title: 2006 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
text: # 2006 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election
  
  Elections to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. The Labour party kept overall control of the council. One third of the council was up for election and no boundary changes were made.
  
  After the election, the composition of the council was:
  
  * Labour 55
  * Conservative 6
  * Others 2
  
  ## Election result
  
  Rotherham Local Election Result 2006 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Labour | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 90.5 | 42.9 | 25,762 | 5.1 |
  | Conservative | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.5 | 20.8 | 12,483 | 1.6 |
  | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 23.5 | 14,118 | 0.6 |
  | Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 5,068 | 0.9 |
  | BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.6 | 1,577 | 0.6 |
  | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 576 | 0.4 |
  | CPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.9 | 533 | 0.7 |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Anston and Woodsetts
  
  Anston and Woodsetts :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Josephine Burton | 1,300 | 42.1 |
  | | Conservative | Keith Hunter | 1,102 | 35.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Steven Scutt | 684 | 22.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 198 | 6.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Boston Castle
  
  Boston Castle :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Rose McNeely | 1,020 | 31.0 |
  | | Independent | Irene Furnell | 1,006 | 30.5 |
  | | Conservative | Christian Kramer | 648 | 19.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Shaw | 621 | 18.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Brinsworth and Catcliffe
  
  Brinsworth and Catcliffe :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Fred Wright | 1,542 | 54.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Stanley Burgess | 823 | 28.8 |
  | | Conservative | Raymond Philips | 488 | 17.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 719 | 25.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.8 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Dinnington
  
  Dinnington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | David Davies | 1,238 | 47.3 |
  | | Conservative | Nigel Lee | 827 | 31.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | George Hardwick | 555 | 21.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 411 | 15.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.6 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Hellaby
  
  Hellaby :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Lynda Binnie | 1,229 | 37.7 |
  | | Labour | Timothy Bowmar | 881 | 27.0 |
  | | UKIP | John Wilkinson | 576 | 17.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Donald Ross | 575 | 17.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 348 | 10.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.6 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Holderness
  
  Holderness :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Gerald Smith | 1,327 | 46.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Roger Beaverstock | 970 | 34.3 |
  | | CPA | Paul Martin | 533 | 18.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 357 | 12.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.0 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Hoober
  
  Hoober :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Richard Russell | 1,208 | 43.2 |
  | | BNP | Christopher-John Dannatt | 641 | 22.9 |
  | | Conservative | Jon Fleming-Smith | 523 | 18.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ann Jones | 425 | 15.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 567 | 20.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.1 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Keppel
  
  Keppel :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Ian Barron | 1,110 | 32.9 |
  | | BNP | Marlene Guest | 936 | 27.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Annette Kelly | 882 | 26.1 |
  | | Conservative | Christopher Middleton | 450 | 13.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 174 | 5.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.5 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Maltby
  
  Maltby :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Amy Rushforth | 1,124 | 41.6 |
  | | Independent | Keith Stringer | 1,018 | 37.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Eric Broadhead | 558 | 20.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 106 | 3.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.9 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Rawmarsh
  
  Rawmarsh :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Shaun Wright | 1,399 | 54.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Paul Shaw | 643 | 25.1 |
  | | Conservative | David Tiptaft | 524 | 20.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 756 | 29.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.0 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Rother Vale
  
  Rother Vale :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Georgina Boyes | 1,078 | 45.9 |
  | | Independent | Vera Brockbank | 754 | 32.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Gisela Bryden | 518 | 22.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | 13.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Rotherham East
  
  Rotherham East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Shaukat Ali | 1,329 | 64.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Mohd Ilyas | 745 | 35.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 584 | 28.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.0 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Rotherham West
  
  Rotherham West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Jahangir Akhtar | 1,205 | 40.5 |
  | | Independent | Cav Vines | 1,137 | 38.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Lee Ridsdale | 634 | 21.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 2.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.1 |
  | | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |
  
  ### Silverwood
  
  Silverwood :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Patricia Russell | 1,212 | 44.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Eric Shaw | 840 | 30.5 |
  | | Conservative | James Gelder | 698 | 25.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 372 | 13.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.8 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Sitwell
  
  Sitwell :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Anthony Mannion | 1,714 | 45.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Alan Bryden | 1,154 | 30.5 |
  | | Labour | John Foden | 914 | 24.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 560 | 14.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.2 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Swinton
  
  Swinton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Neil License | 1,547 | 56.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Martyn Parker | 662 | 24.0 |
  | | Conservative | Brian Taylor | 554 | 20.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 885 | 32.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.1 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Valley
  
  Valley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Dave Pickering | 1,235 | 45.9 |
  | | Conservative | Lucie Brittain | 583 | 21.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Paul Turner | 499 | 18.5 |
  | | Independent | Kath Reeder | 375 | 13.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 652 | 24.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.5 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Wales
  
  Wales :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Jennifer Whysall | 1,168 | 42.2 |
  | | Conservative | Gavin Sharp | 1,045 | 37.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Bernard Baber | 555 | 20.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 4.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.3 |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  ### Wath
  
  Wath :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Alan Atkin | 1,498 | 56.1 |
  | | Conservative | Jennifer Tiptaft | 611 | 22.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Gallacher | 562 | 21.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 887 | 33.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.5 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Wickersley
  
  Wickersley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Beryl Billington | 1,227 | 38.7 |
  | | Conservative | Gabrielle Colley | 1,172 | 36.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Peter Ward | 773 | 24.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 1.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Wingfield
  
  Wingfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Keith Goulty | 1,200 | 43.9 |
  | | Independent | David Newey | 445 | 16.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Beaumont | 440 | 16.1 |
  | | Independent | Harry Gresser | 333 | 12.2 |
  | | Conservative | Basil Hammond | 315 | 11.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 755 | 27.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.2 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  