2006 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election information
2006 UK local government election
2006 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
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4 May 2006
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21 of the 63 seats on Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Party
Labour
Conservative
Seats won
19
2
Seats after
55
6
Seat change
2
1
Popular vote
25,762
12,483
Percentage
42.9%
20.8%
Swing
5.1%
1.6%
A map of the 2006 Rotherham Council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue.
Council control before election
Labour
Council control after election
Labour
Elections to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. The Labour party kept overall control of the council. One third of the council was up for election and no boundary changes were made.[1][2][3]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Labour 55
Conservative 6
Others 2
^"Local Election Results 2006 - Rotherham". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
^"Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
^"Local elections 2006" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
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