Tamworth Council election, 2006

Elections to Tamworth Council were held on 4 May, 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 32.3%

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Conservative 21
*Labour 8
*Independent 1

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 8
gain = 5
loss = 0
net = +5
seats % = 80.0
votes % = 50.9
votes = 9,425
plus/minus = +7.9%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 2
gain = 0
loss = 5
net = -5
seats % = 20.0
votes % = 41.5
votes = 7,673
plus/minus = +4.2%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 7.6
votes = 1,402
plus/minus = -3.7%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Garner
votes = 1,136
percentage = 56.6
change = +9.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Timothy Healy
votes = 870
percentage = 43.4
change = +9.9Election box majority
votes = 266
percentage = 13.2
change = -0.7Election box turnout
votes = 2,006
percentage = 33.1
change = +2.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Martin Summers
votes = 921
percentage = 57.0
change = +20.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Nigel Brindley
votes = 694
percentage = 43.0
change = +8.2Election box majority
votes = 227
percentage = 14.0
change = +12.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,615
percentage = 29.2
change = +0.7Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Norchi
votes = 1,111
percentage = 61.3
change = +4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew James
votes = 701
percentage = 38.7
change = -4.8Election box majority
votes = 410
percentage = 22.6
change = +9.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,812
percentage = 33.4
change = +2.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Ingley
votes = 1,017
percentage = 50.3
change = +6.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Marion Couchman
votes = 757
percentage = 37.5
change = +1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jennifer Pinkett
votes = 246
percentage = 12.2
change = -8.5Election box majority
votes = 260
percentage = 12.8
change = +5.2Election box turnout
votes = 2,020
percentage = 35.7
change = +2.5Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Simon Peaple
votes = 728
percentage = 53.6
change = +14.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Debra James
votes = 630
percentage = 46.4
change = +22.3Election box majority
votes = 98
percentage = 7.2
change = +5.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,358
percentage = 23.9
change = -2.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Bruce Boughton
votes = 833
percentage = 42.0
change = -0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Fuller
votes = 671
percentage = 33.8
change = -2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Blake
votes = 479
percentage = 24.2
change = +2.2Election box majority
votes = 162
percentage = 8.2
change = +1.9Election box turnout
votes = 1,983
percentage = 37.0
change = -0.2Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Gant
votes = 1,116
percentage = 50.7
change = -0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Karen Hirons
votes = 726
percentage = 33.0
change = +3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jennifer Blake
votes = 360
percentage = 16.3
change = -2.7Election box majority
votes = 390
percentage = 17.7
change = -3.6Election box turnout
votes = 2,202
percentage = 39.5
change = -0.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Steven Pritchard
votes = 827
percentage = 56.7
change = +20.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret Clarke
votes = 632
percentage = 43.3
change = +12.1Election box majority
votes = 195
percentage = 13.4
change = +10.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,459
percentage = 25.0
change = +0.2Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Oates
votes = 1,109
percentage = 54.4
change = +5.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Foster
votes = 613
percentage = 30.1
change = +1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Roger Jones
votes = 317
percentage = 15.5
change = -6.9Election box majority
votes = 496
percentage = 24.3
change = +4.5Election box turnout
votes = 2,039
percentage = 34.8
change = +1.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lee Bates
votes = 1,135
percentage = 56.6
change = +6.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mary Lewis
votes = 871
percentage = 43.4
change = -6.4Election box majority
votes = 264
percentage = 13.2
change = +12.8Election box turnout
votes = 2,006
percentage = 31.4
change = +1.1Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/41uk.stm 2006 Tamworth election result]
* [http://www.tamworth.gov.uk/download.asp?path=/Documents/SS/Democratic/Election%20Results%20-%201999-2007.xls Ward results]

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