# 2006 Merton London Borough Council election

Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 4 May 2006. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.
The Conservatives became the largest party in Merton, forming a minority administration. The incumbent Labour majority administration was defeated.

## Results

The Conservatives gained five seats, becoming the largest party in Merton and defeating the incumbent majority Labour administration. However, the Conservatives fell one seat short of a majority, so they established a minority administration under no overall control.
The Merton Park Ward Residents' Association maintained its three councillors in Merton Park.
In terms of seat changes, the Conservatives gained three councillors from Labour in Abbey and one each from Labour in the wards of Dundonald and Trinity.
Merton Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 30 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 50.0% | 44.6% | 72,559 | 6.6% |
| Labour | 27 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 45.0% | 34.8% | 56,664 | 2.3% |
| Merton Park Residents | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0% | 3.0% | 4,815 | 0.4% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 12.0% | 19,493 | 0.9% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 3.8% | 6,226 | 3.5% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.7% | 1,092 | 0.5% |
| Pensions Action Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.5% | 788 | n/a |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.3% | 457 | 0.4% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.4% | 583 | n/a |

## Results by Ward
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Diane Neil Mills | 1,297 | 41.2 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | Marc Hanson | 1,282 | 40.7 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | Henry Nelless | 1,214 | 38.5 | +10.5 |
| | Labour | Susan Assinen* | 1,147 | 36.4 | −3.5 |
| | Labour | Michael Brunt | 1,087 | 34.5 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | Laxmi Attawar | 1,074 | 34.1 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Barry | 566 | 18.0 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Houilihan | 470 | 14.9 | −0.8 |
| | Green | Benjamin Walsh | 443 | 14.1 | +2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Willis | 412 | 13.1 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,150 | 44.1 | +16.7 |
| | 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 | | |

### Cannon Hill

Cannon Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Brierly | 1,778 | 54.6 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative | Deborah Shears* | 1,748 | 53.7 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | Brian Lewis-Lavender | 1,681 | 51.7 | +8.1 |
| | Labour | Christopher Houghton | 814 | 25.0 | −5.5 |
| | Labour | Henry Macauley | 812 | 25.0 | −2.4 |
| | Labour | Motiur Rahman | 678 | 20.8 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary O'Herlihy Nixon | 450 | 13.8 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nelson Menezes | 423 | 13.0 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Oxford | 416 | 12.8 | +1.9 |
| | Pensioners Action Alliance | Michael Fitzgerald | 383 | 11.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,254 | 47.1 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Colliers Wood

Colliers Wood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nicholas Draper* | 1,713 | 50.0 | −1.6 |
| | Labour | Sheila Knight* | 1,625 | 47.5 | −3.3 |
| | Labour | George Reynolds* | 1,577 | 46.1 | −2.7 |
| | Green | Thomas Walsh | 1,222 | 35.7 | −0.8 |
| | Green | Rebecca Shingleton | 1,152 | 33.6 | +2.0 |
| | Green | Richard Bence | 1,068 | 31.2 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Philip Beard | 398 | 11.6 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | Olivia Cooper | 374 | 10.9 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | Eugene Byrne | 353 | 10.3 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James McKenna | 262 | 7.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,424 | 49.0 | +11.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cricket Green

Cricket Green :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Munn* | 1,442 | 54.3 | −0.8 |
| | Labour | Russell Makin* | 1,377 | 51.8 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | Judy Saunders* | 1,361 | 51.2 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | Frederick Day | 875 | 32.9 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | Sarah McAlister | 767 | 28.9 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Liam Staff | 709 | 26.7 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Pizey | 448 | 16.9 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,656 | 37.4 | +7.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Dundonald

Dundonald :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Corinna Edge* | 1,328 | 42.7 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative | Denise March | 1,295 | 41.7 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | David Edge | 1,272 | 40.9 | +8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Armstrong | 740 | 23.8 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Daughters | 664 | 21.4 | −12.5 |
| | Labour | Stan Anderson | 664 | 21.4 | −12.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Fairclough | 648 | 20.8 | +6.1 |
| | Labour | Wayne Busbridge | 640 | 20.6 | −12.1 |
| | Green | David Bezkorowajny | 601 | 19.3 | +4.5 |
| | Green | Jennifer Young | 536 | 17.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Falconer | 525 | 16.9 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,109 | 45.5 | +11.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Figge's Marsh

Figge's Marsh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Judge* | 1,549 | 57.3 | +8.7 |
| | Labour | Agatha Akyigyina | 1,512 | 55.9 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | Geraldine Stanford* | 1,437 | 53.2 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Southcott | 642 | 23.8 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | John Telford | 635 | 23.5 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | Jenny Thomas | 615 | 22.8 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elaine Patton | 395 | 14.6 | −2.2 |
| | UKIP | Graham Mills | 232 | 8.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,703 | 38.3 | +9.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Graveney

Graveney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Linda Kirby* | 1,505 | 58.3 | −0.6 |
| | Labour | John Dehaney* | 1,500 | 58.1 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | Gregory Udeh | 1,233 | 47.8 | −10.9 |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Gunn | 675 | 26.2 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | June Hayles | 646 | 25.0 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | Gary Pritchard | 590 | 22.9 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benedict Fletcher | 534 | 20.7 | +4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,580 | 37.3 | +7.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hillside

Hillside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Bruce | 1,400 | 58.9 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | David Williams* | 1,353 | 56.9 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative | David Simpson* | 1,348 | 56.7 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Juliet Boyd | 439 | 18.5 | ±0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Pyke-Lees | 401 | 16.9 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | Christine Bickerstaff | 396 | 16.7 | −5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Burall | 375 | 15.8 | −2.5 |
| | Green | Nicholas Robins | 351 | 14.8 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Peter McGinity | 346 | 14.6 | −6.6 |
| | Labour | Farmida Bi | 314 | 13.2 | −6.7 |
| | UKIP | James Stewart | 89 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,376 | 36.2 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lavender Fields

Lavender Fields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Betteridge | 1,142 | 54.9 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | Mark Allison* | 1,131 | 54.3 | −1.3 |
| | Labour | Edith Macauley* | 1,050 | 50.4 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Stewart MacDonald | 520 | 25.0 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Lazur | 449 | 21.6 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative | Christina MacPherson | 447 | 21.5 | −1.3 |
| | Green | Michael Dees | 435 | 20.9 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Holloway | 377 | 18.1 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,082 | 31.5 | +7.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Longthornton

Longthornton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Austin* | 1,687 | 53.5 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | David Chung* | 1,651 | 52.4 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Leighton Veale* | 1,454 | 46.1 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | Charles Jenkins | 1,170 | 37.1 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Newton | 1,136 | 36.0 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative | Philip Lenon | 1,113 | 35.3 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Celia Lee | 381 | 12.1 | +0.3 |
| | Pensions Action Alliance | David Kay-Kreizman | 219 | 6.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,153 | 47.5 | +11.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Lower Morden

Lower Morden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maurice Groves* | 1,809 | 63.0 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Mansfield | 1,781 | 62.1 | +15.9 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Wilson* | 1,664 | 58.0 | +11.9 |
| | Labour | Terence Daniels | 711 | 24.8 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | Mark Inger | 682 | 23.8 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | Michelle McNicol | 587 | 20.5 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lina Akbar | 402 | 14.0 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,870 | 43.3 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Merton Park

Merton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Merton Park Residents | Karin Forbes | 1,626 | 48.9 | −5.3 |
| | Merton Park Residents | Peter Southgate* | 1,619 | 48.7 | −2.7 |
| | Merton Park Residents | Krysia Wiliams | 1,570 | 47.3 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative | Simon Hooberman | 1,159 | 34.9 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Simon Manara | 1,139 | 34.3 | +7.9 |
| | Conservative | John Richardson | 1,122 | 33.8 | +7.9 |
| | Labour | Richard Nichols | 370 | 11.1 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | Carl Linkson | 318 | 9.6 | −3.9 |
| | Labour | Christopher Ostrowski | 299 | 9.0 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maximilian Camplin | 278 | 8.4 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Andrew Mills | 136 | 4.1 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,322 | 48.9 | +7.1 |
| | Merton Park Residents hold | Merton Park Residents hold | Swing | | |
| | Merton Park Residents hold | Merton Park Residents hold | Swing | | |
| | Merton Park Residents hold | Merton Park Residents hold | Swing | | |

### Pollards Hill

Pollards Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin Whelton* | 1,351 | 49.4 | +2.4 |
| | Labour | Zenia Squires-Jamison | 1,321 | 48.3 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | Richard Williams | 1,223 | 44.7 | −8.1 |
| | Conservative | Steven Abrahams | 1,096 | 40.1 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Hilton | 962 | 35.2 | +6.3 |
| | Conservative | Raymond Tindle | 915 | 33.5 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Dysart | 351 | 12.8 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,735 | 38.2 | +6.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ravensbury

Ravensbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Alambritis* | 1,311 | 44.0 | −3.1 |
| | Labour | Philip Jones* | 1,276 | 42.8 | −7.0 |
| | Labour | Peter McCabe* | 1,204 | 40.4 | −7.4 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Cheetham | 1,106 | 37.1 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Groves | 1,010 | 33.9 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | Adrian Roberts | 905 | 30.4 | +2.7 |
| | BNP | David Clarke | 493 | 16.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Violet Jennings | 436 | 14.6 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,980 | 44.3 | +15.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Raynes Park

Raynes Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Brierly* | 1,745 | 59.7 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | Linda Scott | 1,682 | 57.6 | +12.4 |
| | Conservative | Roderick Scott | 1,640 | 56.1 | +13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Barnes | 578 | 19.8 | −11.1 |
| | Labour | Stephen Spence | 501 | 17.2 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | Brian Paul | 489 | 16.7 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Eglington | 462 | 15.8 | −13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nazir Malik | 430 | 14.7 | −9.2 |
| | Labour | Gladstone Dosunmu | 420 | 14.4 | −0.7 |
| | Green | Emma Wyatt-King | 418 | 14.3 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,921 | 42.2 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St Helier

St Helier :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Maxi Martin* | 1,347 | 43.2 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Dennis Pearce* | 1,246 | 39.9 | −4.8 |
| | Labour | Patricia Lewis | 1,196 | 38.3 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | Christopher McLaughlin | 974 | 31.2 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | David Shellhorn | 931 | 29.8 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | Alexander van Ingen | 778 | 24.9 | +1.1 |
| | BNP | John Clarke | 599 | 19.2 | +5.1 |
| | Independent | Michael Spacey* | 583 | 18.7 | −20.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alastair Irvine | 430 | 13.8 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,121 | 46.7 | +14.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Trinity

Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Dean | 1,454 | 51.7 | +14.0 |
| | Conservative | Krystal Miller | 1,444 | 51.3 | +13.9 |
| | Conservative | Simon Withey | 1,366 | 48.5 | +12.0 |
| | Labour | Andrew Coles* | 914 | 32.5 | −4.0 |
| | Labour | Christopher Magee | 798 | 28.4 | −7.7 |
| | Labour | Syed Rivzi | 757 | 26.9 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Harlow | 498 | 17.7 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Gilhooley | 497 | 17.7 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Tibbetts | 442 | 15.7 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,814 | 41.0 | +7.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Village

Village :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Samantha George* | 2,426 | 80.4 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative | John Bowcott* | 2,414 | 80.0 | +10.2 |
| | Conservative | Richard Chellew | 2,358 | 78.2 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Blanchard | 357 | 11.8 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claire Glasgow | 285 | 9.4 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | William Bottriell | 279 | 9.3 | −4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Harding | 264 | 8.8 | −2.1 |
| | Labour | Richard Taylor | 216 | 7.2 | −5.5 |
| | Labour | Anil Ohri | 203 | 6.7 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,016 | 47.5 | +9.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### West Barnes

West Barnes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gillian Lewis-Lavender* | 1,578 | 45.9 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Angela Caldara* | 1,517 | 44.2 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Ward | 1,453 | 42.3 | −0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary-Jane Jeanes | 1,373 | 40.0 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Herd | 1,317 | 38.3 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Taylor | 1,226 | 35.7 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Torbjorn Anderson | 458 | 13.3 | −3.6 |
| | Labour | Daniel Connellan | 447 | 13.0 | −2.3 |
| | Labour | Thomas Searle | 386 | 11.2 | −1.9 |
| | Pensions Action Alliance | Geoffrey Smith | 186 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,435 | 49.8 | +9.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wimbledon Park

Wimbledon Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Oonagh Moulton* | 1,683 | 57.5 | +21.2 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Kerin | 1,682 | 57.4 | +19.6 |
| | Conservative | Tariq Ahmad* | 1,650 | 56.4 | +21.3 |
| | Labour | Michael Goodman | 618 | 21.1 | −5.4 |
| | Labour | Tony Mendes | 603 | 20.6 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Carter | 597 | 20.4 | +11.3 |
| | Labour | Masood Ahmed | 551 | 18.8 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Furse | 510 | 17.4 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Ladmore | 498 | 17.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,928 | 41.7 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |