# 2006 Chester City Council election

The 2006 Chester City Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

2006 Chester City Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 12 | 5 | 60.0 | 13 | 25 | 41.7 | 13,006 | 49.2 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 3 | 2 | 15.0 | 17 | 20 | 33.3 | 6,043 | 22.9 | –9.8 |
| | Labour | 5 | 3 | 25.0 | 9 | 14 | 23.3 | 6,470 | 24.5 | –1.7 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 168 | 0.6 | –0.5 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 428 | 1.6 | +1.1 |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 303 | 1.1 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Norman Stainthorp | 714 | 53.5 | –4.4 |
| | Conservative | Charles Isaac | 391 | 29.3 | +4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Simpson | 230 | 17.2 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | 24.2 | –8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,335 | 24.1 | –12.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,577 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.3 | |

### Blacon Lodge

Blacon Lodge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marie Nelson* | 565 | 58.0 | –0.8 |
| | Conservative | Colin McAlister | 281 | 28.9 | +4.8 |
| | UKIP | Allan Waddell | 128 | 13.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 284 | 29.2 | –5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 974 | 25.2 | –12.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,912 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.8 | |

### Boughton

Boughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Atkinson | 492 | 43.4 | –9.4 |
| | Conservative | Sharon Tyrrell | 436 | 38.4 | +9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanne Crotty | 206 | 18.2 | +7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | 4.9 | –19.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,134 | 36.8 | –5.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,098 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.6 | |

### Christleton

Christleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brain Bailey* | 882 | 61.0 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Beith | 202 | 14.0 | –16.6 |
| | Labour | Stephen Davies | 193 | 13.4 | ±0.0 |
| | Independent | Brian Goodall | 168 | 11.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 680 | 47.1 | +21.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,445 | 43.7 | +7.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,354 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.8 | |

### City & St. Annes

City & St. Annes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gwyneth Cooper* | 457 | 45.6 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | Mark Williams | 427 | 42.6 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Jordan | 85 | 8.5 | –12.3 |
| | UKIP | Roger Croston | 33 | 3.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,002 | 36.2 | –3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,785 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.4 | |

### College

College :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sandra Rudd* | 394 | 34.7 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Hodd | 316 | 27.8 | –5.1 |
| | Conservative | Olya Rose | 287 | 25.3 | –2.7 |
| | Green | Adrian Carr | 138 | 12.2 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 6.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,135 | 23.3 | –10.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,905 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.9 | |

### Curzon & Westminster

Curzon & Westminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Max Drury | 1,047 | 62.8 | –2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Allan Stobie | 297 | 17.8 | +0.9 |
| | Labour | Philip Tate | 247 | 14.8 | –3.4 |
| | UKIP | John Moore | 76 | 4.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 750 | 45.0 | –1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,667 | 50.5 | +8.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,348 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.5 | |

### Elton

Elton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Langdon | 544 | 52.5 | +14.3 |
| | Labour | Mark Peterson* | 492 | 47.5 | –14.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,036 | 30.8 | –8.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,402 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 14.3 | |

### Handbridge & St. Marys

Handbridge & St. Marys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Razia Daniels | 992 | 57.4 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | Alexandra Tate | 474 | 27.4 | –9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Jones | 195 | 11.3 | –0.3 |
| | UKIP | David Scott | 66 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 518 | 30.0 | +14.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,727 | 51.8 | –10.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,355 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 7.3 | |

### Hoole All Saints

Hoole All Saints :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Thompson* | 473 | 54.9 | –4.9 |
| | Conservative | Peter Fabian | 159 | 18.4 | +9.8 |
| | Labour | Hilary Harrison | 133 | 15.4 | –6.9 |
| | Green | Janet Dutton | 97 | 11.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 314 | 36.4 | –1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 862 | 33.0 | +2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,612 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 7.4 | |

### Kelsall

Kelsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Garman | 809 | 49.2 | –2.8 |
| | Conservative | Hugo Deynam | 749 | 45.6 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | Ian Irving | 86 | 5.2 | –0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 3.6 | –6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,644 | 57.6 | +5.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,868 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.1 | |

### Lache Park

Lache Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Harada | 866 | 53.5 | +29.5 |
| | Labour | Jane Mercer* | 589 | 36.4 | –6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Taylor | 165 | 10.2 | –4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 277 | 17.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,620 | 34.6 | –10.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,695 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 18.0 | |

### Mollington

Mollington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Crowe | 512 | 75.6 | –3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanna Pemberton | 105 | 15.5 | +6.6 |
| | Labour | Anthony Mills | 60 | 8.9 | –3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 407 | 60.1 | –7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 677 | 43.8 | +5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,549 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.1 | |

### Newton St. Michaels

Newton St. Michaels :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marigold Roy | 518 | 42.0 | +20.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Woodcock | 396 | 32.1 | –10.0 |
| | Labour | John Fetherston | 232 | 18.8 | –17.8 |
| | Green | Diana Wilderspin-Jones | 87 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 9.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,233 | 46.5 | –5.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,671 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 15.4 | |

### Saughall

Saughall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Storrar* | 759 | 67.6 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | Thomas Andrews | 227 | 20.2 | –1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Falconer | 136 | 12.1 | –3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 532 | 47.4 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,122 | 39.2 | –13.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,872 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.5 | |

### Tarvin

Tarvin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Plenderleath* | 878 | 64.3 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Hassett | 302 | 22.1 | –1.9 |
| | Labour | Anthony Pegrum | 185 | 13.6 | –2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 576 | 42.2 | +6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,365 | 41.4 | –14.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,305 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 3.3 | |

### Tilston

Tilston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Neil Ritchie* | 630 | 84.7 | –3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vera Roberts | 71 | 9.5 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | John Vernon | 43 | 5.8 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 559 | 75.1 | –5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 744 | 45.1 | +1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,654 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.8 | |

### Upton Grange

Upton Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jill Houlbrook | 1,154 | 50.4 | +14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Main | 918 | 40.1 | –7.4 |
| | Labour | Branda Southward | 217 | 9.5 | –6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 236 | 10.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,289 | 45.1 | –4.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,099 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 10.7 | |

### Upton Westlea

Upton Westlea :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Caroline Mosley* | 667 | 45.8 | –2.1 |
| | Labour | James Woodburn | 482 | 33.1 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Capstick | 202 | 13.9 | –7.0 |
| | Green | Malcolm Barker | 106 | 7.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 | 12.7 | –4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,457 | 48.2 | –5.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,044 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.0 | |

### Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Holding* | 935 | 47.9 | –8.0 |
| | Conservative | Peter Dutton | 827 | 42.4 | +12.8 |
| | Labour | Sara Barnsley | 188 | 9.6 | –4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 108 | 5.5 | –20.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,950 | 43.7 | –9.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,477 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 10.4 | |