Penwith District Council election, 2006
Elections to Penwith District Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. The overall turnout was 39.5%
After the election, the composition of the council was
Results
Penwith Local Election Result 2006 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
6 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
54.5 |
34.5 |
4,816 |
+6.5% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
5 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
45.5 |
40.0 |
5,572 |
+9.6% |
|
Labour |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10.5 |
1,466 |
-1.6% |
|
Independent |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.0 |
698 |
-17.9% |
|
Mebyon Kernow |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.9 |
546 |
+2.0% |
|
UKIP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.1 |
427 |
-1.6% |
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.0 |
419 |
+3.0% |
By ward
Gulval & Heamoor |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jack Dixon |
615 |
59.8 |
|
|
Independent |
Keith Perry |
323 |
31.4 |
|
|
Labour |
Juliet Eavis |
90 |
8.8 |
|
Majority |
292 |
28.4 |
|
Turnout |
1,028 |
37.4 |
-9.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Gwinear, Gwithian and Hayle East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Anthony Pascoe |
629 |
53.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert Lello |
555 |
46.9 |
|
Majority |
74 |
6.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,184 |
38.9 |
-5.3 |
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Hayle South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Duncan Cook |
420 |
47.7 |
|
|
Independent |
Edgar Philp |
327 |
37.2 |
|
|
Labour |
Jayne Ninnes |
133 |
15.1 |
|
Majority |
93 |
10.5 |
|
Turnout |
880 |
30.7 |
-6.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Lelant & Carbis Bay |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Yvonne Watson |
668 |
52.6 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Richard Birch |
305 |
24.0 |
|
|
Green |
Paula Richards |
200 |
15.7 |
|
|
Labour |
Graham Webster |
98 |
7.7 |
|
Majority |
363 |
28.6 |
|
Turnout |
1,271 |
43.3 |
-4.9 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Ludgvan and Towednack |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Henry Smith |
718 |
54.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Moreland |
471 |
35.9 |
|
|
Labour |
Adrian Marsham |
122 |
9.3 |
|
Majority |
247 |
18.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,311 |
44.1 |
-7.1 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Morvah, Pendenn & St Just |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
James Thomas |
693 |
46.8 |
|
|
Conservative |
Richard Eddy |
677 |
45.7 |
|
|
Labour |
Ann Round |
111 |
7.5 |
|
Majority |
16 |
1.1 |
|
Turnout |
1,481 |
39.2 |
-10.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Penzance East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Mates |
768 |
52.2 |
|
|
UKIP |
Richard Barnes |
264 |
18.0 |
|
|
Conservative |
Peter Powell |
252 |
17.1 |
|
|
Labour |
Timothy Pullen |
186 |
12.7 |
|
Majority |
504 |
34.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,470 |
33.1 |
-6.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Penzance South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Malcolm Pilcher |
696 |
39.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ruth Lewarne |
456 |
25.8 |
|
|
Mebyon Kernow |
Frank Granger |
240 |
13.6 |
|
|
UKIP |
Michael Faulkner |
163 |
9.2 |
|
|
Labour |
Sara Olivier |
163 |
9.2 |
|
|
Independent |
Pamela Gray |
48 |
2.7 |
|
Majority |
240 |
13.6 |
|
Turnout |
1,766 |
45.4 |
-10.6 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
St Ives North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
George Tonkin |
595 |
49.5 |
|
|
Green |
Katrina Slack |
219 |
18.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Margaret Powell |
218 |
18.1 |
|
|
Labour |
Terence Murray |
171 |
14.2 |
|
Majority |
376 |
31.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,203 |
38.2 |
-3.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
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