2006 Lewisham London Borough Council election

2006 Lewisham Council election
← 2002 4 May 2006 2010 →

All 54 council seats to Lewisham London Borough Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Green
Seats won 26 17 6
Seat change Decrease 19 Increase 13 Increase 5
Popular vote 17,869 13,367 10,443
Percentage 32.7% 24.4% 19.1%
Swing Decrease 6.3% Increase 5.8% Increase 3.0%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Conservative Socialist Alternative
Seats won 3 2
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 9,894 1,118
Percentage 18.1% 2.0%
Swing Increase 1.7% Increase 0.1%

Map of the results of the 2006 Lewisham council election. Conservatives in blue, Greens in green, Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Socialist Alternative in light red.

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


No overall control

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.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Local Election Results 2006 - Lewisham". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. ^ "London Borough of Lewisham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 July 2022.