- Croydon Council election, 2006
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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.
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Election result
Croydon Local Election Result 2006 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/- Conservative 43 11 0 +11 61.4% 44.7% 47,044 Labour 27 0 10 -10 38.6% 25.6% 26,917 Liberal Democrat 0 0 1 -1 0 13.3% 14,043 Green 0 0 0 0 0 9.6% 10,056 UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 3.2% 3,405 BNP 0 0 0 0 0 1.4% 1,464 The People's Choice 0 0 0 0 0 0.3% 275 Others 0 0 0 0 0 1.9% 275 Political make-up
Party political make-up of Croydon Council Party Seats Current Council 2002[1] 2006[1] Conservatives 31 43 Labour 37 27 Lib Dems 1 0 Ward results
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Addiscombe (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Russell Jackson 1,973 Conservative Andrew Price 1,948 Conservative Maria Garcia de la Huerta 1,842 Labour Sean Fitzsimons 1,672 Labour Amanda Campbell 1,653 Labour Mark Watson 1,607 Green Mario Barnsley 850 Liberal Democrat Paul Rogers 760 Turnout 4,437 40.0% Ashburton (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Lindsay Frost 2,513 Conservative Eddy Arram 2,431 Conservative Avril Slipper 2,390 Labour Rona MacDonald 1,057 Labour Peter Spalding 971 Labour Jitinder Singh 904 Green Bernice Golberg 628 Liberal Democrat Nirma Ramful 550 UKIP Jeanette Nathan 336 Turnout 4,324 42.7% Bensham Manor (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Raj Rajendran 1,846 Labour Paula Shaw 1,805 Labour Greta Sohoye 1,670 Conservative Roger Taylor 1,117 Conservative John Tooze 861 Conservative Alan Winborn 774 Green Susan Parsons 531 UKIP James Feisenberger 305 Turnout 3,407 32.9% Broad Green (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Stuart Collins 1,777 Labour Mike Selva 1,600 Labour Manju Shahul-Hameed 1,576 Conservative Ian Parker 1,076 Conservative Patrick Ratnaraja 1,073 Conservative Jill Thomas 975 Liberal Democrat Syed Mohiuddin 513 Communist Peter Latham 177 Turnout 3,426 31.5% Coulsdon East (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Christopher Wright 3,393 Conservative Brian Udell 3,321 Conservative Terry Lenton 3,102 Liberal Democrat Ian Atkins 2,124 Liberal Democrat Simon Hargrave 1,817 Liberal Democrat Patricia Knight 1,765 Turnout 5,350 56.8% Coulsdon West (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative David Osland 2,706 Conservative Gavin Barwell 2,685 Conservative Brian Cakebread 2,640 Liberal Democrat Avril Bristow 775 Liberal Democrat Jean Callen 745 Liberal Democrat Brian Glaister 627 Labour Sarah Ward 481 Labour Richard Ackland 475 Labour Lee Findell 435 Green Andrew Lindsay 429 The People's Choice Sheila Lockwood 168 Turnout 4,226 42.8% Croham (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Maria Gatland 2,590 Conservative Michael Neal 2,418 Conservative Jason Perry 2,378 Liberal Democrat Michael Bishopp 861 Liberal Democrat Sheelagh Crampton 739 Labour Laura Doughty 722 Labour Paul Anderson 697 Liberal Democrat Edward Maxfield 609 Green Stephen Harris 569 Labour James Mburu 566 UKIP William Bailey 206 The People's Choice Evelyn Lane 113 The People's Choice Debra Cannam 112 The People's Choice Mark Samuel 96 Turnout 4,460 41.4% F-N
Fairfield (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Vidhi Mohan 2,070 Conservative Susan Winborn 2,042 Conservative David Fitze 2,010 Labour Peter Horah 870 Labour Yvonne Gosling 834 Labour Dominic O'Donnell 807 Liberal Democrat Jill George 640 Green Julia Barnsley 629 UKIP Edwin Wigley 226 Monster Raving Loony John Cartwright 200 Turnout 3,808 37.6% Fieldway (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Simon Hall 949 Labour Carole Bonner 862 BNP Matthew Bedford 692 Conservative Roland Petit 677 Conservative Andrew Stranack 477 UKIP Lynnda Robson 213 Turnout 2,293 34.2% Heathfield (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Margaret Mead 3,076 Conservative Helen Pollard 2,936 Conservative Enley Taylor 2,749 Labour Sarah Jones 761 Liberal Democrat Stephen Cleary 654 Labour Moira O'Donnell 642 Labour Romney Tansley 598 Liberal Democrat Peter Ladanyi 529 UKIP Andrew Paice 411 Turnout 4,405 44.7% Kenley (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Jan Buttinger 2,631 Conservative Steve O'Connell 2,530 Conservative Steve Hollands 2,523 Liberal Democrat Angela Catto 757 Green Tom Voute 729 Liberal Democrat Linda Evans 650 Labour Joy Prince 461 Labour Mohammed Mir 406 Turnout 4,367 41.7% New Addington (2) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Brenda Kirby 1,356 Labour George Ayres 1,257 Conservative Peter Kirby 1,046 Conservative Anthony Pearson 1,040 BNP Clifford May 772 UKIP Ian Edwards 256 Liberal Democrat Stephanie Offer 139 Turnout 3,228 44.8% Norbury (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Maggie Mansell 2,434 Labour Shafi Khan 2,428 Labour Sherwan Chowdhury 2,333 Conservative Gloria Hutchens 1,751 Conservative Tirena Gunter 1,679 Conservative Adam Kellett 1,557 Liberal Democrat Leo Held 553 Green Michael O'Sullivan 511 Turnout 4,784 43.6% P-S
Purley (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Graham Bass 2,768 Conservative Derek Millard 2,631 Conservative Donald Speakman 2,488 Liberal Democrat Kathleen Austin 786 Labour Colin Bagnall 700 Liberal Democrat Gordon Burnett 670 Green Simon Desorgher 599 Labour Maria Khan 528 Labour Suren Pandita 495 UKIP Kathleen Garner 280 Turnout 4,159 41.0% Sanderstead (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Lynne Hale 3,567 Conservative Timothy Pollard 3,470 Conservative Yvette Hopley 3,447 Liberal Democrat Anne Howard 570 Liberal Democrat Susan Gauge 562 Labour Daniel Harvey 429 Labour Barry Buttigieg 393 Labour Tejinder Madhar 369 UKIP Alan Smith 338 Turnout 4,700 48.6% Selhurst (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Timothy Godfrey 1,652 Labour Toni Letts 1,597 Labour Gerry Ryan 1,452 Conservative Margaret Bird 906 Conservative Audrey Terrey 893 Conservative William Proudfoot 861 Green Megan Braid-Pittordou 588 Liberal Democrat Lynn Roulstone 570 Turnout 3,220 31.4% Selsdon and Ballards (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Dudley Mead 3,397 Conservative Sara Bashford 3,396 Conservative Phil Thomas 3,215 Liberal Democrat John Jefkins 651 Liberal Democrat Margaret Burnett 625 Labour Peter Hopson 535 Labour Rae Goonetilleke 451 UKIP Claire Smith 416 Labour Femi Yusoof 373 Turnout 4,719 50.4% Shirley (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Janet Marshall 3,270 Conservative Richard Chatterjee 2,924 Conservative Mike Fisher 2,888 Independent Marzia Nicodemi-Ehikioya 1,083 Labour Norman Glass 896 Labour Mark Justice 869 Labour Lorraine Walters 799 Liberal Democrat Paul West 603 Green Ian Dixon 590 Turnout 5,014 48.1% South Norwood (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Susan Bennett 1,670 Conservative Luke Clancy 1,523 Labour Jane Avis 1,492 Labour Kathy Bee 1.393 Labour Andy Bagnall 1,385 Conservative Mohammed Quadir 1,271 Green Tim Fernandes-Bonnar 717 Liberal Democrat Julie Hardy-McBride 684 Liberal Democrat Jan Perry 616 UKIP Brian Hutchings 233 Turnout 3,997 37.2% T-W
Thornton Heath (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Pat Clouder 1,644 Labour Matthew Kyeremeh 1,427 Labour Louisa Woodley 1,421 Conservative Florence Evans 902 Conservative Melanie Hutchens 833 Liberal Democrat Jonathan Cope 819 Conservative Michele O'Connell 776 Liberal Democrat Stephen Dering 697 Liberal Democrat Tomas Howard-Jones 638 Turnout 3,445 31.5% Upper Norwood (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Robert Askey 1,650 Labour Pat Ryan 1,637 Conservative George Filbey 1,566 Labour Alisa Flemming 1,561 Conservative Clare Hilley 1,489 Labour Ian Payne 1,461 Green Anna Martin 732 Green Shasha Khan 729 Green Tom Real 527 UKIP Joan Tyndall 185 Turnout 4,092 37.9% Waddon (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Tony Harris 2,335 Conservative Jonathan Driver 2,285 Conservative Simon Hoar 2,215 Labour Alison Butler 2,040 Labour Charlotte McAree 1,973 Labour Paul Smith 1,942 Green Mary Davey 485 Liberal Democrat Valerie Hargrave 402 Liberal Democrat Geoffrey Gauge 395 Pensions Action Alliance Eileen Daisley 135 Pensions Action Alliance Alan Crawley 133 Pensions Action Alliance Helen Crawley 117 Turnout 5,077 45.8% West Thornton (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Raj Chandarana 1,660 Labour Bernadette Khan 1,521 Labour Mike Mogul 1,387 Conservative Christina Blair 1,115 Conservative Mehmet Bezginsoy 919 Conservative Bilgin Duven 916 Liberal Democrat Mahmud Ahsanollah 590 Green Santheya Natarajan 539 Turnout 3,386 31.4% Woodside (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Karen Jewitt 1,463 Labour Tony Newman 1,415 Labour Paul Scott 1,225 Conservative Benjamin Grainger 1,178 Conservative Desmond Wright 1,059 Conservative Stephen Ghero 987 Liberal Democrat Patricia West 597 Green Ivonne Fernandes-Bonnar 581 Pensions Action Alliance David Young 271 Croydon Ratepayers Against Croydon Council Colin Cole 229 Pensions Action Alliance Daphne Akeroyd 211 Pensions Action Alliance John Akeroyd 168 Turnout 3,485 33.8% 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 May 4, 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,[2] giving the newly elected council's political composition as:[3]
Ward Members elected in 2006 Addiscombe Russell Jackson (Con) Andrew Price (Con) Maria Garcia de la Huerta (Con) Ashburton Lindsay Frost (Con) Eddy Arram (Con) Avril Slipper (Con) Bensham Manor Raj Rajendran (Lab) Greta Sohoye (Lab) Alison Butler (Lab) Broad Green Stuart Collins (Lab) Mike Selva (Lab) Manju Shahul-Hameed (Lab) Coulsdon East Christopher Wright (Con) Brian Udell (Con) Terry Lenton (Con) Coulsdon West David Osland (Con) Gavin Barwell (Con) Brian Cakebread (Con) Croham Maria Gatland (Con) Michael Neal (Con) Jason Perry (Lab) Fairfield Vidhi Mohan (Con) Susan Winborn (Con) David Fitze (Con) Fieldway Simon Hall (Lab) Carole Bonner (Lab) Heathfield Linda Bailey (Con) Sharon Massey (Con) Andy John Waters (Con) Kenley Jan Buttinger (Con) Steve O'Connell (Con) Steve Hollands (Con) New Addington Brenda Kirby (Lab) George Ayres (Lab) Norbury Maggie Mansell (Lab) Shafi Khan (Lab) Sherwan Chowdhury (Lab) Purley Graham Bass (Con) Derek Millard (Con) Donald Speakman (Con) Sanderstead Lynne Hale (Con) Timothy Pollard (Con) Yvette Hopley (Con) Selhurst Timothy Godfrey (Lab) Toni Letts (Lab) Toni Letts (Lab) Selsdon and Ballards Dudley Mead (Con) Sara Bashford (Con) Phil Thomas (Con) Shirley Janet Marshall (Con) Richard Chatterjee (Con) Mike Fisher (Con) South Norwood Susan Bennett (Con) Luke Clancy (Con) Jane Avis (Lab) Thornton Heath Pat Clouder (Lab) Matthew Kyeremeh (Lab) Louisa Woodley (Lab) Upper Norwood Robert Askey (Con) Pat Ryan (Lab) George Filbey (Con) Waddon Tony Harris (Con) Jonathan Driver (Con) Simon Hoar (Con) West Thornton Raj Chandarana (Lab) Bernadette Khan (Lab) Mike Mogul (Con) Woodside Karen Jewitt (Lab) Tony Newman (Lab) Paul Scott (Lab) References
- Election report from Croydon Council
- OMRLP Croydon Branch
- ^ a b http://www.croydon.gov.uk/content/departments/570770/570872/wardmap.pdf
- ^ "Steve O' Connell with Mike Mogul after his defection". http://www.croydonconservatives.com/news_search_results_detail.asp?StoryNo=949. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ http://www.croydon.gov.uk/content/departments/570770/570872/wardmap.pdf
External links
- Tories celebrate election victory, Croydon Advertiser, 5 May 2006.
- Labour kicked in the ballots, Croydon Guardian, 5 May 2006.
- In Search of Selsdon Man, The Guardian, 27 April 2006.
- Croydon Conservatives
- Croydon Labour councillors
- Croydon Co-operative Party
- Croydon Green Party
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