2006 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election

2006 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council election

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21 of the 63 seats on Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Seats won 19 2
Seats after 55 6
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 1
Popular vote 25,762 12,483
Percentage 42.9% 20.8%
Swing Increase 5.1% Decrease 1.6%

A map of the 2006 Rotherham Council election. Labour in red and Conservatives in blue.

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

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.[1][2][3]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

  1. ^ "Local Election Results 2006 - Rotherham". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Local elections 2006" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 24 July 2022.

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