# 2006 Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council election

Elections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 33.3%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 26
* Conservative 15
* Liberal Democrat 2

## Results

Ellesmere Port and Neston Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 7 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 46.7 | 46.6 | 8,100 |
| Labour | 7 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 46.7 | 36.5 | 6,348 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 11.6 | 2,012 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 397 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 388 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 127 |

## Ward results

Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Diane Roberts | 603 | 60.5 |
| | Conservative | Anne Hughes | 228 | 22.9 |
| | BNP | Paul Molyneux | 166 | 16.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 375 | 37.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 997 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Ledsham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gareth Anderson | 865 | 53.3 |
| | Labour | George Foster | 474 | 29.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Handley | 284 | 17.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 391 | 24.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,623 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Neston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Judith Pugh | 504 | 49.5 |
| | Conservative | William Mealor | 388 | 38.1 |
| | Green | Nigel O'Brien | 127 | 12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,019 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Parkgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nils Anderson | 1,106 | 77.9 |
| | Labour | Louise Gittins | 313 | 22.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 793 | 55.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,419 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Pooltown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Robson | 346 | 45.5 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Hebson | 239 | 31.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marianne Wylie | 176 | 23.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 761 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Riverside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Marlow | 630 | 50.0 |
| | Conservative | Doreen Grey | 384 | 30.5 |
| | Labour | Robert McGuigan | 245 | 19.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | 19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,259 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Rossmore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Keith Butcher | 702 | 50.5 |
| | Conservative | Michael English | 687 | 49.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,389 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Stanlow and Wolverham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Wilson | 464 | 49.5 |
| | Independent | David Garroch | 307 | 32.7 |
| | Conservative | Karl Hardwick | 167 | 17.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 938 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Strawberry Fields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian Ormerod | 408 | 36.9 |
| | Labour | Abdul Jilani | 380 | 34.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hilary Chrusciezl | 319 | 28.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,107 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Sutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kimberley Anderson | 613 | 56.5 |
| | Labour | Tamara Hill | 472 | 43.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 141 | 13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,085 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Sutton Green and Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Susan Kettle | 711 | 71.4 |
| | Labour | Colin Cooper | 285 | 28.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 426 | 42.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 996 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Westminster (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Kenneth Spain | 435 |
| | Labour | James Murphy | 396 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Martin | 123 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maurice Brookes | 120 |
| | BNP | David Joines | 118 |
| | BNP | David Southgate | 113 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hughes | 101 |
| | Conservative | Terence Harvey | 99 |
| | Independent | Peter Dovaston | 81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,586 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Whitby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jeanette Starkey | 808 | 47.1 |
| | Labour | Thomas Callaghan | 549 | 32.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Robinson | 360 | 21.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | 15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,717 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Willaston and Thornton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hogg | 1,296 | 87.8 |
| | Labour | Ian Roscoe | 180 | 12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,116 | 75.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,476 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |