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2006 Lambeth London Borough Council election

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FieldValue
election_name2006 Lambeth Council election
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
party_colourLabour Party (UK)
previous_election2002 Lambeth Council election
previous_year2002
next_election2010 Lambeth Council election
next_year2010
seats_for_electionAll 63 council seats
election_date4 May 2006
turnout
image1[[File:Official portrait of Mr Steve Reed crop 2.jpg120x160px]]
leader1Steve Reed
leader_since1September 2002
party1Labour Party (UK)
leaders_seat1Brixton Hill
last_election128 seats, 36.6%
seats139
seat_change111
popular_vote125,068
percentage135.4%
swing11.2%
<!-- Liberal Democrats -->image2Lib
leader2Peter Truesdale
leader_since21998
party2Liberal Democrats (UK)
leaders_seat2Bishop's
last_election228 seats, 33.3%
seats217
seat_change211
popular_vote219,207
percentage227.1%
swing26.2%
<!-- Conservative -->image4Con
leader4John Whelan
leader_since41998
party4Conservative Party (UK)
leaders_seat4Thurlow Park
last_election47 seats, 16.2%
seats46
seat_change41
popular_vote412,271
percentage417.3%
swing41.1%
<!-- Green -->image5[[File:Becca Thackray (Lambeth councillor).jpg120x160px]]
leader5Becca Thackray
leader_since54 May 2006
party5Green Party of England and Wales
leaders_seat5Herne Hill
last_election50 seats, 11.5%
seats51
seat_change51
popular_vote511,311
percentage516.0%
swing54.5%
map_imageLambeth London UK local election 2006 map.svg
map_size300px
map_captionMap of the results of the 2006 Lambeth council election. Conservatives in blue, Greens in green, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow.
titleLeader of Largest Party
posttitleSubsequent Leader of Largest Party
before_electionPeter Truesdale
before_partyLiberal Democrats (UK)
after_electionSteve Reed
after_partyLabour Party (UK)
flag_imageCoat of Arms of the London Borough of Lambeth.svg

Elections to Lambeth London Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. The whole council was up for election with no boundary changes since the last election in 2002. The Labour Party gained control of the council, replacing the Liberal Democrat and Conservative coalition that had run the council since the previous election.

The election was notable for the Labour Party managing to win control of the borough despite a marginal fall in its overall percentage share of the vote. Labour taking Lambeth was also against the trend of the 2006 local election body elections which saw Labour lose control of 18 councils with a loss of 319 councillors.

Also significant was the election of Lambeth's first Green Party councillor, one of many gains for the Party across London. The Green Party took 16% of the vote across the borough.

Election result

Local Election Result 2006}} |seats % = 61.9 |votes % = 35.4 |plus/minus = -1.2 |seats % = 27.0 |votes % = 27.1 |plus/minus = -6.2 |seats % = 9.5 |votes % = 17.3 |plus/minus = +1.1 |seats % = 1.6 |votes % = 16.0 |plus/minus = +4.5 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 2.7 |plus/minus = New |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.8 |plus/minus = +0.7 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.4 |plus/minus = New |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.2 |plus/minus = +0.1 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.2 |plus/minus = New |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.1 |plus/minus = New |}

Ward results

***** – Existing Councillor seeking re-election.

Bishop's

Brixton Hill

Clapham Common

Clapham Town

Coldharbour

Ferndale

Gipsy Hill

Herne Hill

Knight's Hill

Larkhall

Oval

Prince's

St Leonard's

Stockwell

Streatham Hill

Streatham South

Streatham Wells

Thornton

Thurlow Park

Tulse Hill

Vassall

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