# 2006 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2006 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, 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 34
* Labour 19
* Liberal Democrat 6
* Independent 1

## Election result

The results saw the Conservatives retain control of the council with 34 councillors, but they lost 2 seats to Labour who moved to 19 seats. The Liberal Democrats remained on 6 seats and there remained one independent councillor.
Walsall Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 10 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 50.0 | 39.3 | 25,796 | -1.9% |
| Labour | 7 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 35.0 | 27.2 | 17,896 | -3.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 14.1 | 9,292 | +0.8% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 2,176 | -1.2% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 4,911 | +4.7% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 2,956 | -1.0% |
| Democratic Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 1,891 | +1.1% |
| Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 670 | +1.0% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 116 | +0.2% |

## Ward results

Aldridge Central and South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John O'Hare | 2,367 | 54.6 | |
| | BNP | Andrew Aspbury | 749 | 17.3 | |
| | Labour | Steven King | 555 | 12.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Dickins | 437 | 10.1 | |
| | Independent | Anthony Lenton | 229 | 5.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,618 | 37.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,337 | 40.9 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Aldridge North and Walsall North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Harris | 1,645 | 46.0 | |
| | BNP | Michael McCormack | 671 | 18.8 | |
| | Labour | Ian Pearson | 540 | 15.1 | |
| | UKIP | Graham Eardley | 375 | 10.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Greveson | 347 | 9.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 974 | 27.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,578 | 34.8 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bentley and Darlaston North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ayshea Johnson | 1,131 | 46.0 | |
| | Conservative | Daniel Lloyd | 719 | 29.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Pearce | 448 | 18.2 | |
| | Democratic Labour | Alan Paddock | 159 | 6.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | 16.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,457 | 27.3 | −4.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Birchills Leamore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jonathan Phillips | 1,016 | 41.2 | |
| | Conservative | Carol Rose | 946 | 38.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Evans | 327 | 13.2 | |
| | Democratic Labour | Alan Davies | 180 | 7.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,469 | 26.9 | +0.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Blakenall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patricia Young | 1,098 | 45.9 | |
| | Democratic Labour | Peter Smith | 824 | 34.4 | |
| | Conservative | Doris Silvester | 222 | 9.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Cullum | 133 | 5.6 | |
| | Green | Karl Macnaughton | 116 | 4.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 274 | 11.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,393 | 27.8 | +1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bloxwich East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kathleen Phillips | 1,065 | 40.6 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Venables | 1,052 | 40.1 | |
| | UKIP | Alan Sheath | 290 | 11.1 | |
| | Democratic Labour | Terence Durrant | 110 | 4.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Murli Sinha | 106 | 4.0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,623 | 30.8 | −2.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bloxwich West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Louise Harrison | 1,224 | 37.6 | |
| | Labour | Frederick Westley | 995 | 30.6 | |
| | BNP | John Salvage | 719 | 22.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Cockayne | 214 | 6.6 | |
| | Democratic Labour | David Church | 102 | 3.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 7.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,254 | 33.7 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brownhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Turner | 1,060 | 35.0 | |
| | Labour | Richard Worrall | 1,038 | 34.3 | |
| | BNP | William Locke | 623 | 20.6 | |
| | UKIP | Kenneth Davies | 227 | 7.5 | |
| | Democratic Labour | Geoffrey Macmanomy | 77 | 2.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,025 | 31.5 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Darlaston South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Paul Bott | 1,459 | 53.6 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Docherty | 876 | 32.2 | |
| | Conservative | Hilda Derry | 388 | 14.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 583 | 21.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,723 | 30.0 | +2.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Paddock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Zahid Ali | 2,007 | 44.7 | |
| | Labour | Khizar Hussain | 1,104 | 24.6 | |
| | UKIP | Derek Bennett | 696 | 15.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Barker | 678 | 15.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 903 | 20.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,485 | 47.2 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Palfrey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammad Nazir | 1,694 | 40.7 | |
| | Conservative | Mohammad Munir | 1,597 | 38.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammad Miah | 469 | 11.3 | |
| | Respect | Nadia Fazal | 401 | 9.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,161 | 41.6 | −4.2 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Pelsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Clive Ault | 1,692 | 44.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simeon Mayou | 1,025 | 27.0 | |
| | BNP | Lisa DeSouza | 708 | 18.7 | |
| | Labour | Aftab Nawaz | 285 | 7.5 | |
| | Democratic Labour | Derek Roddy | 86 | 2.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 667 | 17.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,796 | 42.2 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pheasey Park Farm :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Towe | 1,798 | 53.1 | |
| | Labour | Douglas James | 714 | 21.1 | |
| | UKIP | Edmund Newman | 630 | 18.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Shires | 247 | 7.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,084 | 32.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,389 | 41.1 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pleck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harbans Sarohi | 1,324 | 36.2 | |
| | Conservative | Mushtaq Ahmed | 1,202 | 32.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Matthews | 555 | 15.2 | |
| | Independent | Mark Dabbs | 488 | 13.3 | |
| | Democratic Labour | Brian Powell | 92 | 2.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,661 | 38.4 | −0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rushall Shelfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rachel Walker | 1,366 | 43.1 | |
| | BNP | Julie Locke | 815 | 25.7 | |
| | Labour | Robert Thomas | 633 | 20.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Dickins | 279 | 8.8 | |
| | Democratic Labour | Louise Bradburn | 77 | 2.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 551 | 17.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,170 | 35.0 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Short Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Cook | 1,184 | 41.9 | |
| | BNP | Malcolm Moore | 626 | 22.1 | |
| | Conservative | Chad Pitt | 611 | 21.6 | |
| | Labour | Gareth Walker | 406 | 14.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 558 | 19.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,827 | 31.7 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St. Matthews :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Haqnawaz Khan | 1,493 | 37.3 | |
| | Labour | Mohammed Yaqoob | 1,115 | 27.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Barker | 897 | 22.4 | |
| | Respect | Martin Lynch | 269 | 6.7 | |
| | UKIP | Mohammed Yaqub | 225 | 5.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 378 | 9.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,999 | 42.7 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Streetly :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edmund Hughes | 3,185 | 80.4 | |
| | Labour | Thomas Charlton | 775 | 19.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,410 | 60.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,960 | 38.8 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Willenhall North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valerie Woodruff | 1,297 | 48.1 | |
| | UKIP | Elizabeth Hazell | 513 | 19.0 | |
| | Conservative | Steven Turner | 458 | 17.0 | |
| | Labour | Robert Matthews | 429 | 15.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 784 | 29.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,697 | 28.7 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Willenhall South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Angela Underhill | 1,103 | 40.9 | |
| | Conservative | Jason Pitt | 764 | 28.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Hughes | 649 | 24.0 | |
| | Democratic Labour | Stephanie Peart | 184 | 6.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 339 | 12.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,700 | 26.5 | −1.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |