Election Name: | 2006 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2004 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election |
Previous Year: | 2004 |
Next Election: | 2007 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election |
Next Year: | 2007 |
Seats For Election: | One third of seats (32 of 90) to City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council |
Majority Seats: | 46 |
Election Date: | 4 May 2006 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats1: | 15 |
Seats After1: | 36 |
Seat Change1: | 5 |
Popular Vote1: | 41,212 |
Percentage1: | 30.4% |
Swing1: | 3.5% |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats2: | 11 |
Seats After2: | 33 |
Seat Change2: | 3 |
Popular Vote2: | 42,815 |
Percentage2: | 31.6% |
Swing2: | 0.1% |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats3: | 4 |
Seats After3: | 14 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 28,579 |
Percentage3: | 21.1% |
Swing3: | 2.2% |
Party4: | British National Party |
Seats4: | 1 |
Seats After4: | 3 |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Popular Vote4: | 18,212 |
Percentage4: | 13.4% |
Swing4: | 6.4% |
Party5: | Green Party of England and Wales |
Seats5: | 1 |
Seats After5: | 4 |
Popular Vote5: | 4,813 |
Percentage5: | 3.5% |
Swing5: | 3.6% |
Map Size: | 350px |
Majority party | |
Posttitle: | Majority party after election |
Before Election: | No overall control |
After Election: | No overall control |
The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections took place on 4 May 2006.[1] [2]
An asterisk denotes an incumbent
Two seats were contested after incumbent councillor Intkhab Alam was jailed in March 2006 for trying to pervert the course of justice after his minicab hit and killed a man.[3]