United Kingdom local elections, 2006 full results

:"This article discusses the election results, for other details on the election, including the campaign, please see United Kingdom local elections, 2006

Local government elections took place in England (only) on Thursday May 4, 2006. This page contains all the results of these elections.

Results 2006

Note:Figures for number of councils and councillors is only in regard to those councils up for election in 2006, and does not include councils not up for election.

*Turnout was 36%, compared to 40% in 2004 and 33% in 2002
* Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/region_99999.stm - BBC Election 2006 results

Council results

(Conservative councils in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, No Overall Control in grey.)

Council	Authority type	Election cycle	Result	Detailed results
Adur	District	Halves	Conservative hold	Details
Amber Valley	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	Details
Barking and Dagenham	London	Whole	Labour hold	Details
Barnet	London	Whole	Conservative hold	Details
Barnsley	Metropolitan	Thirds	Labour hold	[http://www.barnsley.gov.uk/council/elections/results_wards.asp?EID=25 Details]
Barrow-in-Furness	District	Thirds	NOC gain	Details
Basildon	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.basildon.gov.uk/80256B6E0050BA8F/vWeb/wpEFEN6PGDHX Details]
Basingstoke and Deane	District	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/elec2006/result/election_result.htm Details]
Bassetlaw	District	Thirds	Conservative gain	[http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/pcs44482.pdf District] [http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/pcs44483.pdf Parish]
Bedford	District	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.bedford.gov.uk/Default.aspx/Web/BedfordBoroughCouncilElectionResults2006 Details]
Bexley	London	Whole	Conservative gain	[http://www.bexley.gov.uk/service/elections/councilelections2006/index.html Details]
Birmingham	Metropolitan	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=80635&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=13908 Details]
Blackburn with Darwen	Unitary	Thirds	Labour hold	Details
Bolton	Metropolitan	Thirds	NOC hold	Details
Bradford	Metropolitan	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.bradford.gov.uk/asp/election06/overall.asp Details]
Brent	London	Whole	NOC gain	[http://www.brent.gov.uk/elections.nsf/2f123bcc3c5e238c80256ad20034644f/fe1a92465d95e48f80257164003457d9!OpenDocument Details]
Brentwood	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	Details
Bristol	Unitary	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/item/electioresult.html Details]
Bromley	London	Whole	Conservative hold	Details
Broxbourne	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	Details
Burnley	District	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.burnley.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=864&pageNumber=2 Details]
Bury	Metropolitan	Thirds	NOC gain	[http://www.bury.gov.uk/PressReleases/PressRelease.asp?PRID={8108BD59-6324-4C59-8D7D-6E406D2381DE} Details]
Calderdale	Metropolitan	Thirds	NOC hold	Details
Cambridge	District	Thirds	Lib Dem hold	Details
Camden	London	Whole	NOC gain	Details
Cannock Chase	District	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/site/scripts/downloads.php?categoryID=530 Details]
Carlisle	District	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.carlisle.gov.uk/carlislecc/main.asp?page=1696 Details]
Castle Point	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.castlepoint.gov.uk/News.asp?id=SX9EDD-A7802CE0 Details]
Cheltenham	District	Halves	NOC hold	[http://www.cheltenham.gov.uk/libraries/templates/thecouncil.asp?URN=3933&FolderID=0 Details]
Cherwell	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.cherwell-dc.gov.uk/yourcouncil/results2006.cfm District] [http://www.cherwell-dc.gov.uk/yourcouncil/parishbyelections06.cfm Town+parish]
Chester	District	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.chester.gov.uk/main.asp?page=2314 Details]
Chorley	District	Thirds	Conservative gain	Details
Colchester	District	Thirds	NOC hold	Details
Congleton	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.congleton.gov.uk/?t=1033 Details]
Coventry	Metropolitan	Thirds	Conservative gain	Details
Craven	District	Thirds	NOC hold	Details
Crawley	District	Thirds	Conservative gain	[http://www.crawley.gov.uk/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=437 Details]
Crewe and Nantwich	District	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.crewe-nantwich.gov.uk/main.asp?page=3113 Details] [http://www.crewe-nantwich.gov.uk/main.asp?page=3115 Referendum]
Croydon	London	Whole	Conservative gain	Details
Daventry	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	Details
Derby	Unitary	Thirds	NOC gain	[http://www.derby.gov.uk/CouncilGovernmentDemocracy/Elections/Election+2006.htm Details]
Doncaster	Metropolitan	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/Living_in_Doncaster/The_Mayor_and_Council/Voting_and_Elections/Elections/Local/Local_Elections_Thursday_4th_May_2006.asp Details]
Dudley	Metropolitan	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.dudley.gov.uk/council--democracy/democracy--elections/local-elections-2006 Details]
Ealing	London	Whole	Conservative gain	[http://www.ealing.gov.uk/services/council/elections/results/council/council_elections_may_2006/index.html Details]
Eastbourne	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.eastbourne.gov.uk/council/elections/2006 Details]
Eastleigh	District	Thirds	Lib Dem hold	Details
Ellesmere Port and Neston	District	Thirds	Labour hold	Details
Elmbridge	District	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.elmbridge.gov.uk/documents/retrieve.asp?pk_document=7409&doc=1 Details]
Enfield	London	Whole	Conservative hold	[http://www.enfield.gov.uk/elections06/ Details]
Epping Forest	District	Thirds	NOC hold	Details
Exeter	District	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.exeter.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=5094 Details]
Fareham	District	Halves	Conservative hold	[http://www.fareham.gov.uk/crs/bwr-060505-results%202006.pdf Details]
Gateshead	Metropolitan	Thirds	Labour hold	[http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/Council%20and%20Democracy/voting/results2006.aspx Details]
Gloucester	District	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.gloucester.gov.uk/Content.aspx?Urn=3973 Details]
Gosport	District	Halves	NOC gain	Details
Great Yarmouth	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.homeselect.org.uk/elections/lresults.htm Details]
Greenwich	London	Whole	Labour hold	[http://www.greenwich.gov.uk/Greenwich/YourCouncil/VotingElections/Results2006.htm Details]
Hackney	London	Whole	Labour hold	Details
Halton	Unitary	Thirds	Labour hold	[http://www2.halton.gov.uk/content/newsroom/latestnews/237740?a=5441 Details]
Hammersmith and Fulham	London	Whole	Conservative gain	[http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/AZofServices/R/54261_Results.asp Details]
Haringey	London	Whole	Labour hold	[http://www.haringey.gov.uk/haringey_elects.htm Details]
Harlow	District	Thirds	NOC hold	Details
Harrogate	District	Thirds	NOC gain	[http://www.harrogate.gov.uk/immediacy-4087 Details]
Harrow	London	Whole	Conservative gain	[http://www.harrow.gov.uk/ccm/content/council-and-democracy/election-application/election-viewer.en Details]
Hart	District	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/your_council/democracy_elections.htm Details]
Hartlepool	Unitary	Thirds	Labour hold	[http://www.hartlepool.gov.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=112 Details]
Hastings	District	Halves	Conservative gain	Details
Havant	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.havant.gov.uk/havant-6970 Details]
Havering	London	Whole	Conservative gain	[http://www.havering.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=6078 Details]
Hertsmere	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.hertsmere.gov.uk/councildemocracy/news/2006localelectionresults Details]
Hillingdon	London	Whole	Conservative gain	[http://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/central/democracy/elections2006/index.php Details]
Hounslow	London	Whole	NOC gain	[http://www.hounslow.gov.uk/index/election_results06.htm Details]
Huntingdonshire	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.huntsdc.gov.uk/Councils+and+Democracy/Council/Elections/Election+Results+May+2006.htm Details]
Hyndburn	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	Details
Ipswich	District	Thirds	NOC hold	Details
Islington	London	Whole	NOC gain	[http://www.islington.gov.uk/council/Political/democracy_islington.asp Details]
Kensington and Chelsea	London	Whole	Conservative hold	[http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/YourCouncil/LocalDemocracy/le_results_default.asp Details]
Kingston upon Hull	Unitary	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/portal/page?_pageid=221,52587&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL Details]
Kingston upon Thames	London	Whole	Lib Dem hold	Details
Kirklees	Metropolitan	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/you-kmc/kmc-howcouncilworks/votingandelections/election04/Election.asp?Type=R&Chosen=2006 Details]
Knowsley	Metropolitan	Thirds	Labour hold	Details
Lambeth	London	Whole	Labour gain	Details
Leeds	Metropolitan	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.leeds.gov.uk/Leeds%20City%20Council%20Elections%20-%204th%20May%202006%20-%20Results/page.aspx?style= Details]
Lewisham	London	Whole	NOC gain	[http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/DemocracyAndElections/ElectionCountsAndResults/ Details]
Lincoln	District	Thirds	Labour hold	[http://www.lincoln.gov.uk/servedoc.asp?filename=City%5FElection%5Fresults%5F2006%2Edoc Details (Word doc.)]
Liverpool	Metropolitan	Thirds	Lib Dem hold	Details
Macclesfield	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	Details
Maidstone	District	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.digitalmaidstone.co.uk/digitalmaidstone/Default.aspx?page=4715 Details]
Manchester	Metropolitan	Thirds	Labour hold	Details
Merton	London	Whole	NOC gain	[http://www.merton.gov.uk/council/voting/elections/local-election-results-2006.htm Details]
Milton Keynes	Unitary	Thirds	NOC gain	[http://www.mkweb.co.uk/council-news/documents/Public%5FResults%5FSheets1%2Epdf Details]
Mole Valley	District	Thirds	Conservative gain	Details
Newcastle-under-Lyme	District	Thirds	NOC gain	Details
Newcastle-upon-Tyne	Metropolitan	Thirds	Lib Dem hold	[http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/election2006.nsf/adminweb?openview Details]
Newham	London	Whole	Labour hold	[http://www.newham.gov.uk/Services/Elections2006/resultslocalelection.htm Details]
North East Lincolnshire	Unitary	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.nelincs.gov.uk/council/elections/ElectionDetail?ID=46 Details]
North Hertfordshire	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.north-herts.gov.uk/council/default.asp?step=2&id=625 Details]
North Tyneside	Metropolitan	Thirds	NOC hold	Details
Norwich	District	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.norwich.gov.uk/intranet_docs/A-Z/Elections/Local_Election_06.pdf Details]
Nuneaton and Bedworth	District	Halves	Labour hold	Details
Oldham	Metropolitan	Thirds	Labour hold	[http://www.oldham.gov.uk/view_press_release.htm?refno=DB/PR/CE/xx/06 Details]
Oxford	District	Halves	NOC hold	Details
Pendle	District	Thirds	Lib Dem hold	[http://www.pendle.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?categoryID=524&documentID=286 Details]
Penwith	District	Thirds	NOC hold	Details
Peterborough	Unitary	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.peterborough.gov.uk/page-6679 Details]
Plymouth	Unitary	Thirds	NOC gain	[http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/councilanddemocracy/electoral/electionsinformation/pccelections/localelectionresults2006.htm Details]
Portsmouth	Unitary	Thirds	NOC hold	Details
Preston	District	Thirds	NOC hold	Details
Purbeck	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	Details
Reading	Unitary	Thirds	Labour hold	[http://www.reading.gov.uk/election2006/Election2006.asp Details]
Redbridge	London	Whole	Conservative hold	Details
Redditch	District	Thirds	NOC gain	Details
Reigate and Banstead	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/public/Council_Democracy/Electoral/4-18643.asp Details]
Richmond upon Thames	London	Whole	Lib Dem gain	[http://www.richmond.gov.uk/home/council_government_and_democracy/elections/local_elections/richmond_borough_elections_4th_may_2006.htm Details]
Rochdale	Metropolitan	Thirds	NOC hold	Details
Rochford	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	Details
Rossendale	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	Details
Rotherham	Metropolitan	Thirds	Labour hold	[http://www.rotherham.gov.uk/graphics/YourCouncil/Local+Democracy/Electoral+Services/_Election+Results2006.htm Details]
Rugby	District	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.rugby.gov.uk/site/custom_scripts/Elections.php?ElectionID=3 Details]
Runnymede	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	Details
Rushmoor	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.rushmoor.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleID=6042 Details]
St. Albans	District	Thirds	Lib Dem gain	[http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/local-democracy/electoral/results/dcsamay06.htm Details]
St. Helens	Metropolitan	Thirds	NOC hold	Details
Salford	Metropolitan	Thirds	Labour hold	Details
Sandwell	Metropolitan	Thirds	Labour hold	[http://www.laws.sandwell.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/council--government-and-democracy/elections/ Details]
Sefton	Metropolitan	Thirds	NOC hold	Details
Sheffield	Metropolitan	Thirds	Labour hold	Details
Shrewsbury and Atcham	District	Thirds	Conservative gain	[http://www2.shrewsbury.gov.uk/ers/Results/ElectionResults.aspx?e=34 Details]
Slough	Unitary	Thirds	NOC hold	Details
Solihull	Metropolitan	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.solihull.gov.uk/section.asp?catid=200183&docid=1788 Details]
South Bedfordshire	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.southbeds.gov.uk/lgcl-council-democracy/councils/wards/index.html Details]
South Cambridgeshire	District	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.scambs.gov.uk/admin/documents/retrieve.asp?pk_document=4014 Details]
South Lakeland	District	Thirds	Lib Dem gain	Details
South Tyneside	Metropolitan	Thirds	Labour hold	[http://www.southtyneside.info/election_new/default.asp?a=1&b=12 Details]
Southampton	Unitary	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.southampton.gov.uk/council/elections/election_details.asp?ID=20 Details]
Southend-on-Sea	Unitary	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.southend.gov.uk/election/2006/ Details]
Southwark	London	Whole	NOC hold	[http://www.southwark.gov.uk/YourCouncil/YourVote/electionresults/ Details]
Stevenage	District	Thirds	Labour hold	Details
Stockport	Metropolitan	Thirds	Lib Dem hold	[http://s1.stockport.gov.uk/election2006/ Details]
Stoke on Trent	Unitary	Thirds	NOC gain	[http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/cms-service/stream/asset/?asset_id=1337140 Details]
Stratford on Avon	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.stratford.gov.uk/council/council-851.cfm Details]
Stroud	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.stroud.gov.uk/docs/democ/district_results06.asp Details]
Sunderland	Metropolitan	Thirds	Labour hold	[http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/Public/Editable/Themes/CityCouncil/corporate/elections/LocalElection2006Results.pdf Details]
Sutton	London	Whole	Lib Dem hold	[http://www.sutton.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/293139D2-FAF6-46D7-832E-0282C2E214C5/0/ELECTIONRESULTSFINAL.pdf Details]
Swale	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.swale.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=4090 Details]
Swindon	Unitary	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.myelection.co.uk/swindon/results Details]
Tameside	Metropolitan	Thirds	Labour hold	[http://www.tameside.gov.uk/elections/locelect-res06.htm Details]
Tamworth	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	Details
Tandridge	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	Details
Three Rivers	District	Thirds	Lib Dem hold	Details
Thurrock	Unitary	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.thurrock.gov.uk/democracy/pdf/election2006_0504.pdf Details]
Tower Hamlets	London	Whole	Labour hold	Details
Trafford	Metropolitan	Thirds	Conservative hold	Details
Tunbridge Wells	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	Details
Wakefield	Metropolitan	Thirds	Labour hold	[http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/ElectoralServices/Election+Results/Local+Elections/election2006.htm Details]
Walsall	Metropolitan	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.walsall.gov.uk/index/council_and_democracy/elections_and_voting/election_results.htm Details]
Waltham Forest	London	Whole	NOC hold	[http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/index/council/elections/local-elections-may06.htm Details]
Wandsworth	London	Whole	Conservative hold	[http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/NR/Wandsworth/asp/council/cgelection06.asp Details]
Warrington	Unitary	Thirds	NOC gain	[http://www.warrington.gov.uk/elections2006/ Details]
Watford	District	Thirds	Lib Dem hold	Details
Waveney	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.waveney.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/D49900E0-D452-477B-821E-E0890657FF15/0/district.pdf Details]
Welwyn Hatfield	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.welhat.gov.uk/councildemocracy/elections/electionspublishingresults Details]
West Lancashire	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	Details
West Lindsey	District	Thirds	NOC gain	Details
West Oxfordshire	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.westoxon.gov.uk/files/download/2979-1652.pdf Details]
Westminster	London	Whole	Conservative hold	[http://www3.westminster.gov.uk/localelections2006/ Details]
Weymouth and Portland	District	Thirds	NOC hold	Details
Wigan	Metropolitan	Thirds	Labour hold	Details
Winchester	District	Thirds	Conservative gain	[http://www.winchester.gov.uk/General.asp?id=SX9452-A781A657 Details]
Wirral	Metropolitan	Thirds	NOC hold	Details
Woking	District	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.woking.gov.uk/wbc/election/results06 Details]
Wokingham	Unitary	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.wokingham.gov.uk/your-council-with-a-z-of-services/news--information/news-releases/may-5-2006-1 Details]
Wolverhampton	Metropolitan	Thirds	Labour hold	Details
Worcester	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.cityofworcester.gov.uk/index.php?id=968 Details]
Worthing	District	Thirds	Conservative hold	[http://www.worthing.gov.uk/A-ZofServices/ServicesD-G/ElectionsLocal4May2006/ Details]
Wyre Forest	District	Thirds	NOC hold	[http://www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk/wfdc_html/policy/dcelectionresultmay06.htm Details]

Projected national share

In an analysis for the "Sunday Times", psephologists Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher, of the University of Plymouth, produced an estimate of the national share of the vote. According to their calculations, the parties would have the following share of the vote:

*Conservative: 39%
*Labour: 26%
*Liberal Democrats: 25%
*Others: 10%

They note that this is estimate not intended to predict the vote share in an actual general election, because voters often vote differently in general elections due to local issues, or to a wish to "fire a shot across the government's bows" without actually removing it. [Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher, "Tories approach the point of take-off", "Sunday Times", May 7, 2006, p. 13]

The BBC had a similar national share prediction, based on the results of 950 key wards:

*Conservative: 40%
*LibDem: 27%
*Labour: 26%
*Others: 7% [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/region_99999.stm]

References