2006 Bromley London Borough Council election

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2006 Bromley Council election
  2002 4 May 2006 2010  

All 60 seats to Bromley London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats won4974
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 8Decrease2.svg 6Decrease2.svg 2
Popular vote53,24725,19612,104
Percentage54.1%25.6%12.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.6%Decrease2.svg 7.0%Decrease2.svg 1.8%

Bromley London UK local election 2006 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2006 Bromley council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

Elections to Bromley Council were held on 4 May 2006. The whole council was up for election and the council was held by the Conservatives, with their net gains putting them in their best state for over twenty years. [1] [2]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Bromley Local Election Result 2006
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 4980Increase2.svg 881.754.153,247Increase2.svg 3.6
  Liberal Democrats 706Decrease2.svg 611.725.625,196Decrease2.svg 7.0
  Labour 402Decrease2.svg 26.712.312,104Decrease2.svg 1.8
  Green 000Steady2.svg03.63,562Increase2.svg 2.4
  Independent 000Steady2.svg02.72,700New
  BNP 000Steady2.svg01.31,269New
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg00.4396Decrease2.svg 0.6

Ward results

Bickley

Bickley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Bloom 3,277 72.2
Conservative Gordon Jenkins 3,242
Conservative Catherine Rideout 3,228
Liberal Democrats Martin Milliner79117.4
Liberal Democrats Brian Taylor789
Liberal Democrats Philippa Coyte-Woods737
Labour Christopher Clough47310.4
Labour Velma Campbell444
Labour Arthur Johnson418
Turnout 42.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Biggin Hill

Biggin Hill (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gordon Norrie 1,708 51.9
Conservative Julian Benington 1,651
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Gostt1,47644.8
Liberal Democrats Bob Shekyls1,426
Labour Patrick Collins1073.3
Labour Christopher Price107
Turnout 43.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Bromley Common and Keston

Bromley Common and Keston (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Carr 3,012 66.1
Conservative Ruth Bennett 2,948
Conservative Alexa Michael 2,939
Liberal Democrats Sheila Blackburn70515.5
Liberal Democrats Alan Carter704
Liberal Democrats Mark Gill588
Green Adrian Appley46610.2
Labour Tom Ellis3748.2
Labour Ewan Buck371
Labour Kelly Galvin365
Turnout 40.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bromley Town

Bromley Town (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Maly 2,190 46.7
Conservative David Hastings 2,157
Conservative Christopher Phillips 2,083
Liberal Democrats Peter Brooks1,57033.5
Liberal Democrats David Dear1,429
Liberal Democrats Timothy Sowter1,372
Green Simon Anstey47810.2
Labour Robert Armstrong4479.5
Green Alison Scammell438
Green Jacob Gordon431
Labour Michael Gibson406
Labour Richard Comaish376
Turnout 39.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Chelsfield and Pratts Bottom

Chelsfield and Pratts Bottom (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julian Grainger 3,008 52.2
Conservative Robert Evans 2,990
Conservative Samaris Huntington-Thresher 2,884
Liberal Democrats Duncan Borrowman2,00334.7
Liberal Democrats Grace Goodlad1,951
Liberal Democrats Michael Hall1,856
Green Ann Garrett4808.3
Labour Gillian Collins2744.8
Labour John Waterworth242
Labour Christopher Purnell242
Turnout 49.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Chislehurst

Chislehurst (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kathleen Boughey 2,986 54.0
Conservative Eric Bosshard 2,910
Conservative Brian Toms 2,709
Independent John Hemming-Clark90316.3
Liberal Democrats Ian Magrath65111.8
Liberal Democrats Sam Webber557
Green Frances Speed5329.6
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Oliver515
Labour Stuart Reid4578.3
Labour Christian Mole425
Labour Gareth Wretham307
Turnout 40.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Clock House

Clock House (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Reginald Adams 1,707 33.4
Conservative Sarah Phillips 1,667 32.6
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Abbotts 1,663
Conservative Nicholas Milner1,586
Liberal Democrats Johanna Christie-Smith1,478
Conservative Dorothy Laird1,454
Labour Janet Ambrose92518.1
Labour Kevin Brooks826
Green Margaret Toomey81515.9
Labour Joshua King793
Turnout 40.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Copers Cope

Copers Cope (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Tickner 2,904 67.3
Conservative Stephen Wells 2,895
Conservative Russell Mellor 2,848
Liberal Democrats Kay Stocker85119.7
Liberal Democrats Julian Critchley837
Liberal Democrats Paul Nash824
Labour Kathleen Lucey56313.0
Labour Belinda Price558
Labour John Dempster541
Turnout 38.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Cray Valley East

Cray Valley East (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David McBride 1,595 46.8
Liberal Democrats Martin Curry 1,542
Liberal Democrats Brenda Thompson 1,522
Conservative Damian Crawford1,29738.0
Conservative John Ince1,252
Conservative Jengiz Ali1,102
Labour John Wright51815.2
Labour Gary Hayes498
Labour James Flack491
Turnout 32.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cray Valley West

Cray Valley West (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin Willetts 1,299 26.6
Conservative Judith Ellis 1,298 26.5
Conservative Harry Stranger 1,174
Labour Susan Gibbens1,106
Labour John Holbrook1,085
Liberal Democrats Michael Bignell1,08322.1
Conservative Lalit Khanna1,000
Liberal Democrats Harold Barker993
Liberal Democrats Mark Moran930
BNP Ian Moore85317.4
UKIP Thomas Foley3587.3
Turnout 35.9
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Gaster 1,345 47.2
Liberal Democrats John Canvin 1,255
Labour Claire Francis68023.9
Labour Richard Williams674
Conservative Nicholas Fordham43515.3
Green Karen Moran38813.6
Conservative Michael Kingsford388
Turnout 33.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Darwin

Darwin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Bloomfield 1,327 77.4
Liberal Democrats Caroline De Vivo29417.1
Labour John Lewis945.5
Turnout 46.7
Conservative hold Swing

Farnborough and Crofton

Farnborough and Crofton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jennifer Hillier 3,591 63.2
Conservative Charles Joel 3,414
Conservative Timothy Stevens 3,245
Liberal Democrats Barbara Moran1,03818.3
Liberal Democrats Vivian Ross1,017
Liberal Democrats Leo Staggs875
Independent Kathryn Taylor74313.1
Labour Malcolm Barker2764.9
Labour Bryan Gay259
Labour Harvey Guntrip219
UKIP Ken Tracey380.7
Turnout 48.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hayes and Coney Hall

Hayes and Coney Hall (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thelma Manning 3,799 72.6
Conservative Graham Arthur 3,586
Conservative Neil Reddin 3,423
Liberal Democrats Mary Morgan86216.5
Liberal Democrats Tudor Griffiths856
Liberal Democrats Steven Daniell793
Labour David Cordell56910.9
Labour Katharine Head511
Labour Laura Padoan488
Turnout 43.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Kelsey and Eden Park

Kelsey and Eden Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Dean 2,678 49.7
Conservative Rebekah Gilbert 2,608
Conservative Denise Reddin 2,478
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Foulger1,14821.3
Independent Roderick Reed1,05419.6
Liberal Democrats Anthony Payton904
Liberal Democrats Michael Caine903
Independent Laurence Wright850
Independent Shabana Benson767
Labour Therese Curran5049.4
Labour Richard Watts454
Labour Clinton McCree424
Turnout 43.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Mottingham and Chislehurst North

Mottingham and Chislehurst North (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Charsley 1,404 49.3
Conservative Charles Rideout 1,315
Labour Barry Beattie66023.2
Labour Donovan Lindsay554
BNP Tony Hazell41614.6
Liberal Democrats John Houghton36512.8
Liberal Democrats Jane Coyte357
Turnout 36.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Orpington

Orpington (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Hobbins 2,749 51.1
Conservative William Huntington-Thresher 2,674
Conservative Pauline Tunnicliffe 2,627
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Powell2,36343.9
Liberal Democrats Gerda Loosemore-Reppen2,279
Liberal Democrats Helen Rabbatts2,245
Labour Derrick Parker2685.0
Labour Christopher Taylor244
Labour Jeeva Rangasamy241
Turnout 47.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Penge and Cator

Penge and Cator (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Getgood 1,727 37.9
Labour Peter Fookes 1,714
Labour Karen Roberts 1,695
Liberal Democrats Thomas Papworth1,52533.5
Liberal Democrats Emma Price1,512
Liberal Democrats Sonia Whitaker1,455
Conservative Paul Harding1,30528.6
Conservative Hamid Mughal1,100
Conservative Ismail Gulaid1,099
Turnout 39.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Petts Wood and Knoll

Petts Wood and Knoll (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Owen 3,757 69.7
Conservative Douglas Auld 3,688
Conservative Simon Fawthrop 3,474
Liberal Democrats Eileen Edwards1,31324.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Oldman981
Liberal Democrats Dawn Bignell501
Labour Peter Lisle3236.0
Labour John Parks255
Labour Roy Shufflebotham252
Turnout 49.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Plaistow and Sundridge

Plaistow and Sundridge (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Morgan 2,649 54.9
Conservative Colin Smith 2,601
Conservative Michael Turner 2,543
Liberal Democrats Lennard Woods1,29426.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Deves1,292
Liberal Democrats Toby Philpott1,258
Labour Andrew Barber48110.0
Labour Peter Saunders459
Labour Julian Richards420
Green Gillian Windall4038.3
Green John Street220
Turnout 42.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Shortlands

Shortlands (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ernest Noad 2,443 72.9
Conservative George Taylor 2,375
Labour Richard Hart49314.7
Labour Glyn Alsworth490
Liberal Democrats Hilary Gaster41712.4
Liberal Democrats Mary Hurworth393
Turnout 45.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

West Wickham

West Wickham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carole Hubbard 3,763 73.0
Conservative Brian Humphreys 3,665
Conservative Nicholas Bennett 3,554
Liberal Democrats Ivor Lane80015.5
Liberal Democrats Graham Radford778
Liberal Democrats Shirley Homewood720
Labour Gary Kent59211.5
Labour Alan Burn585
Labour Michael Simms554
Turnout 46.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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