United Kingdom local elections, 2006 full results
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- This article discusses the election results, for other details on the election, including the campaign, please see United Kingdom local elections, 2006
Local government elections took place in England (only) on Thursday 4 May 2006. This page contains all the results of these elections.
[edit] Results 2006
Note:Figures for number of councils and councillors is only in regard to those councils up for election in 2006, and does not include councils not up for election.
| PARTY | Councils | Councillors | |||||||
| Gain | Loss | Change | Total | Gain | Loss | Change | Total | ||
| Conservative | 14 | 3 | +11 | 68 | +316 | 1830 | |||
| Labour | 1 | 18 | –17 | 30 | –319 | 1439 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 2 | +1 | 13 | +2 | 909 | |||
| Residents Associations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –13 | 35 | |||
| British National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +27 | 32 | |||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +20 | 29 | |||
| Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 16 | |||
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8 | |||
| Health Concern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | |||
| Christian Peoples | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | |
| Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| UK Independence | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –50 | 108 | |||
| No overall control | 18 | 13 | +5 | 65 | — | — | — | — | |
- Turnout was 36%, compared to 40% in 2004 and 33% in 2002
- Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/region_99999.stm - BBC Election 2006 results
[edit] Councils up for election
(Conservative councils in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, No Overall Control in grey.)
| Council | Authority type | Election cycle | Result | Detailed results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adur | District | Halves | Conservative hold | Details |
| Amber Valley | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Barking and Dagenham | London | Whole | Labour hold | Details |
| Barnet | London | Whole | Conservative hold | Details |
| Barnsley | Metropolitan | Thirds | Labour hold | Details |
| Barrow-in-Furness | District | Thirds | NOC gain | Details |
| Basildon | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Basingstoke and Deane | District | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Bassetlaw | District | Thirds | Conservative gain | District Parish |
| Bedford | District | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Bexley | London | Whole | Conservative gain | Details |
| Birmingham | Metropolitan | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Blackburn with Darwen | Unitary | Thirds | Labour hold | Details |
| Bolton | Metropolitan | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Bradford | Metropolitan | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Brent | London | Whole | NOC gain | Details |
| Brentwood | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Bristol | Unitary | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Bromley | London | Whole | Conservative hold | Details |
| Broxbourne | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Burnley | District | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Bury | Metropolitan | Thirds | NOC gain | Details |
| Calderdale | Metropolitan | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Cambridge | District | Thirds | Lib Dem hold | Details |
| Camden | London | Whole | NOC gain | Details |
| Cannock Chase | District | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Carlisle | District | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Castle Point | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Cheltenham | District | Halves | NOC hold | Details |
| Cherwell | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | District Town+parish |
| Chester | District | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Chorley | District | Thirds | Conservative gain | Details |
| Colchester | District | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Congleton | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Coventry | Metropolitan | Thirds | Conservative gain | Details |
| Craven | District | Thirds | NOC hold | District Settle parish Austwick parish |
| Crawley | District | Thirds | Conservative gain | Details |
| Crewe and Nantwich | District | Thirds | NOC hold | Details Referendum |
| Croydon | London | Whole | Conservative gain | Details |
| Daventry | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Derby | Unitary | Thirds | NOC gain | Details |
| Doncaster | Metropolitan | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Dudley | Metropolitan | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Ealing | London | Whole | Conservative gain | Details |
| Eastbourne | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Eastleigh | District | Thirds | Lib Dem hold | Details |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston | District | Thirds | Labour hold | Details |
| Elmbridge | District | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Enfield | London | Whole | Conservative hold | Details |
| Epping Forest | District | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Exeter | District | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Fareham | District | Halves | Conservative hold | Details |
| Gateshead | Metropolitan | Thirds | Labour hold | Details |
| Gloucester | District | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Gosport | District | Halves | NOC gain | Details |
| Great Yarmouth | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Greenwich | London | Whole | Labour hold | Details |
| Hackney | London | Whole | Labour hold | Details |
| Halton | Unitary | Thirds | Labour hold | Details |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | London | Whole | Conservative gain | Details |
| Haringey | London | Whole | Labour hold | Details |
| Harlow | District | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Harrogate | District | Thirds | NOC gain | Details |
| Harrow | London | Whole | Conservative gain | Details |
| Hart | District | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Hartlepool | Unitary | Thirds | Labour hold | Details |
| Hastings | District | Halves | Conservative gain | Details |
| Havant | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Havering | London | Whole | Conservative gain | Details |
| Hertsmere | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Hillingdon | London | Whole | Conservative gain | Details |
| Hounslow | London | Whole | NOC gain | Details |
| Huntingdonshire | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Hyndburn | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Ipswich | District | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Islington | London | Whole | NOC gain | Details |
| Kensington and Chelsea | London | Whole | Conservative hold | Details |
| Kingston upon Hull | Unitary | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Kingston upon Thames | London | Whole | Lib Dem hold | Details |
| Kirklees | Metropolitan | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Knowsley | Metropolitan | Thirds | Labour hold | Details |
| Lambeth | London | Whole | Labour gain | Details |
| Leeds | Metropolitan | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Lewisham | London | Whole | NOC gain | Details |
| Lincoln | District | Thirds | Labour hold | Details (Word doc.) |
| Liverpool | Metropolitan | Thirds | Lib Dem hold | Details |
| Macclesfield | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Maidstone | District | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Manchester | Metropolitan | Thirds | Labour hold | Details |
| Merton | London | Whole | NOC gain | Details |
| Milton Keynes | Unitary | Thirds | NOC gain | Details |
| Mole Valley | District | Thirds | Conservative gain | Details |
| Newcastle under Lyme | District | Thirds | NOC gain | Details |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Metropolitan | Thirds | Lib Dem hold | Details |
| Newham | London | Whole | Labour hold | Details |
| North East Lincolnshire | Unitary | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| North Hertfordshire | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| North Tyneside | Metropolitan | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Norwich | District | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | District | Halves | Labour hold | Details |
| Oldham | Metropolitan | Thirds | Labour hold | Details |
| Oxford | District | Halves | NOC hold | Details |
| Pendle | District | Thirds | Lib Dem hold | Details |
| Penwith | District | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Peterborough | Unitary | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Plymouth | Unitary | Thirds | NOC gain | Details |
| Portsmouth | Unitary | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Preston | District | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Purbeck | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Reading | Unitary | Thirds | Labour hold | Details |
| Redbridge | London | Whole | Conservative hold | Details |
| Redditch | District | Thirds | NOC gain | Details |
| Reigate and Banstead | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Richmond upon Thames | London | Whole | Lib Dem gain | Details |
| Rochdale | Metropolitan | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Rochford | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Rossendale | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Rotherham | Metropolitan | Thirds | Labour hold | Details |
| Rugby | District | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Runnymede | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Rushmoor | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| St. Albans | District | Thirds | Lib Dem gain | Details |
| St. Helens | Metropolitan | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Salford | Metropolitan | Thirds | Labour hold | Details |
| Sandwell | Metropolitan | Thirds | Labour hold | Details |
| Sefton | Metropolitan | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Sheffield | Metropolitan | Thirds | Labour hold | Details |
| Shrewsbury and Atcham | District | Thirds | Conservative gain | Details |
| Slough | Unitary | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Solihull | Metropolitan | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| South Bedfordshire | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| South Cambridgeshire | District | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| South Lakeland | District | Thirds | Lib Dem gain | Details |
| South Tyneside | Metropolitan | Thirds | Labour hold | Details |
| Southampton | Unitary | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Southend-on-Sea | Unitary | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Southwark | London | Whole | NOC hold | Details |
| Stevenage | District | Thirds | Labour hold | Details |
| Stockport | Metropolitan | Thirds | Lib Dem hold | Details |
| Stoke on Trent | Unitary | Thirds | NOC gain | Details |
| Stratford on Avon | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Stroud | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Sunderland | Metropolitan | Thirds | Labour hold | Details |
| Sutton | London | Whole | Lib Dem hold | Details |
| Swale | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Swindon | Unitary | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Tameside | Metropolitan | Thirds | Labour hold | Details |
| Tamworth | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Tandridge | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Three Rivers | District | Thirds | Lib Dem hold | Details |
| Thurrock | Unitary | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Tower Hamlets | London | Whole | Labour hold | Details |
| Trafford | Metropolitan | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Tunbridge Wells | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Wakefield | Metropolitan | Thirds | Labour hold | Details |
| Walsall | Metropolitan | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Waltham Forest | London | Whole | NOC hold | Details |
| Wandsworth | London | Whole | Conservative hold | Details |
| Warrington | Unitary | Thirds | NOC gain | Details |
| Watford | District | Thirds | Lib Dem hold | Mayoral District |
| Waveney | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Welwyn Hatfield | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| West Lancashire | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| West Lindsey | District | Thirds | NOC gain | Details |
| West Oxfordshire | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Westminster | London | Whole | Conservative hold | Details |
| Weymouth and Portland | District | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Wigan | Metropolitan | Thirds | Labour hold | Details |
| Winchester | District | Thirds | Conservative gain | Details |
| Wirral | Metropolitan | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Woking | District | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
| Wokingham | Unitary | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Wolverhampton | Metropolitan | Thirds | Labour hold | Details |
| Worcester | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Worthing | District | Thirds | Conservative hold | Details |
| Wyre Forest | District | Thirds | NOC hold | Details |
[edit] Projected national share
In an analysis for the Sunday Times, psephologists Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher, of the University of Plymouth, produced an estimate of the national share of the vote. According to their calculations, the parties would have the following share of the vote:
- Conservative: 39%
- Labour: 26%
- Liberal Democrats: 25%
- Others: 10%
They note that this is estimate not intended to predict the vote share in an actual general election, because voters often vote differently in general elections due to local issues, or to a wish to "fire a shot across the government's bows" without actually removing it.[1]
The BBC had a similar national share prediction, based on the results of 950 key wards:
- Conservative: 40%
- LibDem: 27%
- Labour: 26%
- Others: 7% [1]
