Election Name: | 2006 Wandsworth London Borough Council election |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2002 Wandsworth London Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2002 |
Next Election: | 2010 Wandsworth London Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2010 |
Seats For Election: | All 60 seats to Wandsworth London Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 31 |
Election Date: | 4 May 2006 |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats1: | 51 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 41,617 |
Percentage1: | 51.0% |
Swing1: | 2.4% |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats2: | 9 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 19,734 |
Percentage2: | 24.2% |
Swing2: | 7.1% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | Conservative |
After Election: | Conservative |
The 2006 Wandsworth Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Wandsworth London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
The Conservatives were always expected to hold control[2] and the low rates of council tax in Wandsworth were used as an example by the Conservatives in neighbouring councils such as Hammersmith and Fulham.[3] During the campaign one Labour candidate, Nick Bowes, had said that the party was being well beaten and described the campaign as being "miserable, exhausting and lonely".[4]