# 2006 Hyndburn Borough Council election

Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. Two seats had been lost to Labour in by elections in 2005 (Rishton and Overton) but both these were won back at this election. However the Conservatives did lose one seat to Labour, Immanuel Ward reducing their majority to 19. (18+2-1=19)
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 19
* Labour 15
* Independent 1

## Election result

Hyndburn Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 6 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 54.5 | 49.8 | 7,566 | +7.0% |
| Conservative | 4 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 36.4 | 45.3 | 6,880 | -2.9% |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 9.1 | 3.6 | 553 | +2.2% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 188 | -3.6% |

## Ward results

Clayton-le-Moors :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Nicholas Collingridge | 553 | 40.0 | +40.0 |
| | Labour | Tim O'Kane | 459 | 33.2 | −13.2 |
| | Conservative | Philip Storey | 369 | 26.7 | −26.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,381 | 39.6 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Huncoat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Gott | 593 | 54.1 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Pratt | 503 | 45.9 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 8.2 | −7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,096 | 33.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Immanuel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Colette McCormack | 640 | 51.2 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Hayes | 611 | 48.8 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,251 | 36.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Milnshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clare Pritchard | 719 | 56.8 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | Stanley Horne | 546 | 43.2 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | 13.6 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,265 | 37.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Netherton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammed Rahman | 780 | 57.1 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Baron | 585 | 42.9 | −9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | 14.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,365 | 41.6 | −2.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Susan Shorrocks had won the seat for Labour from the Conservatives 30 June 2005 after the resignation of Wyn Frankland. The Conservatives won it back at this election.
Overton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roy Atkinson | 956 | 53.8 | −1.3 |
| | Labour | Rob Kearney | 822 | 46.2 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | 7.6 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,778 | 36.0 | −8.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Peel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bernard Dawson | 514 | 67.4 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | Derek Wolstenholme | 249 | 32.6 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 265 | 34.8 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 763 | 24.5 | −9.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Claire Hamilton had won the seat for Labour from the Conservatives 17 March 2005 following the death of June Butler. The Conservatives won it back at this election.
Rishton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jennet Liddle | 1,022 | 51.2 | −8.3 |
| | Labour | Claire Hamilton | 975 | 48.8 | +8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 2.4 | −16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,997 | 39.7 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Andrew's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Britcliffe | 704 | 49.1 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | Gayle Knight | 542 | 37.8 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Greene | 188 | 13.1 | −10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162 | 11.3 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,434 | 43.7 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Oswald's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Doug Hayes | 997 | 59.3 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | William Pinder | 684 | 40.7 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 313 | 18.6 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,681 | 33.3 | −8.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Spring Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pam Barton | 838 | 71.3 | +21.1 |
| | Conservative | Imran Arif | 338 | 28.7 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 500 | 42.6 | +24.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,176 | 33.9 | −9.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |