2006 Harrogate Borough Council election
The 2006 Harrogate Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 27
- Liberal Democrat 22
- Independent 5[2]
Background
Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 29 of the 54 seats.
Election result
The 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
Party | 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
- ^ "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.