Hyndburn Council election, 2006

Elections to Hyndburn Council were held on 4 May, 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Conservative 19
*Labour 15
*Independent 1

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 6
gain = 1
loss = 3
net = -2
seats % = 54.5
votes % = 49.8
votes = 7,566
plus/minus = +7.0%Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 4
gain = 2
loss = 1
net = +1
seats % = 36.4
votes % = 45.3
votes = 6,880
plus/minus = -2.9%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 1
gain = 1
loss = 0
net = +1
seats % = 9.1
votes % = 3.6
votes = 553
plus/minus = +2.2%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.2
votes = 188
plus/minus = -3.6%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Nicholas Collingridge
votes = 553
percentage = 40.0
change = +40.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Tim O'Kane
votes = 459
percentage = 33.2
change = -13.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Storey
votes = 369
percentage = 26.7
change = -26.9Election box majority
votes = 94
percentage = 6.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,381
percentage = 39.6
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Gott
votes = 593
percentage = 54.1
change = -3.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kathleen Pratt
votes = 503
percentage = 45.9
change = +3.5Election box majority
votes = 90
percentage = 8.2
change = -7.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,096
percentage = 33.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Colette McCormack
votes = 640
percentage = 51.2
change = +3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sandra Hayes
votes = 611
percentage = 48.8
change = -3.7Election box majority
votes = 29
percentage = 2.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,251
percentage = 36.9
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Clare Pritchard
votes = 719
percentage = 56.8
change = +3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stanley Horne
votes = 546
percentage = 43.2
change = -3.1Election box majority
votes = 173
percentage = 13.6
change = +6.2Election box turnout
votes = 1,265
percentage = 37.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mohammed Rahman
votes = 780
percentage = 57.1
change = +9.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Dennis Baron
votes = 585
percentage = 42.9
change = -9.5Election box majority
votes = 195
percentage = 14.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,365
percentage = 41.6
change = -2.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Roy Atkinson
votes = 956
percentage = 53.8
change = -1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Rob Kearney
votes = 822
percentage = 46.2
change = +1.3Election box majority
votes = 134
percentage = 7.6
change = -2.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,778
percentage = 36.0
change = -8.7Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Bernard Dawson
votes = 514
percentage = 67.4
change = -0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Derek Wolstenholme
votes = 249
percentage = 32.6
change = +0.4Election box majority
votes = 265
percentage = 34.8
change = -0.8Election box turnout
votes = 763
percentage = 24.5
change = -9.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jennet Liddle
votes = 1,022
percentage = 51.2
change = -8.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Claire Hamilton
votes = 975
percentage = 48.8
change = +8.3Election box majority
votes = 47
percentage = 2.4
change = -16.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,997
percentage = 39.7
change = -1.8Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Britcliffe
votes = 704
percentage = 49.1
change = +5.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Gayle Knight
votes = 542
percentage = 37.8
change = +4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Bill Greene
votes = 188
percentage = 13.1
change = -10.4Election box majority
votes = 162
percentage = 11.3
change = +1.2Election box turnout
votes = 1,434
percentage = 43.7
change = +0.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Doug Hayes
votes = 997
percentage = 59.3
change = +1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Pinder
votes = 684
percentage = 40.7
change = -1.5Election box majority
votes = 313
percentage = 18.6
change = +3.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,681
percentage = 33.3
change = -8.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Pam Barton
votes = 838
percentage = 71.3
change = +21.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Imran Arif
votes = 338
percentage = 28.7
change = -3.6Election box majority
votes = 500
percentage = 42.6
change = +24.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,176
percentage = 33.9
change = -9.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/30ug.stm 2006 Hyndburn election result]
* [http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/2006/5/5/900493.html Tories keep control of Hyndburn]
* [http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/2006/5/5/900455.html Ward results]

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