Wokingham District Council election, 2006
The 2006 Wokingham District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Wokingham Unitary Council in Berkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Campaign
The election saw the United Kingdom Independence Party put forward a candidate in all of the 18 wards which were being contested.[3] This was the first time they had done this and meant they put forward more candidates than Labour who contested 16 of the wards.[3]
During the campaign the Liberal Democrat leader on the council, Coling Lawley, received death threats, which led the police launch an investigation.[4]
Election result
The results saw the Conservatives strengthen their control of the council after gaining three seats from the Liberal Democrats.[5] The gains came in Coronation, Loddon and Hillside wards with one of the defeated Liberal Democrats being their leader Coling Lawley who lost by 472 votes in Coronation ward.[6] Overall turnout in the election was 39.8%.[7]
Wokingham Local Election Result 2006[2][7] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 15 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 83.3 | 56.3 | 20,353 | +3.1% | ||
Liberal Democrat | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 16.7 | 29.0 | 10,497 | -6.3% | ||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 2,512 | +1.5% | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 2,333 | +0.8% | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 291 | +0.4% | ||
Monster Raving Loony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 171 | +0.5% |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gary Cowan | 541 | 72.7 | -5.6 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Bacon | 172 | 23.1 | +10.1 | |
UKIP | Ronald Bristow | 31 | 4.2 | -4.5 | |
Majority | 369 | 49.6 | -15.7 | ||
Turnout | 744 | 41.1 | +1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Sellam Rahmouni | 999 | 43.8 | ||
Conservative | Tanya De Hoedt | 727 | 31.9 | ||
Labour | Gregory Bello | 338 | 14.8 | ||
UKIP | Peter Williams | 216 | 9.5 | ||
Majority | 272 | 11.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,280 | 38.7 | +0.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Baker | 1,285 | 56.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Coling Lawley | 813 | 36.0 | ||
Labour | Jasdip Garcha | 88 | 3.9 | ||
UKIP | Amy Thornton | 72 | 3.2 | ||
Majority | 472 | 20.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,258 | 52.8 | +6.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Deborah Lewis | 1,448 | 54.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Keith Malvern | 757 | 28.5 | ||
UKIP | Ann Davis | 277 | 10.4 | ||
Labour | Anna Rogerson | 171 | 6.4 | ||
Majority | 691 | 26.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,653 | 44.6 | -0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Denis Morgan | 1,367 | 58.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Jeremy Harley | 639 | 27.2 | ||
UKIP | Franklin Carstairs | 197 | 8.4 | ||
Labour | Franco Valente | 144 | 6.1 | ||
Majority | 728 | 31.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,347 | 37.0 | -3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Stanton | 1,363 | 71.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Roland Cundy | 382 | 19.9 | ||
UKIP | Ian Gordon | 116 | 6.0 | ||
Labour | Pippa White | 57 | 3.0 | ||
Majority | 981 | 51.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,918 | 46.8 | -0.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon Weeks | 1,221 | 68.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | James May | 351 | 19.8 | ||
UKIP | Leslie Huntley | 113 | 6.4 | ||
Labour | Roger Hayes | 86 | 4.9 | ||
Majority | 870 | 49.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,771 | 42.0 | +1.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Firmager | 1,152 | 59.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Jennifer Orchard | 505 | 26.3 | ||
Labour | Jacqueline Pluves | 175 | 9.1 | ||
UKIP | Vincent Pearson | 91 | 4.7 | ||
Majority | 607 | 33.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,923 | 30.9 | -1.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Bradley | 1,303 | 46.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Tania Christidis | 1,109 | 39.8 | ||
Labour | David Sharp | 183 | 6.6 | ||
Monster Raving Loony | Peter Owen | 120 | 4.3 | ||
UKIP | Andrew Findlay | 70 | 2.5 | ||
Majority | 194 | 7.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,785 | 42.6 | +3.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Abdul Loyes | 941 | 45.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Carol Jewell | 736 | 35.7 | ||
Labour | Alberto Troccoli | 241 | 11.7 | ||
UKIP | William Brooks | 144 | 7.0 | ||
Majority | 205 | 9.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,062 | 33.6 | +4.9 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Swaddle | 1,295 | 52.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Caroline Smith | 735 | 29.6 | ||
Labour | Jacqueline Rupert | 173 | 7.0 | ||
Green | David Hogg | 164 | 6.6 | ||
UKIP | David Lamb | 112 | 4.5 | ||
Majority | 560 | 22.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,479 | 34.7 | -4.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Lee | 1,452 | 63.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Michael Harper | 390 | 17.1 | ||
Labour | John Woodward | 228 | 10.0 | ||
UKIP | Keith Knight | 209 | 9.2 | ||
Majority | 1,062 | 46.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,279 | 37.9 | -1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Schutz | 1,398 | 73.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Martin Alder | 357 | 18.8 | ||
UKIP | Geoffrey Bulpit | 75 | 3.9 | ||
Labour | Richard Fort | 72 | 3.8 | ||
Majority | 1,041 | 54.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,902 | 47.0 | -3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barrie Patman | 969 | 65.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Fiona Rolls | 203 | 13.8 | ||
Green | Marjory Bisset | 127 | 8.6 | ||
Labour | Julianne Grafton | 112 | 7.6 | ||
UKIP | Joan Huntley | 59 | 4.0 | ||
Majority | 766 | 52.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,470 | 35.7 | -2.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Elizabeth Rowland | 724 | 45.9 | ||
Conservative | Parvindar Batth | 611 | 38.7 | ||
Labour | Paul Sharples | 134 | 8.5 | ||
UKIP | David Hill | 108 | 6.8 | ||
Majority | 113 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,577 | 35.8 | +3.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stuart Munro | 637 | 76.2 | +7.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Denis Thair | 144 | 17.2 | -3.3 | |
UKIP | Jeremy Allison | 55 | 6.6 | -4.5 | |
Majority | 493 | 59.0 | +11.1 | ||
Turnout | 836 | 43.2 | +2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Prue Bray | 1,199 | 47.9 | ||
Conservative | Derek Sefton | 1,083 | 43.2 | ||
UKIP | Anthony Pollock | 109 | 4.4 | ||
Labour | Keith Wilson | 63 | 2.5 | ||
Monster Raving Loony | Colin Forrestal | 51 | 2.0 | ||
Majority | 116 | 4.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,505 | 42.6 | +1.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Angus Ross | 1,560 | 65.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Philip Bristow | 282 | 11.9 | ||
UKIP | Graham Widdows | 279 | 11.8 | ||
Labour | Rosemary Chapman | 247 | 10.4 | ||
Majority | 1,278 | 54.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,368 | 40.3 | -0.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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