St Helens Council election 2006

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Elections to St Helens Council were held on 4th May, 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was

[edit] Election result

St Helens Local Election Result 2006
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Labour 7 0 1 -1 43.8 40.4 18,549 -1.6%
  Liberal Democrats 7 1 0 +1 43.8 39.6 18,212 -0.1%
  Conservative 2 0 0 0 12.5 17.3 7,942 +1.1%
  Community Action 0 0 0 0 0 1.9 895 +1.9%
  British National 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 308 +0.5%
  Socialist Labour 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 64 +0.1%

[edit] Ward results

Billinge and Seneley Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Murphy 1,504 47.8
Conservative David Davies 970 30.8
Liberal Democrats Charles Gadsden 672 21.4
Majority 534 17.0
Turnout 3,146
Labour hold Swing
Blackbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul McQuade 1,257 48.7
Liberal Democrats Ruth Smith 712 27.6
Community Action William Guest 327 12.7
Conservative Judith Collins 221 8.6
Socialist Labour Ronald Waugh 64 2.5
Majority 545 21.1
Turnout 2,581
Labour hold Swing
Bold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Matthew Dunn 1,087 48.7
Labour Paul Pritchard 1,001 44.9
Conservative Charmain Pyke 142 6.4
Majority 86 3.8
Turnout 2,230
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Earlestown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Banks 1,153 48.6
Liberal Democrats David Smith 953 40.2
Conservative Catherine Perks 266 11.2
Majority 200 8.4
Turnout 2,372
Labour hold Swing
Eccleston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Pearl 2,666 67.3
Conservative Kathleen Barton 690 17.4
Labour Martin Bond 608 15.3
Majority 1,976 49.9
Turnout 3,964
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Haydock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Eric Sheldon 1,811 55.1
Labour Jeanette Banks 1,284 39.1
Conservative Anthony Rigby 189 5.8
Majority 527 16.0
Turnout 3,284
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Moss Bank
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Ferry 1,648 52.3
Labour Brian Hart 1,269 40.2
Conservative William Highcock 237 7.5
Majority 379 12.1
Turnout 3,154
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Newton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Taylor 1,787 64.1
Labour Stuart Hughes 756 27.1
Conservative Margaret Harvey 244 8.8
Majority 1,031 37.0
Turnout 2,787
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Parr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Terence Shields 1,384 66.0
Liberal Democrats Janet Hennessy 595 28.4
Conservative Madeleine Wilcock 117 5.6
Majority 789 37.6
Turnout 2,096
Labour hold Swing
Rainford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Parr 1,740 59.9
Labour David Wood 798 27.5
Liberal Democrats Sandra Ferry 369 12.7
Majority 942 32.4
Turnout 2,907
Conservative hold Swing
Rainhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Glover 1,463 46.1
Conservative Henry Spriggs 961 30.3
Liberal Democrats Christina Duncan 749 23.6
Majority 502 15.8
Turnout 3,173
Labour hold Swing
Sutton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Julie Jones 1,721 61.4
Labour Marlene Newman 873 31.2
Conservative Barbara Johnson 207 7.4
Majority 848 30.2
Turnout 2,801
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Thatto Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard McCauley 1,308 55.9
Liberal Democrats Carol Pearl 453 19.4
Community Action Michael Perry 363 15.5
Conservative Barbara Woodcock 217 9.3
Majority 855 36.5
Turnout 2,341
Labour hold Swing
Town Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Crowther 1,052 41.0
Labour Margaret McLachlan 1,005 39.2
British National Michael Pearcey 308 12.0
Conservative Jill Jones 113 4.4
Community Action Leslie Teeling 89 3.5
Majority 47 1.8
Turnout 2,567
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
West Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marie Rimmer 1,900 51.8
Liberal Democrats Stephen Broughton 1,443 39.3
Conservative Charlotte Wood 210 5.7
Community Action Tracey Lavelle 116 3.2
Majority 457 12.5
Turnout 3,669
Labour hold Swing
Windle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Roughley 1,418 48.9
Labour Geoffrey Almond 986 34.0
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Knowles 494 17.0
Majority 432 14.9
Turnout 2,898
Conservative hold Swing


Preceded by
St Helens Council election 2004		 St Helens local elections Succeeded by
St Helens Council election 2007
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