2006 Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council election explained

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]

Election result

Shrewsbury and Atcham local election result 2006
PartyVotesVotes %Seats wonTotal seatsSeats %Net gain/loss
Conservative7,58743.2822552
Labour4,69926.731025
Liberal Democrats3,97022.63615
Others1,3257.50252
Total17,5831001440100N/A
Source:Local Elections Archive Project,[2] BBC[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: King . Oliver . Mulholland . Hélène . 2006-05-05 . Cameron 'happy' as Tories pass 40% . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-10-19 . 0261-3077.
  2. Web site: Local Elections Archive Project - 2006 - Shrewsbury and Atcham . 2023-10-19 . www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  3. News: 2006-05-04 . Tories in control of county town . en-GB . 2023-10-19.