# 2006 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. 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:
* Liberal Democrat 26
* Labour 21
* Conservative 19

## Election result

Sefton local election result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43.5 | 35.7 | 24,029 | +1.4% |
| Labour | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30.4 | 24.9 | 16,775 | -3.5% |
| Conservative | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26.1 | 31.0 | 20,860 | +2.8% |
| Southport Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 3,222 | -2.4% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 945 | +0.8% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 572 | +0.9% |
| Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 338 | -0.3% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 300 | -0.1% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 242 | +0.4% |

## Ward results

Ainsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Bigley | 2,306 | 57.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernard Blaney | 984 | 24.6 | |
| | Southport Party | Stuart Elliott | 289 | 7.2 | |
| | Labour | Frank Warner | 236 | 5.9 | |
| | UKIP | John Leech | 192 | 4.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,322 | 32.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,007 | 40.8 | −12.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Birkdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Brodie-Brownie | 1,681 | 49.0 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Beechey | 994 | 29.0 | |
| | Southport Party | Terry Durrance | 514 | 15.0 | |
| | Labour | Frank Robinson | 239 | 7.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 687 | 20.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,428 | 34.8 | −10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Blundellsands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Roberts | 1,852 | 57.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Maxwell | 726 | 22.4 | |
| | Labour | Constance McCarthy | 656 | 20.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,126 | 34.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,234 | 36.7 | −13.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cambridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan McGuire | 1,692 | 42.4 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Price | 1,470 | 36.8 | |
| | Southport Party | James Ford | 630 | 15.8 | |
| | Labour | Muriel Langley | 198 | 5.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 222 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,990 | 41.9 | −11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Daren Veidman | 1,028 | 41.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Tonkiss | 612 | 24.5 | |
| | Independent | Philip Coppell | 572 | 22.9 | |
| | Conservative | Antonio Spatuzzi | 286 | 11.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 416 | 16.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,498 | 27.8 | −14.9 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James McGinnity | 1,197 | 62.2 | |
| | UKIP | Paul Nuttall | 403 | 21.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Harrison | 205 | 10.7 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Parry | 118 | 6.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 794 | 41.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,923 | 20.9 | −12.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Dukes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ronald Watson | 1,620 | 49.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Hamilton | 885 | 26.8 | |
| | Southport Party | Harry Forster | 531 | 16.1 | |
| | Labour | Catherine Cookson | 263 | 8.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 735 | 22.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,299 | 33.2 | −13.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ian Moncur | 1,449 | 68.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicola Smith | 383 | 18.1 | |
| | Conservative | Jessamine Hounslea | 286 | 13.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,066 | 50.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,118 | 22.5 | −14.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Harington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Storey | 2,223 | 61.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Druscilla Haydon | 804 | 22.2 | |
| | Labour | Maurice Newton | 594 | 16.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,419 | 39.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,621 | 37.1 | −15.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frederick Weavers | 1,346 | 47.3 | |
| | Conservative | Terence Jones | 649 | 22.8 | |
| | Southport Party | John Lee | 475 | 16.7 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Jowett | 227 | 8.0 | |
| | UKIP | Valerie Pollard | 149 | 5.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 697 | 24.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,846 | 30.3 | −12.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Linacre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gordon Friel | 1,130 | 71.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Gibson | 453 | 28.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 677 | 42.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,583 | 18.6 | −9.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Litherland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Darren Hardy | 1,110 | 65.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Milne | 321 | 19.0 | |
| | Conservative | Douglas Ward | 260 | 15.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 789 | 46.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,691 | 19.3 | −12.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Debi Jones | 1,795 | 49.8 | |
| | Labour | Caroline Hayes | 1,266 | 35.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Nolan | 547 | 15.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 529 | 14.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,608 | 36.2 | −10.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Meols :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Rimmer | 1,771 | 50.0 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Swift | 1,103 | 31.1 | |
| | Southport Party | Margaret Brown | 473 | 13.4 | |
| | Labour | Mary Stoker | 194 | 5.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 668 | 18.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,541 | 36.0 | −15.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Molyneux :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Colbert | 1,665 | 56.3 | |
| | Labour | Susan Hanley | 747 | 25.3 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Papworth | 545 | 18.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 918 | 31.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,957 | 29.2 | −13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Netherton and Orrell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ian Maher | 1,149 | 54.9 | |
| | Socialist Alternative | Peter Glover | 338 | 16.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Crossey | 253 | 12.1 | |
| | UKIP | Patricia Gaskell | 201 | 9.6 | |
| | Conservative | Hilary Bowden | 151 | 7.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 811 | 38.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,092 | 23.0 | −14.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Sumner | 1,533 | 45.7 | |
| | Conservative | Phillip Rodwell | 852 | 25.4 | |
| | Labour | Michael Nolan | 358 | 10.7 | |
| | Southport Party | Richard Chapman | 310 | 9.2 | |
| | BNP | Michael McDermott | 300 | 8.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 681 | 20.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,353 | 32.8 | −10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Blackburn | 1,705 | 53.2 | |
| | Conservative | William McIvor | 729 | 22.8 | |
| | Labour | Gwendolyn Kermode | 526 | 16.4 | |
| | Green | Martin Owen | 242 | 7.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 976 | 30.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,202 | 32.5 | −13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Ravenmeols :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Vincent Platt | 1,822 | 54.1 | |
| | Labour | Paul Flodman | 907 | 26.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Trollope | 639 | 19.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 915 | 27.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,368 | 35.5 | −13.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Oswald :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Dowd | 1,376 | 72.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Hough | 518 | 27.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 858 | 45.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,894 | 21.1 | −13.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Sudell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Connell | 1,539 | 49.0 | |
| | Conservative | Josephine Healy | 862 | 27.4 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Kermode | 743 | 23.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 677 | 11.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,144 | 31.0 | −15.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Victoria (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Tonkiss | 2,049 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Hough | 1,718 |
| | Labour | Giles Blundell | 1,182 |
| | Conservative | Simon Jamieson | 543 |
| | Conservative | Anthony West | 394 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,886 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |