2006 Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council election

2006 Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council election
4 May 2006 (2006-05-04)
14 seats to Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 8 4 1
Seats won 8 3 3
Seats after 22 10 6
Popular vote 7,587 4,699 3,970
Percentage 43.2% 26.7% 22.6%
Results of the 2006 Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council election
Council control before election

No Overall Control

 Elected Council control

Conservative Party

Elections to Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council took place on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

Election result

Shrewsbury and Atcham local election result 2006
Party Votes Votes % Seats won Total seats Seats % Net gain/loss
Conservative 7,587 43.2 8 22 55 Increase2
Labour 4,699 26.7 3 10 25 Steady
Liberal Democrats 3,970 22.6 3 6 15 Steady
Others 1,325 7.5 0 2 5 Decrease2
Total 17,583 100 14 40 100 N/A
Source:Local Elections Archive Project,[2] BBC[3]

Ward results

Bagley[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats David Farmer 538 46.7
Conservative James Nason 307 26.6
Labour John Turnbull 212 18.4
Green Toby Green 96 8.3
Total votes 1,153 100
Liberal Democrats hold
Battlefield and Heathgates[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Malcolm Price 577 55.7
Labour John Lewis 303 29.3
Liberal Democrats Janine Clarke 155 15.0
Total votes 1,035 100
Conservative hold
Belle Vue[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Alan Townsend 839 53.7
Conservative Martin Millington 343 22.0
Green Emma Bullard 243 15.6
Liberal Democrats Caroline Cheyne 137 8.8
Total votes 1,562 100
Labour hold
Bowbrook[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Peter Adams 988 67.3
Labour Robert Curzon 481 32.7
Total votes 1,469 100
Conservative hold
Condover[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Tom Hendry 516 57.3
Independent Edna Francis 385 42.7
Total votes 901 100
Conservative gain from Independent
Copthorne[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Peter Nutting 968 52.7
Liberal Democrats Margaret Hamer 632 34.4
Labour Charles Wilson 143 7.8
Green Huw Peach 93 5.1
Total votes 1,836 100
Conservative hold
Harlescott[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Eileen Sandford 812 52.7
Labour Ioan Jones 488 31.7
BNP Karl Foulkes 171 11.1
Liberal Democrats Anne Woolland 70 4.5
Total votes 1,541 100
Conservative gain from Labour
Lawley[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Jill Chaplin Unopposed N/A
Conservative hold
Monkmoor[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats John Durnell 681 48.5
Labour Lou Gladden 484 34.5
Conservative Anthony Randall 238 17.0
Total votes 1,403 100
Liberal Democrats hold
Porthill[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Anne Chebsey 901 51.2
Conservative Clive Pugh 636 36.1
Green Keith O'Neill 118 6.7
Labour Stacey Dower 105 6.0
Total votes 1,760 100
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Rea Valley[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative David Sheppard 978 59.6
Liberal Democrats David Ryder 419 25.5
Green Jonathan Brown 124 7.6
Labour Christine Griffiths 121 7.4
Total votes 1,642 100
Conservative hold
Severn Valley[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Charles Armstrong 519 78.9
Liberal Democrats Geraldine Cook 139 21.1
Total votes 658 100
Conservative hold
Sundorne[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Joyce Allaway 564 58.3
Conservative Ian Lloyd-Jones 252 26.1
Liberal Democrats Colin Dowse 151 15.6
Total votes 967 100
Labour hold
Sutton and Reabrook[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Liz Parsons 959 58.0
Conservative Keith Roberts 453 27.4
Liberal Democrats John Roverts 147 8.9
BNP Helen Foulkes 95 5.7
Total votes 1,654 100
Labour hold

References

  1. ^ King, Oliver; Mulholland, Hélène (5 May 2006). "Cameron 'happy' as Tories pass 40%". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Local Elections Archive Project - 2006 - Shrewsbury and Atcham". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Tories in control of county town". 4 May 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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