# 2006 Worcester City Council election

The 2006 Worcester City Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Worcester City Council in Worcestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 18
* Labour 11
* Liberal Democrat 3
* Independent 3

## Background

45 candidates competed in the election for the 12 seats which were being contested. Before the election the Conservatives had a one-seat majority with 18 of the 35 councillors, as compared to 10 Labour, 4 independents and 3 Liberal Democrats.

## Election result

The results saw the Conservatives defend what was regarded as their most marginal council in the country, however Labour did make one gain from an independent. The Conservatives were seen as having benefited from the troubles of the national Labour government which helped them stay in control of the council. Voter turnout was higher than expectations with Claines ward seeing a 49% turnout and Battenhall 43.1%.
Following the election the leader of the council, Stephen Inman, stood down and was succeeded by fellow Conservative councillor Simon Geraghty.
Worcester Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 39.7 | 8,458 | -5.9% |
| Labour | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 41.7 | 29.1 | 6,196 | +0.3% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 13.0 | 2,764 | -2.4% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.6 | 2,461 | +11.6% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 751 | +1.9% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3.2 | 673 | -5.4% |

## Ward results

Battenhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Tibbutt | 1,015 | 57.0 |
| | Labour | Christopher Winwood | 374 | 21.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Griffiths | 220 | 12.4 |
| | Green | Ruth Stafford | 171 | 9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | 36.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,780 | 43.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Bedwardine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Barry Mackenzie-Williams | 1,203 | 51.9 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Barnes | 547 | 23.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vaughan Hencher | 315 | 13.6 |
| | Green | Janet Dyer | 252 | 10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 656 | 28.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,317 | 37.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Cathedral :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Riaz | 1,127 | 48.3 |
| | Labour | Matthew Lamb | 597 | 25.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain MacBriar | 329 | 14.1 |
| | Green | Martin Sullivan | 280 | 12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 530 | 22.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,333 | 35.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Claines :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Kear | 1,649 | 51.9 |
| | Conservative | Robert Campbell | 1,067 | 33.6 |
| | Labour | Colin Layland | 253 | 8.0 |
| | Green | Peter Robinson | 209 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 582 | 18.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,178 | 49.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Gorse Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Williams | 594 | 44.0 |
| | BNP | Martin Roberts | 331 | 24.5 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Hazelton | 200 | 14.8 |
| | Independent | Dennis Powell | 149 | 11.0 |
| | Green | Linda Smith | 76 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 263 | 19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,350 | 33.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Nunnery :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Patricia Agar | 711 | 32.5 |
| | Independent | Stanley Knowles | 524 | 24.0 |
| | BNP | Michael Peat | 420 | 19.2 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Turner | 364 | 16.7 |
| | Green | Alexander Gwinn | 167 | 7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | 8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,186 | 36.0 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |
Rainbow Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Denham | 515 | 48.7 |
| | Green | James Roberts | 332 | 31.4 |
| | Conservative | Wasib Shah | 211 | 19.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 17.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,058 | 25.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
St John :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Samuel Arnold | 878 | 49.3 |
| | Conservative | Melanie Heider | 537 | 30.2 |
| | Green | Clive Matthews | 365 | 20.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 341 | 19.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,780 | 30.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
St Peters Parish :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Frank Tarbuck | 856 | 59.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louis Stephen | 251 | 17.3 |
| | Labour | Richard Udall | 219 | 15.1 |
| | Green | Louise Diamond | 125 | 8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 637 | 41.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,451 | 34.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Warndon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Josephine Hodges | 498 | 53.1 |
| | Conservative | Colin Bruton | 270 | 28.8 |
| | Green | Catherine Wildish | 170 | 18.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 228 | 24.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 938 | 24.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Warndon Parish North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen Hodgson | 730 | 46.5 |
| | Labour | Marc Bayliss | 676 | 43.1 |
| | Green | Robert Wilkins | 163 | 10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54 | 3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,569 | 39.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Warndon Parish South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Roberts | 878 | 64.4 |
| | Labour | John Buckley | 334 | 24.5 |
| | Green | Olaf Twiehaus | 151 | 11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 544 | 39.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,363 | 34.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |