# 2006 Redditch Borough Council election

2006 elections to Redditch Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 14
* Conservative 11
* Liberal Democrat 3
* British National Party 1

## Election result

Redditch Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 5 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 50.0 | 34.3 | 6,449 | -4.7% |
| Conservative | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 40.0 | 40.2 | 7,564 | +2.6% |
| BNP | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 10.0 | 4.7 | 890 | +4.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.7 | 3,894 | -1.6% |

## Ward results

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin MacMillan | 578 | 34.7 | |
| | Labour | Alan Mason | 545 | 32.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Stanley | 543 | 32.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,666 | 42.0 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Astwood Bank & Feckenham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Chalk | 1,112 | 63.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Pollard | 337 | 19.1 | |
| | Labour | Robin King | 312 | 17.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 775 | 44.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,761 | 40.1 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Batchley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Betty Passingham | 787 | 43.5 | |
| | Conservative | Dawn Shanahan | 697 | 38.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Hennessey | 325 | 18.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,809 | 31.9 | +2.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Debbie Taylor | 832 | 49.4 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Swansborough | 606 | 36.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Isherwood | 247 | 14.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 226 | 13.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,685 | 39.5 | +0.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Church Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Hunt | 865 | 45.1 | |
| | Conservative | Jason Allbutt | 626 | 32.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Gee | 428 | 22.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 12.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,919 | 32.0 | −1.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Crabbs Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Smith | 1,014 | 61.6 | |
| | Labour | Richard Timney | 344 | 20.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Cummings | 288 | 17.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 670 | 40.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,646 | 37.9 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Greenlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Phiip Mould | 822 | 45.9 | |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Banks | 605 | 33.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Pitt | 365 | 20.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 217 | 12.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,792 | 30.1 | +1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Headless Cross & Oakenshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Boyd-Carpenter | 1,276 | 52.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Ashall | 682 | 27.8 | |
| | Labour | John Fisher | 494 | 20.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 594 | 24.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,452 | 36.7 | 0.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lodge Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Fry | 570 | 46.3 | |
| | Conservative | Gordon Craig | 437 | 35.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Webster | 225 | 18.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 10.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,232 | 34.1 | −1.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Winyates :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | David Enderby | 890 | 31.4 | |
| | Labour | Albert Wharrad | 878 | 31.0 | |
| | Conservative | Anita Clayton | 613 | 21.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Weston | 454 | 16.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,835 | 44.0 | +7.9 |
| | BNP gain from Labour | BNP gain from Labour | Swing | | |