
The2006 Pendle Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members ofPendleBorough Council inLancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and theLiberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Before the election theLiberal Democrats held a majority with 29 seats, compared to 11 for theConservatives, 7 forLabour and 1 seat was vacant.[3] 18 of the 49 seats on the council were contested at the election,[4] with 2 seats available inReedley and Vivary Bridgewards.[3] Candidates in the election came from the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties, as well as 7 from theBritish National Party.[3]
The results saw the Liberal Democrats retain a majority on the council,[5] while the British National Party won a first seat on the council.[6] Brian Parker gained Marsden for the British National Party from Labour by 80 votes, with the leader of the British National PartyNick Griffin saying he was "very pleased" and hoped "we can go on and progress in the future".[5] However the other parties expressed concern over the success for the British National Party.[5][7] Meanwhile, among the other successful candidates in the election was Liberal Democrat Naseem Shabnam, who became the first Asian woman councillor in Pendle after being elected inBrierfield ward.[8] Overallturnout in the election was 43.03%.[9]
Later in May Mohammed Iqbal was elected as the new leader of the Labour group on the council, after the previous leader Frank Clifford stood down at the election.[10] Also towards the end of the month, councillor Marlene Hill-Crane quit the Liberal Democrats to sit as anindependent, due to a dispute over the regeneration of a former school.[11]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 40.6 | 11,547 | -0.4% | |
| Conservative | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 22.2 | 26.0 | 7,407 | +2.9% | |
| Labour | 4 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 22.2 | 23.0 | 6,556 | +0.3% | |
| BNP | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.6 | 10.4 | 2,953 | -0.2% | |

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jonathan Eyre | 740 | 45.2 | +3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Allan Vickerman | 712 | 43.5 | +12.3 | |
| Labour | Christine Stables | 185 | 11.3 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 28 | 1.7 | −9.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,637 | 41.7 | −11.2 | ||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Aaron Hurst | 681 | 37.0 | +1.1 | |
| Conservative | Violet Vaughan | 572 | 31.1 | −4.5 | |
| BNP | Thomas Boocock | 463 | 25.2 | +5.3 | |
| Labour | Jillian Allanson | 123 | 6.7 | −1.9 | |
| Majority | 109 | 5.9 | +5.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,839 | 46.4 | −7.2 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammed Iqbal | 951 | 46.0 | +5.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Saba Iftikhar | 879 | 42.5 | −9.5 | |
| Conservative | Victoria Landriau | 239 | 11.6 | +4.4 | |
| Majority | 72 | 3.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,069 | 48.0 | −8.7 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Naseem Shabnam | 623 | 40.1 | −9.8 | |
| Labour | Robert Allen | 467 | 30.1 | +6.6 | |
| Conservative | Peter Jackson | 464 | 29.9 | +3.3 | |
| Majority | 156 | 10.0 | −13.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,554 | 42.3 | −14.1 | ||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Roy Edwards | 726 | 44.2 | −13.5 | |
| BNP | Helen Mulligan | 405 | 24.6 | +6.8 | |
| Labour | Colin Waite | 358 | 21.8 | +4.9 | |
| Conservative | Michael Landriau | 155 | 9.4 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 321 | 19.5 | −20.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,644 | 43.3 | −8.4 | ||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Bell | 1,002 | 64.6 | +10.5 | |
| Conservative | Sandra Sargeant | 336 | 21.7 | +8.9 | |
| Labour | Lakhbir Randhawa | 213 | 13.7 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 666 | 42.9 | +11.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,551 | 39.1 | −9.8 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Whipp | 923 | 50.3 | +6.2 | |
| BNP | John Stonnell | 459 | 25.0 | +3.1 | |
| Conservative | Valerie Langtree | 301 | 16.4 | +2.2 | |
| Labour | Sheila Wicks | 151 | 8.2 | −3.2 | |
| Majority | 464 | 25.3 | +3.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,834 | 44.1 | −5.8 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Christopher Tennant | 1,100 | 59.2 | +15.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Doris Haigh | 487 | 26.2 | +1.9 | |
| Labour | Peter Wilkinson | 271 | 14.6 | +2.1 | |
| Majority | 613 | 33.0 | +13.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,858 | 42.2 | −9.8 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sharon Davies | 681 | 43.2 | +7.9 | |
| BNP | Geoffrey Whitehead | 454 | 28.8 | +9.3 | |
| Labour | Frank Allanson | 251 | 15.9 | −0.3 | |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Riley | 191 | 12.1 | +2.1 | |
| Majority | 227 | 14.4 | −1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,577 | 39.9 | −8.3 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Brian Parker | 417 | 38.3 | +38.3 | |
| Labour | Dorothy Ormrod | 337 | 31.0 | −13.8 | |
| Conservative | Timothy Eyre | 176 | 16.2 | −17.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Dean | 158 | 14.5 | +14.5 | |
| Majority | 80 | 7.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,088 | 42.7 | −2.8 | ||
| BNPgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Pauline McCormick | 1,120 | |||
| Conservative | Joan Clegg | 1,027 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Audrey Westwell | 554 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Salma Naeem | 375 | |||
| Labour | Anthony Martin | 322 | |||
| Turnout | 3,398 | 46.1 | −8.7 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sheena Dunn | 527 | 42.9 | +12.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Weinberg | 491 | 40.0 | −13.8 | |
| Conservative | Joyce Myers | 210 | 17.1 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 36 | 2.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,228 | 22.0 | −23.5 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Clegg | 690 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Howard Thomas | 599 | |||
| BNP | Robert Cottage | 403 | |||
| BNP | Trevor Dawson | 352 | |||
| Labour | David Foat | 248 | |||
| Labour | Dianne Tweedie | 230 | |||
| Conservative | Smith Benson | 206 | |||
| Conservative | Harold Ryder | 157 | |||
| Turnout | 2,885 | 38.3 | −4.9 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Adam | 673 | 50.9 | +23.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Abdul Malik | 492 | 37.2 | −14.1 | |
| Conservative | Ann Jackson | 156 | 11.8 | −9.7 | |
| Majority | 181 | 13.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,321 | 50.7 | −9.8 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Boyle | 677 | 58.5 | +2.9 | |
| Labour | Ian Tweedie | 306 | 26.4 | −0.5 | |
| Conservative | Maureen Regan | 174 | 15.0 | −2.5 | |
| Majority | 371 | 32.1 | +3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,157 | 31.1 | −9.4 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Asjad Mahmood | 943 | 51.7 | +13.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mahboob Ahmed | 797 | 43.7 | −11.8 | |
| Conservative | Michelle Ainsworth | 83 | 4.6 | −1.1 | |
| Majority | 146 | 8.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,823 | 71.7 | −6.5 | ||
| Labourgain fromLiberal Democrats | Swing | ||||