2006 Merton London Borough Council election

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2006 Merton London Borough Council election
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All 60 council seats on Merton London Borough Council
Turnout42.9% (Increase2.svg8.6%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Merton Park Residents
Last election25 seats, 38.0%32 seats, 37.1%3 seats, 3.4%
Seats won30273
Seat changeIncrease2.svg5Decrease2.svg5Steady2.svg
Popular vote72,55956,6644,815
Percentage44.6%34.8%3.0% [1]
SwingIncrease2.svg6.6%Decrease2.svg2.3%Decrease2.svg0.4%
Merton London UK local election 2006 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2006 Merton council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Merton Park Ward Residents Association in white.
Council leader before election

Andrew Judge
Labour

Council leader after election

David Williams
Conservative

Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 4 May 2006. This was on the same day as other local elections in England. [2]

Contents

The Conservatives became the largest party in Merton, forming a minority administration. The incumbent Labour majority administration was defeated.

Results

The Conservatives gained five seats, becoming the largest party in Merton and defeating the incumbent majority Labour administration. However, the Conservatives fell one seat short of a majority, so they established a minority administration under no overall control.

The Merton Park Ward Residents' Association maintained its three councillors in Merton Park.

In terms of seat changes, the Conservatives gained three councillors from Labour in Abbey and one each from Labour in the wards of Dundonald and Trinity. [2]

Merton Local Election Result 2006 [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 3050Increase2.svg550.0%44.6%72,559Increase2.svg6.6%
  Labour 2705Decrease2.svg545.0%34.8%56,664Decrease2.svg2.3%
  Merton Park Residents 30005.0%3.0%4,815Decrease2.svg0.4%
  Liberal Democrats 00000%12.0%19,493Increase2.svg0.9%
  Green 00000%3.8%6,226Decrease2.svg3.5%
  BNP 00000%0.7%1,092Increase2.svg0.5%
 Pensions Action Alliance00000%0.5%788n/a
  UKIP 00000%0.3%457Decrease2.svg0.4%
  Independent 00000%0.4%583n/a


Results by Ward

Abbey

Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Diane Neil Mills 1,297 41.2 +8.7
Conservative Marc Hanson 1,282 40.7 +8.8
Conservative Henry Nelless 1,214 38.5 +10.5
Labour Susan Assinen*1,14736.4−3.5
Labour Michael Brunt1,08734.5−5.3
Labour Laxmi Attawar1,07434.1−2.9
Liberal Democrats Pauline Barry56618.0+1.4
Liberal Democrats John Houilihan47014.9−0.8
Green Benjamin Walsh44314.1+2.0
Liberal Democrats David Willis41213.1−0.4
Turnout 3,15044.1+16.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Cannon Hill

Cannon Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Brierly 1,778 54.6 +8.8
Conservative Deborah Shears* 1,748 53.7 +6.0
Conservative Brian Lewis-Lavender 1,681 51.7 +8.1
Labour Christopher Houghton81425.0−5.5
Labour Henry Macauley81225.0−2.4
Labour Motiur Rahman67820.8−6.0
Liberal Democrats Mary O'Herlihy Nixon45013.8+1.8
Liberal Democrats Nelson Menezes42313.0+1.6
Liberal Democrats Christopher Oxford41612.8+1.9
Pensioners Action AllianceMichael Fitzgerald38311.8N/A
Turnout 3,25447.1+4.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Colliers Wood

Colliers Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nicholas Draper* 1,713 50.0 −1.6
Labour Sheila Knight* 1,625 47.5 −3.3
Labour George Reynolds* 1,577 46.1 −2.7
Green Thomas Walsh1,22235.7−0.8
Green Rebecca Shingleton1,15233.6+2.0
Green Richard Bence1,06831.2+2.0
Conservative Philip Beard39811.6+4.6
Conservative Olivia Cooper37410.9+4.8
Conservative Eugene Byrne35310.3+4.7
Liberal Democrats James McKenna2627.7N/A
Turnout 3,42449.0+11.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Cricket Green

Cricket Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Munn* 1,442 54.3 −0.8
Labour Russell Makin* 1,377 51.8 −1.4
Labour Judy Saunders* 1,361 51.2 +3.1
Conservative Frederick Day87532.9+6.4
Conservative Sarah McAlister76728.9+3.7
Conservative Liam Staff70926.7+3.8
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Pizey44816.9+1.6
Turnout 2,65637.4+7.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Dundonald

Dundonald
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Corinna Edge* 1,328 42.7 +8.2
Conservative Denise March 1,295 41.7 +6.2
Conservative David Edge 1,272 40.9 +8.8
Liberal Democrats Kirsty Armstrong74023.8+3.4
Labour Elizabeth Daughters66421.4−12.5
Labour Stan Anderson66421.4−12.3
Liberal Democrats Anthony Fairclough64820.8+6.1
Labour Wayne Busbridge64020.6−12.1
Green David Bezkorowajny60119.3+4.5
Green Jennifer Young53617.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Falconer52516.9+2.5
Turnout 3,10945.5+11.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Figge's Marsh

Figge's Marsh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Judge* 1,549 57.3 +8.7
Labour Agatha Akyigyina 1,512 55.9 +4.8
Labour Geraldine Stanford* 1,437 53.2 −1.2
Conservative Gordon Southcott64223.8−1.2
Conservative John Telford63523.5+1.3
Conservative Jenny Thomas61522.8+0.8
Liberal Democrats Elaine Patton39514.6−2.2
UKIP Graham Mills2328.6N/A
Turnout 2,70338.3+9.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Graveney

Graveney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Kirby* 1,505 58.3 −0.6
Labour John Dehaney* 1,500 58.1 +4.6
Labour Gregory Udeh 1,233 47.8 −10.9
Conservative Jeffrey Gunn67526.2+4.7
Conservative June Hayles64625.0+4.2
Conservative Gary Pritchard59022.9+2.9
Liberal Democrats Benedict Fletcher53420.7+4.8
Turnout 2,58037.3+7.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Hillside

Hillside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeremy Bruce 1,400 58.9 +6.8
Conservative David Williams* 1,353 56.9 +4.9
Conservative David Simpson* 1,348 56.7 +7.2
Liberal Democrats Juliet Boyd43918.5±0.0
Liberal Democrats Joan Pyke-Lees40116.9−2.6
Labour Christine Bickerstaff39616.7−5.7
Liberal Democrats Simon Burall37515.8−2.5
Green Nicholas Robins35114.8+2.5
Labour Peter McGinity34614.6−6.6
Labour Farmida Bi 31413.2−6.7
UKIP James Stewart893.7N/A
Turnout 2,37636.2+6.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Lavender Fields

Lavender Fields
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Betteridge 1,142 54.9 −1.5
Labour Mark Allison* 1,131 54.3 −1.3
Labour Edith Macauley* 1,050 50.4 +2.0
Conservative Stewart MacDonald52025.0+0.9
Conservative Thomas Lazur44921.6−1.8
Conservative Christina MacPherson44721.5−1.3
Green Michael Dees43520.9+6.6
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Holloway37718.1+3.7
Turnout 2,08231.5+7.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Longthornton

Longthornton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Austin* 1,687 53.5 +3.8
Labour David Chung* 1,651 52.4 +5.7
Labour Leighton Veale* 1,454 46.1 +5.5
Conservative Charles Jenkins1,17037.1−1.7
Conservative Sarah Newton 1,13636.0−1.8
Conservative Philip Lenon1,11335.3−2.1
Liberal Democrats Celia Lee38112.1+0.3
Pensions Action AllianceDavid Kay-Kreizman2196.9
Turnout 3,15347.5+11.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Lower Morden

Lower Morden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maurice Groves* 1,809 63.0 +9.2
Conservative Barbara Mansfield 1,781 62.1 +15.9
Conservative Ronald Wilson* 1,664 58.0 +11.9
Labour Terence Daniels71124.8−1.8
Labour Mark Inger68223.8−0.5
Labour Michelle McNicol58720.5−0.5
Liberal Democrats Lina Akbar40214.0+0.5
Turnout 2,87043.3+3.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Merton Park

Merton Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Merton Park Residents Karin Forbes 1,626 48.9 −5.3
Merton Park Residents Peter Southgate* 1,619 48.7 −2.7
Merton Park Residents Krysia Wiliams 1,570 47.3 −3.9
Conservative Simon Hooberman1,15934.9+7.2
Conservative Simon Manara1,13934.3+7.9
Conservative John Richardson1,12233.8+7.9
Labour Richard Nichols37011.1−3.7
Labour Carl Linkson3189.6−3.9
Labour Christopher Ostrowski2999.0−3.8
Liberal Democrats Maximilian Camplin2788.4N/A
UKIP Andrew Mills1364.1−0.5
Turnout 3,32248.9+7.1
Merton Park Residents hold Swing
Merton Park Residents hold Swing
Merton Park Residents hold Swing

Pollards Hill

Pollards Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Whelton* 1,351 49.4 +2.4
Labour Zenia Squires-Jamison 1,321 48.3 −5.1
Labour Richard Williams 1,223 44.7 −8.1
Conservative Steven Abrahams1,09640.1+8.5
Conservative Richard Hilton96235.2+6.3
Conservative Raymond Tindle91533.5+5.9
Liberal Democrats Iain Dysart35112.8+1.0
Turnout 2,73538.2+6.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ravensbury

Ravensbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Alambritis* 1,311 44.0 −3.1
Labour Philip Jones* 1,276 42.8 −7.0
Labour Peter McCabe* 1,204 40.4 −7.4
Conservative Thomas Cheetham1,10637.1+6.4
Conservative Margaret Groves1,01033.9+5.5
Conservative Adrian Roberts90530.4+2.7
BNP David Clarke49316.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Violet Jennings43614.6−3.5
Turnout 2,98044.3+15.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Raynes Park

Raynes Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Brierly* 1,745 59.7 +10.3
Conservative Linda Scott 1,682 57.6 +12.4
Conservative Roderick Scott 1,640 56.1 +13.0
Liberal Democrats Julie Barnes57819.8−11.1
Labour Stephen Spence50117.2+1.1
Labour Brian Paul48916.7+0.7
Liberal Democrats Christopher Eglington46215.8−13.3
Liberal Democrats Nazir Malik43014.7−9.2
Labour Gladstone Dosunmu42014.4−0.7
Green Emma Wyatt-King41814.3+5.5
Turnout 2,92142.2+3.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St Helier

St Helier
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maxi Martin* 1,347 43.2 −1.0
Labour Dennis Pearce* 1,246 39.9 −4.8
Labour Patricia Lewis 1,196 38.3 −0.9
Conservative Christopher McLaughlin97431.2+6.4
Conservative David Shellhorn93129.8+5.6
Conservative Alexander van Ingen77824.9+1.1
BNP John Clarke59919.2+5.1
Independent Michael Spacey*58318.7−20.5
Liberal Democrats Alastair Irvine43013.8−1.3
Turnout 3,12146.7+14.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Trinity

Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Dean 1,454 51.7 +14.0
Conservative Krystal Miller 1,444 51.3 +13.9
Conservative Simon Withey 1,366 48.5 +12.0
Labour Andrew Coles*91432.5−4.0
Labour Christopher Magee79828.4−7.7
Labour Syed Rivzi75726.9−5.2
Liberal Democrats Sally Harlow49817.7+3.1
Liberal Democrats Simon Gilhooley49717.7+4.0
Liberal Democrats Richard Tibbetts44215.7+3.1
Turnout 2,81441.0+7.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Village

Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samantha George* 2,426 80.4 +12.0
Conservative John Bowcott* 2,414 80.0 +10.2
Conservative Richard Chellew 2,358 78.2 +8.2
Liberal Democrats Anne Blanchard35711.8−0.4
Liberal Democrats Claire Glasgow2859.4−2.6
Labour William Bottriell2799.3−4.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Harding2648.8−2.1
Labour Richard Taylor2167.2−5.5
Labour Anil Ohri2036.7+5.9
Turnout 3,01647.5+9.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

West Barnes

West Barnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gillian Lewis-Lavender* 1,578 45.9 +2.4
Conservative Angela Caldara* 1,517 44.2 +4.1
Conservative Jonathan Ward 1,453 42.3 −0.3
Liberal Democrats Mary-Jane Jeanes1,37340.0+1.8
Liberal Democrats Helen Herd1,31738.3+5.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Taylor1,22635.7+4.7
Labour Torbjorn Anderson45813.3−3.6
Labour Daniel Connellan44713.0−2.3
Labour Thomas Searle38611.2−1.9
Pensions Action AllianceGeoffrey Smith1865.4N/A
Turnout 3,43549.8+9.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Wimbledon Park

Wimbledon Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Oonagh Moulton* 1,683 57.5 +21.2
Conservative Stephen Kerin 1,682 57.4 +19.6
Conservative Tariq Ahmad* 1,650 56.4 +21.3
Labour Michael Goodman61821.1−5.4
Labour Tony Mendes60320.6−2.4
Liberal Democrats Helen Carter59720.4+11.3
Labour Masood Ahmed55118.8−2.5
Liberal Democrats Edward Furse51017.4+9.0
Liberal Democrats Richard Ladmore49817.0N/A
Turnout 2,92841.7+1.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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