	128	13.1	N/A
Majority			284	29.2	–5.4
Turnout			974	25.2	–12.1
Registered electors			3,912
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

Boughton

Boughton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Atkinson	492	43.4	–9.4
	Conservative	Sharon Tyrrell	436	38.4	+9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Joanne Crotty	206	18.2	+7.2
Majority			56	4.9	–19.3
Turnout			1,134	36.8	–5.9
Registered electors			3,098
	Labour hold		Swing	9.6

Christleton

Christleton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brain Bailey*	882	61.0	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Beith	202	14.0	–16.6
	Labour	Stephen Davies	193	13.4	±0.0
	Independent	Brian Goodall	168	11.6	N/A
Majority			680	47.1	+21.7
Turnout			1,445	43.7	+7.0
Registered electors			3,354
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.8

City & St. Annes

City & St. Annes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gwyneth Cooper*	457	45.6	+6.9
	Conservative	Mark Williams	427	42.6	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian Jordan	85	8.5	–12.3
	UKIP	Roger Croston	33	3.3	N/A
Majority			30	3.0	N/A
Turnout			1,002	36.2	–3.7
Registered electors			2,785
	Labour hold		Swing	2.4

College

College

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sandra Rudd*	394	34.7	+6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Hodd	316	27.8	–5.1
	Conservative	Olya Rose	287	25.3	–2.7
	Green	Adrian Carr	138	12.2	+1.0
Majority			78	6.9	N/A
Turnout			1,135	23.3	–10.6
Registered electors			4,905
	Labour hold		Swing	5.9

Curzon & Westminster

Curzon & Westminster

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Max Drury	1,047	62.8	–2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Allan Stobie	297	17.8	+0.9
	Labour	Philip Tate	247	14.8	–3.4
	UKIP	John Moore	76	4.6	N/A
Majority			750	45.0	–1.7
Turnout			1,667	50.5	+8.4
Registered electors			3,348
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.5

Elton

Elton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeremy Langdon	544	52.5	+14.3
	Labour	Mark Peterson*	492	47.5	–14.3
Majority			52	5.0	N/A
Turnout			1,036	30.8	–8.3
Registered electors			3,402
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	14.3

Handbridge & St. Marys

Handbridge & St. Marys

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Razia Daniels	992	57.4	+5.5
	Labour	Alexandra Tate	474	27.4	–9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Jones	195	11.3	–0.3
	UKIP	David Scott	66	3.8	N/A
Majority			518	30.0	+14.5
Turnout			1,727	51.8	–10.4
Registered electors			3,355
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	7.3

Hoole All Saints

Hoole All Saints

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Thompson*	473	54.9	–4.9
	Conservative	Peter Fabian	159	18.4	+9.8
	Labour	Hilary Harrison	133	15.4	–6.9
	Green	Janet Dutton	97	11.3	N/A
Majority			314	36.4	–1.1
Turnout			862	33.0	+2.6
Registered electors			2,612
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.4

Kelsall

Kelsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Garman	809	49.2	–2.8
	Conservative	Hugo Deynam	749	45.6	+3.3
	Labour	Ian Irving	86	5.2	–0.6
Majority			60	3.6	–6.1
Turnout			1,644	57.6	+5.8
Registered electors			2,868
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.1

Lache Park

Lache Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arthur Harada	866	53.5	+29.5
	Labour	Jane Mercer*	589	36.4	–6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Taylor	165	10.2	–4.9
Majority			277	17.1	N/A
Turnout			1,620	34.6	–10.3
Registered electors			4,695
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	18.0

Mollington

Mollington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Crowe	512	75.6	–3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Joanna Pemberton	105	15.5	+6.6
	Labour	Anthony Mills	60	8.9	–3.0
Majority			407	60.1	–7.2
Turnout			677	43.8	+5.2
Registered electors			1,549
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.1

Newton St. Michaels

Newton St. Michaels

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marigold Roy	518	42.0	+20.7
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Woodcock	396	32.1	–10.0
	Labour	John Fetherston	232	18.8	–17.8
	Green	Diana Wilderspin-Jones	87	7.1	N/A
Majority			122	9.9	N/A
Turnout			1,233	46.5	–5.9
Registered electors			2,671
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	15.4

Saughall

Saughall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Storrar*	759	67.6	+5.1
	Labour	Thomas Andrews	227	20.2	–1.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Falconer	136	12.1	–3.3
Majority			532	47.4	+7.1
Turnout			1,122	39.2	–13.8
Registered electors			2,872
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.5

Tarvin

Tarvin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Plenderleath*	878	64.3	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Hassett	302	22.1	–1.9
	Labour	Anthony Pegrum	185	13.6	–2.7
Majority			576	42.2	+6.5
Turnout			1,365	41.4	–14.6
Registered electors			3,305
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.3

Tilston

Tilston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Neil Ritchie*	630	84.7	–3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Vera Roberts	71	9.5	+1.8
	Labour	John Vernon	43	5.8	+2.1
Majority			559	75.1	–5.8
Turnout			744	45.1	+1.1
Registered electors			1,654
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.8

Upton Grange

Upton Grange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jill Houlbrook	1,154	50.4	+14.0
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Main	918	40.1	–7.4
	Labour	Branda Southward	217	9.5	–6.5
Majority			236	10.3	N/A
Turnout			2,289	45.1	–4.2
Registered electors			5,099
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	10.7

Upton Westlea

Upton Westlea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Caroline Mosley*	667	45.8	–2.1
	Labour	James Woodburn	482	33.1	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	David Capstick	202	13.9	–7.0
	Green	Malcolm Barker	106	7.3	N/A
Majority			185	12.7	–4.0
Turnout			1,457	48.2	–5.6
Registered electors			3,044
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.0

Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Holding*	935	47.9	–8.0
	Conservative	Peter Dutton	827	42.4	+12.8
	Labour	Sara Barnsley	188	9.6	–4.9
Majority			108	5.5	–20.6
Turnout			1,950	43.7	–9.0
Registered electors			4,477
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	10.4