2006 London local elections

London local elections, 2006
All 1,861 on all 32 London boroughs
Turnout	38.9% (7.1%)
	Results by Borough in 2006.

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 Conservatives slightly increased their vote share, made 131 council seat gains and won control of 6 new councils, while Labour saw its vote share decline by 6% and lost 8 councils and 182 seats. The 2006 result was one of Labour's worst local election results in London, with its share of the vote (27.9%), its number of council seats (684) and number of councils (7) all at their lowest levels since 1968. Conversely, the Conservatives won the most seats, the most councils and the most votes in London for the first time since 1982.

The Labour decline was also accompanied by a rise in the number of minor party councillors, mostly concentrated in specific local authorities. Respect won 15 council seats, the British National Party won 14 and the Green Party won 12. The Christian Peoples Alliance and the Socialist Party also won two seats each. In total, the election saw 76 minor party or independent councillors elected in London, a figure which remains the highest on record.

Altogether, minor parties and independents won 17% of the vote, the highest ever vote share for 'other' parties until the local elections of 2014.

Results summary

style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #02A95B;" data-sort-value="Green Party of England and Wales" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #46801c;" data-sort-value="Respect Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #2e3b74;" data-sort-value="British National Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |

Party^[1]^[2]		Votes won	% votes	Change	Seats	% seats	Change	Councils	Change
	Conservative	746,177	34.9	+0.8	785	42.2	+133	14	+6
Labour	596,570	27.9	-6.0	684	36.8	-182	7	-8
Liberal Democrats	443,772	20.7	+0.1	316	17.0	+9	3	±0
Green	169,160	7.9	+2.4	12	0.6	+11	0	±0
Respect	38,662	1.8	n/a	15	0.8	+15	0	±0
BNP	21,625	1.0	+0.6	14	0.8	+14	0	±0
	Others	123,713	5.8	+0.4	35	1.9	+2	0	±0
No overall control	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8	+2

Turnout: 2,284,882 voters cast ballots, a turnout of 38.9% (+7.1%).^[3]

Council results

Council	Previous control		Result
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.^[4]

London local elections 2006 Councillor statistics
Party		Seats	Gain/loss
	Conservative	785	+132
	Labour	685	-181
	Liberal Democrats	317	+8
	Respect	15	+12
	BNP	14	+14
	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
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

Barking and Dagenham 2006 results map
Barnet 2006 results map
Bexley 2006 results map
Brent 2006 results map
Bromley 2006 results map
Camden 2006 results map
Croydon 2006 results map
Ealing 2006 results map
Enfield 2006 results map
Greenwich 2006 results map
Hackney 2006 results map
Hammersmith and Fulham 2006 results map
Haringey 2006 results map
Harrow 2006 results map
Havering 2006 results map
Hillingdon 2006 results map
Hounslow 2006 results map
Islington 2006 results map
Kensington and Chelsea 2006 results map
Kingston upon Thames 2006 results map
Lambeth 2006 results map
Lewisham 2006 results map
Merton 2006 results map
Newham 2006 results map
Redbridge 2006 results map
Richmond upon Thames 2006 results map
Southwark 2006 results map
Sutton 2006 results map
Tower Hamlets 2006 results map
Waltham Forest 2006 results map
Wandsworth 2006 results map
Westminster 2006 results map
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^{[permanent dead link]}, 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

[1] ttp://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3755

[2] ttp://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/councils/2006

[3] ttps://files.datapress.com/london/dataset/council-elections-candidate-results-ward-2006/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2006.pdf

[4] 2006 Local Election Results in London - Association of Local Government^{[permanent dead link]}

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