# 2006 Purbeck District Council election

Elections to Purbeck District Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 48.1%
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 14
* Liberal Democrat 8
* Independent 1
* Vacant 1

## Election result

Purbeck Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 6 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 66.7 | 54.0 | 5,350 | +4.8% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 35.1 | 3,480 | -1.9% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | +0.0% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.9 | 1,079 | +1.6% |
One Independent candidate was unopposed.

## Ward results

Bere Regis :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Peter Wharf | unopposed | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Creech Barrow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Cake | 487 | 69.5 | +18.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Critchley | 146 | 20.8 | −10.3 |
| | Labour | Jack Killingback | 68 | 9.7 | −8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 341 | 48.7 | +28.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 701 | 45.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Langton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Lovell | 485 | 71.9 | +18.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Fazekas | 130 | 19.3 | −21.8 |
| | Labour | Leigh van de Zande | 60 | 8.9 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 355 | 52.6 | +40.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 675 | 51.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lytchett Matravers :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Peacock | 796 | 51.9 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | Colin Gibb | 739 | 48.1 | −8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,535 | 52.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Purbeck West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Timothy Mills | 396 | 71.4 | +71.4 |
| | Labour | Jon Davey | 159 | 28.6 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 42.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 555 | 50.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Swanage North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gloria Marsh | 965 | 58.2 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Wootton | 537 | 32.4 | −1.1 |
| | Labour | Thomas Holmes | 157 | 9.5 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 428 | 25.8 | +4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,659 | 49.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Swanage South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gary Suttle | 894 | 46.0 | +10.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anita Chennell | 532 | 27.4 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | Cherry Bartlett | 516 | 26.6 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 362 | 18.6 | +13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,942 | 41.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wareham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Budd | 1,339 | 60.4 | +11.3 |
| | Conservative | Brian Jaeger | 879 | 39.6 | −11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 460 | 20.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,218 | 47.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Winfrith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keith Barnes | 505 | 80.9 | +23.6 |
| | Labour | Stephen Redmond | 119 | 19.1 | +19.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 386 | 61.8 | +47.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 624 | 47.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |