# 2006 Lewisham London Borough Council election

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

## Election result

Lewisham Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 26 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 48.1 | 32.7 | 17,869 | 6.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | 17 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 31.5 | 24.4 | 13,367 | 5.8 |
| Green | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11.1 | 19.1 | 10,443 | 3.0 |
| Conservative | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.6 | 18.1 | 9,894 | 1.7 |
| Socialist Alternative | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1,118 | 0.1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.7 | 1,459 | 1.1 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.5 | 281 | 0.1 |
| Lewisham Peoples Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 169 | New |
| Alliance for Green Socialism | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 111 | New |
The Green Party won all three seats in the Brockley and Ladywell wards and the Socialist Alternative won two seats in the Telegraph Hill ward.

## Election for Mayor

Lewisham Mayoral Election Results 2006 :
| Name | Party | 1st Preference Votes | % | 2nd Preference Votes¹ | % | Final | %² |
| Steve Bullock | Labour | 22,155 | 37.7 | 2,974 | ? | 25,129 | 57.1 |
| Christopher Maines | Liberal Democrats | 12,398 | 21.1 | 6,491 | ? | 18,889 | 42.9 |
| James Cleverly | Conservative | 10,790 | 18.4 | ? | ? | N/A | |
| Michael Keogh | Green | 7,168 | 12.2 | ? | ? | N/A | |
| John Hamilton | Independent | 4,823 | 8.2 | ? | ? | N/A | |
| Sinna Mani | Lewisham Peoples Alliance | 1,366 | 2.3 | ? | ? | N/A | |
¹Under the Supplementary Vote system, if no candidate receives 50% of 1st choice votes, 2nd choice votes are added to the result for the top two 1st choice candidates. If a ballot gives a first and second preference to the top two candidates in either order, then their second preference is not counted, so that a second preference cannot count against a first.
²Percentage figures are not officially used on the final votes, they are produced here for illustration and are calculated by the candidates final vote divided by the total of final votes.

## Ward results
### Bellingham

Bellingham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alan Hall | 878 | 40.3 |
| | Labour | Ami Ibitson | 849 | |
| | Labour | Ronald Stockbridge | 780 | |
| | Conservative | Douglas Pratt | 498 | 22.8 |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Pratt | 461 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Morris | 455 | 20.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Ashton | 448 | |
| | Conservative | Margaret Smith | 438 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Gambell | 383 | |
| | Green | Roger Sedgley | 350 | 16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 22.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Blackheath

Blackheath (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Maines | 1,088 | 35.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Bennett | 1,018 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Godfried Gyechie | 931 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Brown | 895 | 28.9 |
| | Labour | Rachael Maskell | 864 | |
| | Labour | Gavin Moore | 860 | |
| | Conservative | Simon Nundy | 667 | 21.5 |
| | Conservative | Neil Weatherall | 663 | |
| | Conservative | Darren Wall | 654 | |
| | Green | Vanessa Gould | 446 | 14.4 |
| | Green | Rasjidah St John | 343 | |
| | Green | Charles Acton | 343 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Brockley

Brockley (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Darren Johnson | 1,583 | 50.0 |
| | Green | Romayne Phoenix | 1,223 | |
| | Green | Dean Walton | 1,153 | |
| | Labour | Obajimi Adefiranye | 928 | 29.3 |
| | Labour | Rosemary Fooks | 907 | |
| | Labour | Terence Scott | 870 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Adderley | 300 | 9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Timson | 291 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Cloke | 250 | |
| | Conservative | Carolyn Freeman | 247 | 7.8 |
| | Conservative | Darren Larking | 240 | |
| | Conservative | Maureen Wayling | 170 | |
| | Alliance for Green Socialism | Tobias Abse | 111 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.5 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Catford South

Catford South (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert Massey | 1,270 | 37.2 |
| | Labour | Alan Smith | 1,135 | |
| | Labour | Eva Stamirowski | 1,055 | |
| | Conservative | James Cleverly | 985 | 28.9 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Lee | 808 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Philpott | 757 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Hill | 645 | 18.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick McKee | 543 | |
| | Green | Frances Brackley | 513 | 15.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrien Smith | 422 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Crofton Park

Crofton Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Addison | 1,163 | 37.8 |
| | Labour | Sylvia Scott | 898 | |
| | Labour | Jarman Parmar | 836 | |
| | Green | Jeremy Hicks | 700 | 22.7 |
| | Green | Ulla Carlisle | 690 | |
| | Green | James Wild | 672 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Locke | 613 | 19.9 |
| | Conservative | Philip Akroyd | 604 | 19.6 |
| | Conservative | Paul Oakley | 564 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Morpurgo | 557 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Garrard | 500 | |
| | Conservative | Gemma Townsend | 479 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Downham

Downham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Fletcher | 1,130 | 49.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Morris | 1,117 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Carter | 1,106 | |
| | Labour | Paul Jacob | 590 | 25.9 |
| | Labour | Roy Kennedy | 586 | |
| | Labour | Paul Morris | 554 | |
| | Conservative | Susannah Cleverly | 403 | 17.7 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Kennedy | 330 | |
| | Conservative | James Cookson | 326 | |
| | Green | Mark Cunningham | 153 | 6.7 |
| | Green | Lee Roach | 149 | |
| | Green | Stephen Thomas | 137 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Evelyn

Evelyn (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Heidi Alexander | 1,317 | 57.5 |
| | Labour | Samuel Owolabi-Oluyole | 1,073 | |
| | Labour | Crada Onuegbu | 1,021 | |
| | Conservative | Rebecca Stevens | 347 | 15.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Grainger | 326 | 14.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Corina Poore | 304 | |
| | Green | Hanna Fiegenbaum | 301 | 13.1 |
| | Green | Julian Sanders | 301 | |
| | Conservative | Lincoln Pedzeni | 296 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Turner | 278 | |
| | Conservative | Pauline Manangazira | 263 | |
| | Green | Sydney Smith | 261 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Forest Hill

Forest Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Feakes | 1,439 | 39.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur Peake | 1,434 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Russell | 1,176 | |
| | Labour | Katherine Holtman | 846 | 23.4 |
| | Labour | David Whiting | 754 | |
| | Labour | David Michael | 719 | |
| | Green | Regina Purrmann | 631 | 17.4 |
| | Conservative | David Hart | 536 | 14.8 |
| | Conservative | Raymond Squires | 436 | |
| | Conservative | Neil Tritschler | 410 | |
| | Lewisham Peoples Alliance | Sinna Mani | 169 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Grove Park

Grove Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Barrie Anderson | 1,269 | 43.2 |
| | Conservative | David Britton | 1,130 | |
| | Conservative | Hilary Downes | 1,017 | |
| | Labour | Mark Ingleby | 892 | 30.4 |
| | Labour | David Williams | 771 | |
| | Labour | Eleanor Reeves | 708 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Brooks | 478 | 16.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brenda Pooley | 378 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Howard Robinson | 340 | |
| | Green | John Green | 299 | 10.2 |
| | Green | Priscilla Cotterell | 297 | |
| | Green | Christine Moores | 287 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Ladywell

Ladywell (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Michael Keogh | 1,497 | 45.4 |
| | Green | Susan Luxton | 1,428 | |
| | Green | Ute Michel | 1,217 | |
| | Labour | Abdeslam Amrani | 1,073 | 32.6 |
| | Labour | Pauline Morrison | 984 | |
| | Labour | Carl Handley | 957 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Dinsmore | 436 | 13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Kellett | 361 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samantha Lyster | 346 | |
| | Conservative | David Furze | 288 | 8.7 |
| | Conservative | Rachael Maguire | 288 | |
| | Conservative | Terence Reeves | 224 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.4 |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Lee Green

Lee Green (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Bentley | 1,208 | 29.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Robson | 924 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sven Griesenbeck | 898 | |
| | Labour | James Mallory | 826 | 20.4 |
| | Conservative | Christine Allison | 818 | 20.2 |
| | Labour | Nora Riordan | 706 | |
| | Labour | Ashtaq Arain | 701 | |
| | Conservative | Joanna Britton | 697 | |
| | Independent | Gerard Ambrose | 696 | 17.2 |
| | Conservative | Brian Chipps | 689 | |
| | Green | Anna Baker | 506 | 12.5 |
| | Green | Andrea Hughes | 388 | |
| | Green | Gaynor Evans | 375 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Lewisham Central

Lewisham Central (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Milton | 1,340 | 41.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Edgerton | 1,033 | |
| | Labour | Edward Mark | 988 | 30.3 |
| | Labour | Anthony Kendall | 962 | |
| | Labour | James Stevenson | 957 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Akbar Aghamiri | 949 | |
| | Green | Diana Birch | 523 | 16.0 |
| | Green | Andrew Smith | 491 | |
| | Conservative | Maria McInnes | 414 | 12.7 |
| | Conservative | David Gold | 391 | |
| | Green | Trottie Kirwan | 387 | |
| | Conservative | Hans Hansen | 363 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### New Cross

New Cross (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stephen Padmore | 1,016 | 45.4 |
| | Labour | Madeliene Long | 941 | |
| | Labour | Paul Maslin | 849 | |
| | Independent | Raymond Woolford | 439 | 19.6 |
| | Independent | Barbara Raymond | 423 | |
| | Independent | Ann-Marie Powell | 397 | |
| | Green | Sylvia Green | 344 | 15.4 |
| | Green | Deborah Stimson | 253 | |
| | Green | Alexandra Rae | 247 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heidi Degen | 222 | 9.9 |
| | Conservative | Darrien Pierce | 219 | 9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Hawkins | 214 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Hawkins | 205 | |
| | Conservative | Deborah Wellard | 190 | |
| | Conservative | James Wright | 178 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Perry Vale

Perry Vale (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Paschoud | 1,078 | 31.4 |
| | Labour | Susan Wise | 1,064 | |
| | Labour | Alan Till | 1,061 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Henrietta Barnes | 933 | 27.2 |
| | Green | Jill Rutter | 784 | 22.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Russell | 783 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Redfern | 656 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Burstow | 634 | 18.5 |
| | Conservative | Roger Pawley | 538 | |
| | Conservative | Gwynfor Tippett | 503 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Rushey Green

Rushey Green (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Helen Klier | 990 | 37.1 |
| | Labour | Peggy Fitzsimons | 975 | |
| | Labour | John Muldoon | 845 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valerie Cox | 537 | 20.1 |
| | Green | Andrew Winter | 480 | 18.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Abrahams | 445 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Labrom | 395 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Curtis | 337 | 12.6 |
| | Conservative | Michael Lee | 328 | |
| | Independent | Nicholas Ingham | 324 | 12.1 |
| | Conservative | Ruth Jeayes | 273 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Sydenham

Sydenham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Chris Best | 1,228 | 37.8 |
| | Labour | Philip McDermott | 1,033 | |
| | Labour | Marion Nisbet | 1,010 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Bays | 800 | 24.6 |
| | Conservative | Evett McAnuff | 662 | |
| | Green | David Lea | 653 | 20.1 |
| | Conservative | Bruce de Saram | 647 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Pluygers | 568 | 17.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerald Thompson | 562 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vijay Naidu | 484 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Telegraph Hill

Telegraph Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Socialist Alternative | Ian Page | 1,118 | 36.1 |
| | Labour | Robin Cross | 997 | 32.2 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Christopher Flood | 929 | |
| | Labour | Joan Millbank | 856 | |
| | Labour | Paul Newing | 829 | |
| | Socialist Alternative | Jessica Leech | 821 | |
| | Green | Kathleen Easton | 440 | 14.2 |
| | Green | Nicholas Stone | 427 | |
| | Green | Daniel Hudson | 413 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Lawrence | 303 | 9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucy Penwarden | 248 | |
| | Conservative | Julie Kitson | 235 | 7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Polling | 202 | |
| | Conservative | Russell Wellard | 192 | |
| | Conservative | Judy Willson | 178 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.7 |
| | Socialist Alternative hold | Socialist Alternative hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Socialist Alternative gain from Local Education Action by Parents | Socialist Alternative gain from Local Education Action by Parents | | |

### Whitefoot

Whitefoot (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Houghton | 1,346 | 40.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Priddey | 1,209 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sera Kentman | 1,115 | |
| | Labour | Jonathan Alltimes | 894 | 26.7 |
| | Labour | Carl Kisicki | 742 | |
| | Labour | Olurotimi Ogunbadewa | 741 | |
| | Conservative | James Cleverly | 593 | 17.7 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Kent | 438 | |
| | Conservative | Ronald Lee | 435 | |
| | UKIP | Jens Winton | 281 | 8.4 |
| | Green | Alan Dingle | 240 | 7.2 |
| | Green | Charles Laurie | 226 | |
| | Green | Simon Opie | 170 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |