2006 Birmingham City Council election

The 2006 Birmingham City Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Birmingham City Council in West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election, with an extra vacancy in Kingstanding due to pending legal proceedings. The result for Kingstanding was the subject of an election petition after errors at the count led to Sharon Ebanks (BNP) being wrongly declared elected.

2006 Birmingham City Council election

4 May 2006
One third of seats (41 of 118) to Birmingham City Council 60 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Mike Whitby Albert Bore John Hemming Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Harborne Ladywood South Yardley Seats won 16 15 9 Seats after 41 41 33 Seat change 2 3 1 Popular vote 68,134 82,120 58,349 Percentage 26.1% 31.5% 22.4% Swing 3.0% 4.0% 1.0%   Fourth party   Party Respect Seats won 1 Seats after 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 8,227 Percentage 3.2% Swing New
Map of the 2006 Birmingham City Council election results. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Respect in burgundy.
Majority party before election No overall control Majority party after election No overall control

Election result

The results saw the council remain in no overall control, with the Conservatives winning the most seats in this election, leading to the Conservatives and Labour holding an equal number of seats on the council.

Birmingham City Council Election Result 2006

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	16	2	0	2	39.0	26.1	68,134	3.0
	Labour	15	1	4	3	36.6	31.5	82,120	4.0
	Liberal Democrats	9	2	1	1	22.0	22.4	58,349	1.0
	Respect	1	1	0	1	2.4	3.2	8,227	New
	BNP	0	0	0		0.0	11.1	29,045	4.0
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	4.9	12,801	3.4
	Independent	0	0	0		0.0	0.4	1,173	1.9
	UKIP	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	682	3.5
	National Front	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	199	0.3
	Monster Raving Loony	0	0	0		0.0	0.0	104	New
	Legalise Cannabis Alliance	0	0	0		0.0	0.0	45	0.0

Ward results

Acocks Green

Acocks Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Bowen	2,607	43.0
	Labour	John O'Shea	1,632	26.9
	BNP	Patrick Collins	927	15.3
	Conservative	Kenneth Axford	630	10.4
	Green	Mina Coalter	261	4.3
Turnout				31.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Aston

Aston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ziaul Islam	3,234	46.6
	Liberal Democrats	Abdul Khalique	2,698	38.9
	Independent	Kenneth Jeffers	283	4.1
	Respect	Alliya Stennett	242	3.5
	Conservative	Mohammed Mushtaq	213	3.1
	BNP	Dennis Phillips	170	2.4
	Green	Geoffrey Tapalu	100	1.4
Turnout				40.1
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Bartley Green

Bartley Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bruce Lines	3,298	53.4
	Labour	Stephen Mansell-Green	1,399	22.7
	BNP	Philip Rudge	824	13.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Hemming	406	6.6
	Green	Steven Goodsell	244	4.0
Turnout				35.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Billesley

Billesley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Axford	2,608	38.6
	Labour	Dean Burfoot	2,110	31.2
	BNP	Jeffrey Cahill	1,034	15.3
	Liberal Democrats	Tony King	692	10.2
	Green	Margaret James	310	4.6
Turnout				36.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bordesley Green

Bordesley Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Zaker Choudry	4,267	49.4
	Labour	Zafar Iqbal	3,273	37.9
	BNP	Michael Jones	390	4.5
	Conservative	David Barrie	382	4.4
	Green	Alan Clawley	332	3.8
Turnout				44.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from People's Justice		Swing

Bournville

Bournville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bill Evans	3,200	40.4
	Labour	Peter Griffiths	1,974	24.9
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Banting	1,107	14.0
	BNP	Malcolm Doughty	776	9.8
	Green	Barney Smith	765	9.7
	Monster Raving Loony	Stuart Estell	104	1.3
Turnout				41.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brandwood

Brandwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kenneth Hardeman	2,571	36.9
	Labour	Gary Mills	2,262	32.4
	BNP	Gemma Orton	887	12.7
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Wagg	801	11.5
	Green	Anna Masters	453	6.5
Turnout				39.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Edgbaston

Edgbaston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Fergus Robinson	2,503	50.3
	Labour	Jagvinder Singh Gill	1,311	26.4
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas da Costa	586	11.8
	Green	Joseph Rooney	356	7.2
	BNP	Peter Lawrie	218	4.4
Turnout				31.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Erdington

Erdington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Alden	2,210	38.1
	Labour	Susanna McCorry	1,889	32.5
	BNP	Elizabeth Wainwright	826	14.2
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Hardy	559	9.6
	Green	Mark Oley	321	5.5
Turnout				35.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Hall Green

Hall Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paula Smith	3,481	43.1
	Conservative	Robert Harvey	2,319	28.7
	Labour	Samuel Burden	1,288	16.0
	BNP	Terence Larkin	656	8.1
	Green	Lydia Bradshaw	245	3.0
	UKIP	Peter Hillman	84	1.0
Turnout				43.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Handsworth Wood

Handsworth Wood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Narinder Kaur Kooner	3,300	47.9
	Conservative	Arjan Singh	1,907	27.7
	Liberal Democrats	Kingsley Douglas	979	14.2
	Green	Joan Fairclough	410	6.0
	BNP	Darren Conlan	291	4.2
Turnout				37.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Harborne

Harborne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Whitby	3,200	48.3
	Labour	John Priest	1,823	27.5
	Green	Philip Simpson	665	10.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mohammed Sagier	577	8.7
	BNP	Josephine Larkin	364	5.5
Turnout				40.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hodge Hill

Hodge Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gillian Beddows	2,342	34.5
	Liberal Democrats	Gwyn Neilly	2,026	29.8
	BNP	Denis Adams	1,123	16.5
	Conservative	Paul Valdmanis	724	10.7
	UKIP	Peter Johnson	402	5.9
	Green	Daniel Cook	173	2.5
Turnout				39.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Kings Norton

Kings Norton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Sutton	2,344	40.3
	Labour	Stewart Stacey	1,822	31.3
	BNP	Malcolm Owen	854	14.7
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Peace	458	7.9
	Green	Robert Card	338	5.8
Turnout				34.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kingstanding

Kingstanding (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Zoe Hopkins	1,894	32.6
	Labour	Catharine Grundy	1,823
	BNP	Sharon Ebanks	1,329	22.9
	Conservative	Mick Hawker	1,134	19.5
	Conservative	Robert Higginson	966
	Independent	Terry Williams	615	10.6
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Haddon	514	8.9
	Liberal Democrats	Hubert Duffy	446
	Green	Richard Pitt	315	5.4
	Independent	Anne Bennet	171
	Independent	Mohammed Malik	58
Turnout				29.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Ladywood

Ladywood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carl Rice	1,645	51.2
	Conservative	Peter Smallbone	632	19.7
	Liberal Democrats	Zalal Choudhury	439	13.7
	Green	Damien Duff	263	8.2
	BNP	Keith Axon	237	7.4
Turnout				21.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Longbridge

Longbridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Barton	2,021	35.3
	Labour	Amy Watson	1,818	31.8
	BNP	Stephen Heath	1,048	18.3
	Liberal Democrats	Sven Harvey	559	9.8
	Green	William van Marle	272	4.8
Turnout				31.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Lozells and East Handsworth

Lozells and East Handsworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kim Kaur Brom	3,300	46.4
	Liberal Democrats	Mohammed Aslam	1,657	23.3
	Respect	Raghib Ahsan	1,370	19.3
	Conservative	Merisha Stevenson	495	7.0
	Green	Eric Fairclough	208	2.9
	BNP	Zane Patchell	79	1.1
Turnout				38.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Moseley and Kings Heath

Moseley and Kings Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ernest Hendricks	2,502	33.2
	Labour	Barry Henley	2,361	31.3
	Conservative	Aysan al-Haq	1,006	13.3
	Green	Stuart Masters	741	9.8
	Respect	Lynne Hubbard	586	7.8
	BNP	Keith Davis	347	4.6
Turnout				40.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Nechells

Nechells

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chaudhry Rashid	2,305	51.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mohammed Khan	969	21.4
	Conservative	Mohammed Akram	458	10.1
	BNP	David Glover	404	8.9
	Green	Janet Assheton	384	8.5
Turnout				25.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Northfield

Northfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Randal Brew	2,674	38.7
	Labour	Brian Seymour-Smith	1,883	27.2
	BNP	Leslie Orton	1,243	18.0
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Moles	705	10.2
	Green	Susan Pearce	413	6.0
Turnout				37.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oscott

Oscott

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	June Dring	2,122	31.7
	Conservative	Graham Green	2,104	31.4
	BNP	Gerard McLaughlin	1,652	24.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Hassall	564	8.4
	Green	Harry Eyles	252	3.8
Turnout				37.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Perry Barr

Perry Barr

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Hamilton	3,077	47.1
	Labour	Rabinder Singh Gill	1,555	23.8
	BNP	Alan Chamberlain	1,045	16.0
	Conservative	Meirion Jenkins	633	9.7
	Green	Lester Mundy	224	3.4
Turnout				39.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Quinton

Quinton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jennifer James	3,034	39.7
	Labour	Brenda Dacosta	2,932	38.4
	BNP	Alan Meer	681	8.9
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Sherwen	511	6.7
	Green	Peter Beck	350	4.6
	Independent	Paul Bayliss	131	1.7
Turnout				44.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Selly Oak

Selly Oak

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Radcliffe	2,503	41.4
	Labour	David Williams	1,616	26.7
	Conservative	Barbara Wood	1,042	17.2
	Green	Peter Tinsley	554	9.2
	BNP	Paul Billingham	328	5.4
Turnout				32.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Shard End

Shard End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Byrne	2,016	39.5
	BNP	Mark Neary	1,320	25.9
	Conservative	Paul Burke	937	18.4
	Liberal Democrats	Bryan Brooke	565	11.1
	Green	John Read	150	2.9
	UKIP	Joyce Ware	117	2.3
Turnout				28.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Sheldon

Sheldon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Ward	3,233	54.1
	BNP	Robert Devenport	1,132	19.0
	Labour	Michael Johnson	792	13.3
	Conservative	Derek Johnson	556	9.3
	Green	Michael Sheridan	139	2.3
	National Front	Paul Morris	74	1.2
	Legalise Cannabis Alliance	Colin Preece	45	0.8
Turnout				38.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Soho

Soho

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Serveliata Hargreaves	3,343	57.1
	Liberal Democrats	Asif Yousaf	1,541	26.3
	Conservative	David Williams-Masinda	502	8.6
	Green	Huw Davies	294	5.0
	BNP	Darren Allen	173	3.0
Turnout				35.0
	Labour hold		Swing

South Yardley

South Yardley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James Whorwood	3,249	47.8
	Labour	Javed Iqbal	1,470	21.6
	BNP	Tanya Whitehead	1,001	14.7
	Conservative	Pervez Akhtar	640	9.4
	Green	Hazel Clawley	311	4.6
	National Front	Ian Lake	125	1.8
Turnout				36.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Sparkbrook

Sparkbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Respect	Salma Yaqoob	4,339	49.4
	Labour	Mohammed Azim	2,700	30.7
	Liberal Democrats	Adil Rashid	990	11.3
	Conservative	William Hordern	343	3.9
	Green	Charles Alldrick	309	3.5
	BNP	Matthew Benton	109	1.2
Turnout				46.3
	Respect gain from Labour		Swing

Springfield

Springfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Fazal	2,910	37.1
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Harmer	2,437	31.1
	Respect	Salma Iqbal	1,690	21.5
	Conservative	Mahindarpal Singh	487	6.2
	BNP	Lynette Orton	323	4.1
Turnout				41.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Stechford and Yardley North

Stechford and Yardley North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Jones	3,059	48.9
	Labour	John Bliss	1,172	18.7
	BNP	Robert Purcell	1,112	17.8
	Conservative	Robert Clark	536	8.6
	Green	Edith Roberts	158	2.5
	Independent	Anthony Brooks	144	2.3
	UKIP	Alan Ware	79	1.3
Turnout				35.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Stockland Green

Stockland Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barbara Tassa	2,165	43.0
	Conservative	Jackie Banks	1,174	23.3
	BNP	Richard Lumby	777	15.4
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Pearson	606	12.0
	Green	John Bentley	316	6.3
Turnout				31.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Sutton Four Oaks

Sutton Four Oaks

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dorothea Underwood	4,858	66.6
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Robins	848	11.6
	BNP	Maureen Davies	679	9.3
	Labour	Manish Puri	577	7.9
	Green	Ulla Grant	331	4.5
Turnout				39.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sutton New Hall

Sutton New Hall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	June Fuller	3,715	57.6
	Labour	Christopher Hillcox	899	13.9
	BNP	Carl Brisker	851	13.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jean Woods	672	10.4
	Green	Jim Orford	309	4.8
Turnout				37.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sutton Trinity

Sutton Trinity

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alberta Waddington	3,624	55.2
	Labour	Roger Barley	1,036	15.8
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen Parker	828	12.6
	BNP	Stephen Morris	718	10.9
	Green	Bert Gedin	361	5.5
Turnout				34.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sutton Vesey

Sutton Vesey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Rudge	3,602	50.8
	Labour	Robert Pocock	1,444	20.4
	Liberal Democrats	Sidney Woods	822	11.6
	BNP	Norman Ashton	796	11.2
	Green	Judith Orford	422	6.0
Turnout				38.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Tyburn

Tyburn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lynda Clinton	1,643	36.4
	Conservative	Gerald Brien	1,071	23.7
	BNP	Lee Windridge	897	19.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Line	702	15.6
	Green	Tamara Young	197	4.4
Turnout				27.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Washwood Heath

Washwood Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Idrees	4,990	55.5
	Liberal Democrats	Hakil Ahmed	2,795	31.1
	Conservative	Wilfred Holland	540	6.0
	BNP	Graham Jones	420	4.7
	Green	Elinor Stanton	248	2.8
Turnout				47.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Weoley

Weoley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Osborn	2,207	35.9
	Labour	Michael Drinkwater	1,873	30.5
	BNP	Julie Ashton	1,004	16.3
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Sword	758	12.3
	Green	David Toke	307	5.0
Turnout				34.8
	Conservative hold		Swing