2006 London local elections

London local elections, 2006

4 May 2006
All 1,861 on all 32 London boroughs
First party Second party Third party   Leader David Cameron Tony Blair Menzies Campbell Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Leader since 6 December 2005 21 July 1994 2 March 2006 Councils 14 7 3 Councils +/– 6 8 0 Councillors 785 685 317 Councillors +/– 132 181 8

London borough councils by political control following election

Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 4 May 2006. Polling stations were open between 7am and 10pm.

All London borough council seats were up for election. Mayoral contests were held in the London Boroughs of Hackney, Lewisham, and Newham. The previous Borough elections in London were in 2002.

Council results

Council	Previous control		Result		Details
Barking and Dagenham style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour	Details
Barnet style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative	Details
Bexley style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative	Details
Brent style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control	Details
Bromley style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative	Details
Camden style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control	Details
Croydon style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative	Details
Ealing style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative	Details
Enfield style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative	Details
Greenwich style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour	Details
Hackney style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour	Details
Hammersmith and Fulham style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative	Details
Haringey style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour	Details
Harrow style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative	Details
Havering style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative	Details
Hillingdon style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative	Details
Hounslow style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control	Details
Islington style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control	Details
Kensington and Chelsea style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative	Details
Kingston upon Thames style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats	Details
Lambeth style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour	Details
Lewisham style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control	Details
Merton style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control	Details
Newham style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour	Details
Redbridge style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative	Details
Richmond upon Thames style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats	Details
Southwark style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control	Details
Sutton style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats	Details
Tower Hamlets style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour	Details
Waltham Forest style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control	Details
Wandsworth style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative	Details
Westminster style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative	Details

Overall councillor numbers

The largest party in terms of councils and councillors became the Conservative Party after this election, with losses by the Labour Party and a small increase in share of the vote to the Liberal Democrats. Smaller national parties made significant gains, with the British National Party and Respect having the second-largest number of councillors in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and Tower Hamlets (respectively). The Green Party also saw its gains concentrated on one area to achieve the third most councillors in the London Borough of Lewisham. Scattered across boroughs, unaffiliated residents groups won 24 council seats.

London local elections 2006 Councillor statistics
Party		Seats	Gain/loss
	Conservative	785	+132
	Labour	685	-181
	Liberal Democrats	317	+8
	Respect	15	+12
	BNP	13	+13
	Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales	12	+10
	CPA	3	+2
	Socialist Alternative	2	0
	Local	24
	Independent	5

Mayoral results

In three London boroughs the executive function of the council is a directly elected mayor. The mayoral elections take place at the same time as councillor elections in those boroughs.

Mayoralty	2002		2006
Hackney #E4003B	Jules Pipe (Labour) #E4003B	Jules Pipe (Labour)
Lewisham #E4003B	Sir Steve Bullock (Labour) #E4003B	Sir Steve Bullock (Labour)
Newham #E4003B	Robin Wales (Labour) #E4003B	Robin Wales (Labour)

Borough result maps

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  Barking and Dagenham 2006 results map
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  Barnet 2006 results map
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  Bexley 2006 results map
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  Brent 2006 results map
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  Bromley 2006 results map
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  Camden 2006 results map
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  Croydon 2006 results map
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  Ealing 2006 results map
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  Enfield 2006 results map
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  Greenwich 2006 results map
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  Hackney 2006 results map
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  Hammersmith and Fulham 2006 results map
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  Haringey 2006 results map
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  Harrow 2006 results map
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  Havering 2006 results map
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  Hillingdon 2006 results map
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  Hounslow 2006 results map
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  Islington 2006 results map
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  Kensington and Chelsea 2006 results map
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  Kingston upon Thames 2006 results map
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  Lambeth 2006 results map
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  Lewisham 2006 results map
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  Merton 2006 results map
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  Newham 2006 results map
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  Redbridge 2006 results map
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  Richmond upon Thames 2006 results map
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  Southwark 2006 results map
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  Sutton 2006 results map
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  Tower Hamlets 2006 results map
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  Waltham Forest 2006 results map
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  Wandsworth 2006 results map
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  Westminster 2006 results map
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  Greater London 2006 results map

References

• http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/uklocalgov/elec2006.htm
• http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/elections/2006schedule.cfm
• www.alg.gov.uk, by the Association of London Government, 15 February 2006, retrieved 12 March 2006.
• "Party leaders put to the test with a capital campaign", by Patrick Wintour and Hugh Muir, The Guardian, Friday 17 February 2006, retrieved 12 March 2006.
• http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Politics/documents/2006/02/17/london_boroughs_1702.pdf