2006 Harrogate Borough Council election
The 2006 Harrogate Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Harrogate Borough Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.[1]
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After the election, the composition of the council was
Background
editBefore the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 29 of the 54 seats.[3] 19 seats were contested in the election,[3] with the Conservatives defending 8, the Liberal Democrats 9 and independents 2.[4] The Conservatives stood in every ward, while the Liberal Democrats contested 18 of the 19 wards.[4] A Conservative cabinet member Alan Skidmore stepped down as a councillor at the election after previously representing Ripon Spa ward.[3]
Election result
editThe results saw the Conservatives lose their majority on the council after losing 3 seats.[5] They finished with 27 seats, half of the 54 seats, after Bilton and Knaresborough King James were gained by the Liberal Democrats.[5] The Conservatives also lost another seat in Ripon to an independent, but did gain High Harrogate from the Liberal Democrats.[5] This meant the Liberal Democrats ended with 22 seats and there were 5 independents,[5] after the independents won all 3 seats in Ripon.[6] Overall turnout was nearly 40%, a little above the national average.[7]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 10 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 52.6 | 45.8 | 14,065 | +11.6% | |
Conservative | 6 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 31.6 | 40.4 | 12,420 | -22.1% | |
Independent | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 15.8 | 9.7 | 2,996 | +7.2% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 1,092 | +3.6% | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 162 | -0.2% |
Ward results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Morris Lightfoot | 906 | 52.4 | +7.1 | |
Conservative | Heather Adderley | 770 | 44.5 | −6.3 | |
Labour | Harinder Mann | 53 | 3.1 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 136 | 7.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,729 | 41.1 | +0.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Fox | 1,008 | 74.8 | +8.6 | |
Conservative | David Pearson | 276 | 20.5 | −4.8 | |
Labour | David King | 63 | 4.7 | −3.7 | |
Majority | 732 | 54.3 | +13.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,347 | 31.9 | +8.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Donald MacKenzie | 1,049 | 61.8 | −2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Webber | 648 | 38.2 | +7.0 | |
Majority | 401 | 23.6 | −9.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,697 | 40.9 | +2.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jayne Brotherton | 808 | 51.9 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Macare | 674 | 43.2 | −2.0 | |
Labour | Deborah Havercroft | 76 | 4.9 | −1.3 | |
Majority | 136 | 8.7 | +5.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,556 | 37.8 | +5.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Patricia Marsh | 1,137 | 61.6 | +5.2 | |
Conservative | Richard Cain | 652 | 35.3 | −4.7 | |
Labour | Patricia Foxall | 57 | 3.1 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 485 | 26.3 | +10.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,846 | 42.4 | +3.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Christine Willoughby | 795 | 59.4 | −2.5 | |
Conservative | Timothy Hunter | 409 | 30.6 | −7.5 | |
Labour | David Crosthwaite | 134 | 10.0 | +10.0 | |
Majority | 386 | 28.8 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,338 | 35.2 | +6.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Bill Hoult | 927 | 49.9 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | Michael Gallico | 857 | 46.2 | −1.7 | |
Labour | Simon Hutchings | 72 | 3.9 | −2.3 | |
Majority | 70 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,856 | 48.0 | +7.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Anne Jones | 768 | 53.0 | +15.6 | |
Conservative | Robert Aspin | 556 | 38.3 | +1.9 | |
Labour | Alan Beatham | 126 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
Majority | 212 | 14.6 | +13.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,450 | 38.7 | +1.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eric Cooper | 781 | 55.0 | −10.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Carol Brooks | 639 | 45.0 | +15.9 | |
Majority | 142 | 10.0 | −26.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,420 | 36.4 | +5.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Lockhart | 954 | 71.6 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | Geoffrey Tweedy | 378 | 28.4 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 576 | 43.2 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,332 | 34.4 | +7.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Willis | 1,593 | 73.7 | +9.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Neil Gledhill | 518 | 24.0 | −8.3 | |
Labour | Cynthia Coltman | 50 | 2.3 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 1,075 | 49.7 | +18.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,161 | 50.2 | +3.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Pauline McHardy | 605 | 47.2 | +47.2 | |
Independent | Suart Martin | 366 | 28.5 | +28.5 | |
Conservative | John Topping | 160 | 12.5 | −19.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Phillip Barlow | 87 | 6.8 | −61.2 | |
Labour | Elizabeth Barclay | 65 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
Majority | 239 | 18.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,283 | 33.7 | +4.6 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Andrew Williams | 1,266 | 88.5 | +37.0 | |
Conservative | Francis Woodward | 164 | 11.5 | −14.9 | |
Majority | 1,102 | 77.1 | +52.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,430 | 37.6 | +1.8 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | David Parnaby | 662 | 45.2 | +45.2 | |
Conservative | Anthony Simpson | 443 | 30.3 | −16.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Stockdale | 358 | 24.5 | −28.7 | |
Majority | 219 | 15.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,463 | 38.1 | +3.3 | ||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Nash | 1,352 | 56.7 | −0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Jacobs | 1,031 | 43.3 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 321 | 13.5 | −4.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,383 | 50.8 | +5.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Michael Newby | 832 | 52.8 | −0.4 | |
Conservative | Raymond Forward | 669 | 42.4 | −4.4 | |
Labour | Janet Morrow | 75 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 163 | 10.3 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,576 | 38.6 | +12.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Philip Broadbank | 978 | 64.5 | −3.6 | |
Conservative | Phillip Dixon | 210 | 13.8 | −8.1 | |
BNP | Colin Banner | 162 | 10.7 | +10.7 | |
Independent | David Rimington | 97 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
Labour | Geoffrey Foxall | 70 | 4.6 | −5.4 | |
Majority | 768 | 50.6 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,517 | 36.0 | +9.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Clifford Trotter | 1,029 | 55.8 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Parkes | 816 | 44.2 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 213 | 11.5 | +3.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,845 | 44.9 | −1.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Goss | 989 | 65.8 | +13.9 | |
Conservative | Mary Dilworth | 264 | 17.6 | +0.3 | |
Labour | Daniel Maguire | 251 | 16.7 | −14.1 | |
Majority | 725 | 48.2 | +27.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,504 | 37.3 | +6.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Local elections: Harrogate". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ "Local elections 2006: Results in full". The Guardian. 6 May 2006. p. 20.
- ^ a b c "Councillor to step down". Harrogate Advertiser. 7 April 2006.
- ^ a b "District council seats at stake". Harrogate Advertiser. 28 April 2006.
- ^ a b c d "Shock losses for Tories". Harrogate Advertiser. 5 May 2006.
- ^ "Election triumph for independents". Harrogate Advertiser. 12 May 2006.
- ^ "Tories lose control as local voters buck trend". Harrogate Advertiser. 12 May 2006.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "District Council election" (PDF). Harrogate Borough Council. Retrieved 16 January 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Local elections". The Times. 6 May 2006. p. 64.