The 2006 Chester City Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Summary
Election result
| 2006 Chester City Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 12 |  5
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60.0 | 13 | 25 | 41.7 | 13,006 | 49.2 | +9.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 |  2
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15.0 | 17 | 20 | 33.3 | 6,043 | 22.9 | –9.8 | |
| Labour | 5 | 3
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25.0 | 9 | 14 | 23.3 | 6,470 | 24.5 | –1.7 | |
| Independent | 0 | 
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0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 168 | 0.6 | –0.5 | |
| Green | 0 |
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0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 428 | 1.6 | +1.1 | |
| UKIP | 0 |
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0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 303 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Ward results
Blacon Hall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Norman Stainthorp | 714 | 53.5 | –4.4 | |
| Conservative | Charles Isaac | 391 | 29.3 | +4.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Simpson | 230 | 17.2 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 323 | 24.2 | –8.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,335 | 24.1 | –12.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,577 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.3
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Blacon Lodge
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Marie Nelson* | 565 | 58.0 | –0.8 | |
| Conservative | Colin McAlister | 281 | 28.9 | +4.8 | |
| UKIP | Allan Waddell | 128 | 13.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 284 | 29.2 | –5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 974 | 25.2 | –12.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,912 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.8
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Boughton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Susan Atkinson | 492 | 43.4 | –9.4 | |
| Conservative | Sharon Tyrrell | 436 | 38.4 | +9.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joanne Crotty | 206 | 18.2 | +7.2 | |
| Majority | 56 | 4.9 | –19.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,134 | 36.8 | –5.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,098 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 9.6
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Christleton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brain Bailey* | 882 | 61.0 | +5.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Beith | 202 | 14.0 | –16.6 | |
| Labour | Stephen Davies | 193 | 13.4 | ±0.0 | |
| Independent | Brian Goodall | 168 | 11.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 680 | 47.1 | +21.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,445 | 43.7 | +7.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,354 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 10.8
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City & St. Annes
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gwyneth Cooper* | 457 | 45.6 | +6.9 | |
| Conservative | Mark Williams | 427 | 42.6 | +2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gillian Jordan | 85 | 8.5 | –12.3 | |
| UKIP | Roger Croston | 33 | 3.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 30 | 3.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,002 | 36.2 | –3.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,785 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.4
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College
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sandra Rudd* | 394 | 34.7 | +6.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Hodd | 316 | 27.8 | –5.1 | |
| Conservative | Olya Rose | 287 | 25.3 | –2.7 | |
| Green | Adrian Carr | 138 | 12.2 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 78 | 6.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,135 | 23.3 | –10.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,905 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.9
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Curzon & Westminster
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Max Drury | 1,047 | 62.8 | –2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Allan Stobie | 297 | 17.8 | +0.9 | |
| Labour | Philip Tate | 247 | 14.8 | –3.4 | |
| UKIP | John Moore | 76 | 4.6 | N/A | |
| Majority | 750 | 45.0 | –1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,667 | 50.5 | +8.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,348 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5
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Elton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jeremy Langdon | 544 | 52.5 | +14.3 | |
| Labour | Mark Peterson* | 492 | 47.5 | –14.3 | |
| Majority | 52 | 5.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,036 | 30.8 | –8.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,402 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 14.3
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Handbridge & St. Marys
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Razia Daniels | 992 | 57.4 | +5.5 | |
| Labour | Alexandra Tate | 474 | 27.4 | –9.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Jones | 195 | 11.3 | –0.3 | |
| UKIP | David Scott | 66 | 3.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 518 | 30.0 | +14.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,727 | 51.8 | –10.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,355 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 7.3
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Hoole All Saints
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Thompson* | 473 | 54.9 | –4.9 | |
| Conservative | Peter Fabian | 159 | 18.4 | +9.8 | |
| Labour | Hilary Harrison | 133 | 15.4 | –6.9 | |
| Green | Janet Dutton | 97 | 11.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 314 | 36.4 | –1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 862 | 33.0 | +2.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,612 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 7.4
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Kelsall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Garman | 809 | 49.2 | –2.8 | |
| Conservative | Hugo Deynam | 749 | 45.6 | +3.3 | |
| Labour | Ian Irving | 86 | 5.2 | –0.6 | |
| Majority | 60 | 3.6 | –6.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,644 | 57.6 | +5.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,868 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.1
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Lache Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Harada | 866 | 53.5 | +29.5 | |
| Labour | Jane Mercer* | 589 | 36.4 | –6.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Taylor | 165 | 10.2 | –4.9 | |
| Majority | 277 | 17.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,620 | 34.6 | –10.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,695 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 18.0
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Mollington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Crowe | 512 | 75.6 | –3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joanna Pemberton | 105 | 15.5 | +6.6 | |
| Labour | Anthony Mills | 60 | 8.9 | –3.0 | |
| Majority | 407 | 60.1 | –7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 677 | 43.8 | +5.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,549 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.1
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Newton St. Michaels
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Marigold Roy | 518 | 42.0 | +20.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Woodcock | 396 | 32.1 | –10.0 | |
| Labour | John Fetherston | 232 | 18.8 | –17.8 | |
| Green | Diana Wilderspin-Jones | 87 | 7.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 122 | 9.9 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,233 | 46.5 | –5.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,671 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 15.4
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Saughall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Storrar* | 759 | 67.6 | +5.1 | |
| Labour | Thomas Andrews | 227 | 20.2 | –1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Falconer | 136 | 12.1 | –3.3 | |
| Majority | 532 | 47.4 | +7.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,122 | 39.2 | –13.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,872 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.5
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Tarvin
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Plenderleath* | 878 | 64.3 | +4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Hassett | 302 | 22.1 | –1.9 | |
| Labour | Anthony Pegrum | 185 | 13.6 | –2.7 | |
| Majority | 576 | 42.2 | +6.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,365 | 41.4 | –14.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,305 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 3.3
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Tilston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Neil Ritchie* | 630 | 84.7 | –3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Vera Roberts | 71 | 9.5 | +1.8 | |
| Labour | John Vernon | 43 | 5.8 | +2.1 | |
| Majority | 559 | 75.1 | –5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 744 | 45.1 | +1.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,654 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.8
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Upton Grange
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jill Houlbrook | 1,154 | 50.4 | +14.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Main | 918 | 40.1 | –7.4 | |
| Labour | Branda Southward | 217 | 9.5 | –6.5 | |
| Majority | 236 | 10.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2,289 | 45.1 | –4.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,099 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 10.7
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Upton Westlea
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Caroline Mosley* | 667 | 45.8 | –2.1 | |
| Labour | James Woodburn | 482 | 33.1 | +1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Capstick | 202 | 13.9 | –7.0 | |
| Green | Malcolm Barker | 106 | 7.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 185 | 12.7 | –4.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,457 | 48.2 | –5.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 3,044 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 2.0
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Vicars Cross
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Holding* | 935 | 47.9 | –8.0 | |
| Conservative | Peter Dutton | 827 | 42.4 | +12.8 | |
| Labour | Sara Barnsley | 188 | 9.6 | –4.9 | |
| Majority | 108 | 5.5 | –20.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,950 | 43.7 | –9.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,477 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 10.4
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References
- ^ "Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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