The 2006 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election. The Conservative gained overall control of the council from the Labour Party, albeit with a majority of just one seat.[2]
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12 of the 37 seats to Crawley Borough Council 19 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 2006 Crawley Borough Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats, blue shows the Conservatives and yellow shows the Liberal Democrats. Wards in grey had no election. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 19
- Labour 16
- Liberal Democrats 2
Ward results edit
Bewbush edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Christopher Redmayne | 634 | 43.2% | |
Conservative | Kevan McCarthy | 442 | 30.1% | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Scott | 211 | 14.4% | |
Independent | Robin Burnham | 126 | 8.6% | |
Justice Party | Arshad Khan | 56 | 3.8% | |
Majority | 192 | 13.1% | ||
Turnout | 1,469 | |||
Labour hold |
Broadfield North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Adam Brown | 500 | 42.2% | |
Labour | Thakordas Patel | 500 | 42.2% | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Richardson | 186 | 15.7% | |
Majority | 0 | 0.0% | ||
Turnout | 1,186 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour |
- The Conservative candidate won on a drawing of lots.[1]
Broadfield South edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Alan Quirk | 549 | 47.0% | |
Labour | Jayne Skudder | 437 | 37.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | James Cotter | 98 | 8.4% | |
Green | Darrin Green | 84 | 7.2% | |
Majority | 112 | 9.6% | ||
Turnout | 1,168 | |||
Conservative hold |
Furnace Green edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Michael Weatherley | 1,004 | 46.5% | |
Labour | Eugene Sully | 457 | 21.2% | |
Liberal Democrats | Roger McMurray | 332 | 15.4% | |
BNP | Vernon Atkinson | 298 | 13.8% | |
Independent | Oliver Coxhead | 69 | 3.2% | |
Majority | 547 | 25.3% | ||
Turnout | 2,160 | |||
Conservative hold |
Ifield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | John Denman | 883 | 34.9% | |
Labour | John Stanley | 862 | 34.1% | |
BNP | George Baldwin | 447 | 17.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | Barry Hamilton | 242 | 9.6% | |
Independent | Richard Symonds | 94 | 3.7% | |
Majority | 21 | 0.8% | ||
Turnout | 2,528 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Langley Green edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | James Smith | 888 | 52.8% | |
Conservative | Charles Skinner | 482 | 28.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Osborne | 312 | 18.5% | |
Majority | 406 | 24.1% | ||
Turnout | 1,682 | |||
Labour hold |
Maidenbower edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Lucy Brockwell | 1,418 | 74.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Huston | 286 | 15.1% | |
Labour | Ansar Khan | 194 | 10.2% | |
Majority | 1,132 | 59.6% | ||
Turnout | 1,898 | |||
Conservative hold |
Northgate edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal Democrats | Linda Seekings | 625 | 46.0% | |
Labour | William Ward | 349 | 25.7% | |
Conservative | Robert Burgess | 335 | 24.7% | |
Socialist Labour | Christine Townsend | 49 | 3.6% | |
Majority | 276 | 20.3% | ||
Turnout | 1,358 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Pound Hill North edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Richard Burrett | 1,560 | 76.4% | |
Labour | Andrew Skudder | 280 | 13.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | Victoria Seekings | 201 | 9.8% | |
Majority | 1,280 | 62.7% | ||
Turnout | 2,041 | |||
Conservative hold |
Pound Hill South and Worth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Lee Burke | 1,549 | 70.1% | |
Liberal Democrats | Edward Reay | 339 | 15.3% | |
Labour | Rajesh Sharma | 321 | 14.5% | |
Majority | 1,210 | 54.8% | ||
Turnout | 2,209 | |||
Conservative hold |
Southgate edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Howard Bloom | 936 | 38.7% | |
Labour | Robbie Sharma | 738 | 30.5% | |
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Bonner | 271 | 11.2% | |
BNP | Richard Trower | 263 | 10.9% | |
Green | Malcolm Liles | 212 | 8.8% | |
Majority | 198 | 8.2% | ||
Turnout | 2,420 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour |
West Green edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Robert Hull | 481 | 36.0% | |
Conservative | Jarnail Singh | 364 | 27.3% | |
BNP | Kevin Watt | 210 | 15.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Beckett | 141 | 10.6% | |
Independent | Rebecca O'Gorman | 139 | 10.4% | |
Majority | 117 | 8.7% | ||
Turnout | 1,335 | |||
Labour hold |