2006 Birmingham City Council election
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One third of seats (41 of 118) to Birmingham City Council
60 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Mike Whitby Albert Bore John Hemming
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Harborne Ladywood South Yardley
Seats won 16 15 9
Seats after 41 41 33
Seat change Increase2 Decrease3 Increase1
Popular vote 68,134 82,120 58,349
Percentage 26.1% 31.5% 22.4%
Swing Increase3.0% Increase4.0% Decrease1.0%
  Fourth party
 
Party Respect
Seats won 1
Seats after 1
Seat change Increase1
Popular vote 8,227
Percentage 3.2%
Swing New
Map of the 2006 Birmingham City Council election results. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Respect in burgundy.
Majority party before election

No overall control

 Majority party after election

No overall control

The 2006 Birmingham City Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Birmingham City Council in West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election, with an extra vacancy in Kingstanding due to pending legal proceedings. The result for Kingstanding was the subject of an election petition after errors at the count led to Sharon Ebanks (BNP) being wrongly declared elected.

Election result

The results saw the council remain in no overall control, with the Conservatives winning the most seats in this election, leading to the Conservatives and Labour holding an equal number of seats on the council.[1][2][3]

Birmingham City Council Election Result 2006
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 16 2 0 Increase2 39.0 26.1 68,134 Increase3.0
  Labour 15 1 4 Decrease3 36.6 31.5 82,120 Increase 4.0
  Liberal Democrats 9 2 1 Increase1 22.0 22.4 58,349 Decrease1.0
  Respect 1 1 0 Increase1 2.4 3.2 8,227 New
  BNP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 11.1 29,045 Increase4.0
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 4.9 12,801 Decrease3.4
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.4 1,173 Decrease1.9
  UKIP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.3 682 Decrease3.5
  National Front 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 199 Decrease0.3
  Monster Raving Loony 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.0 104 New
  Legalise Cannabis Alliance 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.0 45 Steady0.0

Ward results

Acocks Green

Acocks Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Iain Bowen 2,607 43.0
Labour John O'Shea 1,632 26.9
BNP Patrick Collins 927 15.3
Conservative Kenneth Axford 630 10.4
Green Mina Coalter 261 4.3
Turnout 31.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Aston

Aston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ziaul Islam 3,234 46.6
Liberal Democrats Abdul Khalique 2,698 38.9
Independent Kenneth Jeffers 283 4.1
Respect Alliya Stennett 242 3.5
Conservative Mohammed Mushtaq 213 3.1
BNP Dennis Phillips 170 2.4
Green Geoffrey Tapalu 100 1.4
Turnout 40.1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Bartley Green

Bartley Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bruce Lines 3,298 53.4
Labour Stephen Mansell-Green 1,399 22.7
BNP Philip Rudge 824 13.4
Liberal Democrats John Hemming 406 6.6
Green Steven Goodsell 244 4.0
Turnout 35.2
Conservative hold Swing

Billesley

Billesley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Axford 2,608 38.6
Labour Dean Burfoot 2,110 31.2
BNP Jeffrey Cahill 1,034 15.3
Liberal Democrats Tony King 692 10.2
Green Margaret James 310 4.6
Turnout 36.3
Conservative hold Swing

Bordesley Green

Bordesley Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Zaker Choudry 4,267 49.4
Labour Zafar Iqbal 3,273 37.9
BNP Michael Jones 390 4.5
Conservative David Barrie 382 4.4
Green Alan Clawley 332 3.8
Turnout 44.1
Liberal Democrats gain from People's Justice Swing

Bournville

Bournville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Evans 3,200 40.4
Labour Peter Griffiths 1,974 24.9
Liberal Democrats Philip Banting 1,107 14.0
BNP Malcolm Doughty 776 9.8
Green Barney Smith 765 9.7
Monster Raving Loony Stuart Estell 104 1.3
Turnout 41.1
Conservative hold Swing

Brandwood

Brandwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Hardeman 2,571 36.9
Labour Gary Mills 2,262 32.4
BNP Gemma Orton 887 12.7
Liberal Democrats Philip Wagg 801 11.5
Green Anna Masters 453 6.5
Turnout 39.9
Conservative hold Swing

Edgbaston

Edgbaston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fergus Robinson 2,503 50.3
Labour Jagvinder Singh Gill 1,311 26.4
Liberal Democrats Nicholas da Costa 586 11.8
Green Joseph Rooney 356 7.2
BNP Peter Lawrie 218 4.4
Turnout 31.5
Conservative hold Swing

Erdington

Erdington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Alden 2,210 38.1
Labour Susanna McCorry 1,889 32.5
BNP Elizabeth Wainwright 826 14.2
Liberal Democrats Gareth Hardy 559 9.6
Green Mark Oley 321 5.5
Turnout 35.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Hall Green

Hall Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paula Smith 3,481 43.1
Conservative Robert Harvey 2,319 28.7
Labour Samuel Burden 1,288 16.0
BNP Terence Larkin 656 8.1
Green Lydia Bradshaw 245 3.0
UKIP Peter Hillman 84 1.0
Turnout 43.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Handsworth Wood

Handsworth Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Narinder Kaur Kooner 3,300 47.9
Conservative Arjan Singh 1,907 27.7
Liberal Democrats Kingsley Douglas 979 14.2
Green Joan Fairclough 410 6.0
BNP Darren Conlan 291 4.2
Turnout 37.0
Labour hold Swing

Harborne

Harborne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Whitby 3,200 48.3
Labour John Priest 1,823 27.5
Green Philip Simpson 665 10.0
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Sagier 577 8.7
BNP Josephine Larkin 364 5.5
Turnout 40.5
Conservative hold Swing

Hodge Hill

Hodge Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gillian Beddows 2,342 34.5
Liberal Democrats Gwyn Neilly 2,026 29.8
BNP Denis Adams 1,123 16.5
Conservative Paul Valdmanis 724 10.7
UKIP Peter Johnson 402 5.9
Green Daniel Cook 173 2.5
Turnout 39.5
Labour hold Swing

Kings Norton

Kings Norton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Sutton 2,344 40.3
Labour Stewart Stacey 1,822 31.3
BNP Malcolm Owen 854 14.7
Liberal Democrats Brian Peace 458 7.9
Green Robert Card 338 5.8
Turnout 34.9
Conservative hold Swing

Kingstanding

Kingstanding (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Zoe Hopkins 1,894 32.6
Labour Catharine Grundy 1,823
BNP Sharon Ebanks 1,329 22.9
Conservative Mick Hawker 1,134 19.5
Conservative Robert Higginson 966
Independent Terry Williams 615 10.6
Liberal Democrats Mark Haddon 514 8.9
Liberal Democrats Hubert Duffy 446
Green Richard Pitt 315 5.4
Independent Anne Bennet 171
Independent Mohammed Malik 58
Turnout 29.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ladywood

Ladywood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carl Rice 1,645 51.2
Conservative Peter Smallbone 632 19.7
Liberal Democrats Zalal Choudhury 439 13.7
Green Damien Duff 263 8.2
BNP Keith Axon 237 7.4
Turnout 21.1
Labour hold Swing

Longbridge

Longbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Barton 2,021 35.3
Labour Amy Watson 1,818 31.8
BNP Stephen Heath 1,048 18.3
Liberal Democrats Sven Harvey 559 9.8
Green William van Marle 272 4.8
Turnout 31.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Lozells and East Handsworth

Lozells and East Handsworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kim Kaur Brom 3,300 46.4
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Aslam 1,657 23.3
Respect Raghib Ahsan 1,370 19.3
Conservative Merisha Stevenson 495 7.0
Green Eric Fairclough 208 2.9
BNP Zane Patchell 79 1.1
Turnout 38.3
Labour hold Swing

Moseley and Kings Heath

Moseley and Kings Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ernest Hendricks 2,502 33.2
Labour Barry Henley 2,361 31.3
Conservative Aysan al-Haq 1,006 13.3
Green Stuart Masters 741 9.8
Respect Lynne Hubbard 586 7.8
BNP Keith Davis 347 4.6
Turnout 40.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Nechells

Nechells
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chaudhry Rashid 2,305 51.0
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Khan 969 21.4
Conservative Mohammed Akram 458 10.1
BNP David Glover 404 8.9
Green Janet Assheton 384 8.5
Turnout 25.7
Labour hold Swing

Northfield

Northfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Randal Brew 2,674 38.7
Labour Brian Seymour-Smith 1,883 27.2
BNP Leslie Orton 1,243 18.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Moles 705 10.2
Green Susan Pearce 413 6.0
Turnout 37.1
Conservative hold Swing

Oscott

Oscott
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour June Dring 2,122 31.7
Conservative Graham Green 2,104 31.4
BNP Gerard McLaughlin 1,652 24.7
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Hassall 564 8.4
Green Harry Eyles 252 3.8
Turnout 37.1
Labour hold Swing

Perry Barr

Perry Barr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Karen Hamilton 3,077 47.1
Labour Rabinder Singh Gill 1,555 23.8
BNP Alan Chamberlain 1,045 16.0
Conservative Meirion Jenkins 633 9.7
Green Lester Mundy 224 3.4
Turnout 39.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Quinton

Quinton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jennifer James 3,034 39.7
Labour Brenda Dacosta 2,932 38.4
BNP Alan Meer 681 8.9
Liberal Democrats Susan Sherwen 511 6.7
Green Peter Beck 350 4.6
Independent Paul Bayliss 131 1.7
Turnout 44.3
Conservative hold Swing

Selly Oak

Selly Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Radcliffe 2,503 41.4
Labour David Williams 1,616 26.7
Conservative Barbara Wood 1,042 17.2
Green Peter Tinsley 554 9.2
BNP Paul Billingham 328 5.4
Turnout 32.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Shard End

Shard End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Byrne 2,016 39.5
BNP Mark Neary 1,320 25.9
Conservative Paul Burke 937 18.4
Liberal Democrats Bryan Brooke 565 11.1
Green John Read 150 2.9
UKIP Joyce Ware 117 2.3
Turnout 28.2
Labour hold Swing

Sheldon

Sheldon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Ward 3,233 54.1
BNP Robert Devenport 1,132 19.0
Labour Michael Johnson 792 13.3
Conservative Derek Johnson 556 9.3
Green Michael Sheridan 139 2.3
National Front Paul Morris 74 1.2
Legalise Cannabis Alliance Colin Preece 45 0.8
Turnout 38.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Soho

Soho
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Serveliata Hargreaves 3,343 57.1
Liberal Democrats Asif Yousaf 1,541 26.3
Conservative David Williams-Masinda 502 8.6
Green Huw Davies 294 5.0
BNP Darren Allen 173 3.0
Turnout 35.0
Labour hold Swing

South Yardley

South Yardley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats James Whorwood 3,249 47.8
Labour Javed Iqbal 1,470 21.6
BNP Tanya Whitehead 1,001 14.7
Conservative Pervez Akhtar 640 9.4
Green Hazel Clawley 311 4.6
National Front Ian Lake 125 1.8
Turnout 36.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Sparkbrook

Sparkbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Respect Salma Yaqoob 4,339 49.4
Labour Mohammed Azim 2,700 30.7
Liberal Democrats Adil Rashid 990 11.3
Conservative William Hordern 343 3.9
Green Charles Alldrick 309 3.5
BNP Matthew Benton 109 1.2
Turnout 46.3
Respect gain from Labour Swing

Springfield

Springfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed Fazal 2,910 37.1
Liberal Democrats Roger Harmer 2,437 31.1
Respect Salma Iqbal 1,690 21.5
Conservative Mahindarpal Singh 487 6.2
BNP Lynette Orton 323 4.1
Turnout 41.5
Labour hold Swing

Stechford and Yardley North

Stechford and Yardley North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Carol Jones 3,059 48.9
Labour John Bliss 1,172 18.7
BNP Robert Purcell 1,112 17.8
Conservative Robert Clark 536 8.6
Green Edith Roberts 158 2.5
Independent Anthony Brooks 144 2.3
UKIP Alan Ware 79 1.3
Turnout 35.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Stockland Green

Stockland Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barbara Tassa 2,165 43.0
Conservative Jackie Banks 1,174 23.3
BNP Richard Lumby 777 15.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Pearson 606 12.0
Green John Bentley 316 6.3
Turnout 31.4
Labour hold Swing

Sutton Four Oaks

Sutton Four Oaks
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dorothea Underwood 4,858 66.6
Liberal Democrats Jane Robins 848 11.6
BNP Maureen Davies 679 9.3
Labour Manish Puri 577 7.9
Green Ulla Grant 331 4.5
Turnout 39.4
Conservative hold Swing

Sutton New Hall

Sutton New Hall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative June Fuller 3,715 57.6
Labour Christopher Hillcox 899 13.9
BNP Carl Brisker 851 13.2
Liberal Democrats Jean Woods 672 10.4
Green Jim Orford 309 4.8
Turnout 37.0
Conservative hold Swing

Sutton Trinity

Sutton Trinity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alberta Waddington 3,624 55.2
Labour Roger Barley 1,036 15.8
Liberal Democrats Maureen Parker 828 12.6
BNP Stephen Morris 718 10.9
Green Bert Gedin 361 5.5
Turnout 34.4
Conservative hold Swing

Sutton Vesey

Sutton Vesey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Rudge 3,602 50.8
Labour Robert Pocock 1,444 20.4
Liberal Democrats Sidney Woods 822 11.6
BNP Norman Ashton 796 11.2
Green Judith Orford 422 6.0
Turnout 38.9
Conservative hold Swing

Tyburn

Tyburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynda Clinton 1,643 36.4
Conservative Gerald Brien 1,071 23.7
BNP Lee Windridge 897 19.9
Liberal Democrats John Line 702 15.6
Green Tamara Young 197 4.4
Turnout 27.0
Labour hold Swing

Washwood Heath

Washwood Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed Idrees 4,990 55.5
Liberal Democrats Hakil Ahmed 2,795 31.1
Conservative Wilfred Holland 540 6.0
BNP Graham Jones 420 4.7
Green Elinor Stanton 248 2.8
Turnout 47.1
Labour hold Swing

Weoley

Weoley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Osborn 2,207 35.9
Labour Michael Drinkwater 1,873 30.5
BNP Julie Ashton 1,004 16.3
Liberal Democrats Trevor Sword 758 12.3
Green David Toke 307 5.0
Turnout 34.8
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Local Election Results 2006 - Birmingham". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Birmingham City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Local Elections 2006" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
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