2006 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election

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2006 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election
  2002 4 May 2006 2010  

All 48 seats to Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Seats won25212
Seat changeDecrease2.svg5Increase2.svg6Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote18,87519,9924,822
Percentage38.5%40.8%9.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg8.9%Increase2.svg5.8%Decrease2.svg1.9%

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

Council control before election

Liberal Democrats

Council control after election

Liberal Democrats

Elections to Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats held overall control, the first time any political party has retained control of the council since 1982. [1]

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Election result

Kingston upon Thames Local Election Result 2006 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 2549Decrease2.svg552.038.518,875Decrease2.svg8.9
  Conservative 2193Increase2.svg643.840.819,992Increase2.svg5.8
  Labour 201Decrease2.svg14.29.84,822Decrease2.svg1.9
  Green 000Steady2.svg00.08.23,994Increase2.svg5.3
  CPA 000Steady2.svg00.02.31,114Decrease2.svg0.7
  Socialist Labour 000Steady2.svg00.00.295New
  Socialist 000Steady2.svg00.00.280New

Ward results

Alexandra

Alexandra (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Hudson 1,453 45.4 +5.0
Liberal Democrats David Berry* 1,446 45.2 -6.6
Conservative Ian George 1,413 44.2 +3.8
Conservative Andrea Knowles1,40443.9+4.3
Liberal Democrats Patricia Franks*1,37643.0-4.8
Liberal Democrats Wydeeswaran Thayalan1,33141.6-5.6
Labour Bill Bennett2086.5-1.0
Labour Lawrence Green2056.4-1.1
Labour Geoff Parnell1725.4-0.1
Turnout 3,21151.0+8.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Berrylands

Berrylands (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Frances Moseley 1,555 47.1 +11.3
Liberal Democrats Robert Steed 1,456 44.1 +8.4
Liberal Democrats Rohan Yoganathan 1,400 42.4 +7.9
Conservative Kevin Davis*1,39442.2-7.1
Conservative David Booth*1,34740.8-2.8
Conservative Robert Sartor1,33740.5-3.2
Green William Dawbarn32910.0N/A
Labour Tom Cashman1945.9-7.4
Labour John Lee1725.2-7.9
Labour Sheilla Bhatti1524.6-7.3
CPA Sarah Daniell972.9-1.6
Turnout 3,31151.5+13.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Beverley

Beverley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Donald Jordan* 1,398 46.8 -8.3
Liberal Democrats Simon James* 1,391 46.5 -7.8
Liberal Democrats Derek Osbourne* 1,385 46.3 -9.5
Conservative Mike Head97232.5+0.6
Conservative Rosemary Salusbury93631.3-0.4
Conservative John Tuthill87429.2-0.8
Green Christopher Walker41613.9N/A
Labour Max Freedman2849.5+1.5
Labour Marian Darke2759.2+1.8
Labour Duncan Braithwaite2689.0+0.6
CPA Douglas Gibbons1254.2+0.3
CPA Diana Glencross933.1N/A
CPA Esther Stewart802.7N/A
Turnout 2,99948.4+1.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Canbury

Canbury (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Austin 1,305 40.4 +14.8
Liberal Democrats David Ryder-Mills 1,290 39.9 -3.7
Conservative David Glasscock 1,254 38.8 +14.3
Conservative Romana Chohan1,22537.9+13.6
Liberal Democrats Lally Malik1,19937.1-4.3
Liberal Democrats Trevor Heap1,14335.4-3.8
Green Carol Vagg54316.8+8.0
Labour Norma Brewer40312.5-11.1
Labour Richard Hyde35811.1-11.0
Labour Christopher Priest34710.7-11.1
Socialist Oliver Bond802.5N/A
Turnout 3,24143.8+0.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Chessington North and Hook

Chessington North and Hook (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Reid* 1,156 45.3 -24.8
Liberal Democrats Sue Baker* 1,143 44.8 -23.9
Liberal Democrats Mary Reid* 1,141 44.7 -24.4
Conservative Andrew Day1,12344.0+22.9
Conservative Irene Suckling99238.9+18.9
Conservative Nithyalakshmy Kumpeson96337.8+17.9
Labour Judith Cowley2178.5+1.6
Labour Steve Kearney2007.8+1.4
Labour Tony Cottrell1917.5+1.7
Turnout 2,57042.9+2.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Chessington South

Chessington South (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Bamford* 1,272 50.5 -8.3
Liberal Democrats Shiraz Mirza* 1,216 48.2 -4.3
Liberal Democrats Kevin O'Connor 1,170 46.4 -9.7
Conservative Daniel Goodger91636.3+7.3
Conservative Amanda Birch89835.6+7.1
Conservative Malcolm Johnson80031.7+3.4
Labour Pauline Kearney27711.0+3.8
Labour Jeffrey Hanna26310.4+3.1
Labour Shaun McLoughlin2419.6+2.7
Socialist Labour John Hayball953.8N/A
CPA Anthony May953.8+1.7
CPA Susan May793.1+1.4
Turnout 3,20846.6+7.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Coombe Hill

Coombe Hill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Codd* 1,726 69.0 +2.6
Conservative David Edwards* 1,663 66.5 +2.0
Conservative Eric Humphrey* 1,599 63.9 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Grender43417.3-1.8
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Oates40516.2-2.7
Liberal Democrats Vijay Solanki34313.7-4.5
Green James Humphreys25110.0+3.9
Labour Roger Price2319.2+1.6
Labour Wendy Malseed2168.6+0.6
Labour Daljit Sehbai1817.2+0.5
CPA Lydia Fowler833.3N/A
Turnout 2,50238.0+6.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Coombe Vale

Coombe Vale (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Adrian Holder 1,624 51.4 +10.5
Conservative James White 1,596 50.5 +9.6
Conservative Robert-John Tasker 1,550 49.1 +9.4
Liberal Democrats Julie Haines*1,02832.5-9.5
Liberal Democrats Celia Osbourne92229.2-12.7
Liberal Democrats Leslie Jones83226.3-12.8
Green Nighat Taimuri2919.2+5.5
Labour Daniel Haynes2768.7+2.0
Labour Nora Pearce2397.6+1.2
Labour Helen Williams2377.5+3.0
CPA Peter Flower2227.0-0.5
CPA David Campanale1524.8-2.5
CPA Paul Jacobs1073.4-3.3
Turnout 3,16551.2+3.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Grove

Grove (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Hitchcock* 1,186 47.8 -10.9
Liberal Democrats Rachel O'Connor 1,059 42.7 -15.8
Liberal Democrats Bart Ricketts* 1,000 40.3 -13.0
Conservative Terence Bowers88135.5+7.5
Conservative David Salisbury81432.8+5.4
Conservative Michael Mentz78231.5+5.3
Green Terry James45218.2+11.5
Labour Amanda Fitzgerald2319.3+2.8
Labour Margaret Oldroyd2058.3+2.8
Labour Laurie South2038.2+2.2
Turnout 2,49138.5+2.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Norbiton

Norbiton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steven Mama* 971 39.0 -3.6
Labour Sheila Griffin* 944 37.9 +0.4
Liberal Democrats Penelope Shelton 925 37.1 +4.8
Labour Nick Parrott91436.7-2.8
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Tilley80532.3+2.7
Liberal Democrats David Bamford78831.6+2.1
Conservative Leslie Blake46318.6+1.0
Conservative Jane Cox41016.5+0.2
Conservative Gavin French40116.1-2.4
Green Martin Hall31612.7+5.7
Turnout 2,49443.5+7.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Old Malden

Old Malden (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Fraser 1,555 47.0 +13.7
Conservative Michael Amson 1,480 44.8 +10.0
Liberal Democrats Ian McDonald* 1,471 44.5 -14.5
Conservative Geoffrey Clements1,46444.3+24.2
Liberal Democrats Ghazala Hayat*1,39542.2-11.1
Liberal Democrats Mary Watts1,27238.5-17.5
Labour Robert Kellett2417.3+1.8
Labour George Pearson2236.7+1.2
Labour Francis White1915.8+0.6
CPA Roger Glencross1344.1+0.7
Turnout 3,32250.6+7.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

St James

St James (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary Clark 1,689 59.1 +11.4
Conservative Howard Jones* 1,603 56.1 +11.3
Conservative Kenneth Smith 1,580 55.3 +15.0
Liberal Democrats Iris Grender77327.0-14.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Eyre-Brook73225.6-12.7
Liberal Democrats Dennis Goodship70424.6-14.4
Labour Iris Clifford31611.1+0.6
Labour Gerry Jones30110.5+3.4
Labour John Knowles2589.0+1.1
CPA Eleanor Glencross1033.6-1.6
CPA Philippa Glencross832.9N/A
Turnout 2,87547.3+9.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

St Mark's

St Mark's (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Shard* 1,448 53.4 -17.5
Liberal Democrats Barry O'Mahony* 1,403 51.7 -18.4
Liberal Democrats Mylvaganam Yoganathan* 1,389 51.2 -17.2
Conservative Michael Burden87932.4+10.4
Conservative David Hutchinson86431.8+10.6
Conservative James Pirret84431.1+9.9
Green Wayne George38814.3N/A
Labour Sandra Coombs1706.3+1.0
Labour Katie Hill1636.0+1.1
Labour Niranjan Jayasundera1174.3-0.4
CPA Mark Newell572.1-0.3
Turnout 2,72037.3+1.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Surbiton Hill

Surbiton Hill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicholas Kilby 1,578 51.6 +7.7
Conservative Janet Bowen-Hitchings* 1,570 51.3 +6.4
Conservative Paul Johnston* 1,511 49.4 +6.3
Liberal Democrats Adam Melville95931.4-8.9
Liberal Democrats Helen Thorne90029.4+9.1
Liberal Democrats Umesh Parekh79025.8-11.5
Green David Barnsdale44414.5N/A
Labour David Cooper2869.3-3.8
Labour Michael Cowley2458.0-4.0
Labour Rosemary Vase2437.9-3.7
CPA Kenneth Scrimshaw973.2-0.5
Turnout 3,06344.2+9.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Tolworth and Hook Rise

Tolworth and Hook Rise (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rolson Davies* 1,724 63.1 +4.0
Liberal Democrats Vicki Harris* 1,619 59.2 +3.2
Liberal Democrats Robert Lee* 1,563 57.2 +3.1
Conservative Susan Hudson69025.2+6.7
Conservative Mavis Cracknell68225.0+6.6
Conservative Maureen Hutchinson64723.7+5.3
Labour Anna Ring2157.9-10.8
Labour Gabriel Abulafia2147.8-10.6
Labour Peter Walker1937.1-11.1
CPA Doreen Scrimshaw1013.7+0.9
Turnout 2,74942.6+0.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Tudor

Tudor (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Cunningham* 1,744 58.0 +0.2
Conservative Dennis Doe* 1,609 53.5 -1.2
Conservative Frank Thompson* 1,569 52.1 -0.8
Liberal Democrats Fran Coyne81026.9+3.0
Liberal Democrats Richard Lillicrap72224.0-0.9
Liberal Democrats Susan Goodship66922.2+0.9
Green Helen Pitchforth56418.7+9.2
Labour Michael Butcher30210.0-1.2
Labour Brian Morris2508.3-3.2
Labour Warren Kloman1836.1-4.5
Turnout 3,01447.7+7.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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