2006 UK local government election
Elections to Daventry District Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 34
- Labour 2
- Liberal Democrat 2
Election result
Daventry Local Election Result 2006 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 92.3 | 61.3 | 4,909 | -1.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 7.7 | 17.1 | 1,373 | +8.2% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20.1 | 1,609 | -8.1% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 123 | +1.5% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.0% |
6 Conservative candidates were unopposed.
Ward results
Abbey North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Christopher Long | 748 | 49.7 | −11.0 |
| Labour | David Nicoll | 382 | 25.4 | −13.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Adcock | 376 | 25.0 | +25.0 |
Majority | 366 | 24.3 | +2.9 |
Turnout | 1,506 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Barby and Kilsby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Lomax | 690 | 51.8 | −2.7 |
| Conservative | John Richards | 641 | 48.2 | +2.7 |
Majority | 49 | 3.6 | −5.4 |
Turnout | 1,331 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Brampton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kenneth Melling | unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brixworth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nicholas Bunting | unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Byfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Jeyes | unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Drayton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Leslie Poole | 667 | 56.9 | −2.3 |
| Labour | Nigel Carr | 505 | 43.1 | +2.3 |
Majority | 162 | 13.8 | −4.6 |
Turnout | 1,172 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alan Hills | 772 | 68.4 | +1.4 |
| Labour | Stephen Willetts | 357 | 31.6 | −1.4 |
Majority | 415 | 36.8 | +2.8 |
Turnout | 1,129 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Long Buckby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Stephen Osborne | 954 | 67.3 | +6.7 |
| Labour | Christopher Myers | 245 | 17.3 | −22.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Farmer | 219 | 15.4 | +15.4 |
Majority | 709 | 50.0 | +28.8 |
Turnout | 1,418 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Moulton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Daniel Cribbin | unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Spratton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Frances Peacock | unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
West Haddon and Guilsborough Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Millar | 660 | 84.6 | +4.8 |
| Labour | Jane Cartlidge | 120 | 15.4 | −4.8 |
Majority | 540 | 69.2 | +9.6 |
Turnout | 780 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Woodford Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Griffin | unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Yelvertoft Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Katharine Hemmings | 467 | 68.9 | −13.7 |
| Green | Katharine Wicksteed | 123 | 18.1 | +18.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Hurst | 88 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
Majority | 344 | 50.8 | −14.4 |
Turnout | 678 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- 2006 Daventry election result
- Ward results
- Conservatives hold on to Daventry