Map of the results of the 2006 Carlisle City Council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2006.

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]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

Before 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

Labour 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]

Carlisle local election result 2006[2][8]
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

Belah[8][11]
Party 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
Belle Vue[8][11]
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
Botcherby[8][11]
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
Brampton[8][11]
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
Castle[8][11]
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
Currock[8][11]
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
Dalston[8][11]
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
Denton Holme[8][11]
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
Harraby[8][11]
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
Longtown and Rockliffe[8][11]
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
Morton[8][11]
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
St Aidans[8][11]
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
Stanwix Rural (2 seats)[8][11]
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
Stanwix Urban[8][11]
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
Upperby (2 seats)[8][11]
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
Wetheral[8][11]
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
Yewdale[8][11]
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

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