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2006 Merton London Borough Council election
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2006 Merton London Borough Council election parliamentary 2002 Merton London Borough Council election 2002 4 May 2006 2010 Merton London Borough Council election 2010 All 60 council seats on Merton London Borough Council 42.9% (8.6%) Conservative Party (UK) 30 5 25 seats, 38.0% 72,559 44.6% 6.6%
Labour Party (UK) 32 seats, 37.1% 27 5 34.8% 56,664 2.3%
Merton Park Ward Residents Association 3 seats, 3.4% 3 4,815 3.0%https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/borough-council-election-results-2010 London Datastore data.london.gov.uk en-US 24 May 2018 0.4% Council leader Council leader after election Andrew Judge Labour Party (UK) David Williams Conservative Party (UK) Merton London UK local election 2006 map.svg 300px Map of the results of the 2006 Merton council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Merton Park Ward Residents Association in white.
Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 4 May 2006. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.https://www2.merton.gov.uk/resstatsb2006-13.pdf Merton Council Elections 2006 7 May 2010 Merton Electoral Services 8 June 2018 17 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120217000902/http://www.merton.gov.uk/resstatsb2006-13.pdf dead
The Conservatives became the largest party in Merton, forming a minority administration. The incumbent Labour majority administration was defeated.
Results
The Conservatives gained five seats, becoming the largest party in Merton and defeating the incumbent majority Labour administration. However, the Conservatives fell one seat short of a majority, so they established a minority administration under no overall control.
The Merton Park Ward Residents' Association maintained its three councillors in Merton Park.
In terms of seat changes, the Conservatives gained three councillors from Labour in Abbey and one each from Labour in the wards of Dundonald and Trinity.
Merton local election result 2006https://www2.merton.gov.uk/resstatsb2006-13.pdf Merton Council Elections 2006 7 May 2010 Merton Electoral Services 8 June 2018 17 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120217000902/http://www.merton.gov.uk/resstatsb2006-13.pdf dead Conservative Party (UK)
yes
60
30
5
0
5
50.0%
44.6%
72,559
6.6%
Labour Party (UK)
60
27
5
45.0%
34.8%
56,664
2.3%
0
5
Merton Park Ward Residents Association
3
3
0
5.0%
3.0%
4,815
0.4%
0
0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
38
0
0
0%
12.0%
19,493
0.9%
0
0
Green Party of England and Wales
9
0
0
0%
3.8%
6,226
3.5%
0
0
British National Party
2
0
0
0%
0.7%
1,092
0.5%
0
0
Pensions Action Alliance
3
0
0
0%
0.5%
788
n/a
0
0
UK Independence Party
3
0
0
0%
0.3%
457
0.4%
0
0
Independent (politician)
1
0
0
0%
0.4%
583
n/a
0
0
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Results by ward
Abbey
Abbey
Conservative Party (UK)
Diane Neil Mills
1,297
41.2
+8.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Marc Hanson
1,282
40.7
+8.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Henry Nelless
1,214
38.5
+10.5
Labour Party (UK)
Susan Assinen*
1,147
36.4
-3.5
Labour Party (UK)
Michael Brunt
1,087
34.5
-5.3
Labour Party (UK)
Laxmi Attawar
1,074
34.1
-2.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Pauline Barry
566
18.0
+1.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
John Houilihan
470
14.9
-0.8
Green Party of England and Wales
Benjamin Walsh
443
14.1
+2.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
David Willis
412
13.1
-0.4
3,150
44.1
+16.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Cannon Hill
Cannon Hill
Conservative Party (UK)
William Brierly
1,778
54.6
+8.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Deborah Shears*
1,748
53.7
+6.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Brian Lewis-Lavender
1,681
51.7
+8.1
Labour Party (UK)
Christopher Houghton
814
25.0
-5.5
Labour Party (UK)
Henry Macauley
812
25.0
-2.4
Labour Party (UK)
Motiur Rahman
678
20.8
-6.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mary O'Herlihy Nixon
450
13.8
+1.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Nelson Menezes
423
13.0
+1.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Christopher Oxford
416
12.8
+1.9
Pensioners Action Alliance
Michael Fitzgerald
383
11.8
N/A
3,254
47.1
+4.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Colliers Wood
Colliers Wood
Labour Party (UK)
Nicholas Draper*
1,713
50.0
-1.6
Labour Party (UK)
Sheila Knight*
1,625
47.5
-3.3
Labour Party (UK)
George Reynolds*
1,577
46.1
-2.7
Green Party of England and Wales
Thomas Walsh
1,222
35.7
-0.8
Green Party of England and Wales
Rebecca Shingleton
1,152
33.6
+2.0
Green Party of England and Wales
Richard Bence
1,068
31.2
+2.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Philip Beard
398
11.6
+4.6
Conservative Party (UK)
Olivia Cooper
374
10.9
+4.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Eugene Byrne
353
10.3
+4.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
James McKenna
262
7.7
N/A
3,424
49.0
+11.2
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Cricket Green
Cricket Green
Labour Party (UK)
Thomas Munn*
1,442
54.3
-0.8
Labour Party (UK)
Russell Makin*
1,377
51.8
-1.4
Labour Party (UK)
Judy Saunders*
1,361
51.2
+3.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Frederick Day
875
32.9
+6.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Sarah McAlister
767
28.9
+3.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Liam Staff
709
26.7
+3.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Nicholas Pizey
448
16.9
+1.6
2,656
37.4
+7.1
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Dundonald
Dundonald
Conservative Party (UK)
Corinna Edge*
1,328
42.7
+8.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Denise March
1,295
41.7
+6.2
Conservative Party (UK)
David Edge
1,272
40.9
+8.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Kirsty Armstrong
740
23.8
+3.4
Labour Party (UK)
Elizabeth Daughters
664
21.4
-12.5
Labour Party (UK)
Stan Anderson
664
21.4
-12.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Anthony Fairclough
648
20.8
+6.1
Labour Party (UK)
Wayne Busbridge
640
20.6
-12.1
Green Party of England and Wales
David Bezkorowajny
601
19.3
+4.5
Green Party of England and Wales
Jennifer Young
536
17.2
N/A
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Andrew Falconer
525
16.9
+2.5
3,109
45.5
+11.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Figge's Marsh
Figge's Marsh
Labour Party (UK)
Andrew Judge*
1,549
57.3
+8.7
Labour Party (UK)
Agatha Akyigyina
1,512
55.9
+4.8
Labour Party (UK)
Geraldine Stanford*
1,437
53.2
-1.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Gordon Southcott
642
23.8
-1.2
Conservative Party (UK)
John Telford
635
23.5
+1.3
Conservative Party (UK)
Jenny Thomas
615
22.8
+0.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Elaine Patton
395
14.6
-2.2
UKIP
Graham Mills
232
8.6
N/A
2,703
38.3
+9.7
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Graveney
Graveney
Labour Party (UK)
Linda Kirby*
1,505
58.3
-0.6
Labour Party (UK)
John Dehaney*
1,500
58.1
+4.6
Labour Party (UK)
Gregory Udeh
1,233
47.8
-10.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Jeffrey Gunn
675
26.2
+4.7
Conservative Party (UK)
June Hayles
646
25.0
+4.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Gary Pritchard
590
22.9
+2.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Benedict Fletcher
534
20.7
+4.8
2,580
37.3
+7.7
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Hillside
Hillside
Conservative Party (UK)
Jeremy Bruce
1,400
58.9
+6.8
Conservative Party (UK)
David Williams*
1,353
56.9
+4.9
Conservative Party (UK)
David Simpson*
1,348
56.7
+7.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Juliet Boyd
439
18.5
±0.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Joan Pyke-Lees
401
16.9
-2.6
Labour Party (UK)
Christine Bickerstaff
396
16.7
-5.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Simon Burall
375
15.8
-2.5
Green Party of England and Wales
Nicholas Robins
351
14.8
+2.5
Labour Party (UK)
Peter McGinity
346
14.6
-6.6
Labour Party (UK)
Farmida Bi
314
13.2
-6.7
UKIP
James Stewart
89
3.7
N/A
2,376
36.2
+6.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Lavender Fields
Lavender Fields
Labour Party (UK)
Mark Betteridge
1,142
54.9
-1.5
Labour Party (UK)
Mark Allison*
1,131
54.3
-1.3
Labour Party (UK)
Edith Macauley*
1,050
50.4
+2.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Stewart MacDonald
520
25.0
+0.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Thomas Lazur
449
21.6
-1.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Christina MacPherson
447
21.5
-1.3
Green Party of England and Wales
Michael Dees
435
20.9
+6.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Jonathan Holloway
377
18.1
+3.7
2,082
31.5
+7.5
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Longthornton
Longthornton
Labour Party (UK)
Stephen Austin*
1,687
53.5
+3.8
Labour Party (UK)
David Chung*
1,651
52.4
+5.7
Labour Party (UK)
Leighton Veale*
1,454
46.1
+5.5
Conservative Party (UK)
Charles Jenkins
1,170
37.1
-1.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Sarah Newton
1,136
36.0
-1.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Philip Lenon
1,113
35.3
-2.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Celia Lee
381
12.1
+0.3
Pensions Action Alliance
David Kay-Kreizman
219
6.9
3,153
47.5
+11.7
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Lower Morden
Lower Morden
Conservative Party (UK)
Maurice Groves*
1,809
63.0
+9.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Barbara Mansfield
1,781
62.1
+15.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Ronald Wilson*
1,664
58.0
+11.9
Labour Party (UK)
Terence Daniels
711
24.8
-1.8
Labour Party (UK)
Mark Inger
682
23.8
-0.5
Labour Party (UK)
Michelle McNicol
587
20.5
-0.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Lina Akbar
402
14.0
+0.5
2,870
43.3
+3.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Merton Park
Merton Park
Merton Park Ward Residents Association
Karin Forbes
1,626
48.9
-5.3
Merton Park Ward Residents Association
Peter Southgate*
1,619
48.7
-2.7
Merton Park Ward Residents Association
Krysia Wiliams
1,570
47.3
-3.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Simon Hooberman
1,159
34.9
+7.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Simon Manara
1,139
34.3
+7.9
Conservative Party (UK)
John Richardson
1,122
33.8
+7.9
Labour Party (UK)
Richard Nichols
370
11.1
-3.7
Labour Party (UK)
Carl Linkson
318
9.6
-3.9
Labour Party (UK)
Christopher Ostrowski
299
9.0
-3.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Maximilian Camplin
278
8.4
N/A
UKIP
Andrew Mills
136
4.1
-0.5
3,322
48.9
+7.1
Merton Park Ward Residents Association
Merton Park Ward Residents Association
Merton Park Ward Residents Association
Pollards Hill
Pollards Hill
Labour Party (UK)
Martin Whelton*
1,351
49.4
+2.4
Labour Party (UK)
Zenia Squires-Jamison
1,321
48.3
-5.1
Labour Party (UK)
Richard Williams
1,223
44.7
-8.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Steven Abrahams
1,096
40.1
+8.5
Conservative Party (UK)
Richard Hilton
962
35.2
+6.3
Conservative Party (UK)
Raymond Tindle
915
33.5
+5.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Iain Dysart
351
12.8
+1.0
2,735
38.2
+6.5
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Ravensbury
Ravensbury
Labour Party (UK)
Stephen Alambritis*
1,311
44.0
-3.1
Labour Party (UK)
Philip Jones*
1,276
42.8
-7.0
Labour Party (UK)
Peter McCabe*
1,204
40.4
-7.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Thomas Cheetham
1,106
37.1
+6.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Margaret Groves
1,010
33.9
+5.5
Conservative Party (UK)
Adrian Roberts
905
30.4
+2.7
British National Party
David Clarke
493
16.5
N/A
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Violet Jennings
436
14.6
-3.5
2,980
44.3
+15.3
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Raynes Park
Raynes Park
Conservative Party (UK)
Margaret Brierly*
1,745
59.7
+10.3
Conservative Party (UK)
Linda Scott
1,682
57.6
+12.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Roderick Scott
1,640
56.1
+13.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Julie Barnes
578
19.8
-11.1
Labour Party (UK)
Stephen Spence
501
17.2
+1.1
Labour Party (UK)
Brian Paul
489
16.7
+0.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Christopher Eglington
462
15.8
-13.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Nazir Malik
430
14.7
-9.2
Labour Party (UK)
Gladstone Dosunmu
420
14.4
-0.7
Green Party of England and Wales
Emma Wyatt-King
418
14.3
+5.5
2,921
42.2
+3.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
St Helier
St Helier
Labour Party (UK)
Maxi Martin*
1,347
43.2
-1.0
Labour Party (UK)
Dennis Pearce*
1,246
39.9
-4.8
Labour Party (UK)
Patricia Lewis
1,196
38.3
-0.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Christopher McLaughlin
974
31.2
+6.4
Conservative Party (UK)
David Shellhorn
931
29.8
+5.6
Conservative Party (UK)
Alexander van Ingen
778
24.9
+1.1
British National Party
John Clarke
599
19.2
+5.1
Independent (politician)
Michael Spacey*
583
18.7
-20.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Alastair Irvine
430
13.8
-1.3
3,121
46.7
+14.2
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Trinity
Trinity
Conservative Party (UK)
David Dean
1,454
51.7
+14.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Krystal Miller
1,444
51.3
+13.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Simon Withey
1,366
48.5
+12.0
Labour Party (UK)
Andrew Coles*
914
32.5
-4.0
Labour Party (UK)
Christopher Magee
798
28.4
-7.7
Labour Party (UK)
Syed Rivzi
757
26.9
-5.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Sally Harlow
498
17.7
+3.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Simon Gilhooley
497
17.7
+4.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Richard Tibbetts
442
15.7
+3.1
2,814
41.0
+7.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Village
Village
Conservative Party (UK)
Samantha George*
2,426
80.4
+12.0
Conservative Party (UK)
John Bowcott*
2,414
80.0
+10.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Richard Chellew
2,358
78.2
+8.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Anne Blanchard
357
11.8
-0.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Claire Glasgow
285
9.4
-2.6
Labour Party (UK)
William Bottriell
279
9.3
-4.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Andrew Harding
264
8.8
-2.1
Labour Party (UK)
Richard Taylor
216
7.2
-5.5
Labour Party (UK)
Anil Ohri
203
6.7
+5.9
3,016
47.5
+9.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
West Barnes
West Barnes
Conservative Party (UK)
Gillian Lewis-Lavender*
1,578
45.9
+2.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Angela Caldara*
1,517
44.2
+4.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Jonathan Ward
1,453
42.3
-0.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Mary-Jane Jeanes
1,373
40.0
+1.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Helen Herd
1,317
38.3
+5.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Peter Taylor
1,226
35.7
+4.7
Labour Party (UK)
Torbjorn Anderson
458
13.3
-3.6
Labour Party (UK)
Daniel Connellan
447
13.0
-2.3
Labour Party (UK)
Thomas Searle
386
11.2
-1.9
Pensions Action Alliance
Geoffrey Smith
186
5.4
N/A
3,435
49.8
+9.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Wimbledon Park
Wimbledon Park
Conservative Party (UK)
Oonagh Moulton*
1,683
57.5
+21.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Stephen Kerin
1,682
57.4
+19.6
Conservative Party (UK)
Tariq Ahmad*
1,650
56.4
+21.3
Labour Party (UK)
Michael Goodman
618
21.1
-5.4
Labour Party (UK)
Tony Mendes
603
20.6
-2.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Helen Carter
597
20.4
+11.3
Labour Party (UK)
Masood Ahmed
551
18.8
-2.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Edward Furse
510
17.4
+9.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Richard Ladmore
498
17.0
N/A
2,928
41.7
+1.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
References
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