# 2006 Bromley London Borough Council election

Elections to Bromley Council were held on 4 May 2006. The whole council was up for election and the council was held by the Conservatives, with their net gains putting them in their best state for over twenty years.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 49
* Liberal Democrat 7
* Labour 4

## Election result

Bromley Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 49 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 81.7 | 54.1 | 53,247 | 3.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11.7 | 25.6 | 25,196 | 7.0 |
| Labour | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.7 | 12.3 | 12,104 | 1.8 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 3.6 | 3,562 | 2.4 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 2.7 | 2,700 | New |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1.3 | 1,269 | New |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0.4 | 396 | 0.6 |

## Ward results
### Bickley

Bickley (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Colin Bloom | 3,277 | 72.2 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Jenkins | 3,242 | |
| | Conservative | Catherine Rideout | 3,228 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Milliner | 791 | 17.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Taylor | 789 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philippa Coyte-Woods | 737 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Clough | 473 | 10.4 |
| | Labour | Velma Campbell | 444 | |
| | Labour | Arthur Johnson | 418 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Biggin Hill

Biggin Hill (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gordon Norrie | 1,708 | 51.9 |
| | Conservative | Julian Benington | 1,651 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Gostt | 1,476 | 44.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Shekyls | 1,426 | |
| | Labour | Patrick Collins | 107 | 3.3 |
| | Labour | Christopher Price | 107 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Bromley Common and Keston

Bromley Common and Keston (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen Carr | 3,012 | 66.1 |
| | Conservative | Ruth Bennett | 2,948 | |
| | Conservative | Alexa Michael | 2,939 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Blackburn | 705 | 15.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Carter | 704 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Gill | 588 | |
| | Green | Adrian Appley | 466 | 10.2 |
| | Labour | Tom Ellis | 374 | 8.2 |
| | Labour | Ewan Buck | 371 | |
| | Labour | Kelly Galvin | 365 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bromley Town

Bromley Town (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stephen Maly | 2,190 | 46.7 |
| | Conservative | David Hastings | 2,157 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Phillips | 2,083 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Brooks | 1,570 | 33.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Dear | 1,429 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Sowter | 1,372 | |
| | Green | Simon Anstey | 478 | 10.2 |
| | Labour | Robert Armstrong | 447 | 9.5 |
| | Green | Alison Scammell | 438 | |
| | Green | Jacob Gordon | 431 | |
| | Labour | Michael Gibson | 406 | |
| | Labour | Richard Comaish | 376 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Chelsfield and Pratts Bottom

Chelsfield and Pratts Bottom (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Julian Grainger | 3,008 | 52.2 |
| | Conservative | Robert Evans | 2,990 | |
| | Conservative | Samaris Huntington-Thresher | 2,884 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Duncan Borrowman | 2,003 | 34.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Grace Goodlad | 1,951 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Hall | 1,856 | |
| | Green | Ann Garrett | 480 | 8.3 |
| | Labour | Gillian Collins | 274 | 4.8 |
| | Labour | John Waterworth | 242 | |
| | Labour | Christopher Purnell | 242 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Chislehurst

Chislehurst (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Boughey | 2,986 | 54.0 |
| | Conservative | Eric Bosshard | 2,910 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Toms | 2,709 | |
| | Independent | John Hemming-Clark | 903 | 16.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Magrath | 651 | 11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam Webber | 557 | |
| | Green | Frances Speed | 532 | 9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Oliver | 515 | |
| | Labour | Stuart Reid | 457 | 8.3 |
| | Labour | Christian Mole | 425 | |
| | Labour | Gareth Wretham | 307 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Clock House

Clock House (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Reginald Adams | 1,707 | 33.4 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Phillips | 1,667 | 32.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Abbotts | 1,663 | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Milner | 1,586 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Johanna Christie-Smith | 1,478 | |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Laird | 1,454 | |
| | Labour | Janet Ambrose | 925 | 18.1 |
| | Labour | Kevin Brooks | 826 | |
| | Green | Margaret Toomey | 815 | 15.9 |
| | Labour | Joshua King | 793 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Copers Cope

Copers Cope (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Tickner | 2,904 | 67.3 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Wells | 2,895 | |
| | Conservative | Russell Mellor | 2,848 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kay Stocker | 851 | 19.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Critchley | 837 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Nash | 824 | |
| | Labour | Kathleen Lucey | 563 | 13.0 |
| | Labour | Belinda Price | 558 | |
| | Labour | John Dempster | 541 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Cray Valley East

Cray Valley East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David McBride | 1,595 | 46.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Curry | 1,542 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brenda Thompson | 1,522 | |
| | Conservative | Damian Crawford | 1,297 | 38.0 |
| | Conservative | John Ince | 1,252 | |
| | Conservative | Jengiz Ali | 1,102 | |
| | Labour | John Wright | 518 | 15.2 |
| | Labour | Gary Hayes | 498 | |
| | Labour | James Flack | 491 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Cray Valley West

Cray Valley West (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Colin Willetts | 1,299 | 26.6 |
| | Conservative | Judith Ellis | 1,298 | 26.5 |
| | Conservative | Harry Stranger | 1,174 | |
| | Labour | Susan Gibbens | 1,106 | |
| | Labour | John Holbrook | 1,085 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Bignell | 1,083 | 22.1 |
| | Conservative | Lalit Khanna | 1,000 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harold Barker | 993 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Moran | 930 | |
| | BNP | Ian Moore | 853 | 17.4 |
| | UKIP | Thomas Foley | 358 | 7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Gaster | 1,345 | 47.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Canvin | 1,255 | |
| | Labour | Claire Francis | 680 | 23.9 |
| | Labour | Richard Williams | 674 | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Fordham | 435 | 15.3 |
| | Green | Karen Moran | 388 | 13.6 |
| | Conservative | Michael Kingsford | 388 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Darwin

Darwin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Bloomfield | 1,327 | 77.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline De Vivo | 294 | 17.1 |
| | Labour | John Lewis | 94 | 5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Farnborough and Crofton

Farnborough and Crofton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Hillier | 3,591 | 63.2 |
| | Conservative | Charles Joel | 3,414 | |
| | Conservative | Timothy Stevens | 3,245 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Moran | 1,038 | 18.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vivian Ross | 1,017 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leo Staggs | 875 | |
| | Independent | Kathryn Taylor | 743 | 13.1 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Barker | 276 | 4.9 |
| | Labour | Bryan Gay | 259 | |
| | Labour | Harvey Guntrip | 219 | |
| | UKIP | Ken Tracey | 38 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Hayes and Coney Hall

Hayes and Coney Hall (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thelma Manning | 3,799 | 72.6 |
| | Conservative | Graham Arthur | 3,586 | |
| | Conservative | Neil Reddin | 3,423 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Morgan | 862 | 16.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tudor Griffiths | 856 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Daniell | 793 | |
| | Labour | David Cordell | 569 | 10.9 |
| | Labour | Katharine Head | 511 | |
| | Labour | Laura Padoan | 488 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kelsey and Eden Park

Kelsey and Eden Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Dean | 2,678 | 49.7 |
| | Conservative | Rebekah Gilbert | 2,608 | |
| | Conservative | Denise Reddin | 2,478 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Foulger | 1,148 | 21.3 |
| | Independent | Roderick Reed | 1,054 | 19.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Payton | 904 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Caine | 903 | |
| | Independent | Laurence Wright | 850 | |
| | Independent | Shabana Benson | 767 | |
| | Labour | Therese Curran | 504 | 9.4 |
| | Labour | Richard Watts | 454 | |
| | Labour | Clinton McCree | 424 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Mottingham and Chislehurst North

Mottingham and Chislehurst North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roger Charsley | 1,404 | 49.3 |
| | Conservative | Charles Rideout | 1,315 | |
| | Labour | Barry Beattie | 660 | 23.2 |
| | Labour | Donovan Lindsay | 554 | |
| | BNP | Tony Hazell | 416 | 14.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Houghton | 365 | 12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Coyte | 357 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Orpington

Orpington (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Hobbins | 2,749 | 51.1 |
| | Conservative | William Huntington-Thresher | 2,674 | |
| | Conservative | Pauline Tunnicliffe | 2,627 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Powell | 2,363 | 43.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerda Loosemore-Reppen | 2,279 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Rabbatts | 2,245 | |
| | Labour | Derrick Parker | 268 | 5.0 |
| | Labour | Christopher Taylor | 244 | |
| | Labour | Jeeva Rangasamy | 241 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Penge and Cator

Penge and Cator (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Getgood | 1,727 | 37.9 |
| | Labour | Peter Fookes | 1,714 | |
| | Labour | Karen Roberts | 1,695 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Papworth | 1,525 | 33.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Price | 1,512 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sonia Whitaker | 1,455 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Harding | 1,305 | 28.6 |
| | Conservative | Hamid Mughal | 1,100 | |
| | Conservative | Ismail Gulaid | 1,099 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Petts Wood and Knoll

Petts Wood and Knoll (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony Owen | 3,757 | 69.7 |
| | Conservative | Douglas Auld | 3,688 | |
| | Conservative | Simon Fawthrop | 3,474 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eileen Edwards | 1,313 | 24.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Oldman | 981 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dawn Bignell | 501 | |
| | Labour | Peter Lisle | 323 | 6.0 |
| | Labour | John Parks | 255 | |
| | Labour | Roy Shufflebotham | 252 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Plaistow and Sundridge

Plaistow and Sundridge (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Morgan | 2,649 | 54.9 |
| | Conservative | Colin Smith | 2,601 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Turner | 2,543 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lennard Woods | 1,294 | 26.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Deves | 1,292 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Toby Philpott | 1,258 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Barber | 481 | 10.0 |
| | Labour | Peter Saunders | 459 | |
| | Labour | Julian Richards | 420 | |
| | Green | Gillian Windall | 403 | 8.3 |
| | Green | John Street | 220 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Shortlands

Shortlands (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ernest Noad | 2,443 | 72.9 |
| | Conservative | George Taylor | 2,375 | |
| | Labour | Richard Hart | 493 | 14.7 |
| | Labour | Glyn Alsworth | 490 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hilary Gaster | 417 | 12.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Hurworth | 393 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### West Wickham

West Wickham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Carole Hubbard | 3,763 | 73.0 |
| | Conservative | Brian Humphreys | 3,665 | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Bennett | 3,554 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ivor Lane | 800 | 15.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Radford | 778 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirley Homewood | 720 | |
| | Labour | Gary Kent | 592 | 11.5 |
| | Labour | Alan Burn | 585 | |
| | Labour | Michael Simms | 554 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |