2006 Purbeck District Council election
2006 UK local government election
Elections to Purbeck District 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. Overall turnout was 48.1%
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 14
- Liberal Democrat 8
- Independent 1
- Vacant 1
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 6 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 66.7 | 54.0 | 5,350 | +4.8% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 35.1 | 3,480 | -1.9% | |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | +0.0% | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.9 | 1,079 | +1.6% | |
One Independent candidate was unopposed.
Ward results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Peter Wharf | unopposed | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nicholas Cake | 487 | 69.5 | +18.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Critchley | 146 | 20.8 | -10.3 | |
| Labour | Jack Killingback | 68 | 9.7 | -8.0 | |
| Majority | 341 | 48.7 | +28.6 | ||
| Turnout | 701 | 45.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Lovell | 485 | 71.9 | +18.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Fazekas | 130 | 19.3 | -21.8 | |
| Labour | Leigh van de Zande | 60 | 8.9 | +3.1 | |
| Majority | 355 | 52.6 | +40.6 | ||
| Turnout | 675 | 51.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Peacock | 796 | 51.9 | +8.5 | |
| Conservative | Colin Gibb | 739 | 48.1 | -8.5 | |
| Majority | 57 | 3.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,535 | 52.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Timothy Mills | 396 | 71.4 | +71.4 | |
| Labour | Jon Davey | 159 | 28.6 | -1.5 | |
| Majority | 237 | 42.8 | |||
| Turnout | 555 | 50.0 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gloria Marsh | 965 | 58.2 | +3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Wootton | 537 | 32.4 | -1.1 | |
| Labour | Thomas Holmes | 157 | 9.5 | -1.7 | |
| Majority | 428 | 25.8 | +4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,659 | 49.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gary Suttle | 894 | 46.0 | +10.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anita Chennell | 532 | 27.4 | +5.1 | |
| Labour | Cherry Bartlett | 516 | 26.6 | -3.4 | |
| Majority | 362 | 18.6 | +13.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,942 | 41.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Budd | 1,339 | 60.4 | +11.3 | |
| Conservative | Brian Jaeger | 879 | 39.6 | -11.3 | |
| Majority | 460 | 20.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,218 | 47.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Barnes | 505 | 80.9 | +23.6 | |
| Labour | Stephen Redmond | 119 | 19.1 | +19.1 | |
| Majority | 386 | 61.8 | +47.2 | ||
| Turnout | 624 | 47.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- 2006 Purbeck election result
- Ward results
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Council elections in Dorset- 2019
- 2024
- See also: Wards
- Boundary changes
