Liverpool City Council election, 2006

2006 local election results in Liverpool

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 25%.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 2006
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrat	17	0	3	-3	56.7	40.5	34,794	-12.4%
	Labour	12	3	0	+3	40.0	37.6	32,273	+4.4%
	Liberal	1	0	0	0	3.3	7.5	6,432	+1.7%
	Conservative	0	0	0	0	0	6.7	5,766	+3.5%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	5.9	5,112	+3.0%
	BNP	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	417	+0.4%
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	332	+0.3%
	Respect	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	281	+0.3%
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	274	+0.0%
	United Socialist	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	132	+0.2%
	Socialist Labour	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	130	-0.1%

Ward results

Allerton and Hunts Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Vera Best	1,619	49.6
	Labour	Daniel Hughes	687	21.0
	Conservative	Brenda Coppell	556	17.0
	Green	Margaret Williams	211	6.5
	Liberal	Christopher Hulme	194	5.9
Majority			932	28.6
Turnout			3,267	30
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Anfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Andrew Tremarco	1,101	42.3
	Labour	Brian Dowling	824	31.7
	Liberal	Michael Butler	448	17.2
	Green	Shane Delaney	133	5.1
	Conservative	Allen Epsley	95	3.7
Majority			177	10.6
Turnout			2,601	23
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Belle Vale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pauline Walton	1,903	51.7
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Rainford	1,556	42.2
	Liberal	Deborah Mayes	131	3.6
	Conservative	Norman Coppell	94	2.6
Majority			347	9.5
Turnout			3,684	32
	Labour hold		Swing

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nick Small	719	53.3
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Twigger	395	29.3
	Green	Peter Cranie	104	7.7
	Conservative	Mark Cottrell	102	7.6
	Liberal	Karl Prescott	29	2.1
Majority			324	24.0
Turnout			1,349	12
	Labour hold		Swing

Childwall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Trevor Jones	2,084	61.9
	Labour	Janet Kent	661	19.6
	Conservative	June Brandwood	294	8.7
	Green	Faye Griffiths	242	7.2
	Liberal	Francis Porter	87	2.6
Majority			1,423	42.3
Turnout			3,368	30
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Colin Eldridge	2,306	60.2
	Labour	Timothy Beaumont	501	13.1
	Green	Eleanor Martin	335	8.7
	Conservative	Graham Jones	291	7.6
	Independent	Jeffrey Berman	274	7.2
	Liberal	James MacGregor	122	3.2
Majority			1,805	47.1
Turnout			3,829	34
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Clubmoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roz Gladden	1,440	48.6
	Liberal	David Maher	791	26.7
	Liberal Democrat	James Gaskell	410	13.8
	Conservative	Gwynneth Hicklin	132	4.5
	Green	Andrew Hoban	120	4.0
	Socialist Labour	Kai Anderson	71	2.4
Majority			649
Turnout			2,964	25
	Labour hold		Swing

County
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Clark	1,380	52.7
	Labour	Patrick Delahunty	1,080	41.3
	Liberal	Roger Webb	84	3.2
	Conservative	Francis Stevens	73	2.8
Majority			300	11.4
Turnout			2,617	24
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Cressington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Oglethorpe	1,856	52.5
	Labour	Catherine Dooley	778	22.0
	Conservative	Emlyn Williams	381	10.8
	Green	Richard De Pesando	292	8.3
	Liberal	John Moore	227	6.4
Majority			1,078	30.5
Turnout			3,534	31
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Croxteth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nadia Stewart	1,804	61.5
	Liberal Democrat	Patrick Moloney	902	30.7
	Green	Anne Graham	151	5.1
	Liberal	Mary-Jane Canning	77	2.6
Majority			902	30.8
Turnout			2,934	28
	Labour hold		Swing

Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John McIntosh	1,519	68.8
	Liberal Democrat	Craig Crennell	296	13.4
	Conservative	Matthew Sephton	140	6.3
	Green	Adam Howarth	137	6.2
	Liberal	David Wood	117	5.3
Majority			1,223	55.4
Turnout			2,209	20
	Labour hold		Swing

Fazakerley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dave Hanratty	1,450	48.1
	Liberal Democrat	Graham Seddon	1,333	44.2
	Liberal	Charles Mayes	121	4.0
	Conservative	Myra Fitzsimmons	113	3.7
Majority			117	3.9
Turnout			3,017	26
	Labour hold		Swing

Greenbank
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Linda-Jane Buckle	1,025	40.8
	Labour	Christopher Helm	627	25.0
	Green	Louise McVey	485	19.3
	Conservative	Giselle McDonald	246	9.8
	Liberal	David O'Brien	130	5.2
Majority			398	15.8
Turnout			2,513	23
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Kensington and Fairfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Louise Baldock	1,127	45.0
	Liberal Democrat	James Kendrick	955	38.2
	Liberal	Elizabeth Pascoe	180	7.2
	Green	Paula Rice	152	6.1
	Conservative	Francis Dunne	88	3.5
Majority			172	6.8
Turnout			2,502	24
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Kirkdale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Malcolm Kennedy	1,958	78.2
	Liberal Democrat	Francis O'Donoghue	232	9.3
	UKIP	Joseph Moran	182	7.3
	Conservative	Thomas O'Brien	69	2.8
	Green	Alexander Taylor	64	2.6
Majority			1,726	68.9
Turnout			2,505	21
	Labour hold		Swing

Knotty Ash
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Josie Mullen	1,275	44.1
	Labour	Anthony Concepcion	1,175	40.7
	Liberal	Andrew Donaldson	240	8.3
	Conservative	Michael Lind	199	6.9
Majority			100	3.4
Turnout			2,889	28
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Mossley Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Tina Gould	1,906	55.5
	Labour	Josephine Lazzari	617	18.0
	Conservative	Ann Nugent	382	11.1
	Green	Vicki Anderson	367	10.7
	Liberal	Patricia Elmour	160	4.7
Majority			1,289	37.5
Turnout			3,432	32
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Norris Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Violet Bebb	1,387	59.2
	BNP	John Edgar	417	17.8
	Liberal Democrat	Christine Doyle	232	9.9
	Green	Eric Cartmel	111	4.7
	Liberal	Vera Phillips	99	4.2
	Conservative	Jonathan Kearney	95	4.1
Majority			970	41.4
Turnout			2,341	21
	Labour hold		Swing

Old Swan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Keith Turner	1,436	48.4
	Labour	Wendy Simon	859	29.0
	Liberal	Edith Bamford	172	5.8
	UKIP	Mark Bill	150	5.1
	Conservative	Pauline Dougherty	148	5.0
	Green	Paul Grimes	134	4.5
	United Socialist	Paul Filby	68	2.3
Majority			577	19.4
Turnout			2,967	24
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Picton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Laurence Sidorczuk	1,253	49.5
	Labour	Angela Glanville	879	34.8
	Liberal	Griffith Parry	217	8.6
	Green	Nilesh Chauhan	180	7.1
Majority			374	14.7
Turnout			2,529	21
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Princes Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anna Rothery	1,184	44.5
	Liberal Democrat	Mohamed Ali	645	24.2
	Respect	Paul Desson	281	10.6
	Green	Sophy Hansford	246	9.2
	Liberal	Nina Edge	210	7.9
	Conservative	Alma McGing	96	3.6
Majority			539	20.3
Turnout			2,662	24
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Riverside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joe Anderson	1,562	66.0
	Liberal Democrat	Gabriel Muies	267	11.3
	Conservative	Richard Perkins	205	8.7
	Green	Jonathan Clatworthy	180	7.6
	Liberal	Irene Mayes	90	3.8
	United Socialist	Cecilia Ralph	64	2.7
Majority			1,295	54.7
Turnout			2,368	21
	Labour hold		Swing

St Michaels
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Allen	1,112	41.5
	Green	Jean Hill	675	25.2
	Labour	Jack Johnson	670	25.0
	Conservative	David Patmore	225	8.4
Majority			437	16.3
Turnout			2,682	26
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Speke-Garston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Doreen Knight	2,141	59.3
	Liberal Democrat	Francis Roderick	1,138	31.5
	Green	Cherry Fitzsimmons	141	3.9
	Conservative	Denise Nuttall	107	3.0
	Liberal	Michael Williams	84	2.3
Majority			1,003	27.8
Turnout			3,611	27
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Tuebrook and Stoneycroft
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Chris Lenton	1,587	60.6
	Labour	Allen Hammond	628	24.0
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Williams	308	11.8
	Conservative	Damian Fisher	96	3.7
Majority			959	36.6
Turnout			2,619	22
	Liberal hold		Swing

Warbreck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Jean Seddon	1,380	45.2
	Labour	Ann-Marie O'Bryne	1,353	44.3
	Liberal	Linda Roberts	185	6.1
	Conservative	Paul Barber	135	4.4
Majority			27	0.9
Turnout			3,053	27
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Wavertree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Steve Hurst	1,928	64.5
	Labour	Claire Wilner	553	18.5
	Green	Julie Birch-Holt	260	8.7
	Conservative	David Grundy	142	4.7
	Liberal	Susan O'Brien	107	3.6
Majority			1,375	46.0
Turnout			2,990	28
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

West Derby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Stuart Monkcom	1,416	49.5
	Labour	Ronald Foy	652	22.8
	Conservative	Geoffrey Brandwood	308	10.8
	Liberal	Stephen Houghland	222	7.8
	Green	Ian Graham	204	7.1
	Socialist Labour	Stephen Hill	59	2.1
Majority			764	26.7
Turnout			2,861	25
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Woolton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Malcolm Kelly	1,959	56.3
	Conservative	Stephen Fitzsimmons	752	21.6
	Labour	Laurence Freeman	459	13.2
	Green	Alexander Rudkin	188	5.4
	Liberal	Maria Langley	124	3.6
Majority			1,207	34.7
Turnout			3,482	33
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Yew Tree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Roger Johnston	1,089	42.4
	Labour	Barbara Murray	1,076	41.9
	Conservative	Brian Jones	202	7.9
	Liberal	Tracey Hawksford	197	7.7
Majority			13	0.5
Turnout			2,567	23
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

External links

Results on council site

Council elections in Merseyside

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See also: Wards Boundary changes

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