2006 Brent London Borough Council election

2006 Brent London Borough Council election
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All 63 seats to Brent London Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative
Last election 9 seats, 16.9% 35 seats, 42.5% 16 seats, 32.2%
Seats won 27 21 15
Seat change Increase18 Decrease14 Decrease4
Popular vote 20,744 25,681 20,410
Percentage 27.8% 34.4% 27.3%
Swing Increase10.9% Decrease8.1% Decrease4.9%
Map of the results of the 2006 Brent London Borough Council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red and Conservatives in blue.
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

No overall control

The 2006 Brent London Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Brent London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.[1]

Background

Since the last election in 2002, a Conservative councillor, Carol Shaw of Brondesbury Park ward, had defected to the Liberal Democrats,[2] while in April 2006, Labour councillor, Jonathan Davies of Queen's Park ward; also joined the Liberal Democrats.[3] In the Brent area, the Liberal Democrats had also gained the parliamentary seat of Brent East from Labour at a 2003 by-election and held the seat at the 2005 general election.[4][5] The defections meant that before the election Labour had 34 seats on the council, compared to 15 for the Conservatives and 11 for the Liberal Democrats.[1]

Election result

The Liberal Democrats gained 18 seats to leave no party with a majority on the council, but the Liberal Democrats became the largest party with 27 councillors.[6][7] The Liberal Democrat gains were mainly at the expense of Labour,[6] who suffered a net loss of 14 seats.[8]

Following the election a coalition between the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives took control of the council, with Liberal Democrat Paul Lorber becoming the leader of the council and Conservative Bob Blackman deputy leader.[9]

Brent local election result 2006[10]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 27 18 0 Increase 18 42.9 27.8 20,744 Increase 10.9
  Labour 21 2 16 Decrease 14 33.3 34.4 25,681 Decrease 8.1
  Conservative 15 3 7 Decrease 4 23.8 27.3 20,410 Decrease 4.9
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0 0.0 9.1 6,820 Increase 3.1
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 0 0.0 0.7 537 New
  Respect 0 0 0 Steady 0 0.0 0.6 463 New

Ward results

Alperton (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Daniel Brown 1,624 44.0
Liberal Democrats Chunilal Chavda 1,560
Liberal Democrats James Allie 1,481
Labour Harbi Farah 1,126 30.5
Labour Benjamin Ogunro 1,061
Labour Leon Turini 1,033
Conservative Jaydutt Desai 790 21.4
Conservative Ramnik Parmar 699
Conservative Shailesh Shukla 645
Green Ali Jazerli 151 4.1
Turnout 9,044 41 +4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Barnhill (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James O'Sullivan 1,622 47.8
Conservative Suresh Kansagra 1,460
Conservative Irwin Colle 1,435
Labour Judith Beckham 1,012 29.8
Labour Shafique Choudhary 872
Labour Peter Coghill 851
Liberal Democrats Shashi Makhija 386 11.4
Liberal Democrats Simon Marcos 386
Liberal Democrats Brenda Shuttleworth 377
Green Aatif Nawaz 374 11.0
Turnout 8,775 33 +0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Brondesbury Park (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Carol Shaw 1,554 45.2
Liberal Democrats Mark Cummins 1,249
Liberal Democrats Rob Pagnamenta 1,075
Conservative William Duffin 710 20.7
Conservative Joan Padro 663
Conservative John Warren 647
Labour Steven Mitchell 517 15.0
Labour Robert Dignan 494
Green Simon Collins 460 13.4
Labour John Iloba 445
Independent Maurice Morris 197 5.7
Independent Michael Fedonos 194
Turnout 8,205 40 +11
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Dollis Hill (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lena Ahmed 1,177 37.1
Liberal Democrats Alec Castle 1,079 34.0
Labour Ralph Fox 1,052
Liberal Democrats Richard Sisson 1,042
Liberal Democrats Haththimuni De Silva 1,021
Labour Abdul Sattar-Butt 1,007
Conservative Manubhai Makwana 727 22.9
Conservative Annesley Abercorn 720
Conservative Brian Cattell 693
Green Rosie Leventon 187 5.9
Turnout 8,705 39 +9
Labour hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Dudden Hill (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Clues 1,460 40.7
Liberal Democrats Pawan Gupta 1,277
Liberal Democrats Chunilal Hirani 1,195
Labour Mohammad Choudry 1,163 32.5
Labour Patricia Harrison 1,099
Labour Michael Lyon 1,017
Conservative Mohammed Alghoul 579 16.2
Conservative Jason McKee 551
Conservative Manal Elfeitury 527
Green Clare Homer 381
Turnout 9,249 38 +10
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Fryent (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Crane 1,605 44.3
Labour James Moher 1,589
Labour Ruth Moher 1,533
Conservative Jane McClay 1,320 36.4
Conservative Christie Fernandes 1,265
Conservative Sean Fear 1,233
Liberal Democrats Sakina Akhter 459 12.7
Liberal Democrats Rita Lyons 415
Liberal Democrats Henry Wright 369
Green Brian Orr 240 6.6
Turnout 10,028 41 +9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Harlesden (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lincoln Beswick 1,410 47.0
Labour Janice Long 1,270
Labour David Coughlin 1,244
Liberal Democrats Christopher Anderson 470 15.7
Respect Albert Harriott 463 15.4
Liberal Democrats Leslie Lewis 410
Conservative Natalie Colwill 334 11.1
Liberal Democrats Andrew Scott 326
Green Cecilia Litvinoff 321 10.7
Conservative Sumitra Mistry 271
Conservative Smart Owaka 254
Turnout 6,773 27 +5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Kensal Green (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bertha Joseph 1,331 45.4
Labour James Powney 1,169
Labour Bobby Thomas 1,108
Liberal Democrats Felicity Hunt 671 22.9
Liberal Democrats Penelope Lowcock 583
Green Michael Collins 573 19.5
Liberal Democrats Carmel O'Dwyer 555
Green Philip Dymond 473
Conservative Valerie Jennings-Trott 356 12.1
Conservative Rosaline Owaka 326
Conservative Nagin Parmar 298
Turnout 7,443 30 +7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Kenton (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Reg Colwill 1,944 51.3
Conservative Uma Fernandes 1,891
Conservative Arthur Steel 1,828
Labour Robert Freedman 1,043 27.5
Labour Mary Mears 976
Labour Eugene Sedze 779
Liberal Democrats Jagdish Patel 526 13.9
Liberal Democrats Eileen Barker 483
Liberal Democrats Deborah Sutherland 369
Green Gareth Moors 276 7.3
Turnout 10,115 40 +5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Kilburn (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Dunn 1,440 38.9
Labour Mary Arnold 1,369 37.0
Liberal Democrats Derek Jackson 1,175
Liberal Democrats Hugh Lawson-Tancred 1,156
Labour Noel Thompson 976
Green John McCooke 532 14.4
Green Peter Murry 365
Conservative Charles Garner 364 9.8
Conservative Cormach Moore 303
Conservative Monica Roberts 303
Turnout 7,983 31 +10
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Mapesbury (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Hayley Matthews 1,326 34.6
Liberal Democrats Chris Leaman 1,277
Liberal Democrats Sami Hashmi 1,016
Labour Ian Bellia 1,008 26.3
Conservative Kahlid Dar 966 25.2
Labour Rizwana Ali 881
Conservative Jack Sayers 861
Conservative Jennifer Brown 754
Labour Mohammad Zakriya 703
Green Daniel Scrimgeour 530 13.8
Turnout 3,432 36 +8
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Northwick Park (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eddie Baker 1,564 45.3
Conservative Harihar Patel 1,451
Conservative John Detre 1,410
Labour Bhagwanji Chohan 939 27.2
Labour Lawrence Safir 784
Labour Mustapha Ishola-Jimoh 780
Liberal Democrats Toby Keynes 682 19.8
Liberal Democrats Jeetender Dass 629
Liberal Democrats Deven Shah 603
Green Michael O'Brien 267 7.7
Turnout 7,567 35 +3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Preston (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Blackman 2,010 53.8
Conservative Alan Mendoza 1,852
Conservative Harshadbhai Patel 1,830
Labour Mary Daly 1,014 27.1
Labour Robina Zakriya 880
Labour Karanodakasayi Dasa 850
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Bunce-Linsell 439 11.8
Liberal Democrats Vivienne Williamson 372
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Pincus 357
Green Jonathan Liddell 273 7.3
Turnout 9,877 37 +3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Queen's Park (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Emily Tancred 1,284 36.1
Liberal Democrats Jean Tullett 1,184
Liberal Democrats Will Motley 1,102
Labour Neil Nerva 1,059 29.7
Labour Reginald Freeson 1,055
Labour Helga Gladbaum 1,010
Green Ropert Degas 526 14.8
Conservative Gurmaj Dhillon 494 13.9
Conservative William Wearmouth 486
Green Shahrar Ali 462
Conservative Kwasi Kwarteng 461
Independent Rocky Fernandez 197 5.5
Turnout 8,064 38 +13
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Queensbury (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kanta Mistry 2,169 48.8
Conservative Robert Dunwell 2,014
Conservative Atiq Malik 1,997
Labour Rameshchandra Patel 1,568 35.3
Labour Bill Dromey 1,551
Labour Sandra Kabir 1,516
Liberal Democrats John Lewis 426 9.6
Liberal Democrats Frank Raisin 369
Green Charles Bennett 284 6.4
Liberal Democrats Anthony Spitzel 276
Turnout 12,170 45 +9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Stonebridge (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann John 1,644 53.5
Labour Dorman Long 1,523
Labour Colum Moloney 1,510
Conservative Ratna Kamdar 607 19.7
Conservative Harji Dobasia 591
Conservative Latlji Ladwa 518
Liberal Democrats Karen Brown 464 15.1
Liberal Democrats Diana Lewis 372
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Khan 306
Green Robert Davis 216 7.0
Independent Francis Downes 143 4.7
Turnout 7,894 28 +4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Sudbury (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Lorber 1,600 43.9
Liberal Democrats Chandubhai Patel 1,528
Liberal Democrats Robert Wharton 1,327
Labour Wilhelmina Murray 1,079 29.6
Labour Mohammad Ahrar-ul Hodo 1,074
Labour Kanapathipillai Naheerathan 1,032
Conservative Milan Kamdar 756 20.7
Conservative Narendra Kotecha 744
Conservative Patrick Garten 737
Green Benjamin Vanstone 211 5.8
Turnout 10,088 39 +1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Tokyngton (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Muhammed Butt 1,292 32.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Corcoran 1,287 32.2
Labour Joyce Bacchus 1,259
Conservative Nicola Blackman 1,247 31.2
Labour Jan Etienne 1,209
Liberal Democrats Fabiola Marini 1,184
Conservative Bhikubhai Patel 1,146
Liberal Democrats Uday Pandya 1,113
Conservative Miranda Colwill 1,063
Green David Powell 169 4.2
Turnout 10,969 47 +13
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Welsh Harp (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Farrell 1,598 45.1
Labour Harbhajan Singh 1,500
Labour Francis Eniola 1,494
Conservative Nigel Fletcher 1,137 32.1
Conservative Dineshkumar Mistry 1,116
Conservative Richard Lacey 1,090
Liberal Democrats Diana Ayres 537 15.2
Liberal Democrats Freda Raingold 427
Liberal Democrats Ulla Thiessen 345
Green Ruth Breznay 268 7.6
Turnout 9,512 40 +6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Wembley Central (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Vijaykumar Singh 1,824 44.4
Liberal Democrats Valerie Brown 1,730
Liberal Democrats Daniel Bessong 1,709
Labour Dhirajlal Kataria 1,619 39.4
Labour Navaratnam Paramakumaran 1,443
Labour Zaffar Van Kalwala 1,420
Conservative Arun Bhundia 480 11.7
Conservative Shaheen Butt 458
Conservative Michael Marklew 383
Green Harem Jaff 185 4.5
Turnout 11,251 46 +6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Willesden Green (3 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gavin Sneddon 1,206 41.0
Liberal Democrats Mohammad Anwar 1,178
Labour Lesley Jones 1,108 37.6
Liberal Democrats Afifa Pervez 1,080
Labour Gabrielle Kagan 992
Labour Ahmad Shahzad 977
Green Simone Aspis 396 13.5
Conservative Sylvia Drab 234 7.9
Conservative Brian Simmonds 233
Conservative Claire Jakobsson 231
Turnout 2,699 33 +11
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

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