Wandsworth London Borough Council election, 2006

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Map of the results of the 2006 Wandsworth council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red. Wandsworth London UK local election 2006 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2006 Wandsworth council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.

The 2006 Wandsworth Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Wandsworth London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

London Borough of Wandsworth Borough in United Kingdom

Wandsworth is a London borough in England, and forms part of Inner London. The local authority is Wandsworth London Borough Council.

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Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

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Contents

The Conservatives were always expected to hold control [2] and the low rates of council tax in Wandsworth were used as an example by the Conservatives in neighbouring councils such as Hammersmith and Fulham. [3] During the campaign one Labour candidate, Nick Bowes, had said that the party was being well beaten and described the campaign as being "miserable, exhausting and lonely". [4]

London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Borough in United Kingdom

The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is a London borough partly in West London and partly in South West London (Fulham), and forms part of Inner London.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Election result

Wandsworth Local Election Result 2006 [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 5121+185.057.9120,876+4.2%
  Labour 912-115.026.956,100-6.6%
  Liberal Democrat 000009.720,248+0.6%
  Green 000005.110,722+2.3%
  Independent 000000.3719-0.6%
  Communist 000000.07136+0.07%

Ward results

Balham (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Elizabeth Forbes2,284
Conservative Caroline Usher2,171
Conservative Russell King2,090
Labour Jennifer Hill695
Labour Martin Tupper668
Green Siobhan Vitelli637
Labour Kiran O'Keeffe616
Liberal Democrat Matthew Green474
Liberal Democrat Joan Gibbs465
Turnout 10,10032.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bedford (3) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Antonia Dunn1,960
Conservative Stewart Finn1,929
Conservative Sheldon Wilkie1,836
Labour Peter Carpenter1,093
Labour James Heath1,093
Labour Wendy Speck1,062
Green John Rattray750
Liberal Democrat Henrietta Norman521
Liberal Democrat Richard Williams464
Independent Simon Phillips95
Turnout 10,80334.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Earlsfield (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Angela Graham2,306
Conservative Marc Hope2,206
Conservative Charles McNaught-Davis2,006
Labour Nicola Brown853
Labour Benjamin Evetts799
Labour James Sachon589
Green Graham Humphreys577
Turnout 9,33630.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
East Putney (3) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Leslie McDonnell2,450
Conservative Jeremy Larsson2,387
Conservative Brian Prichard2,241
Green Felicity Dwyer582
Labour Eileen Flanagan536
Liberal Democrat Jennifer Underwood489
Labour Victoria Anifowoshe482
Labour Eayad El-Miqdadi467
Liberal Democrat Gerard Walter352
Liberal Democrat Cyril Richert322
Turnout 10,30832.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Fairfield (3) [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Vanessa Graham2,085
Conservative Piers McCausland1,941
Conservative James Thom1,891
Labour Beverley Saunders668
Labour Brendan McMullan664
Green Martin Williams590
Labour Brian Tomlinson575
Liberal Democrat Nicholas Lowe413
Liberal Democrat Patrick Warren404
Turnout 9,23130.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Furzedown (3) [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Claire Clay2,033
Labour John Farebrother2,012
Labour Judith Gasser2,010
Labour Mark Thomas1,869
Conservative Sean Worth1,856
Conservative William Morgan1,837
Green Michael Day584
Liberal Democrat Ashley Jones316
Liberal Democrat Alan Giles298
Liberal Democrat Michael Rodgers274
Turnout 13,08944.0
Conservative hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Graveney (3) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Andrew Gibbons1,547
Labour Rex Osborn1,464
Labour Belinda Randall1,422
Liberal Democrat Stephanie Dearden1,244
Liberal Democrat Norsheen Bhatti1,213
Liberal Democrat Jeremy Ambache1,111
Conservative Melanie Kelly1,006
Conservative John Locker952
Conservative Jhansi Ridgeon848
Green Timothy Turner489
Independent Vallipuram Kulendran231
Turnout 11,52738.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Latchmere (3) [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Anthony Belton1,778
Labour Leonie Cooper1,772
Labour Maurice Johnson1,687
Conservative Philippa Hill1,671
Conservative Matthew Desborough-Hurst1,668
Conservative Terence Walsh1,482
Green Marian Hoffman545
Turnout 10,60338.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Nightingale (3) [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Sarah McDermott2,102
Conservative Ian Hart2,021
Conservative Ravindra Govindia2,019
Green Bruce Mackenzie802
Labour Kathleen Anderson773
Labour Rhian Williams616
Labour Alexander Lisinge614
Liberal Democrat Simon Shields579
Liberal Democrat Anthony Fennelly536
Turnout 10,06232.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Northcote (3) [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Philip Beddows2,339
Conservative Peter Dawson2,293
Conservative Martin Johnson2,221
Green Guy Evans686
Labour Karen Byrne649
Labour Shalu Kanal555
Labour Paul Nolan482
Liberal Democrat Christine Green477
Liberal Democrat Charles Cronin456
Turnout 10,15832.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Queenstown (3) [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Derdre Church1,793
Conservative Michael Todd1,769
Conservative David Walden1,666
Labour Bindu Joshi1,362
Labour Olugbeminiyi Ijaola1,346
Labour Daniel Lodge1,336
Green Caroline Austin586
Independent Brian Barnes320
Turnout 10,17834.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Roehampton (3) [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Scott Caisley1,872
Conservative Penelope Bradford1,811
Conservative Adrian Knowles1,737
Labour Donald Roy1,275
Labour Amanda Webster1,196
Labour John Russell1,186
Liberal Democrat Valerie Shelmerdine322
Green Michael Turner290
Liberal Democrat Hugh Brown245
Liberal Democrat Godfrey Shocket232
Turnout 10,16632.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Shaftesbury (3) [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative James Cousins2,036
Conservative John Ellis2,024
Conservative John Senior1,883
Labour Essie Linton811
Labour Geoffrey Boyd742
Labour Aaron Quinn672
Green Vincent Pollard517
Liberal Democrat Jeremy Porter388
Liberal Democrat Alef Rosenbaum327
Turnout 9,40030.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Southfields (3) [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jennifer Nickels2,285
Conservative Lucy Allan2,232
Conservative Paul Reeve2,207
Liberal Democrat Anna Ahmed867
Liberal Democrat Adam Towner761
Liberal Democrat Anthony Burrett690
Labour Josephine Simpson680
Labour Trevor Smith654
Labour Raskai Amole617
Green Dorothy Horsler460
Independent Edward Larkin73
Turnout 11,52635.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
St Mary's Park (3) [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mark Davies2,048
Conservative Tessa Strickland2,003
Conservative John Hallmark2,000
Labour Edward Ainsworth705
Labour Sally Gear697
Labour Peter Taylor696
Green Hugo Charlton517
Liberal Democrat David McCullough355
Liberal Democrat David Owen-Jones353
Turnout 9,37430.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Thamesfield (3) [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Edward Lister2,470
Conservative Rosemary Torrington2,446
Conservative James Maddan2,423
Labour Emily Robinson595
Labour Christopher Locke581
Green Monica Vickery553
Labour Ewen Mitchell546
Liberal Democrat Christopher Jefferey498
Liberal Democrat Moira Sanders447
Liberal Democrat Martha Zantides391
Turnout 10,95034.9
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Tooting (3) [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Susan John-Richards1,707
Conservative Alexander Jacob1,682
Labour Nicholas Bowes1,643
Labour Elisabeth Davies1,616
Conservative Matthew Maxwell Scott1,596
Labour Stuart King1,560
Green Sarah Henderson507
Liberal Democrat Michael Clifton399
Liberal Democrat Jaya Patel393
Liberal Democrat Christian Moon368
Communist Philip Brand136
Turnout 11,60737.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Wandsworth Common (3) [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Katharine Tracey2,657
Conservative Maurice Heaster2,628
Conservative Henry Pugh2,623
Green Albert Vickery629
Labour Michael Dolan625
Labour Anna Turley 553
Liberal Democrat David Patterson524
Labour Mark Panto496
Turnout 10,73537.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
West Hill (3) [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Elizabeth Howlett2,149
Conservative Nicholas Cuff1,992
Conservative Malcolm Grimston1,964
Labour Carol Anderton677
Labour John Slater568
Labour Alexander Guite561
Liberal Democrat Catherine Devons438
Green Tomasz Sokolowski421
Liberal Democrat Laurence Spicer319
Liberal Democrat Christopher Ward285
Turnout 9,37430.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
West Putney (3) [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ruth Stokes2,364
Conservative Jane Cooper2,361
Conservative Andrew Penfold2,317
Labour Maureen Booker757
Labour Pauline Brueseke650
Labour John Slinger587
Liberal Democrat Susan Shocket443
Liberal Democrat Joan Ryan422
Liberal Democrat Robert Williams373
Turnout 10,27434.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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  2. ↑ "Tories bask in biggest wins since Falklands factor boost ; London analysis". Evening Standard. 2006-05-05. p. 10.
  3. ↑ "Inner-city yuppies give Labour good reason to fear the future". The Times. 2006-05-06. p. 8.
  4. ↑ Murphy, Joe (2006-04-21). "Labour candidate tells of 'cold sweat'". Evening Standard. p. 19.
  5. ↑ "Local elections: Wandsworth". BBC News Online . Retrieved 2009-09-17.
  6. ↑ "Balham". Wandsworth Council. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  7. ↑ "Bedford". Wandsworth Council. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  8. ↑ "Earlsfield". Wandsworth Council. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  9. ↑ "East Putney". Wandsworth Council. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  10. ↑ "Fairfield". Wandsworth Council. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  11. ↑ "Furzedown". Wandsworth Council. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  12. ↑ "Graveney". Wandsworth Council. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  13. ↑ "Latchmere". Wandsworth Council. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  14. ↑ "Nightingale". Wandsworth Council. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  15. ↑ "Northcote". Wandsworth Council. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  16. ↑ "Queenstown". Wandsworth Council. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  17. ↑ "Roehampton". Wandsworth Council. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  18. ↑ "Shaftesbury". Wandsworth Council. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  19. ↑ "Southfields". Wandsworth Council. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  20. ↑ "St Mary's Park". Wandsworth Council. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  21. ↑ "Thamesfield". Wandsworth Council. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  22. ↑ "Tooting". Wandsworth Council. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  23. ↑ "Wandsworth Common". Wandsworth Council. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  24. ↑ "West Hill". Wandsworth Council. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
  25. ↑ "West Putney". Wandsworth Council. Retrieved 2009-09-16.
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