Election Name: | 2006 Chester City Council election |
Country: | Cheshire |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2007 Chester City Council election |
Previous Year: | 2007 |
Next Election: | 2007 Chester City Council election |
Next Year: | 2007 |
Seats For Election: | 20 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council |
Majority Seats: | 31 |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 20 seats, 39.6% |
Seats1: | 12 |
Seats After1: | 25 |
Seat Change1: | 5 |
Popular Vote1: | 13,006 |
Percentage1: | 49.2% |
Swing1: | 9.6% |
Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election2: | 22 seats, 32.7% |
Seats2: | 3 |
Seats After2: | 20 |
Seat Change2: | 2 |
Popular Vote2: | 6,043 |
Percentage2: | 22.9% |
Swing2: | 9.8% |
Party4: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election4: | 17 seats, 26.2% |
Seats4: | 5 |
Seats After4: | 14 |
Seat Change4: | 3 |
Popular Vote4: | 6,470 |
Percentage4: | 24.5% |
Swing4: | 1.7% |
Party5: | Independent politician |
Last Election5: | 1 seat, 1.1% |
Seats5: | 0 |
Seats After5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 168 |
Percentage5: | 0.6% |
Swing5: | 0.5% |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Party: | No overall control |
After Party: | No overall control |
The 2006 Chester City Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.