2006 Gloucester City Council election

2006 Gloucester City Council election

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15 seats of 36 on council 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Mark Hawthorne Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Seats before 16 8 12 Seats after 16 8 12 Seat change

The 2006 Gloucester City Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England. Fifteen of the 36 seats on the council were up for election, representing a nominal "third" of the council. No seats changed party at the election, and the council remainder under no overall control.^[1] The council continued to be run by a Conservative minority administration, with Mark Hawthorne remaining leader of the council after the election.^[2]

Results

Gloucester City Council election, 2006^[3]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	7						13615
	Liberal Democrats	4						8884
	Labour	4						6834
	Green	0						547
	UKIP	0						464

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey 2006^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Gravells	1,739	66.5
	Labour	Bernard Mundy	408	15.6
	Liberal Democrats	John McFeely	364	13.9
	UKIP	Danny Sparkes	105	4.0
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Barnwood

Barnwood 2006^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Philip McLellan	1,285	48.3
	Conservative	Anthony Powell	1031	38.7
	Labour	Judith Robinson	347	13.0
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Barton and Tredworth

Barton and Tredworth 2006^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carol Francis	943	47.6
	Liberal Democrats	James Harries	455	23.0
	Conservative	Tarren Randle	421	21.3
	Green	Jennifer Hume	162	8.2
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Elmbridge

Elmbridge 2006^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Witts	1,020	51.2
	Conservative	Gordon Taylor	712	35.7
	Labour	Terence Haines	262	13.1
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Grange

Grange 2006^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Hanman	1,042	57.0
	Labour	Garry Mills	548	30.0
	Liberal Democrats	Cedric Clarke	237	13.0
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hucclecote

Hucclecote 2006^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Whittaker	1,575	51.9
	Conservative	Malcolm Ogden	1189	39.2
	Labour	Kay Mills	272	9.0
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kingsholm and Wotton

Kingsholm and Wotton 2006^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Hilton	974	52.9
	Conservative	Christine Lyle	573	31.1
	Labour	Katherine Haigh	293	15.9
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Longlevens

Longlevens 2006^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Paul James	1,962	57.2
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Jones	1256	36.6
	Labour	Steven Richards	215	6.3
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Matson and Robinswood

Matson and Robinswood 2006^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janet Lugg	1,081	45.1
	Conservative	Brian Edge	847	35.3
	Liberal Democrats	Natalie West	241	10.1
	UKIP	John Todd	228	9.5
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Moreland

Moreland 2006^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nicholas Durrant	890	43.6
	Conservative	Duncan Hall	605	29.6
	Green	Bryan Meloy	215	10.5
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Meads	201	9.8
	UKIP	Richard Edwards	131	6.4
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Podsmead

Podsmead 2006^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Lawlor	412	43.9
	Conservative	Gerald Dee	274	29.2
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca O'Connor	252	26.9
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Quedgeley Fieldcourt

Quedgeley Fieldcourt 2006^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elaine Emerton	726	62.7
	Labour	Mary Mahon-Creasey	266	23.0
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Trigg	166	14.3
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Quedgeley Severn Vale

Quedgeley Field Vale 2006^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Lewis	869	65.4
	Labour	Dylan Green	277	20.8
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Duggan	183	13.8
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tuffley

Tuffley 2006^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Crawford	907	51.8
	Labour	Stephen Lugg	476	27.2
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Lush	197	11.3
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westgate

Westgate 2006^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pamela Tracey	718	53.6
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Trelfa	478	35.7
	Labour	Clive Lewis	144	10.7
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

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