# 2006 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

The 2006 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 30
* Liberal Democrat 20
* Independent 3

## Campaigns

19 seats were due to be contested in the election but in Wellesbourne, independent Roger Wright did not face any opposition meaning that only 18 seats saw contests take place. Both the Conservatives, who were defending 11 seats, and the Liberal Democrats, who were defending 7, were hoping to make gains in the election, while the Labour party only put up 4 candidates in the election.
The Conservatives campaigned on pledges to take action over traffic congestion and to keep council tax levels low. However the Liberal Democrats said that big improvements in services were needed and that improving basic services should be put before any ambitious plans for the area.

## Election result

The results saw no seats change hands with the Conservatives remaining in control of the council as a result. Overall turnout in the election was 41.5%.
Stratford-on-Avon Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.9 | 52.5 | 12,906 | +2.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.8 | 39.6 | 9,738 | +0.4% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 985 | -2.2% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 817 | -1.4% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 121 | +0.5% |

## Ward results

Alcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Juned | 1,033 | 56.7 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | Paul Martin | 566 | 31.1 | −5.3 |
| | UKIP | Ronald Mole | 121 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| | Labour | John Ritchie | 102 | 5.6 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 467 | 25.6 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,822 | 39.2 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Bidford and Salford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daren Pemberton | 935 | 55.2 | +55.2 |
| | Conservative | John Brain | 758 | 44.8 | +44.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 177 | 10.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,693 | 32.8 | −3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Brailes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Seccombe | 544 | 55.1 | −17.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Cheney | 444 | 44.9 | +17.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 10.1 | −35.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 988 | 58.0 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Harbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Patrick | 936 | 58.0 | +10.4 |
| | Conservative | Martyn Allan | 677 | 42.0 | −10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | 16.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,613 | 43.2 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Henley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Laurence Marshall | 1,149 | 76.1 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Rolfe | 360 | 23.9 | −5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 789 | 52.3 | +11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,509 | 42.8 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kinwarton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynn Bowring | 392 | 53.3 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | Susan Adams | 344 | 46.7 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 | 6.5 | −7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 736 | 45.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Long Compton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Gray | 579 | 72.3 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Vial | 222 | 27.7 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 357 | 44.6 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 801 | 47.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Long Itchington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Stevens | 546 | 70.5 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Hill | 114 | 14.7 | +14.7 |
| | Labour | Carol Pratt | 114 | 14.7 | −13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | 55.8 | +11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 774 | 43.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Quinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Brain | 680 | 73.4 | +21.1 |
| | Independent | Reginald Clarke | 246 | 26.6 | +26.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 434 | 46.9 | +42.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 926 | 46.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sambourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leslie Topham | 478 | 73.8 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karyl Rees | 170 | 26.2 | −3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 308 | 47.5 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 648 | 45.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Snitterfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Hobbs | 686 | 78.4 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeanne Lowe | 189 | 21.6 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 497 | 56.8 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 875 | 46.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Southam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Akeister | 816 | 48.4 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | James Taylor | 471 | 28.0 | −10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Waller | 398 | 23.6 | +9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 345 | 20.5 | +11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,685 | 34.1 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stratford Alveston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stuart Beese | 1,167 | 52.0 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Crutchley | 1,077 | 48.0 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 4.0 | −9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,244 | 46.0 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stratford Avenue and New Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Beckett | 856 | 40.9 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Laura Main | 604 | 28.8 | −23.5 |
| | Independent | William Lowe | 504 | 24.1 | +24.1 |
| | Labour | Karen Parnell | 130 | 6.2 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 252 | 12.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,094 | 40.8 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Stratford Guild and Hathaway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Fradgley | 1,156 | 52.3 | +10.5 |
| | Conservative | Roy Donnelly | 818 | 37.0 | −12.9 |
| | Independent | Harry Cottam | 235 | 10.6 | +10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 338 | 15.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,209 | 39.4 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Studley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Wright | 1,033 | 58.2 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | William McCarthy | 742 | 41.8 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 16.4 | +7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,775 | 39.1 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Tanworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Dixon | 1,033 | 80.9 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Sutton | 244 | 19.1 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 789 | 61.8 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,277 | 41.2 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Vale of the Red Horse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gillian Roache | 719 | 80.1 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Honeychurch | 179 | 19.9 | −7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 540 | 60.1 | +14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 898 | 49.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wellesbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Roger Wright | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |