# 2006 Hart District Council election

The 2006 Hart Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Hart District Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 16
* Liberal Democrat 12
* Community Campaign (Hart) 5
* Independent 2

## Election result

The results saw 2 seats change hands with the Community Campaign (Hart) (CCH) group winning them both. One gain saw the Conservatives lose the seat of Church Crookham East, which Peter Hutcheson had held for the Conservatives for over 20 years, to the CCH. The other gain saw the CCH win Crondall by 2 votes over the Conservatives, gaining the seat which had formerly been held by Independent Norman Lambert. Lambert had resigned from the Conservative group in 2005 after admitting making false claims for council tax and housing benefit. The changes meant that the Conservatives remained the largest party on the council with 16 seats but were vulnerable to a coalition among the other groups. Overall turnout in the election was 39.35%.
Following the election the Conservative administration of the council, which had run the council for the previous 8 years, was voted out. They were replaced by a new Coalition Political Group, which was formed by the 12 Liberal Democrats, 5 Community Campaign (Hart) councillors and 1 of the 2 Independents, Denis Gotel. The leader of the Liberal Democrat group on the council, David Neighbour, became leader of the new group and the new leader of the council.
Hart Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 6 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 46.2 | 42.9 | 8,158 | -2.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.4 | 26.5 | 5,025 | -4.8% |
| CCH | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 23.1 | 15.6 | 2,967 | +0.6% |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 15.4 | 9.4 | 1,788 | +4.0% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 418 | +0.7% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 323 | +1.7% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 318 | +0.6% |

## Ward results
### Church Crookham East

Church Crookham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCH | Gillian Butler | 887 | 54.8 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Butler | 643 | 39.7 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | Sarah Snape | 88 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | 15.1 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,618 | 43.4 | −0.3 |
| | CCH gain from Conservative | CCH gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Church Crookham West

Church Crookham West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCH | Simon Ambler | 1,001 | 69.2 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | Michael Hall | 396 | 27.4 | −9.0 |
| | Labour | Mitchell Wensley | 50 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 605 | 41.8 | +14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,447 | 38.8 | +2.8 |
| | CCH hold | CCH hold | Swing | | |

### Crondall

Crondall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCH | John Bennison | 590 | 50.1 | +19.9 |
| | Conservative | David Evans | 588 | 49.9 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,178 | 40.3 | −4.5 |
| | CCH gain from Conservative | CCH gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Fleet Central

Fleet Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Denis Gotel | 726 | 47.6 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative | Virginia Heffernan | 702 | 46.0 | −6.1 |
| | Labour | John Davies | 97 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,525 | 37.7 | −1.7 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Fleet North

Fleet North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Parker | 850 | 55.8 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maria Van Dolen | 672 | 44.2 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 178 | 11.7 | +9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,522 | 34.2 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Fleet Pondtail

Fleet Pondtail :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sharyn Wheale | 912 | 46.9 | +15.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Fisher | 836 | 43.0 | −25.5 |
| | Independent | David Green | 160 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| | Labour | Sheila Stone | 37 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,945 | 54.1 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Fleet West

Fleet West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Appleton | 782 | | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Davies | 623 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Griffin | 525 | | |
| | CCH | Peter Keep | 489 | | |
| | Green | Maria Keith | 232 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,651 | 39.1 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Frogmore and Darby Green

Frogmore and Darby Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Harward | 992 | 70.7 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Milton-Tomkins | 326 | 23.2 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | Joyce Still | 85 | 6.1 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 666 | 47.5 | +11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,403 | 35.0 | +11.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Hartley Wintney

Hartley Wintney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Susan Band | 902 | 54.4 | +54.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicola Dommett | 438 | 26.4 | +2.1 |
| | BNP | Roger Robertson | 318 | 19.2 | +19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 464 | 28.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,658 | 44.2 | +13.9 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Hook

Hook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Glen | 1,448 | 73.4 | +16.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Robinson | 526 | 26.6 | −7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 922 | 46.7 | +24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,974 | 34.2 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Long Sutton

Long Sutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sarah Wallis | 452 | 71.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Carter | 92 | 14.5 |
| | Green | Lars Mosesson | 91 | 14.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 360 | 56.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 635 | 36.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Yateley North

Yateley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Ive | 944 | 65.5 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | Edward Dawson | 436 | 30.3 | −3.6 |
| | Labour | Mary Jenkins | 61 | 4.2 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 508 | 35.3 | +8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,441 | 38.1 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |