# 2006 Derby City Council election

The 2006 Derby City Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party lost their majority on the council to no overall control.
The Labour party had regained a majority of one on the council after a gain from the Liberal Democrats in a July 2005 by-election in Abbey ward. However they were expected to lose control of the council in the 2006 election. The campaign saw controversy over the Conservative candidate for Sinfin ward, Randeep Kaur Samra, who was under the legal age of 21 for standing in the election, leading to other political parties demanding an apology from the Conservatives.
The results saw the Liberal Democrats gain three seats from Labour to deprive them of their majority, although Labour gained one seat from the Conservatives. Overall turnout was 35.2% and talks followed the election to decide who would run the council. These resulted in an agreement between Labour and the Conservatives, which meant Labour would continue to form the administration but with the Conservatives taking 3 of the 10 seats in the cabinet.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 24
* Liberal Democrat 15
* Conservative 11
* Independent 1

## Election result

2006 Derby Local Election Result :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 41.2 | 34.3 | 20,512 |
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41.2 | 29.9 | 17,867 |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17.6 | 32.0 | 19,143 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 2.0 | 1,173 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1.7 | 1,041 |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deirdre Mitchell | 1,365 | 45.8 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | Samuel Greer | 1,134 | 38.0 | +9.3 |
| | Conservative | Robin Wood | 299 | 10.0 | −2.4 |
| | Green | Stephen Shelton | 184 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 231 | 7.8 | −5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,982 | 26.7 | −15.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Allestree

Allestree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roy Webb | 3,228 | 65.2 | +19.8 |
| | Labour | Margot Keats | 962 | 19.4 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Jackson | 763 | 15.4 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,266 | 45.8 | +20.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,953 | 46.3 | −14.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Alvaston

Alvaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Ginns | 1,455 | 43.2 | +28.1 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Bayliss | 1,226 | 36.4 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | Simon Hart | 486 | 14.4 | −2.8 |
| | Green | Jean MacDonald | 201 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,368 | 31.9 | −9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Arboretum

Arboretum :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rehmet Kham | 1,454 | 42.9 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | Abdul Rehman | 1,394 | 41.1 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Yaqub | 540 | 15.9 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,388 | 35.4 | −14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Blagreaves

Blagreaves :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Skelton | 2,085 | 48.5 | −6.6 |
| | Labour | Bhagat Shanker | 1,283 | 29.9 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | David Greenway | 724 | 16.8 | −1.4 |
| | Green | Clare Shelton | 206 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 802 | 18.6 | −9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,298 | 45.0 | −7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Boulton

Boulton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ranjit Banwait | 1,536 | 46.2 | |
| | Independent | Brenda Longworth | 729 | 21.9 | |
| | Conservative | Adam Thomas | 699 | 21.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Grahame Elson | 364 | 10.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 807 | 24.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,328 | 33.6 | −12.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chaddesden

Chaddesden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sara Bolton | 1,541 | 46.8 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | Alan Grimadell | 1,273 | 38.7 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Batey | 477 | 14.5 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 268 | 8.1 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,291 | 33.8 | −14.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chellaston

Chellaston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Ingall | 1,717 | 45.6 | +4.3 |
| | Conservative | Paul Willitts | 1,709 | 45.4 | +16.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Banks | 338 | 9.0 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 0.2 | −12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,764 | 37.3 | −13.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Darley

Darley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Harbon | 1,393 | 36.4 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | Martin Repton | 1,250 | 32.7 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hill | 831 | 21.7 | −8.5 |
| | Green | Jane Temple | 348 | 9.1 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | 3.7 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,822 | 41.2 | −7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Derwent

Derwent :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Roberts | 1,179 | 48.0 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | Franklyn Harwood | 677 | 27.6 | −3.6 |
| | Independent | William Wright | 312 | 12.7 | +12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Goacher | 288 | 11.7 | −7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 502 | 20.4 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,456 | 17.5 | −24.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Littleover

Littleover :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucy Care | 2,603 | 61.3 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Terry Boston | 1,057 | 24.9 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Jogindar Johal | 586 | 13.8 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,546 | 36.4 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,246 | 43.8 | −7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Mackworth

Mackworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Raymond Baxter | 1,331 | 49.8 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Williams | 737 | 27.6 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorraine Brown | 606 | 22.7 | −9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 594 | 22.2 | +11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,674 | 29.4 | −12.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Mickleover

Mickleover :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marilyn Winter | 2,421 | 47.9 | −11.0 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Holmes | 2,022 | 40.0 | +11.8 |
| | Labour | Clair Hinson | 613 | 12.1 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 399 | 7.9 | −22.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,056 | 45.9 | −10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Normanton

Normanton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chris Williamson | 1,657 | 53.5 | +20.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harjinder Naitta | 839 | 27.1 | +8.1 |
| | Conservative | Masadiq Hussain | 601 | 19.4 | +10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 818 | 26.4 | +12.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,097 | 31.6 | −21.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Oakwood

Oakwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pauline Latham | 1,753 | 56.8 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | Phillip Woodhead | 780 | 25.3 | −7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Asburner | 317 | 10.3 | −7.2 |
| | Green | Henrik Skov | 234 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 973 | 31.5 | +14.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,084 | 31.0 | −16.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Sinfin

Sinfin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robin Turner | 1,295 | 58.7 | +13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leigh Alcock | 549 | 24.9 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative | Randeep Samra | 362 | 16.4 | −7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 746 | 33.8 | +19.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,206 | 24.6 | −12.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Spondon

Spondon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Poulter | 2,145 | 57.6 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | Richard Morgan | 1,028 | 27.6 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Peat | 550 | 14.8 | −6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,117 | 30.0 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,723 | 39.9 | −12.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |