2006 Croydon London Borough Council election

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Croydon Council Election, 2006
←  2002 4 May 2006 2010  →
All 70 seats to Croydon London Borough Council
36 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
LeaderMike FisherTony Newman
Party Conservative Labour
Leader since20052005
Leader's seatShirley Woodside
Last election32 seats, 45.2%37 seats, 38.0%
Seats won4327
Seat changeIncrease2.svg11Decrease2.svg10
Popular vote49,34128,534
Percentage44.8%25.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.4%Decrease2.svg12.1%
Croydon London UK local election 2006 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2006 Croydon council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.
Leader of the Council before election

Tony Newman
Labour

Elected Leader

Mike Fisher
Conservative

Elections to Croydon Council in London, England were held on 4 May 2006. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 2002 election. The Labour Party lost control of the council to the Conservative Party for the first time since 1994.

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Election result

Croydon local election result 2006 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 43110+1161.444.849,341-0.4
  Labour 27010-1038.625.928,534-12.1
  Liberal Democrats 001-10.013.414,778+1.2
  Green 00000.09.210,165+8.9
  UKIP 00000.03.13,405+2.0
  BNP 00000.01.31,464N/A
  Independent 00000.01.01,083-0.7
 Pensions Action Alliance00000.00.4406N/A
 People's Choice00000.00.3281-0.9
 Croydon Ratepayers Against Croydon Council00000.00.2229N/A
  Communist 00000.00.2177N/A

Political make-up

Party political make-up of Croydon Council
  PartySeatsCurrent Council
20022006 [2]
  Conservatives 3143                                                                      
  Labour 3727                                                                      
  Lib Dems 10                                                                      

Ward results

A-C

Addiscombe

Addiscombe (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Price 1,948 37.2
Conservative Maria Garcia de la Huerta 1,842
Conservative Russell Jackson 1,793
Labour Sean Fitzsimons1,67232.0
Labour Amanda Campbell1,653
Labour Mark Watson1,607
Green Mario Barnsley85016.3
Liberal Democrats Paul Rogers76014.5
Majority 170
Turnout 4,43740.0
Registered electors 11,087
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Ashburton

Ashburton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lindsay Frost 2,513 49.4
Conservative Eddy Arram 2,431
Conservative Avril Slipper 2,390
Labour Rona MacDonald1,05720.8
Labour Peter Spalding971
Labour Jitinder Singh904
Green Bernice Golberg62812.4
Liberal Democrats Nirma Ramful55010.8
UKIP Jeanette Nathan3366.6
Majority 1,333
Turnout 4,32442.7
Registered electors 10,115
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bensham Manor

Bensham Manor (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raj Rajendran 1,846 48.0
Labour Paula Shaw 1,805
Labour Greta Sohoye 1,670
Conservative Roger Taylor1,11729.0
Conservative John Tooze861
Conservative Alan Winborn774
Green Susan Parsons58115.1
UKIP James Feisenberger3057.9
Turnout 3,40732.9
Registered electors 10,333
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Broad Green

Broad Green (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stuart Collins 1,777 50.2
Labour Mike Selva 1,600
Labour Manju Shahul-Hameed 1,576
Conservative Ian Parker1,07630.4
Conservative Patrick Ratnaraja1,073
Conservative Jill Thomas975
Liberal Democrats Syed Mohiuddin51314.5
Communist Peter Latham1775.0
Turnout 3,42631.5
Registered electors 10,885
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Coulsdon East

Coulsdon East (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Wright 3,393 61.5
Conservative Brian Udell 3,321
Conservative Terry Lenton 3,102
Liberal Democrats Ian Atkins2,12438.5
Liberal Democrats Simon Hargrave1,817
Liberal Democrats Patricia Knight1,765
Turnout 5,35056.8
Registered electors 9,412
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Coulsdon West

Coulsdon West (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Osland 2,706 59.4
Conservative Gavin Barwell 2,685
Conservative Brian Cakebread 2,640
Liberal Democrats Avril Bristow77517.0
Liberal Democrats Jean Callen745
Liberal Democrats Brian Glaister627
Labour Sarah Ward48110.6
Labour Richard Ackland475
Labour Lee Findell435
Green Andrew Lindsay4299.4
The People's ChoiceSheila Lockwood1683.7
Turnout 4,22642.8
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Croham

Croham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maria Gatland 2,590 51.2
Conservative Michael Neal 2,418
Conservative Jason Perry 2,378
Liberal Democrats Michael Bishopp86117.0
Liberal Democrats Sheelagh Crampton739
Labour Laura Doughty72214.3
Labour Paul Anderson697
Liberal Democrats Edward Maxfield609
Green Stephen Harris56911.2
Labour James Mburu566
UKIP William Bailey2064.1
The People's ChoiceEvelyn Lane1132.2
The People's ChoiceDebra Cannam112
The People's ChoiceMark Samuel96
Turnout 4,46041.4
Registered electors 10,785
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

F-N

Fairfield

Fairfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Vidhi Mohan 2,070 44.7
Conservative Susan Winborn 2,042
Conservative David Fitze 2,010
Labour Peter Horah87018.8
Labour Yvonne Gosling834
Labour Dominic O'Donnell807
Liberal Democrats Jill George64013.8
Green Julia Barnsley62913.6
UKIP Edwin Wigley2264.9
Monster Raving Loony John Cartwright2004.3
Turnout 3,80837.6
Registered electors 10,127
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Fieldway

Fieldway (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Hall 949 35.1
Labour Carole Bonner 862
BNP Matthew Bedford69225.6
Conservative Roland Petit66724.7
Conservative Andrew Stranack477
UKIP Lynnda Robson2137.9
Liberal Democrats Heather Jefkins1806.7
Turnout 2,29334.2
Registered electors 6,697
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Heathfield

Heathfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Mead 3,076 62.7
Conservative Helen Pollard 2,936
Conservative Enley Taylor 2,749
Labour Sarah Jones76115.5
Liberal Democrats Stephen Cleary65413.3
Labour Moira O'Donnell642
Labour Romney Tansley598
Liberal Democrats Peter Ladanyi529
UKIP Andrew Paice4118.4
Turnout 4,40544.7
Registered electors 9,863
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Kenley

Kenley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jan Buttinger 2,631 57.5
Conservative Steve O'Connell 2,530
Conservative Steve Hollands 2,523
Liberal Democrats Angela Catto75716.5
Green Tom Voute72915.9
Liberal Democrats Linda Evans650
Labour Joy Prince46110.1
Labour Mohammed Mir406
Turnout 4,36741.7
Registered electors 10,473
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

New Addington

New Addington (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brenda Kirby 1,356 38.0
Labour George Ayres 1,257
Conservative Peter Kirby1,04629.3
Conservative Anthony Pearson1,040
BNP Clifford May77221.6
UKIP Ian Edwards2567.2
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Offer1393.9
Turnout 3,22844.8
Registered electors 7,198
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Norbury

Norbury (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maggie Mansell 2,434 46.4
Labour Shafi Khan 2,428
Labour Sherwan Chowdhury 2,333
Conservative Gloria Hutchens1,75133.4
Conservative Tirena Gunter1,679
Conservative Adam Kellett1,557
Liberal Democrats Leo Held55310.5
Green Michael O'Sullivan5119.7
Turnout 4,78443.6
Registered electors 10,978
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

P-S

Purley

Purley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Bass 2,768 53.9
Conservative Derek Millard 2,631
Conservative Donald Speakman 2,488
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Austin78615.3
Labour Colin Bagnall70013.6
Liberal Democrats Gordon Burnett670
Green Simon Desorgher59911.7
Labour Maria Khan528
Labour Suren Pandita495
UKIP Kathleen Garner2805.5
Turnout 4,15941.0
Registered electors 10,161
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Sanderstead

Sanderstead (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lynne Hale 3,567 72.7
Conservative Timothy Pollard 3,470
Conservative Yvette Hopley 3,447
Liberal Democrats Anne Howard57011.6
Liberal Democrats Susan Gauge562
Labour Daniel Harvey4298.7
Labour Barry Buttigieg393
Labour Tejinder Madhar369
UKIP Alan Smith3386.9
Turnout 4,70048.6
Registered electors 9,663
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Selhurst

Selhurst (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Timothy Godfrey 1,652 44.5
Labour Toni Letts 1,597
Labour Gerry Ryan 1,452
Conservative Margaret Bird90624.4
Conservative Audrey Terrey893
Conservative William Proudfoot861
Green Megan Braid-Pittordou58815.8
Liberal Democrats Lynn Roulstone57015.3
Turnout 3,22031.4
Registered electors 10,259
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Selsdon and Ballards

Selsdon and Ballards (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sara Bashford 3,396 67.9
Conservative Dudley Mead 3,357
Conservative Phil Thomas 3,215
Liberal Democrats John Jefkins65113.0
Liberal Democrats Margaret Burnett625
Labour Peter Hopson53510.7
Labour Rae Goonetilleke451
UKIP Claire Smith4168.3
Labour Femi Yusoof373
Turnout 4,71950.4
Registered electors 9,355
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Shirley

Shirley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Marshall 3,270 50.8
Conservative Richard Chatterjee 2,924
Conservative Mike Fisher 2,888
Independent Marzia Nicodemi-Ehikioya1,08316.8
Labour Norman Glass89613.9
Labour Mark Justice869
Labour Lorraine Walters799
Liberal Democrats Paul West6039.4
Green Ian Dixon5909.2
Turnout 5,01448.1
Registered electors 10,422
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

South Norwood

South Norwood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Bennett 1,670 34.8
Conservative Luke Clancy 1,523
Labour Jane Avis 1,492 31.1
Labour Kathy Bee1.393
Labour Andy Bagnall1,385
Conservative Mohammed Quadir1,271
Green Tim Fernandes-Bonnar71714.9
Liberal Democrats Julie Hardy-McBride68414.3
Liberal Democrats Jan Perry616
UKIP Brian Hutchings2334.9
Turnout 3,99737.2
Registered electors 10,732
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

T-W

Thornton Heath

Thornton Heath (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pat Clouder 1,644 43.6
Labour Matthew Kyeremeh 1,427
Labour Louisa Woodley 1,421
Conservative Florence Evans90223.9
Conservative Melanie Hutchens833
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Cope81921.7
Conservative Michele O'Connell776
Liberal Democrats Stephen Dering697
Liberal Democrats Tomas Howard-Jones638
Green Michael Tink40810.8
Turnout 3,44531.5
Registered electors 10,920
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Upper Norwood

Upper Norwood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Askey 1,650 39.2
Labour Pat Ryan 1,637 38.9
Conservative George Filbey 1,566
Labour Alisa Flemming1,561
Conservative Clare Hilley1,489
Labour Ian Payne1,461
Green Anna Martin73217.4
Green Shasha Khan729
Green Tom Real527
UKIP Joan Tyndall1854.4
Turnout 4,09237.9
Registered electors 10,795
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Waddon

Waddon (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Harris 2,335 43.3
Conservative Jonathan Driver 2,285
Conservative Simon Hoar 2,215
Labour Alison Butler2,04037.8
Labour Charlotte McAree1,973
Labour Paul Smith1,942
Green Mary Davey4859.0
Liberal Democrats Valerie Hargrave4027.4
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Gauge395
Pensions Action AllianceEileen Daisley1352.5
Pensions Action AllianceAlan Crawley133
Pensions Action AllianceHelen Crawley117
Turnout 5,07745.8
Registered electors 11,096
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

West Thornton

West Thornton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raj Chandarana 1,660 42.5
Labour Bernadette Khan 1,521
Labour Mike Mogul 1,387
Conservative Christina Blair1,11528.6
Conservative Mehmet Bezginsoy919
Conservative Bilgin Duven916
Liberal Democrats Mahmud Ahsanollah59015.1
Green Santheya Natarajan53913.8
Turnout 3,38631.4
Registered electors 10,790
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Woodside

Woodside (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Jewitt 1,463 33.9
Labour Tony Newman 1,415
Labour Paul Scott 1,225
Conservative Benjamin Grainger1,17827.3
Conservative Desmond Wright1,059
Conservative Stephen Ghero987
Liberal Democrats Patricia West59713.8
Green Ivonne Fernandes-Bonnar58113.5
Pensions Action AllianceDavid Young2716.3
Croydon Ratepayers Against Croydon CouncilColin Cole2295.3
Pensions Action AllianceDaphne Akeroyd211
Pensions Action AllianceJohn Akeroyd168
Turnout 3,48533.8
Registered electors 10,314
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Wards

There are 24 wards which represent Croydon Council. All Croydon Council seats were up for re-election for the first time since the 2002 elections, during the election on 4 May 2006. Previously Labour held control of the council. In the election, the Conservatives took 10 seats from Labour and 1 from the Liberal Democrats. Since the defection of a Labour councillor to the Conservatives, [3] giving the newly elected council's political composition as: [4]

WardMembers elected in 2006
AddiscombeRussell Jackson (Con)
Andrew Price (Con)
Maria Garcia de la Huerta (Con)
AshburtonLindsay Frost (Con)
Eddy Arram (Con)
Avril Slipper (Con)
Bensham ManorRaj Rajendran (Lab)
Greta Sohoye (Lab)
Alison Butler (Lab)
Broad GreenStuart Collins (Lab)
Mike Selva (Lab)
Manju Shahul-Hameed (Lab)
Coulsdon EastChristopher Wright (Con)
Brian Udell (Con)
Terry Lenton (Con)
Coulsdon WestDavid Osland (Con)
Gavin Barwell (Con)
Brian Cakebread (Con)
CrohamMaria Gatland (Con)
Michael Neal (Con)
Jason Perry (Con)
FairfieldVidhi Mohan (Con)
Susan Winborn (Con)
David Fitze (Con)
FieldwaySimon Hall (Lab)
Carole Bonner (Lab)
HeathfieldMargaret Mead (Con)
Helen Pollard (Con)
Enley Taylor (Con)
KenleyJan Buttinger (Con)
Steve O'Connell (Con)
Steve Hollands (Con)
New AddingtonBrenda Kirby (Lab)
George Ayres (Lab)
NorburyMaggie Mansell (Lab)
Shafi Khan (Lab)
Sherwan Chowdhury (Lab)
PurleyGraham Bass (Con)
Derek Millard (Con)
Donald Speakman (Con)
SandersteadLynne Hale (Con)
Timothy Pollard (Con)
Yvette Hopley (Con)
SelhurstTimothy Godfrey (Lab)
Toni Letts (Lab)
Gerry Ryan (Lab)
Selsdon and BallardsDudley Mead (Con)
Sara Bashford (Con)
Phil Thomas (Con)
ShirleyJanet Marshall (Con)
Richard Chatterjee (Con)
Mike Fisher (Con)
South NorwoodSusan Bennett (Con)
Luke Clancy (Con)
Jane Avis (Lab)
Thornton HeathPat Clouder (Lab)
Matthew Kyeremeh (Lab)
Louisa Woodley (Lab)
Upper NorwoodRobert Askey (Con)
Pat Ryan (Lab)
George Filbey (Con)
WaddonTony Harris (Con)
Jonathan Driver (Con)
Simon Hoar (Con)
West ThorntonRaj Chandarana (Lab)
Bernadette Khan (Lab)
Mike Mogul (Con)
WoodsideKaren Jewitt (Lab)
Tony Newman (Lab)
Paul Scott (Lab)

References

  1. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project – 2006 – Croydon".
  2. ↑ "Ward Map showing political control of Croydon Council – May 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2008.
  3. ↑ "Steve O' Connell with Mike Mogul after his defection". Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2008.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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