# 2006 Tamworth Borough Council election

Elections to Tamworth Borough 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 32.3%
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 21
* Labour 8
* Independent 1

## Election result

Tamworth Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 80.0 | 50.9 | 9,425 | +7.9% |
| Labour | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 20.0 | 41.5 | 7,673 | +4.2% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 1,402 | -3.7% |

## Ward results

Amington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Garner | 1,136 | 56.6 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | Timothy Healy | 870 | 43.4 | +9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 266 | 13.2 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,006 | 33.1 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Belgrave :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin Summers | 921 | 57.0 | +20.2 |
| | Labour | Nigel Brindley | 694 | 43.0 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 227 | 14.0 | +12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,615 | 29.2 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Bolehall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kenneth Norchi | 1,111 | 61.3 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Andrew James | 701 | 38.7 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 410 | 22.6 | +9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,812 | 33.4 | +2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Ingley | 1,017 | 50.3 | +6.9 |
| | Labour | Marion Couchman | 757 | 37.5 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Pinkett | 246 | 12.2 | −8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 12.8 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,020 | 35.7 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Glascote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Simon Peaple | 728 | 53.6 | +14.8 |
| | Conservative | Debra James | 630 | 46.4 | +22.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98 | 7.2 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,358 | 23.9 | −2.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Mercian :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bruce Boughton | 833 | 42.0 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | William Fuller | 671 | 33.8 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Blake | 479 | 24.2 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162 | 8.2 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,983 | 37.0 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Spital :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Gant | 1,116 | 50.7 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | Karen Hirons | 726 | 33.0 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Blake | 360 | 16.3 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 390 | 17.7 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,202 | 39.5 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stonydelph :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steven Pritchard | 827 | 56.7 | +20.9 |
| | Labour | Margaret Clarke | 632 | 43.3 | +12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | 13.4 | +10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,459 | 25.0 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Oates | 1,109 | 54.4 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | David Foster | 613 | 30.1 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Jones | 317 | 15.5 | −6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 496 | 24.3 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,039 | 34.8 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wilnecote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lee Bates | 1,135 | 56.6 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | Mary Lewis | 871 | 43.4 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 264 | 13.2 | +12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,006 | 31.4 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |