| Election Name: | 2006 Hart District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 6 |
| Seats After1: | 16 |
| Election Date: | 4 June 2006 |
| Majority Seats: | 18 |
| Seats Before1: | 18 |
| Seats For Election: | 13 of 35 seats to Hart District Council |
| Next Election: | 2007 Hart District Council election |
| Previous Election: | 2004 Hart District Council election |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Country: | England |
| Percentage1: | 41.0 |
| Before Election: | No overall control |
| After Election: | Conservative |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
| Seats After2: | 12 |
| Seats2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 7,535 |
| Percentage2: | 27.3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 5,025 |
| Seats Before2: | 12 |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Percentage4: | 16.1 |
| Seats4: | 3 |
| Popular Vote4: | 2,967 |
| Seats Before4: | 2 |
| Seats After4: | 5 |
| Party4: | Community Campaign (Hart) |
| Percentage5: | 9.7 |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Popular Vote5: | 1,788 |
| Seats Before5: | 2 |
| Seats After5: | 2 |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Council control | |
The 2006 Hart Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Hart District Council in Hampshire, 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:
The results saw 2 seats change hands with the Community Campaign (Hart) (CCH) group winning them both.[3] One gain saw the Conservatives lose the seat of Church Crookham East, which Peter Hutcheson had held for the Conservatives for over 20 years, to the CCH.[3] The other gain saw the CCH win Crondall by 2 votes over the Conservatives, gaining the seat which had formerly been held by Independent Norman Lambert.[3] Lambert had resigned from the Conservative group in 2005 after admitting making false claims for council tax and housing benefit.[4] The changes meant that the Conservatives remained the largest party on the council with 16 seats but were vulnerable to a coalition among the other groups.[3] Overall turnout in the election was 39.35%.[5]
Following the election the Conservative administration of the council, which had run the council for the previous 8 years, was voted out.[6] They were replaced by a new Coalition Political Group, which was formed by the 12 Liberal Democrats, 5 Community Campaign (Hart) councillors and 1 of the 2 Independents, Denis Gotel.[6] The leader of the Liberal Democrat group on the council, David Neighbour, became leader of the new group and the new leader of the council.[6]