District council election results, 4 May 2006

Almondbury
Party Candidate name Votes
Liberal Democrat Linda Wilkinson 1,854 Elected (Majority of 717)
Conservative Martin Leonard 1,137
British National Party Susan Auty 615
Labour Naheed Arshad-Mather 542
Green Brian Strudwick 377
Independent Ian Brooke 362
Total votes:
 4,887
Turnout:
 38.6%
Ashbrow
Party Candidate name Votes
Labour Jean Calvert 1,959 Elected (Majority of 913)
Conservative Andrea Stephenson 1,046
Liberal Democrat Sandra Gordon-Overton 830
British National Party Christine Thompson 440
Green Edward Adams 261
Total votes:
4,536
Turnout:
 35.5%
Batley East
Party Candidate name Votes
Labour Mahmood Akhtar 2,779 Elected (Majority of 1,676)
Liberal Democrat Jon Bloom 1,103
British National Party Jillian Exley 869
Conservative Mohamed Akram 621
Green Heidi Smithson 232
Total votes:
 5,604
Turnout:
 47.9%
Batley West
Party Candidate name Votes
Labour Gwen Grailey 2,209 Elected (Majority of 1,040)
British National Party Jonathan Pygott 1,169
Liberal Democrat David Lowe 1,125
Conservative Sharon Light 735
Green Timothy Sykes 209
Total votes:
 5,447
Turnout:
 44.7%
Birstall and Birkenshaw
Party Candidate name Votes
Conservative Liz Smaje 1,878 Elected (Majority of 742)
Labour Suzy Brain-England 1,136
British National Party John Christopher Wilkinson 1,101
Liberal Democrat Jean Tasker 350
Green Clive Richard Lord 264
Total votes:
 4,963
Turnout:
 40.9%
Cleckheaton
Party Candidate name Votes
Liberal Democrat Ann Raistrick 1,761 Elected (Majority of 140)
British National Party Mike Thompson 1,621
Conservative Harvey Mawston 1,064
Labour Mohammed Laher 541
Green Ruth Walker 253
Total votes:
 5,240
Turnout:
 43.9%
Colne Valley
Party Candidate name Votes
Liberal Democrat Nicola Turner 1,824 Elected (Majority of 59)
Conservative Dorothy Lindley 1,765
British National Party Christine Hanson 910
Labour Helen Singleton 576
Green Sandra Leyland 431
Save Huddersfield NHS David Ellis 239
Total votes:
 5,745
Turnout:
 45.7%
Crosland Moor and Netherton
Party Candidate name Votes
Save Huddersfield NHS Jackie Grunsell 2,176 Elected (Majority of 807)
Liberal Democrat Shahida Awan 1,369
Labour Jamil Akhtar 1,296
Conservative Judith Roberts 576
British National Party Skye Turner 564
Green Daniel Greenwood 236
Total votes:
 6,217
Turnout:
 49.4%
Dalton
Party Candidate name Votes
Labour Angela Ellam 1,447 Elected (Majority of 175)
Liberal Democrat Eleanor Ritchie 1,272
Conservative Roger Jessop 674
British National Party Andrew Watson 639
Green Paul Cooney 271
Total votes:
 4,303
Turnout:
 35%
Denby Dale
Party Candidate name Votes
Conservative Jim Dodds 2,012 Elected (Majority of 621)
Labour Graham Turner 1,391
Liberal Democrat Andrew Brown 558
English Democrats Paul McEnhill 436
British National Party Nicola King 434
Green Stephen Turnbull 414
Total votes:
 5,245
Turnout:
 43.2%
Dewsbury East
Party Candidate name Votes
British National Party Colin Auty 1,902 Elected (Majority of 290)
Labour Eric Firth 1,612
Liberal Democrat Nisar Choudhary 1,010
Conservative Robert Haycroft 632
Green Peter Cunnington 182
Total votes:
 5,338
Turnout:
 43.3%
Dewsbury South
Party Candidate name Votes
Labour Masood Ahmed 2,322 Elected (Majority of 754)
Conservative Jonathan Scott 1,568
British National Party Robert Ryan 1,457
Liberal Democrat Bernard Disken 293
Green Adrian Cruden 229
Total votes:
 5,869
Turnout:
 48.4%
Dewsbury West
Party Candidate name Votes
Labour Mumtaz Hussain 1,966 Elected (Majority of 105)
Liberal Democrat Kingsley Hill 1,861
British National Party Frank Atack 1,216
Conservative Keith Sibbald 262
Independent Keith Oldroyd 173
Green Joan Smithson 127
Total votes:
 5,605
Turnout:
 47.6%
Golcar
Party Candidate name Votes
Liberal Democrat Andrew Marchington 1,453 Elected (Majority of 349)
British National Party Robert Walker 1,104
Labour and Co-operative Pat Colling 760
Conservative Jacqueline Walker known as Jackie Firth 732
Green Lesley Hedges 558
Save Huddersfield NHS Mary Granger 412
Total votes:
 5,019
Turnout:
 38.5%
Greenhead
Party Candidate name Votes
Labour Mohan Sokhal 3,343 Elected (Majority of 2,254)
Liberal Democrat Jim O'Reilly 1,089
Conservative Paul Murphy 608
Green John Phillips 433
British National Party Stuart Exley 394
Total votes:
 5,867
Turnout:
 45.2%
Heckmondwike
Party Candidate name Votes
British National Party Steve Cass 2,035 Elected (Majority of 726)
Labour Stephen Hall 1,309
Liberal Democrat Abdul Qayoom 1,207
Conservative Amelia Bolton 820
Green Julian Flynn 194
Total votes:
 5,565
Turnout:
 46.2%
Holme Valley North
Party Candidate name Votes
Conservative Royston Rogers 1,421 Elected (Majority of 133)
Liberal Democrat David Woodhead 1,288
Independent Peter Searby 1,148
British National Party Barry Fowler 858
Labour Keir Tankard 547
Green Leslie Bailey 370
The Official Monster Raving Loony Melodie Staniforth known as Boney Maroney 66
Total votes:
 5,698
Turnout:
 45.5%
Holme Valley South
Party Candidate name Votes
Conservative Nigel Patrick 2,596 Elected (Majority of 1,617)
Labour Chris Chapple 979
Liberal Democrat John Turner 811
Green Simon Anscombe 662
British National Party Richard Brown 548
Total votes:
 5,596
Turnout:
 41%
Kirkburton
Party Candidate name Votes
Conservative Christine Smith 1,981 Elected (Majority of 78)
Green Derek Hardcastle 1,903
Labour Mike Greetham 567
British National Party Russell Scott 457
Liberal Democrat Gerald Edinburgh 333
Total votes:
 5,241
Turnout:
 42%
Lindley
Party Candidate name Votes
Conservative Tony Brice 1,974 Elected (Majority of 101)
Liberal Democrat Cahal Burke 1,873
Labour Douglas Morgan 761
British National Party Richard Langford 658
Green Richard Plunkett 398
Total votes:
 5,664
Turnout:
 42%
Liversedge and Gomersal
Party Candidate name Votes
Conservative David Hall 2,157 Elected (Majority of 148)
British National Party Peter Horsfield 1,643
Labour Ann Foxton 1,017
Liberal Democrat Stephen Leigh 393
Green Gillian Redshaw 226
Total votes:
 5,070
Turnout:
 39.7%
Mirfield
Party Candidate name Votes
Conservative Vivien Lees 2,843 Elected (Majority of 1,054)
British National Party Nick Cass 1,789
Labour Natalie Pinnock-Hamilton 904
The New Party David Pinder 395
Liberal Democrat Brian Firth 368
Green Richard Burton 253
Total votes:
 6,552
Turnout:
 45.7%
Newsome
Party Candidate name Votes
Green Graham Simpson 2,083 Elected (Majority of 677)
Labour Mohammad Iqbal 1,140
British National Party Simon Towers 491
Conservative Neil Drake 464
Liberal Democrat Kuldip Brar 420
Total votes:
 4,332
Turnout:
 34.4%