2006 Colchester Borough Council election information
2006 UK local government election
2006 Colchester Borough Council election
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4 May 2006 (2006-05-04)
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20 out of 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
36.4% (2.4%)
First party
Second party
Party
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Last election
28 seats, 40.9%
23 seats, 34.2%
Seats before
28
22
Seats won
10
6
Seats after
30
21
Seat change
2
1
Popular vote
13,951
12,119
Percentage
38.9%
33.8%
Swing
2.0%
0.4%
Third party
Fourth party
Party
Labour
Independent
Last election
6 seats, 18.2%
3 seats, 6.7%
Seats before
7
3
Seats won
1
1
Seats after
7
2
Seat change
1
Popular vote
4,754
1,986
Percentage
13.3%
5.5%
Swing
4.9%
1.2%
Council control before election
No overall control
Council control after election
No overall control
Map of the results of the 2006 Colchester council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red and independents in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2006.
The 2006 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Conservative 30
Liberal Democrats 21
Labour 7
Independent 2[2]
^"BBC News Vote 2006 Colchester Council". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
^"UK local election results". Financial Times. NewsBank. 5 May 2006.
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