# 2006 Macclesfield Borough Council election

Elections to Macclesfield Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election. In addition there was a by-election for the High Legh ward on the same day, where Charles Oulton (Conservative) was elected unopposed. The Conservative Party kept overall control of the council with a majority of 12 seats. Overall turnout was 34.2%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 36
* Liberal Democrat 13
* Labour 6
* Handforth Ratepayers 3
* Independents 2

## Results

Macclesfield Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 56.3 | 14,807 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 14.7 | 3,874 |
| Labour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 18.8 | 4,957 |
| Handforth Ratepayers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 978 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 855 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 842 |

## Ward results

Alderley Edge ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Francis Keegan | 921 | 54.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Craig Browne | 756 | 45.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,677 | 42.60 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Disley and Lyme Handley ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Diana Thompson | 932 | 54.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ernest Acaster | 642 | 37.8 |
| | Labour | Catherine Birchall | 124 | 7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 290 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,698 | 46.08 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Handforth ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Handforth Ratepayers | Barry Burkhill | 978 | 43.2 |
| | Conservative | Roderick Menlove | 977 | 43.1 |
| | Labour | Anthony Sutherland | 311 | 13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,266 | 36.27 |
| | Handforth Ratepayers hold | Handforth Ratepayers hold | Swing | |
Henbury ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James 'David' Williams | 720 | 85.7 |
| | Labour | Margaret Readman | 120 | 14.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 600 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 840 | 43.85 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Knutsford Over ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony Ranfield | 712 | 57.6 |
| | Labour | Brian Daulby | 303 | 24.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Barlow | 221 | 17.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 409 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,236 | 31.25 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Macclesfield Bollinbrook ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Narraway | 623 | 43.6 |
| | Conservative | Karen Miles | 599 | 41.9 |
| | Labour | Julie Alexander | 206 | 14.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,428 | 32.06 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Macclesfield Broken Cross ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Goddard | 514 | 43.6 |
| | Conservative | Martin Hardy | 500 | 42.4 |
| | Labour | David Pemberton | 165 | 14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,179 | 28.21 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Macclesfield Central ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Watson | 462 | 42.9 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Stratford | 333 | 30.9 |
| | Green | Dougal Hare | 281 | 26.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,076 | 24.48 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Macclesfield East ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Neilson | 663 | 42.5 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Davies | 556 | 35.6 |
| | Labour | Simon Truss | 214 | 13.7 |
| | Green | Belinda Jane | 127 | 8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,560 | 37.43 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Macclesfield Hurdsfield ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Burton | 455 | 53.0 |
| | Labour | Jason Wood | 211 | 24.6 |
| | Conservative | Eileen Talbot | 192 | 22.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 858 | 25.37 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Macclesfield Ivy ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Knowles | 1,059 | 75.1 |
| | Labour | James Worth | 352 | 24.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 707 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,411 | 34.89 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Macclesfield Ryles ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Maureen Radford | 397 | 65.0 |
| | Labour | David Reed | 214 | 35.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 611 | 31.14 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Macclesfield South ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gillian Boston | 417 | 44.6 |
| | Conservative | Lesley Smetham | 352 | 37.7 |
| | Green | Stephen Flinn | 165 | 17.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 934 | 22.68 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Macclesfield Tytherington ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Brendan Murphy | 842 | 45.3 |
| | Conservative | Helena 'Jane' Naumkin | 780 | 42.0 |
| | Labour | Harold Stedman | 130 | 7.0 |
| | Green | Richard Purslow | 105 | 5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,857 | 40.36 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Macclesfield West ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Karen Whittle | 544 | 58.6 |
| | Conservative | Cheryl Evans | 385 | 41.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 929 | 24.62 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Poynton Central ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Howard Murray | 1,366 | 76.9 |
| | Labour | Judith Elderkin | 411 | 23.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 955 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,777 | 31.76 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Poynton West ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Robbie | 1,129 | 77.8 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Middleton | 322 | 22.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 807 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,451 | 33.52 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Prestbury ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thelma Jackson | 1,495 | 92.1 |
| | Labour | David Jackson | 129 | 7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,366 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,624 | 38.76 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Rainow ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Harold Davenport | 720 | 70.1 |
| | Green | John Knight | 177 | 17.2 |
| | Labour | David Brown | 130 | 12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 543 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,027 | 48.37 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Sutton ward results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Hilda Gaddum | 682 | 78.0 |
| | Labour | John Evans | 192 | 22.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 490 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 874 | 47.07 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| Preceded by 2004 Macclesfield Council election | Macclesfield local elections | Succeeded by 2007 Macclesfield Council election |