2006_Cheltenham_Council_election

2006 Cheltenham Borough Council election

2006 Cheltenham Borough Council election

County Council election in the United Kingdom


The 2006 Cheltenham Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. Half of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]

Map of the results of the 2006 Cheltenham council election. Liberal Democrat in yellow, Conservatives in blue and People Against Bureaucracy in pink.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Results of the election saw the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats end with 17 seats each.[3] The Labour Party lost one of their two seats leaving the People Against Bureaucracy Action Group holding the balance of power.[3] Overall turnout in the election was 36.32%.[4]

After the election Conservative Duncan Smith took over as leader of the council, replacing Liberal Democrat Andrew McKinlay, after the Conservatives received the backing of the People Against Bureaucracy Action Group.[5]

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Rowena Hay was a sitting councillor for Warden Hill.

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References

  1. "Local electiond: Cheltenham". BBC News Online. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  2. Wilson, Graeme (5 May 2006). "Conservatives Cameron's crusade puts Tories back on victory trail". The Daily Telegraph. p. 4.
  3. "Battle for control in Cheltenham". BBC News Online. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  4. "Cheltenham Borough Council elections 4th May 2006 percentage poll" (PDF). Cheltenham Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  5. "Tories to take control of council". BBC News Online. 12 May 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
  6. "Borough election 2006". Cheltenham Borough Council. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  7. "Local elections". The Times. 6 May 2006. p. 64.

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