| Election Name: | 2006 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2002 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2010 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Seats For Election: | All 60 seats to Waltham Forest London Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 31 |
| Election Date: | 4 May 2006 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Leader1: | Clyde Loakes |
| Leaders Seat1: | Leytonstone |
| Percentage1: | 33.8% |
| Last Election1: | 29 seats, 34.9% |
| Seats Before1: | 27 |
| Seats1: | 26 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Leader2: | Keith Rayner |
| Leaders Seat2: | Cann Hall |
| Percentage2: | 32.4% |
| Last Election2: | 13 seats, 29.9% |
| Seats Before2: | 15 |
| Seats2: | 19 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leader3: | Geoffrey Walker |
| Leaders Seat3: | Hatch Lane |
| Percentage3: | 27.7% |
| Last Election3: | 18 seats, 26.4% |
| Seats Before3: | 18 |
| Seats3: | 15 |
| Seat Change3: | 3 |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | No Overall Control |
| After Election: | No Overall Control |
The 2006 Waltham Forest Council elections, were held on 4 May 2006 in Waltham Forest, England. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 2002 election.
Waltham Forest local elections are held every four years, with the next due in 2010.
Following the elections, a coalition agreement was formed between Labour and the Liberal Democrats. [1]
All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday, 4 May 2006 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections,[2] although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible for individuals, such as university students who have a term-time address and a home address, to register to vote at more than one address. The local Electoral Register Office has the discretion to allow this. However, it is important to note that it is still considered an offense to vote more than once in the same local government election.[3]
| Elected in 2002 | Before election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| 29 | 27 | ||||
| 18 | 18 | ||||
| 13 | 15 | ||||
|}
The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 2002 elections, not taking into account any mid-term by-elections or party defections.