The 2006 Carlisle City Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Carlisle District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
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After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 24
- Conservative 19
- Liberal Democrats 8
- Independent 1[2]
Background
editBefore the election the Conservatives ran the council with 20 seats and the backing of the 7 Liberal Democrats.[3] Labour was in opposition despite being the largest group on the council with 24 seats[4] and needed 3 gains to take control.[3]
19 of the 52 seats on the council were being elected,[4] with extra seats contested in Stanwix Rural and Upperby wards after the sitting councillors, Conservative Edward Firth and Labour's Caroline Watson, stood down.[5] Labour were defending 9 seats, compared to 8 for the Conservatives and 2 Liberal Democrats.[3] Candidates at the election included 11 independents standing to protest against the demolition of the Warwick Road cinema and the first candidate from the English Democrats Party in Belah ward.[5]
Before the election top Labour targets were reported as being Morton and Castle from the Liberal Democrats and Belah from the Conservatives.[3] The Conservatives were targeting Yewdale from Labour, while the Liberal Democrats aimed to take Dalston from the Conservatives.[3]
Election result
editLabour remained the largest party on the council with 24 councillors after only one seat changed hands.[6][7] The Liberal Democrats gained Dalston from the Conservatives,[6] to go up to 8 seats, while the Conservatives dropped to 19 and there remained 1 independent.[7] Overall turnout at the election was 34.6%, down from 42.6% at the 2004 election.[8]
Following the election Michael Boaden became the new leader of the Labour group, after challenging the previous leader Heather Bradley.[9] However Conservative Mike Mitchelson remained as council leader after being re-elected by 26 votes to 25 at the annual council meeting on 22 May.[10] This came after the Liberal Democrats backed the Conservatives and Liberal Democrat Peter Farmer was elected mayor by the same margin.[10]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.4 | 35.6 | 9,629 | -2.4% | |
Conservative | 7 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 36.8 | 40.7 | 11,009 | -0.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 15.8 | 13.7 | 3,694 | -2.0% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 2,237 | +3.8% | |
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 247 | +0.9% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 222 | 0.0% |
Ward results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sandra Fisher | 976 | 54.3 | −16.3 | |
Labour | Grant Warwick | 435 | 24.2 | −5.2 | |
English Democrat | Stephen Gash | 247 | 13.8 | +13.8 | |
Independent | Charmain Hunt | 138 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Majority | 541 | 30.1 | −11.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,796 | 37.9 | −9.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jessica Riddle | 601 | 43.4 | +0.9 | |
Conservative | John Mallinson | 582 | 42.0 | +1.2 | |
Independent | Linda Hargreaves | 202 | 14.6 | +14.6 | |
Majority | 19 | 1.4 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,385 | 32.6 | −9.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anne Glendinning | 602 | 55.5 | −2.0 | |
Conservative | Theresa Cartner | 314 | 29.0 | −13.5 | |
Independent | Edna Croft | 168 | 15.5 | +15.5 | |
Majority | 288 | 26.6 | +11.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,084 | 24.3 | −8.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Mitchelson | 990 | 77.8 | +15.5 | |
Labour | Alex Faulds | 282 | 22.2 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 708 | 55.7 | +14.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,272 | 36.7 | −6.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Olwyn Luckley | 632 | 54.0 | −8.9 | |
Labour | Ann Warwick | 321 | 27.4 | −9.7 | |
Conservative | George Bain | 149 | 12.7 | +12.7 | |
Independent | Donald Patterson | 69 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 311 | 26.6 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,171 | 28.3 | −7.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Heather Bradley | 663 | 56.2 | −1.3 | |
Conservative | Shaidat Danmole-Ellis | 221 | 18.7 | −7.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Marjorie Richardson | 151 | 12.8 | −3.1 | |
Independent | Fiona Robson | 144 | 12.2 | +12.2 | |
Majority | 442 | 37.5 | +6.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,179 | 27.5 | −7.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Steven Tweedie | 891 | 44.3 | +0.7 | |
Conservative | Lucy Crookdale | 874 | 43.5 | +0.0 | |
Labour | Ross Warwick | 246 | 12.2 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 17 | 0.8 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,011 | 43.3 | −10.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Atkinson | 780 | 60.2 | −5.0 | |
Conservative | Patricia Vasey | 329 | 25.4 | −9.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Janet Tootle | 166 | 12.8 | +12.8 | |
Independent | Lynn Barlow | 21 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 451 | 34.8 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,296 | 28.4 | −7.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Weedall | 802 | 55.5 | +7.9 | |
Conservative | Nicola Clarke | 643 | 44.5 | +9.0 | |
Majority | 159 | 11.0 | −1.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,445 | 31.2 | −6.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Raynor Bloxham | 635 | 60.7 | −1.5 | |
Labour | Robert Dodds | 357 | 34.1 | −3.7 | |
Independent | Andrew Blythe | 54 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 278 | 26.6 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,046 | 32.1 | +3.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Farmer | 961 | 49.0 | −6.6 | |
Labour | John Bell | 837 | 42.6 | −1.8 | |
Independent | Philip Weir | 165 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
Majority | 124 | 6.3 | −4.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,963 | 41.2 | −5.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anne Quilter | 669 | 49.1 | +0.2 | |
Conservative | Lawrence Fisher | 421 | 30.9 | −7.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Olive Hall | 193 | 14.2 | +14.2 | |
Independent | Colin Paisley | 80 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 248 | 18.2 | +7.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,363 | 31.1 | −7.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marilyn Bowman | 908 | |||
Conservative | James Bainbridge | 747 | |||
Independent | Craig Nicholson | 475 | |||
Labour | John Hale | 203 | |||
Independent | Kathryn Bowstead | 176 | |||
Turnout | 2,509 | 39.4 | +9.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elizabeth Mallinson | 1,116 | 58.4 | −4.3 | |
Labour | Steven Bowditch | 510 | 26.7 | −10.6 | |
Independent | Richard Hunt | 286 | 15.0 | +15.0 | |
Majority | 606 | 31.7 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,912 | 40.7 | −10.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Wilson | 665 | |||
Labour | John Reardon | 634 | |||
Liberal Democrats | James Osler | 373 | |||
Conservative | Michael Clarke | 322 | |||
Independent | Haydn Charlesworth | 165 | |||
Turnout | 2,159 | 31.9 | −6.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neville Lishman | 1,032 | 65.6 | −8.1 | |
Labour | Roger Horne | 225 | 14.3 | −12.0 | |
Green | Lynn Bates | 222 | 14.1 | +14.1 | |
Independent | Iain Wilson | 94 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
Majority | 807 | 51.3 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,573 | 43.2 | −6.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Stothard | 797 | 42.5 | −8.4 | |
Conservative | Gareth Ellis | 750 | 40.0 | −9.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eileen Aldersey | 327 | 17.4 | +17.4 | |
Majority | 47 | 2.5 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,874 | 38.2 | −4.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
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