# 2006 Cheltenham Borough Council election

The 2006 Cheltenham Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. Half of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Liberal Democrat 17
* Conservative 17
* People Against Bureaucracy 5
* Labour 1

## Election result

Results of the election saw the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats end with 17 seats each. The Labour Party lost one of their two seats leaving the People Against Bureaucracy Action Group holding the balance of power. Overall turnout in the election was 36.32%.
After the election Conservative Duncan Smith took over as leader of the council, replacing Liberal Democrat Andrew McKinlay, after the Conservatives received the backing of the People Against Bureaucracy Action Group.
Cheltenham Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 10 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 50.0 | 40.8 | 12,714 | +6.3% |
| Conservative | 8 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 40.0 | 45.9 | 14,281 | +2.4% |
| PAB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 2,570 | -1.4% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4.4 | 1,360 | -4.1% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 141 | -0.9% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 70 | +0.2% |

## Ward results

All Saints :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Franklin* | 639 | 51.1 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | Susan McArdle | 469 | 37.5 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | Sandra Easton-Lawrence | 73 | 5.8 | −3.1 |
| | UKIP | Timothy Warry | 70 | 5.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 170 | 13.6 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,251 | 30.1 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Battledown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul McLain* | 1,032 | 68.3 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Wheeldon | 387 | 25.6 | −5.2 |
| | Labour | Catherine Mozeley | 92 | 6.1 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 645 | 42.7 | +12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,511 | 42.8 | −5.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Benhall and Reddings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Britter* | 971 | 52.8 | +12.5 |
| | Conservative | Michael D'Ambrosio | 810 | 44.0 | −9.4 |
| | Labour | Brian Hughes | 58 | 3.2 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 161 | 8.8 | −4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,839 | 45.8 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Charlton Kings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christine Ryder* | 1,113 | 58.8 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Harvey | 681 | 36.0 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | Neville Mozely | 99 | 5.2 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | 22.8 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,893 | 45.3 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Charlton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Penelope Hall | 1,236 | 64.1 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Dobie | 693 | 35.9 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 543 | 28.1 | −6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,929 | 48.6 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
College :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Garth Barnes* | 904 | 55.8 | +9.1 |
| | Conservative | Heather McLain | 715 | 44.2 | +6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 189 | 11.7 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,619 | 37.4 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Hesters Way :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lydia Bishop* | 846 | 66.4 | +22.3 |
| | Conservative | Philip Woolley | 331 | 26.0 | +7.4 |
| | Labour | Kevin Boyle | 97 | 7.6 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 515 | 40.4 | +25.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,274 | 28.3 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Lansdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Barbara Driver* | 880 | 68.2 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Pictor | 410 | 31.8 | +8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 470 | 36.4 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,290 | 29.7 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Leckhampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Buckland* | 1,258 | 60.5 | −9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Braunholtz | 823 | 39.5 | +15.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 435 | 20.9 | −25.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,081 | 51.4 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Oakley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Hay | 598 | 45.5 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | Martin Hale* | 478 | 36.4 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | Lawrence McArdle | 237 | 18.1 | −6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 9.1 | +8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,313 | 32.3 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Garnham* | 1,308 | 66.2 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernard Fisher | 668 | 33.8 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 640 | 32.4 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,976 | 40.5 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pittville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAB | Diane Hibbert* | 750 | 45.8 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rowena Hay** | 417 | 25.5 | +11.0 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Wilkins | 409 | 25.0 | −6.1 |
| | Labour | Frank Bench | 62 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 333 | 20.3 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,638 | 38.9 | −5.0 |
| | PAB hold | PAB hold | Swing | | |
Rowena Hay was a sitting councillor for Warden Hill.
Prestbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAB | Leslie Godwin* | 1,050 | 54.8 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | Eric Baylis | 642 | 33.5 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Brown | 225 | 11.7 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 408 | 21.3 | −4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,917 | 42.2 | −3.4 |
| | PAB hold | PAB hold | Swing | | |
Springbank :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Morris* | 687 | 61.9 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Sygerycz | 422 | 38.1 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 265 | 23.9 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,109 | 24.1 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Marks :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Holliday* | 681 | 54.2 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Rogers | 447 | 35.6 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | Clive Harriss | 129 | 10.3 | −7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 234 | 18.6 | +7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,257 | 28.2 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Pauls :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew McKinlay* | 424 | 51.2 | −12.4 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Anstey | 155 | 18.7 | +2.0 |
| | Independent | Diane Hayes | 141 | 17.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Jonquil Naish | 108 | 13.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 269 | 32.5 | −14.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 828 | 19.5 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St Peters :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Thornton* | 542 | 46.2 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | John Hopwood | 529 | 45.1 | +8.7 |
| | Labour | Robert Irons | 103 | 8.8 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 1.1 | −7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,174 | 25.4 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Swindon Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Massey | 687 | 47.7 | +9.8 |
| | PAB | Joanna McVeagh | 506 | 35.1 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative | Leon Mekitarian | 247 | 17.2 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 12.6 | +9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,440 | 32.1 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Up Hatherley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Hall | 873 | 44.7 | +9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Whyborn | 755 | 38.7 | +5.3 |
| | PAB | Martin Burford | 264 | 13.5 | −11.7 |
| | Labour | Gillian Howells | 61 | 3.1 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 118 | 6.0 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,953 | 46.6 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Warden Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Hutton | 1,168 | 63.3 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Dunne | 676 | 36.7 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 492 | 26.7 | +10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,844 | 42.7 | −7.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |