West Lancashire Council election, 2006

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Elections to West Lancashire Council were held on 4th May, 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 32.2%.

After the election, the composition of the council was

[edit] Election result

West Lancashire Local Election Result 2006
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%

[edit] Ward results

Ashurst
Party 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 & Downholland
Party 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
Party 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
Party 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
Party 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
Party 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
Party 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
Party 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
Party 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
Party 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
Party 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
Party 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
Party 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
Party 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
Party 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
Party 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
Party 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
Party 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

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Preceded by
West Lancashire Council election 2004		 West Lancashire local elections Succeeded by
West Lancashire Council election 2007