2006 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election

2006 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
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21 of the 63 seats on Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Seats won 19 2
Seats after 55 6
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 1
Popular vote 25,762 12,483
Percentage 42.9% 20.8%
Swing Increase 5.1% Decrease 1.6%
A map of the 2006 Rotherham Council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue.
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

Elections to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. The Labour party kept overall control of the council. One third of the council was up for election and no boundary changes were made.[1][2][3]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Rotherham Local Election Result 2006
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 19 2 0 Increase 2 90.5 42.9 25,762 Increase 5.1
  Conservative 2 0 1 Decrease 1 9.5 20.8 12,483 Decrease 1.6
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 23.5 14,118 Increase 0.6
  Independent 0 0 1 Decrease 1 0.0 8.4 5,068 Decrease 0.9
  BNP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 2.6 1,577 Increase 0.6
  UKIP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.0 576 Decrease 0.4
  CPA 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.9 533 Increase 0.7

Ward results

Anston and Woodsetts

Anston and Woodsetts
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Josephine Burton 1,300 42.1
Conservative Keith Hunter 1,102 35.7
Liberal Democrats Steven Scutt 684 22.2
Majority 198 6.4
Turnout 35.3
Labour hold Swing

Boston Castle

Boston Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rose McNeely 1,020 31.0
Independent Irene Furnell 1,006 30.5
Conservative Christian Kramer 648 19.7
Liberal Democrats Patricia Shaw 621 18.8
Majority 14 0.5
Turnout 38.3
Labour hold Swing

Brinsworth and Catcliffe

Brinsworth and Catcliffe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fred Wright 1,542 54.0
Liberal Democrats Stanley Burgess 823 28.8
Conservative Raymond Philips 488 17.1
Majority 719 25.2
Turnout 31.8
Labour hold Swing

Dinnington

Dinnington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Davies 1,238 47.3
Conservative Nigel Lee 827 31.6
Liberal Democrats George Hardwick 555 21.2
Majority 411 15.7
Turnout 30.6
Labour hold Swing

Hellaby

Hellaby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lynda Binnie 1,229 37.7
Labour Timothy Bowmar 881 27.0
UKIP John Wilkinson 576 17.7
Liberal Democrats Donald Ross 575 17.6
Majority 348 10.7
Turnout 36.6
Conservative hold Swing

Holderness

Holderness
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gerald Smith 1,327 46.9
Liberal Democrats Roger Beaverstock 970 34.3
CPA Paul Martin 533 18.8
Majority 357 12.6
Turnout 31.0
Labour hold Swing

Hoober

Hoober
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Russell 1,208 43.2
BNP Christopher-John Dannatt 641 22.9
Conservative Jon Fleming-Smith 523 18.7
Liberal Democrats Ann Jones 425 15.2
Majority 567 20.3
Turnout 32.1
Labour hold Swing

Keppel

Keppel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Barron 1,110 32.9
BNP Marlene Guest 936 27.7
Liberal Democrats Annette Kelly 882 26.1
Conservative Christopher Middleton 450 13.3
Majority 174 5.2
Turnout 36.5
Labour hold Swing

Maltby

Maltby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Amy Rushforth 1,124 41.6
Independent Keith Stringer 1,018 37.7
Liberal Democrats Eric Broadhead 558 20.7
Majority 106 3.9
Turnout 30.9
Labour hold Swing

Rawmarsh

Rawmarsh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shaun Wright 1,399 54.5
Liberal Democrats Paul Shaw 643 25.1
Conservative David Tiptaft 524 20.4
Majority 756 29.4
Turnout 28.0
Labour hold Swing

Rother Vale

Rother Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Georgina Boyes 1,078 45.9
Independent Vera Brockbank 754 32.1
Liberal Democrats Gisela Bryden 518 22.0
Majority 324 13.8
Turnout 27.3
Labour hold Swing

Rotherham East

Rotherham East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shaukat Ali 1,329 64.1
Liberal Democrats Mohd Ilyas 745 35.9
Majority 584 28.2
Turnout 25.0
Labour hold Swing

Rotherham West

Rotherham West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jahangir Akhtar 1,205 40.5
Independent Cav Vines 1,137 38.2
Liberal Democrats Lee Ridsdale 634 21.3
Majority 68 2.3
Turnout 34.1
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Silverwood

Silverwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patricia Russell 1,212 44.1
Liberal Democrats Eric Shaw 840 30.5
Conservative James Gelder 698 25.4
Majority 372 13.6
Turnout 30.8
Labour hold Swing

Sitwell

Sitwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Mannion 1,714 45.3
Liberal Democrats Alan Bryden 1,154 30.5
Labour John Foden 914 24.2
Majority 560 14.8
Turnout 41.2
Conservative hold Swing

Swinton

Swinton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil License 1,547 56.0
Liberal Democrats Martyn Parker 662 24.0
Conservative Brian Taylor 554 20.1
Majority 885 32.0
Turnout 31.1
Labour hold Swing

Valley

Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dave Pickering 1,235 45.9
Conservative Lucie Brittain 583 21.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Turner 499 18.5
Independent Kath Reeder 375 13.9
Majority 652 24.2
Turnout 30.5
Labour hold Swing

Wales

Wales
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jennifer Whysall 1,168 42.2
Conservative Gavin Sharp 1,045 37.8
Liberal Democrats Bernard Baber 555 20.1
Majority 123 4.4
Turnout 34.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Wath

Wath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Atkin 1,498 56.1
Conservative Jennifer Tiptaft 611 22.9
Liberal Democrats Daniel Gallacher 562 21.0
Majority 887 33.2
Turnout 30.5
Labour hold Swing

Wickersley

Wickersley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Beryl Billington 1,227 38.7
Conservative Gabrielle Colley 1,172 36.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Ward 773 24.4
Majority 55 1.8
Turnout 34.3
Labour hold Swing

Wingfield

Wingfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keith Goulty 1,200 43.9
Independent David Newey 445 16.3
Liberal Democrats John Beaumont 440 16.1
Independent Harry Gresser 333 12.2
Conservative Basil Hammond 315 11.5
Majority 755 27.6
Turnout 30.2
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Local Election Results 2006 - Rotherham". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Local elections 2006" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 24 July 2022.