West Lindsey Council election, 2006

Elections to West Lindsey Council were held on 4 May, 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. The Liberal Democrat party took overall control of the council two weeks later after a by-election victory in Lea ward.cite web| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/4996498.stm | title = Lib Dems win control of council | accessdate = 2008-04-25 | date = 2006-05-19| publisher = "BBC Online"]

After the election, the composition of the council was
* Liberal Democrat 18
* Conservative 17
* Independent 2

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 6
gain = 2
loss = 0
net = +2
seats % = 50.0
votes % = 47.1
votes = 5,763
plus/minus = -6.6%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 6
gain = 0
loss = 2
net = -2
seats % = 50.0
votes % = 46.3
votes = 5,667
plus/minus = +10.6%Election Summary Party
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 4.3
votes = 528
plus/minus = +4.3%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.5
votes = 185
plus/minus = -4.1%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.8
votes = 99
plus/minus = -4.1%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Fleetwood
votes = 483
percentage = 67.5
change = -4.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Heather Shore
votes = 137
percentage = 19.1
change = -8.5Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Carol Pearson
votes = 96
percentage = 13.4
change = +13.4Election box majority
votes = 346
percentage = 48.4
change = +3.6Election box turnout
votes = 716
percentage = 46.5
change = -0.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Irmgard Parrott
votes = 1,074
percentage = 79.9
change = +45.0Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Steven Pearson
votes = 270
percentage = 20.1
change = +20.1Election box majority
votes = 804
percentage = 59.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,344
percentage = 39.5
change = -17.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret Davidson
votes = 414
percentage = 60.8
change = +10.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Penelope Smith
votes = 202
percentage = 29.7
change = +3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Anthony Pearson
votes = 65
percentage = 9.5
change = +9.7Election box majority
votes = 212
percentage = 31.1
change = +7.6Election box turnout
votes = 681
percentage = 40.8
change = +7.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Melvyn Starkey
votes = 760
percentage = 67.0
change = +18.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jessie Milne
votes = 375
percentage = 33.0
change = +15.8Election box majority
votes = 385
percentage = 34.0
change = +20.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,135
percentage = 23.7
change = -11.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Thomas Brown
votes = 812
percentage = 67.1
change = +29.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Karen Foreman
votes = 302
percentage = 24.9
change = +0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Gordon Simmonds
votes = 97
percentage = 8.0
change = +8.0Election box majority
votes = 510
percentage = 42.2
change = +28.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,211
percentage = 24.4
change = -16.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Scott Pritchard
votes = 477
percentage = 56.3
change = +17.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Wotherspoon
votes = 370
percentage = 43.7
change = -17.7Election box majority
votes = 107
percentage = 12.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 847
percentage = 45.3
change = +9.6Election 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 = Adam Duguid
votes = 744
percentage = 52.7
change = +7.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Bridger
votes = 668
percentage = 47.3
change = -7.2Election box majority
votes = 76
percentage = 5.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,412
percentage = 36.2
change = +0.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alfred Frith
votes = 1,005
percentage = 61.1
change = -3.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Harland
votes = 510
percentage = 31.0
change = -4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Pocknee
votes = 130
percentage = 7.9
change = +7.9Election box majority
votes = 495
percentage = 30.1
change = +0.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,645
percentage = 46.0
change = -9.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Heath
votes = 527
percentage = 58.5
change = -16.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Howe
votes = 374
percentage = 41.5
change = +16.7Election box majority
votes = 153
percentage = 17.0
change = -33.4Election box turnout
votes = 901
percentage = 40.2
change = +2.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Lesley Rollings
votes = 552
percentage = 68.1
change = +40.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Donald Sweeting
votes = 258
percentage = 31.9
change = -11.6Election box majority
votes = 294
percentage = 36.2
change = +21.8Election box turnout
votes = 810
percentage = 39.1
change = +5.9Election 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 = Jeffrey Summers
votes = 421
percentage = 51.2
change = +2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Burton-Stepan
votes = 302
percentage = 36.7
change = +11.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Ernest Coleman
votes = 99
percentage = 12.0
change = -14.6Election box majority
votes = 119
percentage = 14.5
change = -7.2Election box turnout
votes = 822
percentage = 43.6
change = -2.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Bernard Theobald
votes = 342
percentage = 47.6
change = -8.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Connolly
votes = 321
percentage = 44.7
change = +44.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Indian
votes = 55
percentage = 7.7
change = -36.2Election box majority
votes = 21
percentage = 2.9
change = -25.0Election box turnout
votes = 718
percentage = 38.9
change = +11.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/32uh.stm 2006 West Lindsey election result]
* [http://www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/upload/public/attachments/602/PCS44694.pdf Ward results]

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