# 2006 Bexley London Borough Council election

The 2006 Bexley Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Bexley London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained control of the council from the Labour Party.

## Election result

Bexley local election result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 54 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 85.7 | 50.0 | 37,564 | 8.4 |
| Labour | 9 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 14.3 | 24.7 | 18,539 | 8.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 11.6 | 8,732 | 3.4 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 3,864 | 2.8 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 2,869 | 1.8 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2,027 | 2.7 |
| Thamesmead Community Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 628 | New |
| Orange Squash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 583 | New |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 392 | New |

## Ward results
### Barnehurst

Barnehurst (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William McEwen | 2,333 | 58.4 |
| | Conservative | Richard Gillespie | 2,223 | |
| | Conservative | Simon Windle | 2,188 | |
| | Labour | Charan Gill | 735 | 18.4 |
| | Labour | John Husband | 685 | |
| | Labour | Derek Steedman | 653 | |
| | UKIP | Barrie Thomas | 513 | 12.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maurice Morpurgo | 411 | 10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Belvedere

Belvedere (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Leaf | 1,287 | 43.0 |
| | Labour | Daniel Francis | 1,268 | 42.4 |
| | Conservative | John Fuller | 1,256 | |
| | Labour | Janet White | 1,168 | |
| | Conservative | Gooroodev Nangon | 1,050 | |
| | Labour | John Pegg | 1,041 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Morpurgo | 439 | 14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Blackfen and Lamorbey

Blackfen and Lamorbey (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian Beckwith | 1,830 | 51.8 |
| | Conservative | Peter Craske | 1,804 | |
| | Conservative | Katherine Perrior | 1,777 | |
| | UKIP | Michael Barnbrook | 821 | 23.2 |
| | UKIP | John Dunford | 669 | |
| | UKIP | George Wright | 664 | |
| | Labour | Carole Borella | 494 | 14.0 |
| | Labour | Bernard Justham | 440 | |
| | Labour | Josephine Chodha | 437 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doreen La Roche | 391 | 11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John La Roche | 363 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Scopes | 355 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Blendon and Penhill

Blendon and Penhill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Margaret Cammish | 2,445 | 73.3 |
| | Conservative | Graham D'Amiral | 2,364 | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas O'Hare | 2,287 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Jaques | 450 | 13.5 |
| | Labour | David Prior | 441 | 13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kaye Cudmore | 430 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Cudmore | 415 | |
| | Labour | Gerda Slater | 400 | |
| | Labour | Stuart Slater | 387 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Brampton

Brampton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ronald French | 2,596 | 59.9 |
| | Conservative | Teresa O'Neill | 2,537 | |
| | Conservative | John Wilkinson | 2,406 | |
| | Labour | Joanne Browning | 802 | 18.5 |
| | Labour | Christopher Kirby | 734 | |
| | Labour | John Perry | 710 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Standen | 531 | 12.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Hall | 515 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peggy Wagstaff | 431 | |
| | UKIP | William Jenner | 404 | 9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Christchurch

Christchurch (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roy Ashmole | 2,205 | 63.9 |
| | Conservative | Ian Clement | 2,188 | |
| | Conservative | Leonard Newton | 2,098 | |
| | Labour | Stephanie David | 733 | 21.2 |
| | Labour | Floyd Millen | 633 | |
| | Labour | Peter West | 621 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Hall | 513 | 14.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hall | 501 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Betty Lockington | 443 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Colyers

Colyers (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christopher Brockwell | 1,506 | 44.7 |
| | Conservative | David Cammish | 1,415 | |
| | Conservative | David Hurt | 1,349 | |
| | Labour | Ronald Browning | 1,175 | 34.9 |
| | Labour | Patricia Ball | 1,165 | |
| | Labour | Peter Kilner | 1,163 | |
| | Independent | Sally Briant | 397 | 11.8 |
| | Independent | Dianne Joyce | 387 | |
| | Independent | Joanne Wilfort | 321 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Thick | 293 | 8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Cray Meadows

Cray Meadows (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Cheryl Bacon | 1,947 | 53.3 |
| | Conservative | Rosaline Downing | 1,903 | |
| | Conservative | Donald Massey | 1,865 | |
| | Labour | Helen Cash | 1,065 | 29.2 |
| | Labour | Stefano Borella | 1,019 | |
| | Labour | Michael O'Neill | 995 | |
| | Independent | Barry Parfett | 640 | 17.5 |
| | Independent | Elaine Cheeseman | 631 | |
| | Independent | Laurence Williams | 611 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Crayford

Crayford (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geraldene Lucia-Hennis | 1,378 | 36.5 |
| | Conservative | Howard Marriner | 1,345 | |
| | Conservative | Melvin Seymour | 1,286 | |
| | Labour | John Shepheard | 1,180 | 31.3 |
| | Labour | Tonya Kelsey | 1,147 | |
| | Labour | Trevor Perrin | 1,058 | |
| | BNP | Stephen James | 786 | 20.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amanda Buckley | 430 | 11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Danson Park

Danson Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Linda Bailey | 2,011 | 59.3 |
| | Conservative | Sharon Massey | 2,002 | |
| | Conservative | John Waters | 1,985 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James McVeigh | 915 | 27.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Hurren | 875 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tejinder Singh Aulakh | 815 | |
| | Labour | Alan Scutt | 466 | 13.7 |
| | Labour | Linda Husband | 453 | |
| | Labour | Peter Hollamby | 453 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### East Wickham

East Wickham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alfred Catterall | 1,362 | 32.0 |
| | Conservative | Michael Tarrant | 1,340 | |
| | Conservative | James Hunt | 1,234 | |
| | Labour | John Lawrenson | 937 | 22.0 |
| | Labour | Richard Everitt | 860 | |
| | Labour | Sylvia Malt | 833 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Pickett | 681 | 16.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Sexton | 604 | |
| | BNP | Sheila Clark | 601 | 14.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Surinder Singh Manak | 564 | |
| | English Democrat | John-Anthony Fitzpatrick | 392 | 9.2 |
| | UKIP | Malcolm Clarke | 289 | 6.8 |
| | UKIP | Pamela Perrin | 211 | |
| | UKIP | Christopher Marshall | 209 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Erith

Erith (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Christopher Ball | 1,066 | 36.0 |
| | Labour | Margaret O'Neill | 939 | |
| | Conservative | Bernard Clewes | 884 | 29.9 |
| | Conservative | James Douglas | 850 | |
| | Labour | Munir Malik | 833 | |
| | Conservative | Priti Patel | 653 | |
| | Independent | Stephen West | 574 | 19.4 |
| | Independent | Rita Grootendorst | 506 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Florence Jamieson | 434 | 14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Falconwood and Welling

Falconwood and Welling (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nigel Betts | 2,074 | 48.1 |
| | Conservative | Peter Catterall | 1,854 | |
| | Conservative | Valerie Clark | 1,721 | |
| | BNP | James Seadon | 1,001 | 23.2 |
| | Labour | Stephen Perfect | 640 | 14.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew O'Gorman | 593 | 13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Shrimpton | 588 | |
| | Labour | Mavis Persaud | 540 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gurdeepak Singh Chaggar | 540 | |
| | Labour | Carol Pieri | 517 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lesnes Abbey

Lesnes Abbey (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Davey | 1,860 | 42.5 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Hurt | 1,710 | |
| | Conservative | Kirsty Duncombe | 1,707 | |
| | Labour | Ronald Brown | 1,450 | 33.1 |
| | Labour | Samuel Blake | 1,422 | |
| | Labour | Corinna Huxley | 1,253 | |
| | Orange Squash | Gary Cripps | 583 | 13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Hofford | 482 | 11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Longlands

Longlands (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gareth Bacon | 1,966 | 55.0 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth McAndrew | 1,956 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Slaughter | 1,921 | |
| | Independent | Michael Lowe | 633 | 17.7 |
| | Labour | Clifford Judge | 517 | 14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zoe Brooks | 456 | 12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Shrimpton | 449 | |
| | Labour | Garth Pilling-Lindsell | 446 | |
| | Labour | Philip Scrivener | 434 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Brooks | 431 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### North End

North End (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Eastaugh | 1,093 | 36.0 |
| | Labour | Brenda Langstead | 1,070 | |
| | Labour | Alan Deadman | 962 | |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Cassells | 637 | 21.0 |
| | Conservative | Bernard Gillespie | 601 | |
| | Independent | Simon Goding | 553 | 18.2 |
| | Conservative | Edgar Silvester | 498 | |
| | BNP | John Bowles | 481 | 15.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Shrimpton | 269 | 8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Northumberland Heath

Northumberland Heath (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Helen Fuller | 1,975 | 52.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Reader | 1,913 | |
| | Conservative | Alex Sawyer | 1,806 | |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Hacker | 1,280 | 34.1 |
| | Labour | Kathryn Smith | 1,236 | |
| | Labour | Edward Akuamoah-Boateng | 1,202 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Bargery | 496 | 13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### St Mary's

St Mary's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Colin Campbell | 2,596 | 72.5 |
| | Conservative | Alan Downing | 2,546 | |
| | Conservative | Colin Tandy | 2,472 | |
| | Labour | Joseph Riches | 493 | 13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Nurse | 491 | 13.7 |
| | Labour | Broderick Bassett | 487 | |
| | Labour | Teresa Pearce | 481 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Nicolle | 454 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shule Basaran | 413 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St Michael's

St Michael's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Pollard | 2,062 | 57.0 |
| | Conservative | Raymond Sams | 1,907 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Scott | 1,890 | |
| | Labour | Wendy Perfect | 1,101 | 30.4 |
| | Labour | Grant Blowers | 1,090 | |
| | Labour | Matthew Murphy | 1,023 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janette Codd | 457 | 12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Wright | 450 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Codd | 413 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Sidcup

Sidcup (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Aileen Beckwith | 2,127 | 57.1 |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Evans | 2,099 | |
| | Conservative | June Slaughter | 2,090 | |
| | Independent | Graham Holland | 1,067 | 28.6 |
| | Independent | Robert Griffiths | 966 | |
| | Independent | David Gorton | 850 | |
| | Labour | Colin Dawes | 532 | 14.3 |
| | Labour | Robert Bedwell | 523 | |
| | Labour | Doreen Ives | 470 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Thamesmead East

Thamesmead East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sandra Bauer | 1,071 | 49.1 |
| | Labour | Harbans Singh Buttar | 983 | |
| | Labour | Harry Persaud | 956 | |
| | Thamesmead Community Party | Jenny Bellinger | 628 | 28.8 |
| | Thamesmead Community Party | Jeremy Cotton | 573 | |
| | Thamesmead Community Party | Anthony Cusack | 544 | |
| | Conservative | Irene Reader | 483 | 22.1 |
| | Conservative | Irma Nangon | 438 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Read | 228 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |