2006 Pendle Borough Council election
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Pendle_UK_local_election_2006_map.svg/300px-Pendle_UK_local_election_2006_map.svg.png)
The 2006 Pendle Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Pendle Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Liberal Democrat 30
- Conservative 13
- Labour 5
- British National Party 1[2]
Background[]
Before the election the Liberal Democrats held a majority with 29 seats, compared to 11 for the Conservatives, 7 for Labour and 1 seat was vacant.[3] 18 of the 49 seats on the council were contested at the election,[4] with 2 seats available in Reedley and Vivary Bridge wards.[3] Candidates in the election came from the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties, as well as 7 from the British National Party.[3]
Election result[]
The results saw the Liberal Democrats retain a majority on the council,[5] while the British National Party won a first seat on the council.[6] Brian Parker gained Marsden for the British National Party from Labour by 80 votes, with the leader of the British National Party Nick Griffin saying he was "very pleased" and hoped "we can go on and progress in the future".[5] However the other parties expressed concern over the success for the British National Party.[5][7] Meanwhile, among the other successful candidates in the election was Liberal Democrat Naseem Shabnam, who became the first Asian woman councillor in Pendle after being elected in Brierfield ward.[8] Overall turnout in the election was 43.03%.[9]
Later in May Mohammed Iqbal was elected as the new leader of the Labour group on the council, after the previous leader Frank Clifford stood down at the election.[10] Also towards the end of the month, councillor Marlene Hill-Crane quit the Liberal Democrats to sit as an independent, due to a dispute over the regeneration of a former school.[11]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 40.6 | 11,547 | -0.4% | |
Conservative | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 22.2 | 26.0 | 7,407 | +2.9% | |
Labour | 4 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 22.2 | 23.0 | 6,556 | +0.3% | |
BNP | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.6 | 10.4 | 2,953 | -0.2% |
Ward results[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Pendle_2006_election_map.png/300px-Pendle_2006_election_map.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jonathan Eyre | 740 | 45.2 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Allan Vickerman | 712 | 43.5 | +12.3 | |
Labour | Christine Stables | 185 | 11.3 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 28 | 1.7 | -9.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,637 | 41.7 | -11.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Aaron Hurst | 681 | 37.0 | +1.1 | |
Conservative | Violet Vaughan | 572 | 31.1 | -4.5 | |
BNP | Thomas Boocock | 463 | 25.2 | +5.3 | |
Labour | Jillian Allanson | 123 | 6.7 | -1.9 | |
Majority | 109 | 5.9 | +5.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,839 | 46.4 | -7.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mohammed Iqbal | 951 | 46.0 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Saba Iftikhar | 879 | 42.5 | -9.5 | |
Conservative | Victoria Landriau | 239 | 11.6 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 72 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,069 | 48.0 | -8.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Naseem Shabnam | 623 | 40.1 | -9.8 | |
Labour | Robert Allen | 467 | 30.1 | +6.6 | |
Conservative | Peter Jackson | 464 | 29.9 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 156 | 10.0 | -13.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,554 | 42.3 | -14.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Roy Edwards | 726 | 44.2 | -13.5 | |
BNP | Helen Mulligan | 405 | 24.6 | +6.8 | |
Labour | Colin Waite | 358 | 21.8 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | Michael Landriau | 155 | 9.4 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 321 | 19.5 | -20.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,644 | 43.3 | -8.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Bell | 1,002 | 64.6 | +10.5 | |
Conservative | Sandra Sargeant | 336 | 21.7 | +8.9 | |
Labour | Lakhbir Randhawa | 213 | 13.7 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 666 | 42.9 | +11.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,551 | 39.1 | -9.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Whipp | 923 | 50.3 | +6.2 | |
BNP | John Stonnell | 459 | 25.0 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | Valerie Langtree | 301 | 16.4 | +2.2 | |
Labour | Sheila Wicks | 151 | 8.2 | -3.2 | |
Majority | 464 | 25.3 | +3.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,834 | 44.1 | -5.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Tennant | 1,100 | 59.2 | +15.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Doris Haigh | 487 | 26.2 | +1.9 | |
Labour | Peter Wilkinson | 271 | 14.6 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 613 | 33.0 | +13.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,858 | 42.2 | -9.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sharon Davies | 681 | 43.2 | +7.9 | |
BNP | Geoffrey Whitehead | 454 | 28.8 | +9.3 | |
Labour | Frank Allanson | 251 | 15.9 | -0.3 | |
Conservative | Geoffrey Riley | 191 | 12.1 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 227 | 14.4 | -1.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,577 | 39.9 | -8.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Brian Parker | 417 | 38.3 | +38.3 | |
Labour | Dorothy Ormrod | 337 | 31.0 | -13.8 | |
Conservative | Timothy Eyre | 176 | 16.2 | -17.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Dean | 158 | 14.5 | +14.5 | |
Majority | 80 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,088 | 42.7 | -2.8 | ||
BNP gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pauline McCormick | 1,120 | |||
Conservative | Joan Clegg | 1,027 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Audrey Westwell | 554 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Salma Naeem | 375 | |||
Labour | Anthony Martin | 322 | |||
Turnout | 3,398 | 46.1 | -8.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sheena Dunn | 527 | 42.9 | +12.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Weinberg | 491 | 40.0 | -13.8 | |
Conservative | Joyce Myers | 210 | 17.1 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 36 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,228 | 22.0 | -23.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Clegg | 690 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Howard Thomas | 599 | |||
BNP | Robert Cottage | 403 | |||
BNP | Trevor Dawson | 352 | |||
Labour | David Foat | 248 | |||
Labour | Dianne Tweedie | 230 | |||
Conservative | Smith Benson | 206 | |||
Conservative | Harold Ryder | 157 | |||
Turnout | 2,885 | 38.3 | -4.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Adam | 673 | 50.9 | +23.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Abdul Malik | 492 | 37.2 | -14.1 | |
Conservative | Ann Jackson | 156 | 11.8 | -9.7 | |
Majority | 181 | 13.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,321 | 50.7 | -9.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Philip Boyle | 677 | 58.5 | +2.9 | |
Labour | Ian Tweedie | 306 | 26.4 | -0.5 | |
Conservative | Maureen Regan | 174 | 15.0 | -2.5 | |
Majority | 371 | 32.1 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,157 | 31.1 | -9.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Asjad Mahmood | 943 | 51.7 | +13.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mahboob Ahmed | 797 | 43.7 | -11.8 | |
Conservative | Michelle Ainsworth | 83 | 4.6 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 146 | 8.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,823 | 71.7 | -6.5 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
References[]
- ^ "Local elections: Pendle". BBC News Online. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ Wilson, Graeme (5 May 2006). "Conservatives Cameron's crusade puts Tories back on victory trail". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ a b c "Voters will go to polls". Lancashire Telegraph. 5 April 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ "Decision time as votes are cast". Lancashire Telegraph. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ a b c Gibbon, Gavin (5 May 2006). "Naseem's historic day clouded by BNP win". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ Tweedie, Neil (5 May 2006). "Candidates say Hodge helped BNP win seats". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Hewitt, Andrew (6 May 2006). "Vow over BNP election victory". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ "Girl Power". Lancashire Telegraph. 10 May 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Election Results". Pendle Borough Council. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ Gibbon, Gavin (18 May 2006). "New Labour chief out to banish BNP". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ Bartlett, David (27 May 2006). "Councillor quits Lib Dems to go independent". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ "Local elections". The Times. 6 May 2006. p. 64.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Pendle Borough Council local election results". Lancashire Telegraph. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- 2006 English local elections
- Pendle Borough Council elections
- 2000s in Lancashire