2006 Penwith District Council election

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Results of the 2006 Penwith District Council election

Elections to Penwith District Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. The overall turnout was 39.5%

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Conservative 14
• Liberal Democrat 12
• Independent 8
• Labour 1

Results

Penwith Local Election Result 2006

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
		6	1	0	+1	54.5	34.5	4,816	+6.5
		5	0	1	-1	45.5	40.0	5,572	+9.6
		0	0	0	0	0.0	10.5	1,466	-1.6
		0	0	0	0	0.0	5.0	698	-17.9
		0	0	0	0	0.0	3.9	546	+2.0
		0	0	0	0	0.0	3.1	427	-1.6
		0	0	0	0	0.0	3.0	419	New

By ward

Gulval & Heamoor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Jack Dixon	615	59.8
		Keith Perry	323	31.4
		Juliet Eavis	90	8.8
Majority			292	28.4
Turnout			1,028	37.4
	hold		Swing

Gwinear, Gwithian and Hayle East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Anthony Pascoe	629	53.1
		Robert Lello	555	46.9
Majority			74	6.2
Turnout			1,184	38.9
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Hayle South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Duncan Cook	420	47.7
		Edgar Philp	327	37.2
		Jayne Ninnes	133	15.1
Majority			93	10.5
Turnout			880	30.7
	hold		Swing

Lelant & Carbis Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Yvonne Watson	668	52.6
		Richard Birch	305	24.0
		Paula Richards	200	15.7
		Graham Webster	98	7.7
Majority			363	28.6
Turnout			1,271	43.3
	hold		Swing

Ludgvan and Towednack

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Henry Smith	718	54.8
		John Moreland	471	35.9
		Adrian Marsham	122	9.3
Majority			247	18.9
Turnout			1,311	44.1
	hold		Swing

Morvah, Pendenn & St Just

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Thomas	693	46.8
		Richard Eddy	677	45.7
		Ann Round	111	7.5
Majority			16	1.1
Turnout			1,481	39.2
	hold		Swing

Penzance Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Graeme Stevens	402	35.5
		Melville Durrant	317	28.0
		Cornelius Olivier	278	24.6
		Phillip Rendle	135	11.9
Majority			85	7.5
Turnout			1,132	39.1
	hold		Swing

Penzance East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Peter Mates	768	52.2
		Richard Barnes	264	18.0
		Peter Powell	252	17.1
		Timothy Pullen	186	12.7
Majority			504	34.2
Turnout			1,470	33.1
	hold		Swing

Penzance Promenade

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Emma Schofield	556	45.6
		Mark Squire	377	31.0
		Richard Clark	171	14.0
		Nicholas Round	114	9.4
Majority			179	14.6
Turnout			1,218	48.2
	hold		Swing

Penzance South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Malcolm Pilcher	696	39.4
		Ruth Lewarne	456	25.8
		Frank Granger	240	13.6
		Michael Faulkner	163	9.2
		Sara Olivier	163	9.2
		Pamela Gray	48	2.7
Majority			240	13.6
Turnout			1,766	45.4
	hold		Swing

St Ives North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		George Tonkin	595	49.5
		Katrina Slack	219	18.2
		Margaret Powell	218	18.1
		Terence Murray	171	14.2
Majority			376	31.3
Turnout			1,203	38.2
	hold		Swing

References

• 2006 Penwith election result
• Turnout figures
• Ward results