2006 UK local government election
2006 Crawley Borough Council election[1] |
12 of the 37 seats to Crawley Borough Council 19 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Party | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Seats before | 16 | 19 | 2 | Seats won | 8 | 3 | 1 | Seats after | 19 | 16 | 2 | Seat change | 3 | 3 | | Popular vote | 10,022 | 6,141 | 3,244 | Percentage | 46.7% | 28.6% | 15.1% | |
Map showing the results of the 2006 Crawley Borough Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats, blue shows the Conservatives and yellow shows the Liberal Democrats. Wards in grey had no election. |
Council control before election Labour | Council control after election Conservative | |
The 2006 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election. The Conservative gained overall control of the council from the Labour Party, albeit with a majority of just one seat.[2]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 19
- Labour 16
- Liberal Democrats 2
Ward results
Bewbush
Bewbush[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Christopher Redmayne | 634 | 43.2% |
| Conservative | Kevan McCarthy | 442 | 30.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Scott | 211 | 14.4% |
| Independent | Robin Burnham | 126 | 8.6% |
| Justice Party | Arshad Khan | 56 | 3.8% |
Majority | 192 | 13.1% |
Turnout | 1,469 | |
| Labour hold |
Broadfield North
Broadfield North[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Adam Brown | 500 | 42.2% |
| Labour | Thakordas Patel | 500 | 42.2% |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Richardson | 186 | 15.7% |
Majority | 0 | 0.0% |
Turnout | 1,186 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour |
- The Conservative candidate won on a drawing of lots.[1]
Broadfield South
Broadfield South[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Alan Quirk | 549 | 47.0% |
| Labour | Jayne Skudder | 437 | 37.4% |
| Liberal Democrats | James Cotter | 98 | 8.4% |
| Green | Darrin Green | 84 | 7.2% |
Majority | 112 | 9.6% |
Turnout | 1,168 | |
| Conservative hold |
Furnace Green
Furnace Green[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Michael Weatherley | 1,004 | 46.5% |
| Labour | Eugene Sully | 457 | 21.2% |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger McMurray | 332 | 15.4% |
| BNP | Vernon Atkinson | 298 | 13.8% |
| Independent | Oliver Coxhead | 69 | 3.2% |
Majority | 547 | 25.3% |
Turnout | 2,160 | |
| Conservative hold |
Ifield
Ifield[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | John Denman | 883 | 34.9% |
| Labour | John Stanley | 862 | 34.1% |
| BNP | George Baldwin | 447 | 17.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | Barry Hamilton | 242 | 9.6% |
| Independent | Richard Symonds | 94 | 3.7% |
Majority | 21 | 0.8% |
Turnout | 2,528 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour |
Langley Green
Langley Green[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | James Smith | 888 | 52.8% |
| Conservative | Charles Skinner | 482 | 28.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Osborne | 312 | 18.5% |
Majority | 406 | 24.1% |
Turnout | 1,682 | |
| Labour hold |
Maidenbower
Maidenbower[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Lucy Brockwell | 1,418 | 74.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Huston | 286 | 15.1% |
| Labour | Ansar Khan | 194 | 10.2% |
Majority | 1,132 | 59.6% |
Turnout | 1,898 | |
| Conservative hold |
Northgate
Northgate[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Seekings | 625 | 46.0% |
| Labour | William Ward | 349 | 25.7% |
| Conservative | Robert Burgess | 335 | 24.7% |
| Socialist Labour | Christine Townsend | 49 | 3.6% |
Majority | 276 | 20.3% |
Turnout | 1,358 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold |
Pound Hill North
Pound Hill North[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Richard Burrett | 1,560 | 76.4% |
| Labour | Andrew Skudder | 280 | 13.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | Victoria Seekings | 201 | 9.8% |
Majority | 1,280 | 62.7% |
Turnout | 2,041 | |
| Conservative hold |
Pound Hill South and Worth
Pound Hill South and Worth[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Lee Burke | 1,549 | 70.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | Edward Reay | 339 | 15.3% |
| Labour | Rajesh Sharma | 321 | 14.5% |
Majority | 1,210 | 54.8% |
Turnout | 2,209 | |
| Conservative hold |
Southgate
Southgate[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Howard Bloom | 936 | 38.7% |
| Labour | Robbie Sharma | 738 | 30.5% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Bonner | 271 | 11.2% |
| BNP | Richard Trower | 263 | 10.9% |
| Green | Malcolm Liles | 212 | 8.8% |
Majority | 198 | 8.2% |
Turnout | 2,420 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour |
West Green
West Green[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Robert Hull | 481 | 36.0% |
| Conservative | Jarnail Singh | 364 | 27.3% |
| BNP | Kevin Watt | 210 | 15.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Beckett | 141 | 10.6% |
| Independent | Rebecca O'Gorman | 139 | 10.4% |
Majority | 117 | 8.7% |
Turnout | 1,335 | |
| Labour hold |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2006". Local Elections Archive Project.
- ^ "Local elections: Crawley". BBC News Online. Retrieved 12 June 2019.