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Elections toHyndburn Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and theConservative party stayed in overall control of the council. Two seats had been lost to Labour in by elections in 2005 (Rishton and Overton) but both these were won back at this election. However the Conservatives did lose one seat to Labour, Immanuel Ward reducing their majority to 19. (18+2-1=19)
After the election, the composition of the council was
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 6 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 54.5 | 49.8 | 7,566 | +7.0% | |
| Conservative | 4 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 36.4 | 45.3 | 6,880 | -2.9% | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 9.1 | 3.6 | 553 | +2.2% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 188 | -3.6% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Nicholas Collingridge | 553 | 40.0 | +40.0 | |
| Labour | Tim O'Kane | 459 | 33.2 | −13.2 | |
| Conservative | Philip Storey | 369 | 26.7 | −26.9 | |
| Majority | 94 | 6.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,381 | 39.6 | |||
| Independentgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Gott | 593 | 54.1 | −3.5 | |
| Conservative | Kathleen Pratt | 503 | 45.9 | +3.5 | |
| Majority | 90 | 8.2 | −7.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,096 | 33.3 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Colette McCormack | 640 | 51.2 | +3.7 | |
| Conservative | Sandra Hayes | 611 | 48.8 | −3.7 | |
| Majority | 29 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,251 | 36.9 | |||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Clare Pritchard | 719 | 56.8 | +3.1 | |
| Conservative | Stanley Horne | 546 | 43.2 | −3.1 | |
| Majority | 173 | 13.6 | +6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,265 | 37.1 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammed Rahman | 780 | 57.1 | +9.5 | |
| Conservative | Dennis Baron | 585 | 42.9 | −9.5 | |
| Majority | 195 | 14.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,365 | 41.6 | −2.4 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
Susan Shorrocks had wonthe seat for Labour from the Conservatives 30 June 2005 after the resignation of Wyn Frankland. The Conservatives won it back at this election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roy Atkinson | 956 | 53.8 | −1.3 | |
| Labour | Rob Kearney | 822 | 46.2 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 134 | 7.6 | −2.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,778 | 36.0 | −8.7 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bernard Dawson | 514 | 67.4 | −0.4 | |
| Conservative | Derek Wolstenholme | 249 | 32.6 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 265 | 34.8 | −0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 763 | 24.5 | −9.2 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
Claire Hamilton had wonthe seat for Labour from the Conservatives 17 March 2005 following the death of June Butler. The Conservatives won it back at this election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jennet Liddle | 1,022 | 51.2 | −8.3 | |
| Labour | Claire Hamilton | 975 | 48.8 | +8.3 | |
| Majority | 47 | 2.4 | −16.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,997 | 39.7 | −1.8 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Britcliffe | 704 | 49.1 | +5.8 | |
| Labour | Gayle Knight | 542 | 37.8 | +4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Greene | 188 | 13.1 | −10.4 | |
| Majority | 162 | 11.3 | +1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,434 | 43.7 | +0.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Doug Hayes | 997 | 59.3 | +1.5 | |
| Labour | William Pinder | 684 | 40.7 | −1.5 | |
| Majority | 313 | 18.6 | +3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,681 | 33.3 | −8.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Pam Barton | 838 | 71.3 | +21.1 | |
| Conservative | Imran Arif | 338 | 28.7 | −3.6 | |
| Majority | 500 | 42.6 | +24.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,176 | 33.9 | −9.1 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||