| Election Name: | 2006 Southwark Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Previous Election: | 2002 Southwark London Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2010 Southwark London Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Seats For Election: | All council seats |
| Election Date: | 4 May 2006 |
| Leader1: | Peter John |
| Leader Since1: | 2004 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat1: | South Camberwell |
| Last Election1: | 28 seats, % |
| Seats1: | 28 |
| Popular Vote1: | 24,136 |
| Percentage1: | 38.45% |
| Swing1: | 1.07 |
| Leader2: | Nick Stanton |
| Leader Since2: | 2000 |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Leaders Seat2: | Riverside |
| Last Election2: | 30 seats, % |
| Seats2: | 28 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 20,333 |
| Percentage2: | 32.39% |
| Swing2: | 5.66 |
| Leader3: | Lewis Robinson |
| Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat3: | College |
| Last Election3: | 5 seats, % |
| Seats3: | 6 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 9,760 |
| Percentage3: | 15.55% |
| Swing3: | 2.6 |
| Leader4: | Jenny Jones |
| Leader Since4: | May 2006 |
| Party4: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Leaders Seat4: | South Camberwell |
| Last Election4: | 0 seat, % |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 6,259 |
| Percentage4: | 9.97 |
| Swing4: | 2.77 |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Leader of Largest Party | |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent Leader of Largest Party |
| Before Election: | Nick Stanton |
| Before Party: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| After Election: | Nick Stanton |
| After Party: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Elections to Southwark Council were held on 4 May 2006. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 2002 election.
Southwark local elections are held every four years, with the next due in 2010. The council remained in no overall control.[1]
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Andrew Simmons was a sitting councillor for The Lane ward
Aubyn Graham was a sitting councillor for The Lane ward
William Rowe was a sitting councillor for College ward
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Paul D. L. Baichoo.The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Anne Yates.