2006 Merton London Borough Council election

2006 Merton London Borough Council election
All 60 council seats on Merton London Borough Council
Turnout	42.9% (8.6%)
	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]

Quick facts All 60 council seats on Merton London Borough Council, Turnout ...

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

	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	30	5	0	5	50.0%	44.6%	72,559	6.6%
Labour	27	0	5	5	45.0%	34.8%	56,664	2.3%
Merton Park Residents	3	0	0	0	5.0%	3.0%	4,815	0.4%
Liberal Democrats	0	0	0	0	0%	12.0%	19,493	0.9%
Green	0	0	0	0	0%	3.8%	6,226	3.5%
BNP	0	0	0	0	0%	0.7%	1,092	0.5%
Pensions Action Alliance	0	0	0	0	0%	0.5%	788	n/a
UKIP	0	0	0	0	0%	0.3%	457	0.4%
Independent	0	0	0	0	0%	0.4%	583	n/a

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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*	1,147	36.4	−3.5
	Labour	Michael Brunt	1,087	34.5	−5.3
	Labour	Laxmi Attawar	1,074	34.1	−2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Barry	566	18.0	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Houilihan	470	14.9	−0.8
	Green	Benjamin Walsh	443	14.1	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	David Willis	412	13.1	−0.4
Turnout			3,150	44.1	+16.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 Houghton	814	25.0	−5.5
	Labour	Henry Macauley	812	25.0	−2.4
	Labour	Motiur Rahman	678	20.8	−6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mary O'Herlihy Nixon	450	13.8	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Nelson Menezes	423	13.0	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Oxford	416	12.8	+1.9
	Pensioners Action Alliance	Michael Fitzgerald	383	11.8	N/A
Turnout			3,254	47.1	+4.2
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 Walsh	1,222	35.7	−0.8
	Green	Rebecca Shingleton	1,152	33.6	+2.0
	Green	Richard Bence	1,068	31.2	+2.0
	Conservative	Philip Beard	398	11.6	+4.6
	Conservative	Olivia Cooper	374	10.9	+4.8
	Conservative	Eugene Byrne	353	10.3	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	James McKenna	262	7.7	N/A
Turnout			3,424	49.0	+11.2
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 Day	875	32.9	+6.4
	Conservative	Sarah McAlister	767	28.9	+3.7
	Conservative	Liam Staff	709	26.7	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Pizey	448	16.9	+1.6
Turnout			2,656	37.4	+7.1
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Results

Dundonald
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 Armstrong	740	23.8	+3.4
	Labour	Elizabeth Daughters	664	21.4	−12.5
	Labour	Stan Anderson	664	21.4	−12.3
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Fairclough	648	20.8	+6.1
	Labour	Wayne Busbridge	640	20.6	−12.1
	Green	David Bezkorowajny	601	19.3	+4.5
	Green	Jennifer Young	536	17.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Falconer	525	16.9	+2.5
Turnout			3,109	45.5	+11.9
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Figge's Marsh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 Southcott	642	23.8	−1.2
	Conservative	John Telford	635	23.5	+1.3
	Conservative	Jenny Thomas	615	22.8	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Elaine Patton	395	14.6	−2.2
	UKIP	Graham Mills	232	8.6	N/A
Turnout			2,703	38.3	+9.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Graveney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 Gunn	675	26.2	+4.7
	Conservative	June Hayles	646	25.0	+4.2
	Conservative	Gary Pritchard	590	22.9	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Benedict Fletcher	534	20.7	+4.8
Turnout			2,580	37.3	+7.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Hillside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 Boyd	439	18.5	±0.0
	Liberal Democrats	Joan Pyke-Lees	401	16.9	−2.6
	Labour	Christine Bickerstaff	396	16.7	−5.7
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Burall	375	15.8	−2.5
	Green	Nicholas Robins	351	14.8	+2.5
	Labour	Peter McGinity	346	14.6	−6.6
	Labour	Farmida Bi	314	13.2	−6.7
	UKIP	James Stewart	89	3.7	N/A
Turnout			2,376	36.2	+6.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing