2006 Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council election
4 May 2006
All 54 seats to Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats won 36 18
Seat change Increase21 Decrease21
Popular vote 30,362 26,497
Percentage 44.9% 39.2%
Swing Increase8.9% Decrease4.4%
Map of the results of the 2006 Richmond upon Thames council election. Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Liberal Democrats

Elections to the Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 2002 election. The Liberal Democrats regained control of the council which had been Conservative run from 2002.[1]

Election result

Richmond upon Thames Council election 2006 results
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 36 21 0 Increase21 66.7 44.9 30,362 Increase8.9
  Conservative 18 0 21 Decrease21 33.3 39.2 26,497 Decrease4.4
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 7.1 4,822 Increase3.3
  Labour 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 5.6 3,803 Decrease8.5
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.6 1,049 Decrease0.7
  BNP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.8 557 New
  UKIP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.6 399 Increase0.4
  CPA 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.3 176 New

Ward results

The electorate of each ward elects three councillors.

Barnes

Barnes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Percival 1,891 52.85
Conservative Paul Hodgins 1,847 51.62
Conservative Benedict Stanberry 1,749 48.88
Liberal Democrats Barbara Westmoreland 1,569 43.85
Liberal Democrats Paul Dare 1,531 42.79
Liberal Democrats Marlene Emerson 1,513 42.29
Labour Ann Neimer 147 4.11
Labour Frank Cooper 146 4.08
Labour Ragna Garlake 123 3.44
Turnout 3,578
(6645)		 53.85 +12.8
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

East Sheen

East Sheen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicholas True 2,181 60.38
Conservative Virginia Morris 2,126 58.86
Conservative Nicola Urquhart 2,096 58.03
Liberal Democrats Jane Mather 994 27.52
Liberal Democrats Philip Morris 973 26.94
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Smalldon 938 25.97
Green Sylvia Wills 570 15.78
Labour Anthony Channell 212 5.87
Labour Maureen Metzger 193 5.34
Turnout 3,612
(6874)		 52.55
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Fulwell and Hampton Hill

Fulwell and Hampton Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Eady 2,015 59.04
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Cardy 1,998 58.54
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Elloy 1,972 57.78
Conservative Sallie Colak-Antic 1,072 31.41
Conservative Gloria Cadet 1,032 30.24
Conservative Jonathan Hollis 985 28.86
Green Monica Saunders 458 13.42
Labour Leonard Griffiths 222 6.50
Turnout 3,413
(6754)		 50.53
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Ham, Petersham, and Richmond Riverside

Ham, Petersham, and Richmond Riverside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Jones 1,999 57.77
Liberal Democrats Brian Miller 1,821 52.63
Liberal Democrats David Williams 1,806 52.20
Conservative David Sparrow 1,161 33.55
Conservative Ronan McCarthy 1,120 32.37
Conservative Robert Thompson 1,037 29.97
Green Anita McMahon 323 9.34
UKIP David Jeffery 168 4.86
Labour Doreen Masters 160 4.67
Labour Pamela Risner 158 4.61
Turnout 3,426
(6571)		 52.14
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hampton

Hampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Suzette Nicholson 1,864 52.67
Liberal Democrats Raymond Ball 1,819 51.40
Liberal Democrats Carol Stratton 1,816 51.31
Conservative Anna Record 1,524 43.06
Conservative Helen Boulton 1,491 42.13
Conservative Hilary Smith 1,393 39.36
Labour Louisa Spawls 196 5.54
Labour Jenifer Wyatt 121 3.42
Turnout 3,539
(6839)		 51.75
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Hampton North

Hampton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Catherine Howard 1,574 52.43
Conservative Martin Seymour 1,556 51.83
Conservative Geoffrey Samuel 1,493 49.73
Liberal Democrats Paul Bensilum 1,319 43.94
Liberal Democrats Matthew Wherry 1,236 41.17
Liberal Democrats James Cox 1,228 40.91
Turnout 3,002
(6506)		 46.14
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Hampton Wick

Hampton Wick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Arbour 1,949 60.42
Conservative Elizabeth Parsons 1,726 53.50
Conservative Gareth Evans 1,721 53.35
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Churchill 1,061 32.89
Liberal Democrats John Whittall 804 24.92
Liberal Democrats Martin Pierce 721 22.35
Green Michael Bangham 577 17.89
Labour Derek Tutchell 248 7.69
Labour Eva Tutchell 242 7.50
Turnout 3,226
(6814)		 47.34
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Heathfield

Heathfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert King 1,900 55.60
Liberal Democrats John Coombs 1,875 54.87
Liberal Democrats William Treble 1,745 51.07
Conservative Hilary Dance 870 25.46
Conservative Gillian Garrow 783 22.91
Conservative Dawn Hayles 776 22.71
BNP Christopher Forster 557 16.30
Labour Niki Tanto 229 6.70
Labour Jacqueline Morgan 218 6.38
Independent Simon Holmes 218 6.38
Labour Elizabeth Mackenzie 212 6.20
Turnout 3,417
(6599)		 51.78
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Kew

Kew
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alexander Lourie 2,089 51.73
Liberal Democrats Shaista Sheehan 1,972 48.84
Liberal Democrats George Beevor 1,934 47.89
Conservative Robin Jowit 1,674 41.46
Conservative David Linnette 1,539 38.11
Conservative Sarah Keen 1,523 37.72
Green Sylvia Levi 424 10.50
Labour Kate Segall 203 5.03
Labour Gareth James 190 4.71
Labour Joao Silva 144 3.57
Turnout 4,038
(7133)		 56.61
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Mortlake and Barnes Common

Mortlake and Barnes Common
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Eleanor Stanier 1,750 47.68
Liberal Democrats Anna Davies 1,722 46.92
Liberal Democrats Zoe McLeod 1,695 46.19
Conservative Jonathan de Florio 1,673 45.59
Conservative John Earl 1,644 44.80
Conservative Clive Hills 1,623 44.22
Labour Brian Matthews 215 5.86
Labour Barbara Underwood 208 5.67
Labour Barnaby Marder 185 5.04
Turnout 3,670
(7100)		 51.69
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

North Richmond

North Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Celia Joan Hodges 1,649 48.26
Liberal Democrats Jane Dodds 1,605 46.97
Liberal Democrats Marc Leslie Cranfield-Adams 1,579 46.21
Conservative Philip John Ingram 1,534 44.89
Conservative Mark St.John William Roscoe 1,509 44.16
Conservative Phillip Brian Taylor 1,494 43.72
Labour Derek George Somers 227 6.64
CPA Enid Joy Kimmerling 111 3.25
Turnout 3,417
(6968)		 49.04
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

South Richmond

South Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frances Bouchier 1,674 48.38
Conservative Pamela Fleming 1,636 47.28
Conservative Rodney Bennett 1,588 45.90
Liberal Democrats Andrew Pilkington 1,489 43.03
Liberal Democrats Tanya Williams 1,451 41.94
Liberal Democrats Saiful Islam 1,382 39.94
Green Owen Roberts 500 14.45
Labour Margaret Robson 219 6.33
Turnout 3,460
(6880)		 50.29
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

South Twickenham

South Twickenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Clare Head 1,498 45.60
Conservative David Porter 1,462 44.51
Conservative David Marlow 1,444 43.96
Liberal Democrats Matthew Hull 1,264 38.48
Liberal Democrats Steven Topol 1,260 38.36
Liberal Democrats Michael Butlin 1,246 37.93
Independent Douglas Orchard 357 10.87
Independent John Armstrong 321 9.77
Labour Paul Tanto 254 7.73
Labour Howard Marchant 246 7.49
Turnout 3,285
(7142)		 46.00
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St Margaret's and North Twickenham

St Margaret's and North Twickenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Acton 2,019 53.01
Liberal Democrats Philip Morgan 1,886 49.51
Liberal Democrats Harbrinder Khosa 1,811 47.55
Conservative Simon Lamb 1,249 32.79
Conservative Catherine Searle 1,225 32.16
Conservative Annie Hambidge 1,045 27.44
Green Judy Maciejowska 707 18.56
Independent Barry Edwards 474 12.44
Labour William Devine 262 6.88
UKIP Peter Dul 125 3.28
Turnout 3,809
(6931)		 54.96
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Teddington

Teddington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Elengorn 2,088 58.50
Liberal Democrats Stephen Knight 2,046 57.33
Liberal Democrats James Mumford 2,036 57.05
Conservative Karen Bradley 1,150 32.22
Conservative Roger Avins 1,132 31.72
Conservative John Wylie 1,041 29.17
Green Kevin McMahon 438 12.27
Labour Kevin Gilligan 188 5.27
Labour Margaret Mills 182 5.10
Turnout 3,569
(6982)		 51.12
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Twickenham Riverside

Twickenham Riverside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mary Denise Catherine Carr 1,838 56.76
Liberal Democrats David Stanley Francis Trigg 1,728 53.37
Liberal Democrats Michael Robert Wilson 1,600 49.41
Conservative Joe James Broughton 992 30.64
Conservative Stuart Nigel Leamy 950 29.34
Conservative Anatole Weinberger Pang 855 26.41
Green Gillian Clara Thomas 440 13.59
Green James Richard Page 392 12.11
Green Henry Boscawen Leveson Gower 321 9.91
Labour John Wanklyn Herring Grant 159 4.91
Labour Sheila Doris Nixon 141 4.35
UKIP Andrew James Constantine 106 3.27
Turnout 3,238
(6713)		 48.23
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

West Twickenham

West Twickenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Piers Ronald Allen 1,610 44.61
Liberal Democrats Doreen Edith Helen Lee-Parsons 1,524 42.23
Liberal Democrats Munira Sherali Hassam 1,497 41.48
Conservative Lance Charles Quantril 1,403 38.88
Conservative James Jeffrey Duckenfield 1,335 36.99
Conservative Alan David Butler 1,321 36.60
Labour Damien James Egan 472 13.08
Labour Christian Richmond 407 11.28
Labour Matthew Patrick O'Mullane 402 11.14
Green Jonathan Modral 385 10.67
Turnout 3,609
(6922)		 52.14
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Whitton

Whitton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Warren 1,845 52.67
Liberal Democrats Sarah Cole 1,842 52.58
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Jaeger 1,774 50.64
Conservative Christopher Bligh 1,428 40.77
Conservative Nicholas Lait 1,371 39.14
Conservative Paul Maynard 1,306 37.28
Labour Neil Browning 190 5.42
Labour Stephen Guichard 182 5.20
Labour Sampson Low 165 4.71
CPA Paul Hampartsoumian 65 1.86
Turnout 3,503
(6474)		 54.11
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ↑ "London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames – Borough Council Election – 4th May 2006" (PDF). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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