The 2006 West Lancashire District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of West Lancashire District Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
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After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 33 | +3 | |
Labour | 22 | -3 |
Campaign
editBefore the election the Conservatives ran the council with a 4-seat majority over the Labour party.[3] Most seats only had Conservative and Labour party candidates, with no Liberal Democrats standing in the election.[3]
The Conservatives focused their campaign on crime and the environment, while targeting the Labour held wards of Burscough East, Burscough West and Scott.[3] However Labour targeted the Conservative wards of Derby, Newburgh and Parbold, while criticising the Conservatives for holding a failed vote on transferring council housing.[3]
Election result
editThe results saw the Conservatives increase their control of the council, which they had held since 2002.[4] They gained 3 seats from Labour in Burscough East, Burscough West and Scott wards,[5] with the Labour leader on the council, Alan Bullen, saying that it had "not been a good night".[4]
Overall turnout in the election was 32.2%, which was up on 2003 but down from 2004.[4]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 13 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 72.2 | 59.6 | 13,649 | +12.2% | |
Labour | 5 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 27.8 | 34.4 | 7,869 | -2.5% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 1,021 | +1.2% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 344 | -10.2% | |
Clause 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 16 | +0.1% |
Ward results
editAshurst
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ian Duffy | 774 | 68.3 | +10.9 | |
Conservative | Richard Shepherd | 360 | 31.7 | +10.9 | |
Majority | 414 | 36.6 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,134 | 23.1 | −10.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Aughton and Downholland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David O'Toole | 1,271 | 75.2 | −2.2 | |
Labour | Gordon Rankin | 419 | 24.8 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 852 | 50.4 | −4.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,690 | 36.8 | −12.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Aughton Park
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Grant | 912 | 79.9 | +1.9 | |
Labour | Derek Latham | 230 | 20.1 | −1.9 | |
Majority | 682 | 59.8 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,142 | 36.3 | +8.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Burscough East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ruth Melling | 833 | 66.2 | +5.6 | |
Labour | Mary Whitby | 426 | 33.8 | −5.6 | |
Majority | 407 | 32.4 | +11.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,259 | 38.0 | −11.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Burscough West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Griffiths | 821 | 55.9 | +3.7 | |
Labour | Kathryn Anderson | 649 | 44.1 | −3.7 | |
Majority | 172 | 14.8 | +10.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,470 | 37.0 | −4.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Derby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Greenall | 867 | 57.9 | +12.4 | |
Labour | Jonathan Sockett | 394 | 26.3 | +1.0 | |
Green | Anne Doyle | 237 | 15.8 | +9.1 | |
Majority | 473 | 31.6 | +11.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,498 | 32.2 | −14.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hesketh-with-Becconsall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Ashcroft | 844 | 85.0 | +21.2 | |
Labour | Christopher Mawdsley | 149 | 15.0 | +15.0 | |
Majority | 695 | 70.0 | +42.4 | ||
Turnout | 993 | 31.4 | −11.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Knowsley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Valerie Hopley | 1,062 | 62.6 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Charles Cavaghan | 409 | 24.1 | −5.3 | |
Green | John Watt | 225 | 13.3 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 653 | 38.5 | +6.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,696 | 36.9 | −12.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Moorside
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patricia Carson | 505 | 79.7 | −2.6 | |
Conservative | Carolyn Evans | 129 | 20.3 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 376 | 59.4 | −5.2 | ||
Turnout | 634 | 21.8 | −7.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Newburgh
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Pope | 620 | 79.2 | +7.0 | |
Labour | Jacqueline Citarella | 163 | 20.8 | −7.0 | |
Majority | 457 | 58.4 | +14.0 | ||
Turnout | 783 | 45.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
North Meols
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Baldock | 620 | 56.5 | +7.6 | |
Independent | Joan Draper | 243 | 22.2 | −14.0 | |
Labour | Sarah Keegan | 126 | 11.5 | −3.3 | |
Green | Nicholas Kemp | 108 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
Majority | 377 | 34.3 | +21.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,097 | 22.0 | −2.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Parbold
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Collinson | 980 | 74.5 | +15.7 | |
Labour | Clare Gillard | 335 | 25.5 | +11.1 | |
Majority | 645 | 49.0 | +17.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,315 | 41.2 | +0.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Scarisbrick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Cropper | 853 | 69.5 | −2.5 | |
Labour | Shan Annis | 209 | 17.0 | −11.0 | |
Green | Geoffery Barnes | 166 | 13.5 | +13.5 | |
Majority | 644 | 52.5 | +8.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,228 | 39.7 | +13.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Scott
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Meadows | 863 | 47.2 | −0.9 | |
Labour | Noel Delaney | 650 | 35.6 | −2.2 | |
Green | Maurice George | 197 | 10.8 | −3.3 | |
Independent | Kenneth Walters | 101 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Clause 28 | David Braid | 16 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 213 | 11.6 | +1.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,827 | 39.4 | −7.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Skelmersdale South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David McKay | 922 | 76.0 | +12.4 | |
Conservative | Susan Cropper | 291 | 24.0 | +4.3 | |
Majority | 631 | 52.0 | +8.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,213 | 23.7 | −10.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Tanhouse
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Pendleton | 482 | 64.4 | −11.9 | |
Conservative | Irene O'Donnell | 179 | 23.9 | +0.2 | |
Green | Martin Lowe | 88 | 11.7 | +11.7 | |
Majority | 303 | 40.5 | −12.1 | ||
Turnout | 749 | 21.4 | +5.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Tarleton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Kay | 1,371 | 86.0 | +22.1 | |
Labour | Pauline Roughley | 223 | 14.0 | +14.0 | |
Majority | 1,148 | 72.0 | +44.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,594 | 35.3 | −15.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Up Holland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Phythian | 804 | 51.0 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | Ruth Pollock | 773 | 49.0 | +13.5 | |
Majority | 31 | 2.0 | −10.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,577 | 31.5 | −13.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Local elections: West Lancashire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Local elections". The Times. 5 May 2006. p. 9.
- ^ a b c d "Tories defend gains in West Lancs". Liverpool Echo. 28 April 2006. p. 26.
- ^ a b c "Labour go on attack". Liverpool Echo. 5 May 2006. p. 2.
- ^ "Tories tighten grip; West Lancashire". Liverpool Daily Post. 5 May 2006. p. 3.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "District Councils Election Results 2006" (PDF). West Lancashire Borough Council. Retrieved 15 April 2010.