2006 Hyndburn Borough Council 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)
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 | Paul Gott | 593 | 54.1 | -3.5 | |
Conservative | Kathleen Pratt | 503 | 45.9 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 90 | 8.2 | -7.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,096 | 33.3 | |||
Labour hold | 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clare Pritchard | 719 | 56.8 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | Stanley Horne | 546 | 43.2 | -3.1 | |
Majority | 173 | 13.6 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,265 | 37.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mohammed Rahman | 780 | 57.1 | +9.5 | |
Conservative | Dennis Baron | 585 | 42.9 | -9.5 | |
Majority | 195 | 14.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,365 | 41.6 | -2.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Susan Shorrocks had won the seat for Labour from the Conservatives 30 June 2005 after the resignation of Wyn Frankland. The Tories 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bernard Dawson | 514 | 67.4 | -0.4 | |
Conservative | Derek Wolstenholme | 249 | 32.6 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 265 | 34.8 | -0.8 | ||
Turnout | 763 | 24.5 | -9.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Claire Hamilton had won the seat for Labour from the Conservatives 17 March 2005 following the death of June Butler. The Tories won it back at this election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Pam Barton | 838 | 71.3 | +21.1 | |
Conservative | Imran Arif | 338 | 28.7 | -3.6 | |
Majority | 500 | 42.6 | +24.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,176 | 33.9 | -9.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
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