# 2006 Greenwich London Borough Council election

Elections to Greenwich Council were held on 4 May 2006. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 2002 election.
Greenwich local elections are held every four years, with the next due in 2010.

## Election result

Greenwich Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 36 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 70.6 | 38.1 | 23,847 | 8.7 |
| Conservative | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 25.5 | 27.4 | 17,128 | 1.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.9 | 18.5 | 11,535 | 1.8 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 5,026 | 4.9 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1,520 | 2.0 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1,455 | 1.2 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 976 | New |
| Thamesmead Community Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 525 | New |
| CPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 501 | 0.4 |

## Ward results
### Abbey Wood

Abbey Wood (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Clive Mardner | 1,292 | 40.4 |
| | Labour | Stephen Offord | 1,191 | |
| | Labour | Jagir Kaur Sekhon | 1,121 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Headon | 764 | 23.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bonnie Soanes | 696 | |
| | Independent | June Milner | 624 | 19.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eder Nteyoho | 622 | |
| | Independent | Ismail Danesi | 612 | |
| | Independent | Anthony Ward | 593 | |
| | Conservative | Emily Head | 519 | 16.2 |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Jones | 513 | |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Reid | 486 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Blackheath Westcombe

Blackheath Westcombe (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Brighty | 1,496 | 33.9 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Wilson | 1,492 | |
| | Labour | Alexander Grant | 1,461 | 33.1 |
| | Labour | Jean Bloch | 1,383 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Whittle | 1,355 | |
| | Labour | Silke Thomson-Pottebohm | 1,232 | |
| | Green | Trevor Allman | 801 | 18.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Smart | 655 | 14.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Smith | 624 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Spence | 607 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Charlton

Charlton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Janet Gillman | 1,638 | 42.4 |
| | Labour | Allan MacCarthy | 1,494 | |
| | Labour | Gary Parker | 1,316 | |
| | Green | Philip Connolly | 697 | 18.0 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Cocker | 676 | 17.5 |
| | Green | David Sharman | 671 | |
| | Conservative | Hugh O'Leary | 569 | |
| | Green | Arthur Hayles | 544 | |
| | Conservative | John Letizia | 519 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Justine McGuinness | 476 | 12.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Steves | 445 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Stockley | 388 | |
| | UKIP | David Warwicker | 255 | 6.6 |
| | CPA | Peter Vickers | 122 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Coldharbour and New Eltham

Coldharbour and New Eltham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Hills | 1,942 | 48.7 |
| | Conservative | Amanda Brinkhurst | 1,877 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Taylor | 1,809 | |
| | Labour | Penelope Daniel | 1,000 | 25.1 |
| | Labour | David Reader | 949 | |
| | Labour | Julie Grimble | 911 | |
| | UKIP | Clifford Adams | 566 | 14.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Lewis | 483 | 12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doreen Mooney | 469 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Gentry | 431 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Eltham North

Eltham North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Spencer Drury | 2,344 | 40.0 |
| | Conservative | Dermot Poston | 2,164 | |
| | Conservative | Nigel Fletcher | 2,096 | |
| | Labour | Maresa Kingston | 1,220 | 20.8 |
| | Labour | Christine Walker | 1,165 | |
| | Labour | Janice Marnham | 1,084 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Randall | 1,083 | 18.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthea Gent | 1,015 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Spence | 871 | |
| | UKIP | Arnold Tarling | 634 | 10.8 |
| | Green | Marek Powley | 584 | 10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Eltham South

Eltham South (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Eileen Glover | 1,668 | 44.2 |
| | Conservative | Peter King | 1,611 | |
| | Conservative | Liz Truss | 1,443 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Pattenden | 1,386 | 36.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Lewis | 1,284 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elliot Shubert | 1,168 | |
| | Labour | John Littlefield | 720 | 19.1 |
| | Labour | Terence Malone | 693 | |
| | Labour | John Twidale | 667 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Eltham West

Eltham West (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Freeman | 1,429 | 38.7 |
| | Labour | Michael Hayes | 1,409 | |
| | Labour | Raymond Walker | 1,322 | |
| | BNP | Roberta Woods | 976 | 26.5 |
| | Conservative | Albert Frost | 580 | 15.7 |
| | Conservative | Catherine Culbert | 552 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Hoskin | 539 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eileen Cox | 371 | 10.1 |
| | Independent | Gerald McWilliams | 332 | 9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Nicholls | 284 | |
| | Independent | Mutiu Olukoga | 281 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Ward | 257 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Glyndon

Glyndon (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Donald Austen | 1,796 | 60.0 |
| | Labour | Paul Tyler | 1,597 | |
| | Labour | John Wakefield | 1,459 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leonie Barron | 665 | 22.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Jenkins | 595 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Greville | 532 | |
| | Conservative | David Branch | 530 | 17.7 |
| | Conservative | Sean Pearson | 522 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Shackleton | 468 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Greenwich West

Greenwich West (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Maureen O'Mara | 1,406 | 35.5 |
| | Labour | David Grant | 1,304 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Mythen | 1,189 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Miller | 1,106 | 28.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Smith | 1,034 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Hill | 920 | |
| | Green | Robin Stott | 754 | 19.1 |
| | Conservative | Simon Gallie | 691 | 17.5 |
| | Conservative | Robert Dougans | 632 | |
| | Conservative | Asif Bhatti | 552 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Kidbrooke with Hornfair

Kidbrooke with Hornfair :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Graeme Coombes | 1,305 | 36.8 |
| | Labour | Norman Adams | 1,250 | 35.3 |
| | Conservative | Andy Jennings | 1,235 | |
| | Labour | David Gardner | 1,220 | |
| | Labour | Ann Jefferson | 1,194 | |
| | Conservative | Jackie Doyle-Price | 1,187 | |
| | Green | Jasmine Deol | 503 | 14.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Green | 484 | 13.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Dickson | 476 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harry Potter | 408 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Middle Park and Sutcliffe

Middle Park and Sutcliffe (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Woodcraft | 1,461 | 39.7 |
| | Labour | Clare Morris | 1,404 | 38.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Webbewood | 1,368 | |
| | Labour | Peter Challis | 1,367 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Gerrard | 1,357 | |
| | Labour | Barry Taylor | 1,283 | |
| | Conservative | Janine Stevens | 817 | 22.2 |
| | Conservative | Ryan Acty | 814 | |
| | Conservative | James Ford | 773 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Peninsula

Peninsula (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mary Mills | 1,387 | 39.9 |
| | Labour | Richard Quibell | 1,153 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Roberts | 1,125 | |
| | Green | Lucy Early | 877 | 25.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Cunliffe | 610 | 17.5 |
| | Conservative | Duncan McCourt | 603 | 17.3 |
| | Conservative | Robert Kerby | 599 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rupert Wainwright | 589 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Denys Robinson | 543 | |
| | Conservative | James Worron | 532 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Plumstead

Plumstead (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Angela Cornforth | 1,651 | 46.7 |
| | Labour | Kanta Patel | 1,389 | |
| | Labour | Sajid Jawaid | 1,380 | |
| | Conservative | Simon Emmett | 808 | 22.8 |
| | Conservative | Philip Hendren | 767 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Hartigan | 755 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Toole | 683 | 19.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Biljana Glusica | 514 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abdul Rauf | 499 | |
| | Independent | Harbhajan Singh | 395 | 11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Shooters Hill

Shooters Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Kelly | 1,589 | 41.9 |
| | Labour | Danny Thorpe | 1,540 | |
| | Labour | Denise Hyland | 1,527 | |
| | Conservative | Linda Cunningham | 1,409 | 37.1 |
| | Conservative | Liz Drury | 1,393 | |
| | Conservative | Simon Tee | 1,326 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Derrick-Reeve | 796 | 21.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Ottery | 736 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Westcombe | 660 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Thamesmead Moorings

Thamesmead Moorings (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Brooks | 1,338 | 45.6 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Smith | 1,165 | |
| | Labour | Peter Kotz | 1,122 | |
| | Conservative | Toks Bailey | 525 | 17.9 |
| | Thamesmead Community Party | Julie Dixon | 525 | 17.9 |
| | Conservative | James Flynn | 520 | |
| | Conservative | Laura Murphy | 505 | |
| | Thamesmead Community Party | Craig Honeyman | 461 | |
| | Thamesmead Community Party | Gary Redding | 407 | |
| | CPA | Lanre Joda | 379 | 12.9 |
| | CPA | Stephen Hammond | 321 | |
| | CPA | Chipo Maporisa | 266 | |
| | Independent | Charles Soyoye | 169 | 5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Woolwich Common

Woolwich Common (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Beverley Jones | 1,654 | 61.9 |
| | Labour | Rajwant Singh Sidhu | 1,537 | |
| | Labour | Harpinder Singh | 1,449 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Fromings | 512 | 19.2 |
| | Conservative | Graham Brinkhurst | 506 | 18.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Powis | 481 | |
| | Conservative | Derek Williams | 471 | |
| | Conservative | Lela Sisauri | 446 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Durham | 440 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Woolwich Riverside

Woolwich Riverside (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Barbara Barwick | 1,612 | 51.5 |
| | Labour | Terry Hales | 1,483 | |
| | Labour | John Fahy | 1,422 | |
| | Green | Elizabeth Angas | 810 | 25.9 |
| | Conservative | Susan Hardy | 709 | 22.6 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Jones | 639 | |
| | Conservative | Stuart Barrow | 499 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |