Trafford Council election, 2006

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 4 May, 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 37.2%.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Conservative 39
*Labour 20
*Liberal Democrat 4

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 13
gain = 0
loss = 1
net = -1
seats % = 61.9
votes % = 48.0
votes = 27,936
plus/minus = -5.0%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 6
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 28.6
votes % = 30.0
votes = 17,475
plus/minus = +1.0%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 2
gain = 1
loss = 0
net = +1
seats % = 9.5
votes % = 12.6
votes = 7,359
plus/minus = -2.9%Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 8.9
votes = 5,151
plus/minus = +6.9%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.3
votes = 156
plus/minus = +0.3%Election Summary Party
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.3
votes = 148
plus/minus = +0.3%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Young
votes = 1,430
percentage = 53.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Baugh
votes = 611
percentage = 22.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Roger Legge
votes = 404
percentage = 15.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Jadwiga Leigh
votes = 225
percentage = 8.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 819
percentage = 30.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,670
percentage = 35.7
change = -11.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Lamb
votes = 1,645
percentage = 58.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sophie Taylor
votes = 728
percentage = 25.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Daniel Leach
votes = 442
percentage = 15.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 917
percentage = 32.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,815
percentage = 39.4
change = -10.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paula Pearson
votes = 2,085
percentage = 69.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ian Chappell
votes = 385
percentage = 12.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Hague
votes = 300
percentage = 10.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Bridget Green
votes = 216
percentage = 7.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,700
percentage = 56.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,986
percentage = 41.7
change = -12.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Pearson
votes = 1,392
percentage = 49.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Golding
votes = 725
percentage = 25.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Pauline Cliff
votes = 428
percentage = 15.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Martin Bate
votes = 263
percentage = 9.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 667
percentage = 23.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,808
percentage = 35.8
change = -9.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Pamela Dixon
votes = 1,808
percentage = 59.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Clarke
votes = 722
percentage = 23.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Angela Gratrix
votes = 509
percentage = 16.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,086
percentage = 35.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,039
percentage = 38.9
change = -10.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Quayle
votes = 967
percentage = 53.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Anne Cavanagh
votes = 560
percentage = 31.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = William Gradwell
votes = 280
percentage = 15.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 407
percentage = 22.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,807
percentage = 28.0
change = -6.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andrea Jones
votes = 1,375
percentage = 64.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Anne Power
votes = 413
percentage = 19.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Edward Kelson
votes = 359
percentage = 16.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 962
percentage = 44.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,147
percentage = 31.9
change = -9.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Cornes
votes = 1,726
percentage = 63.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Nigel Roberts
votes = 1,008
percentage = 36.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 718
percentage = 26.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,734
percentage = 36.5
change = -9.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = June Reilly
votes = 1,735
percentage = 61.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kevin Procter
votes = 801
percentage = 28.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Margaret Westbrook
votes = 292
percentage = 10.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 934
percentage = 33.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,828
percentage = 38.7
change = -9.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Elsie Ward
votes = 1,644
percentage = 53.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joyce Acton
votes = 1,030
percentage = 33.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Christopher Webb
votes = 406
percentage = 13.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 614
percentage = 20.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,080
percentage = 38.4
change = -10.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Acton
votes = 1,112
percentage = 55.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = George Manley
votes = 496
percentage = 24.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Philip Leape
votes = 238
percentage = 11.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Colin Hendrie
votes = 156
percentage = 7.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 616
percentage = 30.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,002
percentage = 27.3
change = -5.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Dilriaz Butt
votes = 2,061
percentage = 71.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Richard Elliott
votes = 538
percentage = 18.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Moira Lythgoe
votes = 301
percentage = 10.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,523
percentage = 52.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,900
percentage = 39.2
change = -14.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Mitchell
votes = 1,641
percentage = 61.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Mills
votes = 418
percentage = 15.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Beverly Harrison
votes = 335
percentage = 12.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Samuel Little
votes = 295
percentage = 11.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,223
percentage = 45.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,689
percentage = 38.6
change = -13.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Jarman
votes = 1,299
percentage = 48.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Roderick Allan
votes = 870
percentage = 32.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Matthew Westbrook
votes = 388
percentage = 14.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Michael McManus
votes = 148
percentage = 5.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 429
percentage = 15.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,705
percentage = 33.6
change = -6.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jane Baugh
votes = 1,121
percentage = 39.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Marion Rigby
votes = 950
percentage = 33.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Margaret Clarke
votes = 510
percentage = 17.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Joseph Westbrook
votes = 281
percentage = 9.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 171
percentage = 6.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,862
percentage = 39.3
change = -12.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christine Bailey
votes = 1,076
percentage = 40.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Smith
votes = 1,051
percentage = 39.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = James Eisen
votes = 562
percentage = 20.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 25
percentage = 0.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,689
percentage = 36.6
change = -7.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Tolhurst
votes = 1,555
percentage = 52.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Tom Ross
votes = 833
percentage = 28.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Diane Hibberd
votes = 392
percentage = 13.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Janet Jackson
votes = 199
percentage = 6.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 722
percentage = 24.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,979
percentage = 36.8
change = -10.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Karina Carter
votes = 1,355
percentage = 49.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Hooley
votes = 926
percentage = 34.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Jennie Gander
votes = 445
percentage = 16.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 429
percentage = 15.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,726
percentage = 37.0
change = -0.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Neil Taylor
votes = 1,610
percentage = 43.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mohibul Choudhury
votes = 1,508
percentage = 40.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Penelope Fraser
votes = 389
percentage = 10.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Martin Green
votes = 184
percentage = 5.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 102
percentage = 2.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,691
percentage = 44.8
change = -7.6Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Wibberley
votes = 1,507
percentage = 46.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Clarke
votes = 1,299
percentage = 40.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Helen Jocys
votes = 442
percentage = 13.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 208
percentage = 6.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,248
percentage = 42.4
change = -8.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Douglas Fishwick
votes = 1,390
percentage = 49.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Cameron
votes = 962
percentage = 34.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephanie Crean
votes = 326
percentage = 11.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Erica Wright
votes = 142
percentage = 5.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 428
percentage = 15.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,820
percentage = 38.2
change = -8.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

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References

* [http://www.trafford.gov.uk/content/elections/resultssummary.asp?year=2006 Details Official Trafford Council Election page]