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2006 London local elections
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 2006 London local elections | |
| turnout | 38.9% (7.1%) | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| party_colour | yes | |
| previous_election | London local elections, 2002 | |
| previous_year | 2002 | |
| next_election | London local elections, 2010 | |
| next_year | 2010 | |
| seats_for_election | All 1,861 on all 32 London boroughs | |
| election_date | 4 May 2006 | |
| 1blank | Councils | |
| 2blank | Councils +/– | |
| 3blank | Councillors | |
| 4blank | Councillors +/– | |
| <!-- Conservative --> | image1 | {{CSS image crop |
| Image | Bob Neill Official.jpg | |
| bSize | 200 | |
| cWidth | 120 | |
| cHeight | 160 | |
| oLeft | 20 | |
| Location | center | |
| Alt | Bob Neill | |
| leader1 | Bob Neill | |
| party1 | Conservative | |
| colour1 | 0087DC | |
| popular_vote1 | **746,177** | |
| percentage1 | **34.9%** | |
| swing1 | 0.8% | |
| 1data1 | **14** | |
| 2data1 | 6 | |
| 3data1 | **785** | |
| 4data1 | 131 | |
| image2 | {{CSS image crop | |
| Image | Ken Livingstone.jpg | |
| bSize | 125 | |
| cWidth | 120 | |
| cHeight | 160 | |
| Location | center | |
| Alt | Ken Livingstone | |
| leader2 | Ken Livingstone | |
| party2 | Labour | |
| colour2 | DC241f | |
| popular_vote2 | 596,570 | |
| percentage2 | 27.9% | |
| swing2 | 6.2% | |
| 1data2 | 7 | |
| 2data2 | 8 | |
| 3data2 | 684 | |
| 4data2 | 182 | |
| image3 | {{CSS image crop | |
| Image | Official portrait of Lord Tope crop 2.jpg | |
| bSize | 140 | |
| cWidth | 120 | |
| cHeight | 160 | |
| oLeft | 10 | |
| oTop | 10 | |
| Location | center | |
| Alt | Graham Tope | |
| leader3 | Graham Tope | |
| party3 | Liberal Democrats | |
| color3 | FAA61A | |
| popular_vote3 | 443,772 | |
| percentage3 | 20.7% | |
| swing3 | 0.1% | |
| 1data3 | 3 | |
| 2data3 | ||
| 3data3 | 316 | |
| 4data3 | 9 | |
| map_image | London local elections 2006.svg | |
| map_size | 400px | |
| map_caption | 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
| Party | Votes won | % votes | Change | Seats | % seats | Change | Councils | Change | Conservative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 746,177 | 34.9 | +0.8 | 785 | 42.2 | +133 | 14 | +6 | ||
| 596,570 | 27.9 | -6.0 | 684 | 36.8 | -182 | 7 | -8 | ||
| 443,772 | 20.7 | +0.1 | 316 | 17.0 | +9 | 3 | ±0 | ||
| 169,160 | 7.9 | +2.4 | 12 | 0.6 | +11 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| 38,662 | 1.8 | *n/a* | 15 | 0.8 | +15 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| 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 | |
| *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%).
Council results
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | Barking and Dagenham | Barnet | Bexley | Brent | Bromley | Camden | Croydon | Ealing | Enfield | Greenwich | Hackney | Hammersmith and Fulham | Haringey | Harrow | Havering | Hillingdon | Hounslow | Islington | Kensington and Chelsea | Kingston upon Thames | Lambeth | Lewisham | Merton | Newham | Redbridge | Richmond upon Thames | Southwark | Sutton | Tower Hamlets | Waltham Forest | Wandsworth | Westminster |
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| [Details](2006-barking-and-dagenham-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| [Details](2006-brent-london-borough-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-bromley-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-camden-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-croydon-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-ealing-london-borough-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-enfield-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-greenwich-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-hackney-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-hammersmith-and-fulham-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-haringey-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| [Details](2006-havering-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-hillingdon-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-hounslow-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-islington-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-kensington-and-chelsea-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-kingston-upon-thames-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-lambeth-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-lewisham-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-merton-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-newham-london-borough-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-redbridge-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-richmond-upon-thames-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-southwark-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-sutton-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-tower-hamlets-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-waltham-forest-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-wandsworth-council-election) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Details](2006-westminster-city-council-election) |
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. |}
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 | Jules Pipe (Labour) | |
| Lewisham | Sir Steve Bullock (Labour) | |
| Newham | Robin Wales (Labour) |
Ward result maps
London-wide
The map below shows the results for each ward across the whole of Greater London.
By borough
File:Barking_and_Dagenham_UK_local_election_2006_map.svg|Barking and Dagenham 2006 results map File:Barnet UK local election 2006 map.svg|Barnet 2006 results map File:Bexley London UK local election 2006 map.svg|Bexley 2006 results map File:Brent_London_UK_local_election_2006_map.svg|Brent 2006 results map File:Bromley London UK local election 2006 map.svg|Bromley 2006 results map File:Camden_UK_local_election_2006_map.svg|Camden 2006 results map File:Croydon London UK local election 2006 map.svg|Croydon 2006 results map File:Ealing London UK local election 2006 map.svg|Ealing 2006 results map File:Enfield_UK_local_election_2006_map.svg|Enfield 2006 results map File:Greenwich London UK local election 2006 map.svg|Greenwich 2006 results map File:Hackney London UK local election 2006 map.svg|Hackney 2006 results map File:Hammersmith and Fulham London UK local election 2006 map.svg|Hammersmith and Fulham 2006 results map File:Haringey_London_UK_local_election_2006_map.svg|Haringey 2006 results map File:Harrow_London_UK_local_election_2006_map.svg|Harrow 2006 results map File:Havering_London_UK_local_election_2006_map.svg|Havering 2006 results map File:Hillingdon_London_UK_local_election_2006_map.svg|Hillingdon 2006 results map File:Hounslow_London_UK_local_election_2006_map.svg|Hounslow 2006 results map File:Islington_UK_local_election_2006_map.svg|Islington 2006 results map File:Kensington and Chelsea London UK local election 2006 map.svg|Kensington and Chelsea 2006 results map File:Kingston upon Thames London UK local election 2006 map.svg|Kingston upon Thames 2006 results map File:Lambeth London UK local election 2006 map.svg|Lambeth 2006 results map File:Lewisham London UK local election 2006 map.svg|Lewisham 2006 results map File:Merton London UK local election 2006 map.svg|Merton 2006 results map File:Newham London UK local election 2006 map.svg|Newham 2006 results map File:Redbridge London UK local election 2006 map.svg|Redbridge 2006 results map File:Richmond upon Thames London UK local election 2006 map.svg|Richmond upon Thames 2006 results map File:Southwark London UK local election 2006 map.svg|Southwark 2006 results map File:Sutton London UK local election 2006 map.svg|Sutton 2006 results map File:Tower Hamlets_London_UK_local_election_2006_map.svg|Tower Hamlets 2006 results map File:Waltham Forest London UK local election 2006 map.svg|Waltham Forest 2006 results map File:Wandsworth London UK local election 2006 map.svg|Wandsworth 2006 results map File:Westminster London UK local election 2010 map.svg|Westminster 2006 results map
References
References
- (19 December 2015). "Year Tables".
- "Local Elections 2006".
- (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 2006".
- (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006". [[Greater London Authority]].
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