Macclesfield Borough Council election, 2006
Elections to Macclesfield Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election. In addition there was a by-election for the High Legh ward on the same day, where Charles Oulton (Conservative) was elected unopposed. The Conservative Party kept overall control of the council with a majority of 12 seats. Overall turnout was 34.2%.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Results
Macclesfield Local Election Result 2006 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
55.0 |
56.3 |
14,807 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20.0 |
14.7 |
3,874 |
|
|
Labour |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15.0 |
18.8 |
4,957 |
|
|
Handforth Ratepayers |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.0 |
3.7 |
978 |
|
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
3.2 |
855 |
|
|
Independent |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.0 |
3.2 |
842 |
|
Ward results
Alderley Edge ward results |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Francis Keegan |
921 |
54.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Craig Browne |
756 |
45.1 |
|
Majority |
165 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,677 |
42.60 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Disley and Lyme Handley ward results |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Diana Thompson |
932 |
54.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ernest Acaster |
642 |
37.8 |
|
|
Labour |
Catherine Birchall |
124 |
7.3 |
|
Majority |
290 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,698 |
46.08 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Handforth ward results |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Handforth Ratepayers |
Barry Burkhill |
978 |
43.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Roderick Menlove |
977 |
43.1 |
|
|
Labour |
Anthony Sutherland |
311 |
13.7 |
|
Majority |
1 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,266 |
36.27 |
|
|
Handforth Ratepayers hold |
Swing |
|
|
Knutsford Over ward |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Anthony Ranfield |
712 |
57.6 |
|
|
Labour |
Brian Daulby |
303 |
24.5 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Roger Barlow |
221 |
17.9 |
|
Majority |
409 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,236 |
31.25 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Macclesfield Bollinbrook ward results |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert Narraway |
623 |
43.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Karen Miles |
599 |
41.9 |
|
|
Labour |
Julie Alexander |
206 |
14.4 |
|
Majority |
24 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,428 |
32.06 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Macclesfield Broken Cross ward results |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Goddard |
514 |
43.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Martin Hardy |
500 |
42.4 |
|
|
Labour |
David Pemberton |
165 |
14.0 |
|
Majority |
14 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,179 |
28.21 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Macclesfield Central ward results |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Richard Watson |
462 |
42.9 |
|
|
Conservative |
Gillian Stratford |
333 |
30.9 |
|
|
Green |
Dougal Hare |
281 |
26.1 |
|
Majority |
129 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,076 |
24.48 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Macclesfield East ward results |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Neilson |
663 |
42.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
Matthew Davies |
556 |
35.6 |
|
|
Labour |
Simon Truss |
214 |
13.7 |
|
|
Green |
Belinda Jane |
127 |
8.1 |
|
Majority |
107 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,560 |
37.43 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Macclesfield Hurdsfield ward results |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alan Burton |
455 |
53.0 |
|
|
Labour |
Jason Wood |
211 |
24.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
Eileen Talbot |
192 |
22.4 |
|
Majority |
244 |
|
|
Turnout |
858 |
25.37 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Macclesfield Tytherington ward results |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Brendan Murphy |
842 |
45.3 |
|
|
Conservative |
Helena 'Jane' Naumkin |
780 |
42.0 |
|
|
Labour |
Harold Stedman |
130 |
7.0 |
|
|
Green |
Richard Purslow |
105 |
5.7 |
|
Majority |
62 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,857 |
40.36 |
|
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
Preceded by Macclesfield Council election 2004 |
Macclesfield local elections |
Succeeded by Macclesfield Council election 2007 |
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