# 2006 Halton Borough Council election

The 2006 Halton Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Halton Unitary Council in Cheshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 35
* Liberal Democrat 13
* Conservative 8

## Campaign

18 seats were contested in the election with only Beechwood, Daresbury and Windmill Hill wards not having elections. Labour were defending 12 of the seats, including the seat of the current mayor Peter Lloyd-Jones, and needed to keep 7 to retain control of the council. In total there were 56 candidates, 18 each from Labour and the Conservatives, 11 Liberal Democrats, 4 Green Party, 2 Citizens Party of Halton, 2 independents and 1 from the British National Party.
Labour defended their record in control of the council saying that they had the third lowest council tax rate in North West England and were regenerating the area.

## Results

The results saw Labour retain control of the council after holding 11 of the 12 seats they had been defending and gaining one from the Liberal Democrats. However the Labour mayor, Peter Lloyd-Jones, lost his seat to the Conservatives in Ditton ward by 29 votes. Lloyd-Jones considered making a legal challenge to the results as exactly 29 ballots had been spoiled and he said there were "irregularities at the opening of the Hale Bank polling station". Overall turnout in the election was 26.02%.
Halton Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | 46.1 | 9,914 | -9.2 |
| Conservative | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 16.7 | 26.8 | 5,753 | +7.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 16.7 | 20.7 | 4,448 | +1.4 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 778 | +1.1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 278 | +0.7 |
| Citizens Party of Halton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 173 | -1.2 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 160 | 0.0 |

## Ward results

Appleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Susan Edge | 688 | 67.5 |
| | Conservative | Duncan Harper | 331 | 32.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 357 | 35.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,019 | 21.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Birchfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Swift | 721 | 55.3 |
| | Labour | John Fahey | 422 | 32.4 |
| | BNP | Andrew Taylor | 160 | 12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 299 | 22.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,303 | 29.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Broadheath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Keith Morley | 758 | 64.9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Murray | 410 | 35.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 348 | 29.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,168 | 24.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Castlefields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ellen Cargill | 448 | 38.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Blackmore | 332 | 28.5 |
| | Independent | Jimmy Tang | 156 | 13.4 |
| | Independent | George Grimes | 122 | 10.5 |
| | Conservative | Terence McDermott | 105 | 9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,163 | 25.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Ditton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Colin Rowan | 722 | 51.0 |
| | Labour | Peter Jones | 693 | 49.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,415 | 27.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Farnworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Phillip Drakeley | 919 | 54.7 |
| | Labour | Margaret Fahey | 458 | 27.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Curzon | 187 | 11.1 |
| | Green | Teresa Miller | 116 | 6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 461 | 27.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,680 | 32.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mark Dennett | 563 | 48.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shahram Mesdaghi | 335 | 29.1 |
| | Conservative | William Dowdle | 254 | 22.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 228 | 19.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,152 | 23.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Hale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Wharton | 587 | 78.2 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | Suzannah Swift | 164 | 21.8 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 423 | 56.4 | +9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 751 | 48.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Halton Brook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Stockton | 538 | 50.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dianne Higginson | 401 | 37.3 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Parkinson | 135 | 12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 137 | 12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,074 | 22.6 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Halton Lea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alan Lowe | 524 | 53.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Clein | 293 | 29.7 |
| | Conservative | Phillip Harper | 97 | 9.8 |
| | Citizens Party of Halton | Damian Matthews | 71 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 231 | 23.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 985 | 21.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Halton View :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Thomas McInerney | 714 | 42.1 |
| | Green | Derek Mellor | 428 | 25.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Damian Curzon | 297 | 17.5 |
| | Conservative | Denis Thomas | 256 | 15.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 286 | 16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,695 | 32.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Rowe | 901 | 55.0 |
| | Conservative | Marjorie Bradshaw | 483 | 29.5 |
| | Labour | Christopher Loftus | 255 | 15.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 418 | 25.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,639 | 35.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Hough Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Phillip Harris | 760 | 64.3 |
| | Conservative | Peter Browne | 422 | 35.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 338 | 28.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,182 | 22.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Kingsway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Francis Fraser | 636 | 65.7 |
| | Conservative | Frank Lloyd | 208 | 21.5 |
| | Green | Dashmesh Shergill | 124 | 12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 428 | 44.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 968 | 20.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Mersey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Higginson | 590 | 46.6 |
| | Labour | Nortman Plumpton | 486 | 38.4 |
| | Conservative | Maureen Forsyth | 190 | 15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,266 | 26.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Norton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phillip Worrall | 706 | 51.6 |
| | Labour | Joan Lowe | 390 | 28.5 |
| | Conservative | Mary Taylor | 163 | 11.9 |
| | Green | Michael Davies | 110 | 8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 316 | 23.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,369 | 28.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Norton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Martha Jones | 535 | 57.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jaynes Worrall | 208 | 22.2 |
| | Citizens Party of Halton | Joseph Glover | 102 | 10.9 |
| | Conservative | Phillip Balmer | 94 | 10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 327 | 34.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 939 | 19.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Riverside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Pamela Wallace | 459 | 62.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Meara | 198 | 26.9 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Hill | 79 | 10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | 35.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 736 | 21.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |