2006 Sutton London Borough Council election

The 2006 Sutton Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Sutton London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats maintained control of the council, despite losing 11 seats to the Conservatives.^[1][2]

2006 Sutton London Borough Council election

← 2002 4 May 2006 2010 →
All 54 seats to Sutton London Borough Council 28 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Seats won 32 22 Seat change 11 14 Popular vote 25,911 24,317 Percentage 44.1% 41.4% Swing 4.9% 6.2%
Map of the results of the 2006 Sutton council election. Conservatives in blue and the Liberal Democrats in yellow.
Council control before election Liberal Democrats Council control after election Liberal Democrats

Election result

Sutton Local Election Result 2006

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	32	3	14	11	59.3	44.1	25,911	4.9
	Conservative	22	14	0	14	40.7	41.4	24,317	6.2
	Labour	0	0	3	3	0.0	8.3	4,888	4.0
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	2.7	1,556	0.6
	Independent	0	0	0		0.0	1.5	888	New
	BNP	0	0	0		0.0	1.0	588	New
	UKIP	0	0	0		0.0	0.8	449	New
	CPA	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	116	New

Ward results

Beddington North

Beddington North (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Keys	1,377	44.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Leach	1,350
	Liberal Democrats	Jenny Slark	1,318
	Conservative	Howard Bowles	1,174	37.8
	Conservative	Malcolm Brown	1,153
	Conservative	Paul Skeet	1,048
	Labour	Nicholas Carter	288	9.3
	UKIP	Leslie Price	268	8.6
	Labour	Susan Theobald	256
	Labour	John Weir	130
Turnout				40.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Beddington South

Beddington South (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Wallis	1,492	49.3
	Conservative	Marion Williams	1,437
	Conservative	Terence Faulds	1,401
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Brearley	1,292	42.7
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Baxter-Derrington	1,268
	Liberal Democrats	Muhammad Sadiq	1,213
	Labour	Beresford Caramba-Coker	240	7.9
	Labour	Richard Aitken	238
	Labour	Renuka Marley	200
Turnout				45.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Belmont

Belmont (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Pickles	2,115	56.5
	Conservative	Peter Geiringer	1,987
	Conservative	Pamela Picknett	1,933
	Liberal Democrats	Russell Neale	1,095	29.3
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Osborne	959
	Liberal Democrats	Eric Pridham	896
	Green	Brian Dougherty	322	8.6
	Labour	Gale Blears	211	5.6
	Labour	Geraldine Kerr	184
	Labour	John Brown	174
Turnout				48.1
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carshalton Central

Carshalton Central (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Hamish Pollock	1,578	42.2
	Conservative	Paul Scully	1,473	39.4
	Conservative	Eric Howell	1,387
	Conservative	Peter Mead	1,375
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Salter	1,365
	Liberal Democrats	Jill Whitehead	1,336
	Green	Robert Steel	356	9.5
	Green	Miranda Suheimat	238
	Labour	David Davis	216	5.8
	Labour	David Towler	207
	Labour	Anthony Thorpe	203
	CPA	Ashley Dickenson	116	3.1
Turnout				47.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Carshalton South and Clockhouse

Carshalton South and Clockhouse (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Timothy Crowley	1,822	49.0
	Conservative	Moira Butt	1,753
	Conservative	John Kennedy	1,743
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Wingrove	1,677	45.1
	Liberal Democrats	Derek Yeo	1,653
	Liberal Democrats	Lal Hussain	1,599
	Labour	Marilynne Burbage	222	6.0
	Labour	Claire Shearer	222
	Labour	Peter Turner	194
Turnout				52.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Cheam

Cheam (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eleanor Pinfold	2,251	57.8
	Conservative	Graham Whitham	2,170
	Conservative	Misdaq Zaidi	2,072
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Cummins	1,535	39.4
	Liberal Democrats	Alexandra Ankrah	1,468
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Kounoupias	1,389
	Labour	David Jarman	107	2.7
	Labour	Lyndon Edwards	99
	Labour	Laura Herridge	94
Turnout				51.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Nonsuch

Nonsuch (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Dunlop	1,816	47.5
	Liberal Democrats	Kirsty Jerome	1,779	46.5
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Roberts	1,760
	Conservative	David Senior	1,753
	Conservative	Adrian Noble	1,750
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Mathys	1,702
	Labour	Kathie Clark	227	5.9
	Labour	Cyril Salmon	177
	Labour	Marcus Papadopoulos	170
Turnout				50.9
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

St Helier

St Helier (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Andrews	1,257	43.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Callaghan	1,161
	Liberal Democrats	David Theobald	1,147
	Labour	Charles Mansell	674	23.1
	Labour	Andrew Theobald	674
	Labour	Joseph Magee	662
	BNP	Charlotte Lewis	588	20.2
	Conservative	Gillian Walker	396	13.6
	Conservative	Eric Pillinger	365
	Conservative	Thomas Wortley	362
Turnout				35.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Stonecot

Stonecot (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Young	1,590	49.1
	Liberal Democrats	Abigail Lock	1,446
	Liberal Democrats	Brendan Hudson	1,425
	Conservative	Raymond Hilldrup	1,413	43.6
	Conservative	Gary James	1,370
	Conservative	Sharon James	1,350
	Labour	Richard Dawson	237	7.3
	Labour	Gwendoline Fuller	230
	Labour	William Lang	199
Turnout				43.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Sutton Central

Sutton Central (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Brennan	1,371	54.7
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Lowne	1,340
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Tope	1,340
	Conservative	Elizabeth Fison	681	27.2
	Conservative	Margaret Greenwood	668
	Conservative	Christine Hicks	648
	Labour	Kathleen Allen	454	18.1
	Labour	Maria Ponto	422
	Labour	Enid Bakewell	397
Turnout				36.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Sutton North

Sutton North (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ruth Dombey	1,436	47.5
	Liberal Democrats	Lynette Gleeson	1,387
	Conservative	Clifford Carter	1,361	45.0
	Liberal Democrats	Marlene Heron	1,347
	Conservative	Darren Marsh	1,299
	Conservative	David Park	1,260
	Labour	Michael Cue	229	7.6
	Labour	Helen Martin	227
	Labour	Stephen Morton	212
Turnout				42.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Sutton South

Sutton South (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Shields	1,502	44.3
	Conservative	Paul Newman	1,413
	Conservative	Barry Russell	1,393
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Clifton	1,336	39.4
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Stears	1,227
	Liberal Democrats	Mohamed Ali	1,205
	Independent	Peter Ticher	232	6.8
	UKIP	Ronald Newman	181	5.3
	Labour	Helen Jones	137	4.0
	Labour	Paul Harrison	124
	Labour	Ronald Phillips	103
Turnout				46.6
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Sutton West

Sutton West (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Chapman	1,552	45.5
	Liberal Democrats	Myfanwy Wallace	1,522
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Wales	1,466
	Conservative	Richard Willis	1,415	41.5
	Conservative	Christopher Furey	1,414
	Conservative	Jonathan Pritchard	1,376
	Green	Peter Hickson	297	8.7
	Labour	Morgan McSweeney	149	4.4
	Labour	Ronald Williams	146
	Labour	Shawn Buck	132
Turnout				45.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Wallington North

Wallington North (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joan Hartfield	1,541	46.3
	Liberal Democrats	Bruce Glithero	1,532
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Ali	1,451
	Conservative	Desmond Bowles	1,298	39.0
	Conservative	Dee Hyatt	1,262
	Conservative	Jane Pascoe	1,194
	Labour	Kathleen Reeds	244	7.3
	Green	Penelope Mouncey	242	7.3
	Labour	Gregory Charles	229
	Labour	Cecil Tate	229
	Green	Amy Pattenden	221
	Green	Phillip Mouncey	217
Turnout				44.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Wallington South

Wallington South (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Bailey	1,575	45.8
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Hall	1,550
	Liberal Democrats	Jayne McCoy	1,490
	Conservative	Owen Hanson	1,305	37.9
	Conservative	Peter Wooten	1,247
	Conservative	Hilary Wortley	1,224
	Green	Malin Andrews	339	9.9
	Labour	Clive Poge	221	6.4
	Labour	Mary Ryan	215
	Green	Karin Jashapara	210
	Labour	Joyce Smith	189
Turnout				45.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Wandle Valley

Wandle Valley (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Court	1,317	55.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Drage	1,206
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Kane	1,172
	Conservative	Patrick Jaques	538	22.8
	Conservative	Brian Moss	525
	Conservative	Charles Manton	503
	Labour	Richard Collier	501	21.3
	Labour	Edward McCauley	453
	Labour	Patricia Simons	416
Turnout				32.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Worcester Park

Worcester Park (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Butt	1,398	41.0
	Conservative	Stuart Gordon-Bullock	1,311
	Conservative	Helen Senior	1,306
	Liberal Democrats	Yvonne Cape	1,167	34.2
	Liberal Democrats	Leslie Coman	1,155
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Overy	1,136
	Independent	Raymond Bunce	656	19.2
	Independent	Julian Freeman	567
	Independent	Nicola Freeman	544
	Labour	Hilary Hosking	188	5.5
	Labour	Graham Hutton	187
	Labour	John Evers	176
Turnout				44.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

The Wrythe

The Wrythe (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Stears	1,436	54.3
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Stears	1,405
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Thistle	1,370
	Conservative	Derek Lockhart	867	32.8
	Conservative	Christopher Wortley	834
	Conservative	Stephen Odunton	791
	Labour	Margaret Collier	343	13.0
	Labour	Catherine Magee	337
	Labour	Margaret Hughes	335
Turnout				36.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing