17 of 51 seats to Derby City Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Labour
Liberal Democrats
Conservative
Last election
24
14
11
Seats before
26
12
11
Seats won
7
7
3
Seats after
24
15
11
Seat change
2
3
2
Popular vote
20,512
17,867
19,143
Percentage
34.3%
29.9%
32.0%
Swing
2.1%
1.0%
4.2%
Council control before election
Labour
Council control after election
No overall control
The 2006 Derby City Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party lost their majority on the council to no overall control.[1]
The Labour party had regained a majority of one on the council after a gain from the Liberal Democrats in a July 2005 by-election in Abbey ward.[2][3] However they were expected to lose control of the council in the 2006 election.[2] The campaign saw controversy over the Conservative candidate for Sinfin ward, Randeep Kaur Samra, who was under the legal age of 21 for standing in the election, leading to other political parties demanding an apology from the Conservatives.[4]
The results saw the Liberal Democrats gain three seats from Labour to deprive them of their majority, although Labour gained one seat from the Conservatives.[5] Overall turnout was 35.2% and talks followed the election to decide who would run the council.[5] These resulted in an agreement between Labour and the Conservatives, which meant Labour would continue to form the administration but with the Conservatives taking 3 of the 10 seats in the cabinet.[6]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
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^ abWaller, Robert (24 April 2006). "Will the Tories prove to be credible contenders? Robert Waller analyses the likely gains and losses in the upcoming town hall elections". The Daily Telegraph. p. 8.
^"Labour wins city council control". BBC News Online. 15 July 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
^"Police examine election blunder". BBC News Online. 28 April 2006. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
^ ab"Labour lose control in Derby vote". BBC News Online. 5 May 2006. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
^"Labour holds power in Tory pact". BBC News Online. 10 May 2006. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
^"Local elections 2006" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 10 May 2006. p. 8.