2006 North Hertfordshire District Council election
Appearance
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The 2006 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 4 May 2006, at the same time as other local elections across England. 18 of the 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council were up for election, being the usual third of the council plus a by-election in Knebworth ward.[1] The Conservatives made a net increase of five seats on the council, increasing their majority.
Overall results
[edit]The overall results were as follows:[2]
2006 North Hertfordshire District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 14 | ![]() |
77.8 | 19 | 33 | 67.3 | 15,291 | 46.4 | +5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | ![]() |
11.1 | 5 | 7 | 14.3 | 6,929 | 23.3 | -3.6 | |
Labour | 2 | ![]() |
11.1 | 4 | 9 | 18.4 | 5,727 | 19.3 | -4.6 | |
Green | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,788 | 6.0 | +3.2 |
Ward Results
[edit]The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.[3][4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael Douglas Robert MacKenzie Muir* | 1,370 | 65.0 | +3.2 | |
Labour | Paul David Burgin | 331 | 15.7 | −4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Stephen White | 257 | 12.2 | −5.4 | |
Green | George Howe | 149 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
Turnout | 35.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,913 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Thomas Henry Brindley | 744 | 75.5 | +31.2 | |
Labour | Roger Aubrey Wood | 122 | 12.4 | −43.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Winder | 119 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
Turnout | 47.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,096 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +37.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Deepak Sangha* | 600 | 31.5 | −6.9 | |
Conservative | Pradeep Sharma (Paul Sharma) |
514 | 27.0 | −2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Ircha | 408 | 21.4 | +3.6 | |
Green | Sarah Elaine Pond | 385 | 20.2 | +5.7 | |
Turnout | 36.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,333 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Paul Clark* | 1,390 | 53.6 | +10.0 | |
Conservative | Malcolm George Bracken | 1,028 | 39.7 | −6.2 | |
Labour | Mark Francis Crawley | 174 | 6.7 | +0.3 | |
Turnout | 46.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,628 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +8.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Edward Billing* | 511 | 43.7 | −4.3 | |
Conservative | Alan John Millard | 400 | 34.2 | +3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ronald Alexander Clark | 151 | 12.9 | −7.8 | |
Green | Tony Denis Ware | 107 | 9.2 | +9.2 | |
Turnout | 32.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,671 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Allison Gertrude Ashley* | 1,112 | 63.3 | +3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael John Lott | 309 | 17.6 | −8.1 | |
Green | Susan Elizabeth Dye | 192 | 10.9 | +10.9 | |
Labour | Douglas James McCall | 145 | 8.2 | −5.9 | |
Turnout | 43.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,076 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Bernard Frank James Lovewell | 1,027 | 46.6 | +5.5 | |
Labour | Ryan Ottis Johnson | 703 | 31.9 | −3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Shirley | 239 | 10.8 | −3.5 | |
Green | Giles Colin Woodruff | 234 | 10.6 | +1.6 | |
Turnout | 40.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,494 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Cyril Bishop | 523 | 70.5 | −2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Oliver Canning | 125 | 16.8 | +8.0 | |
Green | David Geoffrey Ashton | 94 | 12.7 | +7.6 | |
Turnout | 42.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,754 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -5.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jane Elizabeth Gray | 1,414 | 63.7 | +11.9 | |
Conservative | Alan Bardett* | 1,334 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Debra Patricia Wilkins | 411 | 18.5 | −7.8 | |
Green | William Nicholas Berrington | 206 | 9.3 | −1.5 | |
Labour | Clare Helen Billing | 189 | 8.5 | −2.6 | |
Labour | Alan James Mitchell | 125 | |||
Turnout | 39.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,991 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +9.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election in Knebworth ward was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Robin Wordsworth.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Diane Margaret Ivy Proudlove | 755 | 40.6 | +3.6 | |
Labour | Anthony Robert Hartley* | 625 | 33.6 | −5.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Carole Winder | 301 | 16.2 | −7.9 | |
Green | Eric Blakeley | 180 | 9.7 | +9.7 | |
Turnout | 35.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,328 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Monica Madeline Bloxham | 793 | 43.7 | +4.1 | |
Labour | Peter Anthony Mardell* | 668 | 36.8 | −1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Geoffrey Penny | 353 | 19.5 | −2.9 | |
Turnout | 36.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,073 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +2.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Charles Levett | 951 | 50.2 | +4.2 | |
Labour | Anthony Dennis Eden (Tony Eden) |
523 | 27.6 | −3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Julia Winter | 419 | 22.1 | −0.6 | |
Turnout | 36.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,221 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Melissa Jane Davey | 1,471 | 58.1 | +8.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alison Elaine Kingman* | 832 | 32.8 | −8.6 | |
Labour | Jacqueline Brigitte Hartley | 230 | 9.1 | −0.1 | |
Turnout | 44.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,682 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +8.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Elliot William Needham | 511 | 42.5 | +6.2 | |
Labour | Ian Mantle* | 413 | 34.3 | −7.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Paul Winder | 160 | 13.3 | −8.1 | |
Green | Heidi Shona Mollart-Griffin | 119 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
Turnout | 29.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,123 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Fiona Ronan Greenwood Hill* | 1,013 | 62.5 | +7.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | David May | 420 | 25.9 | −1.2 | |
Labour | Vaughan West | 187 | 11.5 | −6.1 | |
Turnout | 38.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,194 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +4.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Anthony Frederick Hunter* (Tony Hunter) |
992 | 62.7 | +6.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nanya Esther Lilley | 310 | 19.6 | −7.7 | |
Labour | Robin Anthony King | 159 | 10.0 | −6.1 | |
Green | Karen Harmel | 122 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Turnout | 37.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,201 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Mary Beardwell | 725 | 46.9 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | William Marr Davidson* (Bill Davidson) |
673 | 43.6 | +6.0 | |
Labour | Kenneth Garland | 147 | 9.5 | −8.5 | |
Turnout | 39.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,907 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | -1.8 |
References
[edit]- ^ "The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1998/2555, retrieved 14 March 2023
- ^ Andrew, Teale. "Local Election Results 2006: North Hertfordshire". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "North Hertfordshire District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Elections 2006". North Hertfordshire District Council. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2023.