2006 London local elections

none March 2025 November 2013 2006 London local elections 38.9% (7.1%) parliamentary no yes London local elections, 2002 2002 London local elections, 2010 2010 All 1,861 on all 32 London boroughs 4 May 2006 Councils Councils +/– Councillors Councillors +/– Davidcameron (cropped).jpg 130 120 160 6 center David Cameron David Cameron Conservative 0087DC 746,177 34.9% 0.8% 14 6 785 131 Tony Blair WEF (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 center Tony Blair Tony Blair Labour DC241f 596,570 27.9% 6.2% 7 8 684 182 Sir Ming Campbell MP 2008 cropped.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 center Menzies Campbell Menzies Campbell Liberal Democrats FAA61A 443,772 20.7% 0.1% 3 316 9 London local elections 2006.svg 400px 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 London Conservatives slightly increased their vote share, made 131 council seat gains and won control of 6 new councils, while London 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 London 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 Partyhttp://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3755 Year Tables 19 December 2015http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/councils/2006 Local Elections 2006 andrewteale.me.uk Votes won % votes Change Seats % seats Change Councils Change Conservative 746,177 34.9 +0.8 785 42.2 +133 14 +6 Labour Party (UK) 596,570 27.9 -6.0 684 36.8 -182 7 -8 Liberal Democrats (UK) 443,772 20.7 +0.1 316 17.0 +9 3 ±0 Green Party of England and Wales 169,160 7.9 +2.4 12 0.6 +11 0 ±0 Respect Party 38,662 1.8 n/a 15 0.8 +15 0 ±0 British National Party 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%).March 2007 London Borough Council Elections 4 May 2006 https://files.datapress.com/london/dataset/council-elections-candidate-results-ward-2006/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2006.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180211131305/https://files.datapress.com/london/dataset/council-elections-candidate-results-ward-2006/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2006.pdf 2018-02-11 files.datapress.com Council results Council Previous control Result Details Barking and Dagenham Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Barnet Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Bexley Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Brent Labour Party (UK) No overall control Details Bromley Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Camden Labour Party (UK) No overall control Details Croydon Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Ealing Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Enfield Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Greenwich Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Hackney Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Hammersmith and Fulham Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Haringey Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Harrow No overall control Conservative Party (UK) Details Havering No overall control Conservative Party (UK) Details Hillingdon No overall control Conservative Party (UK) Details Hounslow Labour Party (UK) No overall control Details Islington Liberal Democrats (UK) No overall control Details Kensington and Chelsea Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Kingston upon Thames Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Details Lambeth No overall control Labour Party (UK) Details Lewisham Labour Party (UK) No overall control Details Merton Labour Party (UK) No overall control Details Newham Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Redbridge Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Richmond upon Thames Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Details Southwark No overall control No overall control Details Sutton Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Details Tower Hamlets Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Details Waltham Forest No overall control No overall control Details Wandsworth Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Details Westminster Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 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 Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006 Minors Michael Grenham Dennis https://data.london.gov.uk/download/council-elections-candidate-results-ward-2006/75177aa7-c942-4530-9edc-12aec5577173/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2006.pdf data.london.gov.uk Greater London Authority 978-1-85261-232-0 8 September 2019 March 2007 London local elections 2006 Councillor statistics Conservative Party (UK) 785 +132 Labour Party (UK) 685 -181 Liberal Democrats (UK) 317 +8 RESPECT The Unity Coalition 15 +12 British National Party 14 +14 Green Party of England and Wales 12 +10 Christian Peoples Alliance 3 +2 Socialist Party (England and Wales) 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 Labour Party (UK)Jules Pipe (Labour) Labour Party (UK)Jules Pipe (Labour) Lewisham Labour Party (UK)Sir Steve Bullock (Labour) Labour Party (UK)Sir Steve Bullock (Labour) Newham Labour Party (UK)Robin Wales (Labour) Labour Party (UK)Robin Wales (Labour) Ward result maps London-wide The map below shows the results for each ward across the whole of Greater London. center|frameless|1000x1000px|2006 London local elections results map By borough References English elections list http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/elections/2006schedule.cfm electoralcommission.org.uk 8 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20080323025247/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/elections/2006schedule.cfm 23 March 2008 2006 Wintour Patrick Muir Hugh Patrick Wintour Party leaders put to the test with a capital campaign https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2006/feb/17/uk.liberaldemocrats1 8 September 2019 The Guardian 17 February 2006 Category:May 2006 in the United Kingdom 2006