2006 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election

2006 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council election
24 of the 72 seats on Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council; 37 seats needed for a majority
	Map of the 2006 Dudley council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.
Council control before election; ; Conservative	Council control after election ; ; Conservative

Elections to Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservatives retained control of the council, while Labour gained one seat and the Liberal Democrats lost one seat.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Election result

Dudley Local Election Result 2006
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	13	1	1		54.2	42.5	36,366	1.7
Labour	10	2	1	1	41.7	31.9	27,269	1.4
Liberal Democrats	1	0	1	1	4.2	15.0	12,851	7.4
BNP	0	0	0		0.0	6.0	5,116	1.0
UKIP	0	0	0		0.0	3.8	3,224	New
Respect	0	0	0		0.0	0.5	420
Green	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	241	New

Ward results

Amblecote

Amblecote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Liz Walker	1,482	49.8
	Labour	John Martin	951	31.9
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Hanson	544	18.3
Majority			531	17.9
Turnout				30.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Belle Vale

Belle Vale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jill Nicholls	1,872	54.6
	Labour	Paul Cornick	1,135	33.1
	Respect	Richard Alonzo	420	12.3
Majority			737	21.5
Turnout				35.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brierley Hill

Brierley Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Zafar Islam	1,146	44.0
	Conservative	Kerry Bradley	841	32.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Dyer	615	23.6
Majority			305	11.7
Turnout				27.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Brockmoor and Pensnett

Brockmoor and Pensnett
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Judy Foster	1,141	44.3
	Conservative	John Davies	808	31.4
	UKIP	Amanda Mobberley	344	13.4
	Liberal Democrats	Lois Bramall	281	10.9
Majority			333	12.9
Turnout				26.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Castle and Priory

Castle and Priory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alan Finch	1,442	39.5
	BNP	Julian Mitchell	890	24.4
	Conservative	Daryl Millward	632	17.3
	UKIP	Philip Rowe	381	10.4
	Liberal Democrats	Kieran Smith	309	8.5
Majority			552	15.1
Turnout				35.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Coseley East

Coseley East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Susan Ridney	1,258	34.6
	BNP	Kenneth Griffiths	1,238	34.1
	Conservative	Clive Murray	845	23.3
	Liberal Democrats	Claire O'Kane	292	8.0
Majority			20	0.5
Turnout				38.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Cradley and Foxcote

Cradley and Foxcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Timothy Crumpton	1,699	54.3
	Conservative	John Perry	1,429	45.7
Majority			270	8.6
Turnout				32.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Gornal

Gornal
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Timothy Wright	1,546	33.5
	Labour	Jeffrey Jewkes	1,183	25.6
	BNP	Timothy Alden	1,170	25.3
	UKIP	Robert Dudley	477	10.3
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Jones	243	5.3
Majority			363	7.9
Turnout				43.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Halesowen North

Halesowen North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jeff Hill	1,818	48.0
	Labour	Parmjit Singh Sahota	1,167	30.8
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew McKay	559	14.8
	Green	Aldo Mussi	241	6.4
Majority			651	17.2
Turnout				40.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Halesowen South

Halesowen South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Woodall	2,940	73.1
	Labour	Martin Knight	1,084	26.9
Majority			1,856	46.2
Turnout				41.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hayley Green and Cradley South

Hayley Green and Cradley South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Antony Burston	2,318	67.0
	Labour	Michael Kelly	1,143	33.0
Majority			1,175	34.0
Turnout				37.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kingswinford North and Wall Heath

Kingswinford North and Wall Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Lynn Boleyn	1,874	43.4
	Conservative	Terence Billingham	1,813	42.0
	Labour	Madeleine Cowley	631	14.6
Majority			61	1.4
Turnout				42.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kingswinford South

Kingswinford South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Patrick Harley	1,940	47.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jon Bramall	1,380	33.6
	Labour	Stephen Haycock	789	19.2
Majority			560	13.6
Turnout				40.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lye and Wollescote

Lye and Wollescote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Peter Lowe	1,337	44.9
	Conservative	David Vickers	1,280	43.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mohammed Arif	359	12.1
Majority			57	1.9
Turnout				31.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Netherton, Woodside and St Andrews

Netherton, Woodside and St Andrews
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Lynda Coulter	1,185	40.1
	Conservative	Richard Gwinnett	910	30.8
	UKIP	James Mobberley	474	16.0
	Liberal Democrats	Derise Williams	387	13.1
Majority			275	9.3
Turnout				28.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Norton

Norton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Angus Adams	2,159	50.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Sheppard	1,583	36.7
	Labour	David Jeffries	570	13.2
Majority			576	13.4
Turnout				45.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pedmore and Stourbridge East

Pedmore and Stourbridge East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Colin Wilson	2,639	61.4
	Labour	Tracy Wood	980	22.8
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Hanson	678	15.8
Majority			1,659	38.6
Turnout				43.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood

Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	David Sparks	1,319	48.4
	Conservative	Phillip Moore	958	35.1
	Liberal Democrats	John White	450	16.5
Majority			361	13.3
Turnout				28.2
	Labour hold		Swing

St James's

St James's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Khurshid Ahmed	895	25.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ribirtha Hart	844	24.2
	BNP	Dean Major	743	21.3
	Conservative	Glenis Simms	586	16.8
	UKIP	Carol Pearce	426	12.2
Majority			51	1.4
Turnout				36.4
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

St Thomas's

St Thomas's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Steve Waltho	1,574	46.2
	UKIP	Phillip Wimlett	824	24.2
	Conservative	Alan Gallis	567	16.6
	Liberal Democrats	Giovanna Faulkner	444	13.0
Majority			750	22.0
Turnout				34.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Sedgley

Sedgley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Charles Fraser-Macnamara	2,596	70.1
	Labour	Adam Aston	1,105	29.9
Majority			1,491	40.2
Turnout				34.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Upper Gornal and Woodsetton

Upper Gornal and Woodsetton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Doreen Ameson	1,285	33.0
	Labour	Kenneth Finch	1,239	31.8
	BNP	Kevin Inman	1,075	27.6
	UKIP	Jason Pearce	298	7.6
Majority			46	1.2
Turnout				38.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wollaston and Stourbridge Town

Wollaston and Stourbridge Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Malcolm Knowles	1,642	40.6
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Hubbard	1,392	34.4
	Labour	Tina While-Cooper	1,014	25.0
Majority			250	6.2
Turnout				40.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wordsley

Wordsley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Harold Nottingham	1,460	43.5
	Labour	Graham Debney	1,282	38.2
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara White	617	18.4
Majority			178	5.3
Turnout				35.0
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

References

^ "Local Election Results 2006 - Dudley". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
^ "Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
^ "Local elections 2006" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

[1] "Local Election Results 2006 - Dudley". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

[2] "Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

[3] "Local elections 2006" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

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