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2006 Leeds City Council election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2006 Leeds City Council election |
| country | England |
| type | Parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| party_colour | yes |
| previous_election | 2004 |
| previous_year | 2004 |
| next_election | 2007 |
| next_year | 2007 |
| seats_for_election | 33 of the 99 seats on Leeds City Council |
| majority_seats | 50 |
| election_date | 4 May 2006 |
| turnout | 35.9% |
| leader1 | Keith Wakefield |
| party1 | Labour Party (UK) |
| last_election1 | 40 seats, 29.1% |
| seats1 | 16 |
| seats_after1 | 40 |
| seat_change1 | |
| popular_vote1 | 62,957 |
| percentage1 | 31.6% |
| swing1 | 2.5% |
| leader2 | Mark Harris |
| party2 | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| last_election2 | 26 seats, % |
| seats2 | 8 |
| seats_after2 | 26 |
| seat_change2 | |
| popular_vote2 | 42,554 |
| percentage2 | 21.4% |
| swing2 | 2.0% |
| leader3 | Andrew Carter |
| party3 | Conservative Party (UK) |
| last_election3 | 24 seats, 26.9% |
| seats3 | 7 |
| seats_after3 | 24 |
| seat_change3 | |
| popular_vote3 | 53,693 |
| percentage3 | 27.0% |
| swing3 | 0.1% |
| map_image | Leeds UK local election 2006 map.svg |
| map_size | 300px |
| map_caption | Labour in red (16), Liberal Democrats in yellow (8), Conservatives in blue (7), BNP in dark blue, Greens in light green (1) and Morley Borough Independents in dark green (1). |
| title | Council control |
| posttitle | Council control after election |
| before_election | Coalition |
| before_party | Liberal Democrats and Conservatives |
| after_election | Coalition |
| after_party | Liberal Democrats and Conservatives |
The 2006 Leeds City Council election took place on Thursday, May 4, 2006 to elect members of Leeds City Council in England.
As per the election cycle, one third of the council's 99 seats were contested, plus an additional vacancy in Killingbeck & Seacroft ward. Those seats up for election were those of the third-placed candidate elected for every ward at the 2004 all-out election, who had been granted a two-year term to expire in 2006.
The only party to gain a seat was the British National Party, defeating the Morley Borough Independents in Morley South to elect their first and only councillor to date.
With the council remaining in no overall control, the election result saw the Liberal Democrat and Conservative coalition administration continue their control of the council.
Election result
|seats % = 47.0 |votes % = 31.6 |plus/minus = +2.5 |seats % = 20.6 |votes % = 27.0 |plus/minus = +0.1 |seats % = 23.5 |votes % = 21.4 |plus/minus = -2.0 |seats % = 2.9 |votes % = 11.4 |plus/minus = +3.7 |seats % = 2.9 |votes % = 4.6 |plus/minus = -1.4 |seats % = 2.9 |votes % = 2.4 |plus/minus = -0.2 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.0 |plus/minus = -0.6 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.3 |plus/minus = +0.3 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.1 |plus/minus = -1.8 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.1 |plus/minus = -0.1 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.1 |plus/minus = +0.1 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.1 |plus/minus = +0.1
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
| Party | Previous council | New council | Labour Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Liberal Democrats (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Conservative Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Morley Borough Independent}}; width: 3px;" | Green Party of England and Wales}}; width: 3px;" | British National Party}}; width: 3px;" | Total | 99 | 99 | Working majority | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 40 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 26 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Conservative | 24 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morley Borough Independent | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Green | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| BNP | 0 | 1 |
Councillors who did not stand for re-election
| Councillor | Ward | First elected | Party | Reason | Successor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gareth Beevers | Morley South | 2004 | Morley Borough Independent}}" | Morley Borough Independents | stood down | |
| Stuart Bruce | Middleton Park | 1999 | Labour Party (UK)}}" | Labour | stood down | |
| Michael Davey | Killingbeck & Seacroft | 2002 | Labour Party (UK)}}" | Labour | stood down | |
| Mitchell Galdas | Rothwell | 2004 | Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | Liberal Democrats | stood down | |
| Claire Nash | Farnley & Wortley | 2000 | Green Party of England and Wales}}" | Green | stood down |
Incumbent Liberal Democrat councillor, Stewart Golton (Weetwood), was elected to represent a new ward, succeeding Mitchell Galdas in Rothwell.
Ward results
References
References
- "Leeds City Council Elections - 4th May 2006 - Results". leeds.gov.uk.
- "Local Election Results 2006". [[Yorkshire Evening Post]].
- "Local elections: Leeds". BBC News.
- "Local Elections 2006: Leeds". andrewteale.me.uk.
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