Local Elections 2006
Local Elections 2006 was held on 4 May 2006. 4,453 seats were filled across 3,167 wards and divisions in 240 councils, from 15,376 candidates. Conservative Party won 1,840, The Labour Party won 1,441 and Liberal Democrats won 922.
- Date
- 4 May 2006
- Seats filled
- 4,453
- Candidates
- 15,376
- Councils
- 240
| Party | Candidates | Seats won | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 4,280 | 1,840 | 4,147,705 | 36.1% |
| The Labour Party | 4,203 | 1,441 | 3,330,535 | 29.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3,627 | 922 | 2,620,925 | 22.8% |
| Independent | 494 | 65 | 207,139 | 1.8% |
| Independent / other | 253 | 41 | 154,952 | 1.3% |
| BNP | 349 | 33 | 229,941 | 2.0% |
| Green Party | 1,299 | 30 | 457,262 | 4.0% |
| Respect | 163 | 17 | 114,102 | 1.0% |
| LIB | 52 | 8 | 17,849 | 0.2% |
| Bath Northeast Somerset Independent Group (BIG) | 16 | 7 | 14,578 | 0.1% |
| IKHHC | 14 | 5 | 8,362 | 0.1% |
| Canvey Island Independent Party | 6 | 5 | 4,678 | 0.0% |
| RATE | 5 | 4 | 3,839 | 0.0% |
| CPA | 70 | 3 | 18,038 | 0.2% |
| MoRA | 3 | 3 | 2,982 | 0.0% |
| CCH | 4 | 3 | 2,967 | 0.0% |
| Ind WCA | 10 | 2 | 4,680 | 0.0% |
| SOC | 5 | 2 | 3,456 | 0.0% |
| ILRA | 5 | 2 | 2,926 | 0.0% |
| PABAG | 4 | 2 | 2,570 | 0.0% |
| STP | 3 | 2 | 2,454 | 0.0% |
| MF | 2 | 2 | 1,377 | 0.0% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 327 | 1 | 81,453 | 0.7% |
| British National Party | 18 | 1 | 11,358 | 0.1% |
| MBI | 1 | 1 | 2,959 | 0.0% |
| WS | 4 | 1 | 2,270 | 0.0% |
| R Lab | 1 | 1 | 1,701 | 0.0% |
| Mert | 1 | 1 | 1,570 | 0.0% |
| NIP | 3 | 1 | 1,335 | 0.0% |
| CmtyG | 2 | 1 | 1,306 | 0.0% |
| TDWGRA | 1 | 1 | 1,228 | 0.0% |
| Tatt RA | 1 | 1 | 1,147 | 0.0% |
| HWRA | 1 | 1 | 887 | 0.0% |
| PP | 3 | 1 | 876 | 0.0% |
| StGHI | 1 | 1 | 792 | 0.0% |
| NkRA | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Thames | 6 | 0 | 3,138 | 0.0% |
| English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 6 | 0 | 2,527 | 0.0% |
| NF | 7 | 0 | 2,459 | 0.0% |
| AGS | 12 | 0 | 2,175 | 0.0% |
| Council | Wards / divisions | Seats filled | Largest party | Its seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adur | 14 | 12 | Conservative | 9 |
| Amber Valley | 4 | 4 | Conservative | 3 |
| Amber Valley | 11 | 11 | Labour | 7 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 17 | 50 | Labour | 36 |
| Barnet | 21 | 61 | Conservative | 38 |
| Barnsley | 21 | 22 | Labour | 12 |
| Barrow-in-Furness | 13 | 15 | Conservative | 10 |
| Basildon | 14 | 14 | Conservative | 11 |
| Basingstoke and Deane | 21 | 22 | Conservative | 10 |
| Bassetlaw | 16 | 16 | Conservative | 9 |
| Bedford | 9 | 9 | Conservative | 4 |
| Bedford | 9 | 9 | Liberal Democrats | 4 |
| Bexley | 13 | 32 | Conservative | 31 |
| Bexley Borough Council | 10 | 32 | Conservative | 25 |
| Birmingham | 40 | 41 | Conservative | 16 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 21 | 21 | Labour | 10 |
| Blyth Valley | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Bolton | 20 | 20 | Labour | 10 |
| Bradford | 30 | 32 | Labour | 15 |
| Brent | 21 | 62 | Liberal Democrats | 27 |
| Brentwood | 13 | 13 | Conservative | 11 |
| Bristol | 5 | 5 | Conservative | 3 |
| Bristol, City of | 18 | 18 | Liberal Democrats | 8 |
| Bromley | 18 | 50 | Conservative | 41 |
| Bromley Borough Council | 4 | 10 | Conservative | 8 |
| Broxbourne | 13 | 13 | Conservative | 12 |
| Burnley | 15 | 17 | Liberal Democrats | 8 |
| Bury | 17 | 17 | Conservative | 9 |
| Calderdale | 17 | 18 | Conservative | 6 |
| Cambridge | 14 | 15 | Liberal Democrats | 11 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Camden | 18 | 55 | Liberal Democrats | 21 |
| Cannock Chase | 13 | 14 | Labour | 6 |
| Carlisle | 12 | 13 | Labour | 5 |
| Carlisle | 5 | 7 | Labour | 5 |
| Castle Point | 11 | 11 | Conservative | 6 |
| Castle Point | 3 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| Cheltenham | 19 | 19 | Liberal Democrats | 10 |
| Cheltenham Borough Council | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Cherwell | 18 | 18 | Conservative | 15 |
| Chester | 2 | 2 | Labour | 1 |
| Chiltern | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Chorley | 17 | 18 | Conservative | 11 |
| City of Chester | 18 | 18 | Conservative | 11 |
| Colchester | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Colchester | 18 | 18 | Conservative | 8 |
| Congleton | 4 | 4 | Conservative | 4 |
| Congleton | 12 | 12 | Conservative | 7 |
| Coventry | 18 | 18 | Conservative | 10 |
| Craven | 9 | 9 | Independent | 4 |
| Crawley | 12 | 14 | Conservative | 9 |
| Crewe and Nantwich | 19 | 20 | Conservative | 11 |
| Croydon | 24 | 70 | Conservative | 43 |
| Daventry | 13 | 13 | Conservative | 12 |
| Derby | 17 | 17 | Labour | 7 |
| Derbyshire | 2 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Doncaster | 18 | 18 | Labour | 8 |
| Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 3 | 3 | Independent | 1 |
| Dudley | 24 | 24 | Conservative | 13 |
| Ealing | 8 | 22 | Conservative | 14 |
| Ealing Borough Council | 16 | 48 | Labour | 24 |
| Eastbourne | 9 | 9 | Conservative | 5 |
| Eastleigh | 3 | 3 | Liberal Democrats | 3 |
| Eastleigh | 12 | 13 | Liberal Democrats | 10 |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston | 14 | 15 | Conservative | 7 |
| Elmbridge | 20 | 20 | Conservative | 11 |
| Enfield | 3 | 9 | Labour | 5 |
| Enfield | 19 | 55 | Conservative | 30 |
| Epping Forest | 19 | 20 | Conservative | 9 |
| Exeter | 13 | 13 | Labour | 5 |
| Fareham | 15 | 16 | Conservative | 10 |
| Forest Of Dean | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Gateshead | 21 | 21 | Labour | 13 |
| Gloucester | 14 | 14 | Conservative | 6 |
| Gloucester | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Gosport | 17 | 17 | Liberal Democrats | 8 |
| Great Yarmouth | 13 | 13 | Conservative | 7 |
| Greenwich | 10 | 28 | Labour | 18 |
| Hackney | 11 | 33 | Labour | 24 |
| Halton | 18 | 18 | Labour | 12 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 16 | 47 | Conservative | 34 |
| Haringey | 19 | 57 | Labour | 30 |
| Harlow | 11 | 12 | Liberal Democrats | 5 |
| Harrogate | 19 | 19 | Liberal Democrats | 10 |
| Harrow | 9 | 23 | Conservative | 11 |
| Harrow Borough Council | 14 | 43 | Conservative | 28 |
| Hart | 12 | 13 | Conservative | 6 |
| Hartlepool | 2 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Hartlepool | 14 | 14 | Labour | 8 |
| Hastings | 16 | 17 | Conservative | 9 |
| Havant | 14 | 14 | Conservative | 11 |
| Havering | 18 | 54 | Conservative | 34 |
| Hertsmere | 14 | 14 | Conservative | 11 |
| Hillingdon | 22 | 65 | Conservative | 45 |
| Hounslow | 20 | 60 | Labour | 24 |
| Huntingdonshire | 16 | 16 | Conservative | 13 |
| Huntingdonshire County Council | 1 | 1 | Independent | 1 |
| Hyndburn | 7 | 7 | Labour | 4 |
| Hyndburn | 4 | 4 | Conservative | 2 |
| Ipswich | 16 | 16 | Conservative | 7 |
| Islington | 11 | 31 | Liberal Democrats | 14 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 10 | 30 | Conservative | 24 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 8 | 24 | Conservative | 21 |
| Kingston Upon Hull, City of | 20 | 20 | Liberal Democrats | 10 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 10 | 30 | Conservative | 16 |
| Kingston upon Thames Borough Council | 6 | 18 | Liberal Democrats | 13 |
| Kirklees | 23 | 23 | Conservative | 8 |
| Knowsley | 21 | 22 | Labour | 17 |
| Lambeth | 17 | 51 | Labour | 33 |
| Leeds | 33 | 34 | Labour | 16 |
| Lewisham | 18 | 54 | Labour | 26 |
| Lincoln | 11 | 11 | Conservative | 6 |
| Liverpool | 30 | 30 | Liberal Democrats | 17 |
| Macclesfield | 10 | 10 | Conservative | 8 |
| Macclesfield | 11 | 11 | Conservative | 4 |
| Maidstone | 18 | 18 | Conservative | 9 |
| Manchester | 32 | 32 | Labour | 23 |
| Merton | 20 | 58 | Conservative | 30 |
| Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich | 8 | 24 | Labour | 19 |
| Metropolitan Borough of Hackney | 8 | 24 | Labour | 20 |
| Metropolitan Borough of Islington | 7 | 21 | Labour | 10 |
| Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth | 4 | 12 | Labour | 6 |
| Metropolitan Borough of Southwark | 7 | 21 | Labour | 11 |
| Metropolitan Borough of Westminster | 8 | 24 | Conservative | 15 |
| Milton Keynes | 17 | 17 | Conservative | 7 |
| Mole Valley | 10 | 10 | Conservative | 6 |
| Mole Valley | 4 | 4 | Conservative | 3 |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne | 26 | 26 | Liberal Democrats | 16 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 20 | 20 | Labour | 8 |
| Newham | 9 | 27 | Labour | 27 |
| Newham | 11 | 33 | Labour | 27 |
| North East Derbyshire | 2 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| North East Lincolnshire | 15 | 16 | Liberal Democrats | 7 |
| North Hertfordshire | 17 | 18 | Conservative | 14 |
| North Tyneside | 19 | 19 | Conservative | 9 |
| North Tyneside | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Norwich | 13 | 15 | Labour | 6 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | 17 | 17 | Labour | 9 |
| Oldham | 20 | 20 | Liberal Democrats | 10 |
| Oxford | 24 | 25 | Labour | 10 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Oxfordshire County Council | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Pendle | 16 | 18 | Liberal Democrats | 9 |
| Penwith | 11 | 11 | Conservative | 6 |
| Peterborough | 20 | 22 | Conservative | 14 |
| Plymouth | 19 | 19 | Conservative | 11 |
| Portsmouth | 14 | 14 | Conservative | 7 |
| Preston | 19 | 19 | Labour | 10 |
| Purbeck | 9 | 9 | Conservative | 6 |
| Reading | 15 | 15 | Labour | 8 |
| Redbridge | 21 | 63 | Conservative | 34 |
| Redditch | 10 | 10 | Labour | 5 |
| Reigate & Banstead | 17 | 18 | Conservative | 15 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 18 | 54 | Liberal Democrats | 36 |
| Rochdale | 20 | 20 | Liberal Democrats | 12 |
| Rochford | 13 | 13 | Conservative | 10 |
| Rossendale | 12 | 13 | Conservative | 7 |
| Rother | 3 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| Rotherham | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Rotherham | 20 | 20 | Labour | 18 |
| Rugby | 16 | 16 | Conservative | 9 |
| Runnymede | 14 | 16 | Conservative | 14 |
| Rushmoor | 14 | 14 | Conservative | 9 |
| Salford | 20 | 22 | Labour | 16 |
| Sandwell | 24 | 24 | Labour | 15 |
| Sefton | 22 | 23 | Liberal Democrats | 10 |
| Sheffield | 28 | 29 | Labour | 14 |
| Shrewsbury and Atcham | 14 | 14 | Conservative | 8 |
| Slough | 13 | 13 | Labour | 8 |
| Solihull | 15 | 15 | Conservative | 9 |
| Solihull | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| South Bedfordshire | 18 | 19 | Conservative | 14 |
| South Cambridgeshire | 20 | 20 | Conservative | 11 |
| South Lakeland | 18 | 18 | Liberal Democrats | 17 |
| South Norfolk | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| South Tyneside | 18 | 18 | Labour | 11 |
| Southampton | 16 | 17 | Liberal Democrats | 7 |
| Southend-On-Sea | 17 | 19 | Conservative | 11 |
| Southwark | 14 | 42 | Liberal Democrats | 19 |
| St Albans | 2 | 2 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| St Albans Borough Council | 16 | 17 | Conservative | 8 |
| St Edmundsbury | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| St. Albans | 2 | 2 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| St. Helens | 16 | 16 | Labour | 7 |
| St.Edmundsbury | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Stevenage | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Stevenage | 12 | 12 | Labour | 10 |
| Stockport | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Stockport | 20 | 20 | Liberal Democrats | 11 |
| Stoke On Trent | 20 | 20 | Independent | 6 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 6 | 6 | Conservative | 6 |
| Stratford-On-Avon | 13 | 13 | Liberal Democrats | 7 |
| Stroud | 17 | 18 | Conservative | 13 |
| Suffolk | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Sunderland | 25 | 25 | Labour | 19 |
| Sutton | 15 | 45 | Liberal Democrats | 27 |
| Sutton | 3 | 9 | Liberal Democrats | 5 |
| Swale | 16 | 16 | Conservative | 11 |
| Swindon | 19 | 19 | Conservative | 13 |
| Tameside | 19 | 20 | Labour | 15 |
| Tamworth | 10 | 10 | Conservative | 8 |
| Tandridge | 14 | 14 | Conservative | 12 |
| Taunton Deane | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Three Rivers | 16 | 16 | Liberal Democrats | 11 |
| Thurrock | 14 | 14 | Conservative | 7 |
| Thurrock | 2 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Tower Hamlets | 4 | 12 | Labour | 8 |
| Tower Hamlets | 14 | 41 | Labour | 19 |
| Trafford | 21 | 21 | Conservative | 13 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 5 | 5 | Conservative | 4 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 11 | 11 | Conservative | 10 |
| Wakefield | 21 | 21 | Labour | 13 |
| Walsall | 20 | 20 | Conservative | 10 |
| Waltham Forest | 20 | 59 | Labour | 26 |
| Wandsworth | 20 | 60 | Conservative | 51 |
| Warrington | 19 | 20 | Liberal Democrats | 11 |
| Watford | 6 | 6 | Liberal Democrats | 4 |
| Watford Borough Council | 6 | 7 | Liberal Democrats | 6 |
| Waveney | 9 | 9 | Conservative | 6 |
| Waveney | 7 | 7 | Conservative | 5 |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 16 | 17 | Conservative | 13 |
| West Lancashire | 18 | 18 | Conservative | 13 |
| West Lindsey | 12 | 12 | Liberal Democrats | 6 |
| West Oxfordshire | 16 | 16 | Conservative | 14 |
| Westminster | 12 | 36 | Conservative | 33 |
| Weymouth and Portland | 12 | 12 | Conservative | 5 |
| Wigan | 25 | 25 | Labour | 14 |
| Winchester | 7 | 7 | Conservative | 3 |
| Winchester | 12 | 12 | Conservative | 10 |
| Wirral | 22 | 22 | Labour | 8 |
| Woking | 12 | 13 | Liberal Democrats | 8 |
| Wokingham | 18 | 18 | Conservative | 15 |
| Wolverhampton | 20 | 20 | Labour | 12 |
| Worcester | 13 | 13 | Conservative | 6 |
| Worthing | 13 | 14 | Liberal Democrats | 7 |
| Wyre Forest | 11 | 11 | Conservative | 6 |
| Wyre Forest | 3 | 3 | Conservative | 1 |
| YEOVIL | 2 | 1 | Labour | 1 |