2006 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. The Labour party kept overall control of the council. One third of the council was up for election and no boundary changes were made.

2006 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election

4 May 2006
21 of the 63 seats on Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Seats won 19 2 Seats after 55 6 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 25,762 12,483 Percentage 42.9% 20.8% Swing 5.1% 1.6%
A map of the 2006 Rotherham Council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 55
• Conservative 6
• Others 2

Election result

Rotherham Local Election Result 2006

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	19	2	0	2	90.5	42.9	25,762	5.1
	Conservative	2	0	1	1	9.5	20.8	12,483	1.6
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0		0.0	23.5	14,118	0.6
	Independent	0	0	1	1	0.0	8.4	5,068	0.9
	BNP	0	0	0		0.0	2.6	1,577	0.6
	UKIP	0	0	0		0.0	1.0	576	0.4
	CPA	0	0	0		0.0	0.9	533	0.7

Ward results

Anston and Woodsetts

Anston and Woodsetts

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Josephine Burton	1,300	42.1
	Conservative	Keith Hunter	1,102	35.7
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Scutt	684	22.2
Majority			198	6.4
Turnout				35.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Boston Castle

Boston Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rose McNeely	1,020	31.0
	Independent	Irene Furnell	1,006	30.5
	Conservative	Christian Kramer	648	19.7
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Shaw	621	18.8
Majority			14	0.5
Turnout				38.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Brinsworth and Catcliffe

Brinsworth and Catcliffe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Fred Wright	1,542	54.0
	Liberal Democrats	Stanley Burgess	823	28.8
	Conservative	Raymond Philips	488	17.1
Majority			719	25.2
Turnout				31.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Dinnington

Dinnington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Davies	1,238	47.3
	Conservative	Nigel Lee	827	31.6
	Liberal Democrats	George Hardwick	555	21.2
Majority			411	15.7
Turnout				30.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Hellaby

Hellaby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lynda Binnie	1,229	37.7
	Labour	Timothy Bowmar	881	27.0
	UKIP	John Wilkinson	576	17.7
	Liberal Democrats	Donald Ross	575	17.6
Majority			348	10.7
Turnout				36.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Holderness

Holderness

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gerald Smith	1,327	46.9
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Beaverstock	970	34.3
	CPA	Paul Martin	533	18.8
Majority			357	12.6
Turnout				31.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Hoober

Hoober

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Russell	1,208	43.2
	BNP	Christopher-John Dannatt	641	22.9
	Conservative	Jon Fleming-Smith	523	18.7
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Jones	425	15.2
Majority			567	20.3
Turnout				32.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Keppel

Keppel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Barron	1,110	32.9
	BNP	Marlene Guest	936	27.7
	Liberal Democrats	Annette Kelly	882	26.1
	Conservative	Christopher Middleton	450	13.3
Majority			174	5.2
Turnout				36.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Maltby

Maltby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Amy Rushforth	1,124	41.6
	Independent	Keith Stringer	1,018	37.7
	Liberal Democrats	Eric Broadhead	558	20.7
Majority			106	3.9
Turnout				30.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Rawmarsh

Rawmarsh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shaun Wright	1,399	54.5
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Shaw	643	25.1
	Conservative	David Tiptaft	524	20.4
Majority			756	29.4
Turnout				28.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Rother Vale

Rother Vale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Georgina Boyes	1,078	45.9
	Independent	Vera Brockbank	754	32.1
	Liberal Democrats	Gisela Bryden	518	22.0
Majority			324	13.8
Turnout				27.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Rotherham East

Rotherham East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shaukat Ali	1,329	64.1
	Liberal Democrats	Mohd Ilyas	745	35.9
Majority			584	28.2
Turnout				25.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Rotherham West

Rotherham West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jahangir Akhtar	1,205	40.5
	Independent	Cav Vines	1,137	38.2
	Liberal Democrats	Lee Ridsdale	634	21.3
Majority			68	2.3
Turnout				34.1
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Silverwood

Silverwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patricia Russell	1,212	44.1
	Liberal Democrats	Eric Shaw	840	30.5
	Conservative	James Gelder	698	25.4
Majority			372	13.6
Turnout				30.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Sitwell

Sitwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Mannion	1,714	45.3
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Bryden	1,154	30.5
	Labour	John Foden	914	24.2
Majority			560	14.8
Turnout				41.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Swinton

Swinton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neil License	1,547	56.0
	Liberal Democrats	Martyn Parker	662	24.0
	Conservative	Brian Taylor	554	20.1
Majority			885	32.0
Turnout				31.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Valley

Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dave Pickering	1,235	45.9
	Conservative	Lucie Brittain	583	21.7
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Turner	499	18.5
	Independent	Kath Reeder	375	13.9
Majority			652	24.2
Turnout				30.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Wales

Wales

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jennifer Whysall	1,168	42.2
	Conservative	Gavin Sharp	1,045	37.8
	Liberal Democrats	Bernard Baber	555	20.1
Majority			123	4.4
Turnout				34.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Wath

Wath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Atkin	1,498	56.1
	Conservative	Jennifer Tiptaft	611	22.9
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Gallacher	562	21.0
Majority			887	33.2
Turnout				30.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Wickersley

Wickersley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Beryl Billington	1,227	38.7
	Conservative	Gabrielle Colley	1,172	36.9
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Ward	773	24.4
Majority			55	1.8
Turnout				34.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Wingfield

Wingfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Keith Goulty	1,200	43.9
	Independent	David Newey	445	16.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Beaumont	440	16.1
	Independent	Harry Gresser	333	12.2
	Conservative	Basil Hammond	315	11.5
Majority			755	27.6
Turnout				30.2
	Labour hold		Swing