Election Name: | 2006 Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council election |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2004 Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2004 |
Next Election: | 2007 Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2007 |
Seats For Election: | 14 seats to Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 8 |
Seats1: | 8 |
Popular Vote1: | 7,587 |
Percentage1: | 43.2% |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 4 |
Seats2: | 3 |
Popular Vote2: | 4,699 |
Percentage2: | 26.7% |
Council control | |
Before Election: | No Overall Control |
After Election: | Conservative Party |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election3: | 1 |
Seats3: | 3 |
Popular Vote3: | 3,970 |
Percentage3: | 22.6% |
Seats After1: | 22 |
Seats After2: | 10 |
Seats After3: | 6 |
Elections to Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council took place on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
Shrewsbury and Atcham local election result 2006 | ||||||||
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Party | Votes | Votes % | Seats won | Total seats | Seats % | Net gain/loss | ||
Conservative | 7,587 | 43.2 | 8 | 22 | 55 | 2 | ||
Labour | 4,699 | 26.7 | 3 | 10 | 25 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 3,970 | 22.6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | |||
Others | 1,325 | 7.5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
Total | 17,583 | 100 | 14 | 40 | 100 | N/A | ||
Source:Local Elections Archive Project,[2] BBC[3] |