2006 Hyndburn Borough Council election
2006 UK local government election
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Elections to Hyndburn Borough 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. Two seats had been lost to Labour in by elections in 2005 (Rishton and Overton) but both these were won back at this election. However the Conservatives did lose one seat to Labour, Immanuel Ward reducing their majority to 19. (18+2-1=19)
4 May 2006
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After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 19
- Labour 15
- Independent 1
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 6 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 54.5 | 49.8 | 7,566 | +7.0% | |
| Conservative | 4 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 36.4 | 45.3 | 6,880 | -2.9% | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 9.1 | 3.6 | 553 | +2.2% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 188 | -3.6% | |
Ward results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Nicholas Collingridge | 553 | 40.0 | +40.0 | |
| Labour | Tim O'Kane | 459 | 33.2 | −13.2 | |
| Conservative | Philip Storey | 369 | 26.7 | −26.9 | |
| Majority | 94 | 6.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,381 | 39.6 | |||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Colette McCormack | 640 | 51.2 | +3.7 | |
| Conservative | Sandra Hayes | 611 | 48.8 | −3.7 | |
| Majority | 29 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,251 | 36.9 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Susan Shorrocks had won the seat for Labour from the Conservatives 30 June 2005 after the resignation of Wyn Frankland. The Conservatives won it back at this election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roy Atkinson | 956 | 53.8 | −1.3 | |
| Labour | Rob Kearney | 822 | 46.2 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 134 | 7.6 | −2.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,778 | 36.0 | −8.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Claire Hamilton had won the seat for Labour from the Conservatives 17 March 2005 following the death of June Butler. The Conservatives won it back at this election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jennet Liddle | 1,022 | 51.2 | −8.3 | |
| Labour | Claire Hamilton | 975 | 48.8 | +8.3 | |
| Majority | 47 | 2.4 | −16.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,997 | 39.7 | −1.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Britcliffe | 704 | 49.1 | +5.8 | |
| Labour | Gayle Knight | 542 | 37.8 | +4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Greene | 188 | 13.1 | −10.4 | |
| Majority | 162 | 11.3 | +1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,434 | 43.7 | +0.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Doug Hayes | 997 | 59.3 | +1.5 | |
| Labour | William Pinder | 684 | 40.7 | −1.5 | |
| Majority | 313 | 18.6 | +3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,681 | 33.3 | −8.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||