2006 Islington London Borough Council election
# 2006 Islington London Borough Council election

The 2006 Islington Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Islington London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.

## Election result

The results saw the Liberal Democrats lose their majority on the council, after the Labour party made a gain of 12 seats. The Green Party, meanwhile, gained a seat on the council.

Islington Council Election Result 2006 :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Liberal Democrats | 24 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 50.0 | 33.1 | 39,238 | −12.7% |
| Labour | 23 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 47.9 | 34.9 | 41,404 | −0.8% |
| Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.1 | 16.6 | 19,736 | +5.8% |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 11.9 | 14,121 | +7.7% |
| Ind. Working Class | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 3,142 | +1.6% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 658 | −1.0% |
| CPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 289 | +0.0% |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | +0.0% |

## Ward results

* - Existing Councillor seeking re-election.

Barnsbury (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | James Murray | 1,072 | 37.8 | |
| | Labour | Jilani Chowdhury | 986 | | |
| | Labour | Mouna Hamitouche | 973 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bridget Fox * | 888 | 31.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Gowers | 789 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Middleton | 744 | | |
| | Conservative | Martin Koder | 445 | 15.7 | |
| | Conservative | Katherine Bereza | 437 | | |
| | Green | Nicola Baird | 432 | 15.2 | |
| | Conservative | Lloyd Sampson | 426 | | |
| | Green | Elaine Londesborough | 394 | | |
| | Green | Jan Hallett | 391 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,977 | 35.9 | +7.9 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

Bunhill (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donna Boffa | 777 | 30.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Polling | 719 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jyoti Vaja * | 708 | | |
| | Labour | Simon Charles | 644 | 25.3 | |
| | Labour | Troy Gallagher | 643 | | |
| | Ind. Working Class | Ben Mackmurdie | 566 | 22.2 | |
| | Labour | Samuel McBratney | 563 | | |
| | Ind. Working Class | Gary O'Shea | 544 | | |
| | Ind. Working Class | Andy Taylor | 504 | | |
| | Conservative | Guy Black | 316 | 12.4 | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Sheffield | 300 | | |
| | Conservative | Eve Gannon | 291 | | |
| | Green | Damien O'Farrell | 247 | 9.7 | |
| | Green | Lyn Bliss | 202 | | |
| | Green | Angela Thomson | 164 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,188 | 29.4 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

Caledonian (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Paul Convery | 1,025 | 40.5 | |
| | Labour | Ian Perry | 1,022 | | |
| | Labour | Lisa Spall | 937 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dominic Curran | 907 | 35.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Powell * | 878 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Hall | 808 | | |
| | Conservative | Stuart Cottis | 310 | 12.3 | |
| | Conservative | Duncan Webster | 305 | | |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Fage | 299 | | |
| | Green | Mark Chilver | 288 | 11.4 | |
| | Green | Alexander Gordon | 286 | | |
| | Green | Sheena Etches | 270 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,335 | 34.2 | +6.9 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

Canonbury (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucy Watt * | 994 | 39.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paula Belford | 973 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Smith * | 959 | | |
| | Labour | Melanie Rawlingson | 740 | 29.7 | |
| | Labour | Timothy McLoughlin | 682 | | |
| | Labour | Christopher Roche | 632 | | |
| | Green | Christopher Hayles | 400 | 16.1 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Williams | 357 | 14.3 | |
| | Conservative | Nckinsey Kerr | 354 | | |
| | Green | Jules Le Bihan | 347 | | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Canty | 346 | | |
| | Green | Saif Osmani | 279 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,063 | 31.7 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

Clerkenwell (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Allan * | 753 | 29.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kelly Peasnell | 662 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marisha Ray * | 647 | | |
| | Ind. Working Class | Sharon Hayward | 542 | 21.2 | |
| | Ind. Working Class | Sarah Nash | 525 | | |
| | Labour | Timothy Clark | 505 | 19.7 | |
| | Ind. Working Class | Lorna Reid | 461 | | |
| | Labour | Lydia Florence | 457 | | |
| | Labour | Daniel Neidle | 436 | | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Cameron-Doe | 424 | 16.6 | |
| | Conservative | Simon Toms | 369 | | |
| | Conservative | David Vaiani | 350 | | |
| | Green | Michael Coffey | 334 | 13.1 | |
| | Green | Pamela Nowicka | 269 | | |
| | Green | Gordon Ross | 239 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,973 | 31.3 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

Finsbury Park (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Philip Kelly | 938 | 38.7 | |
| | Labour | Michael O'Sullivan * | 890 | | |
| | Labour | Barbara Sidnell * | 880 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrea O'Halloran | 769 | 31.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Euan Cameron | 726 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shahbaz Husain | 708 | | |
| | Green | Jane Hutchings | 358 | 14.8 | |
| | Green | Deborah Maby | 300 | | |
| | Green | Charlotte Woodworth | 295 | | |
| | Conservative | Michael Heeneman | 241 | 9.9 | |
| | Conservative | Smita Bhat | 217 | | |
| | Conservative | Oriel Clohessy | 211 | | |
| | CPA | Samantha Dixon | 119 | 4.9 | |
| | CPA | Maria Aguiar | 87 | | |
| | CPA | Fernando Aguiar | 83 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,822 | 30.6 | +10.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Highbury East (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura Willoughby * | 976 | 33.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Stacy * | 870 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Gilbert | 836 | | |
| | Labour | Stephen Molyneaux | 726 | 25.2 | |
| | Labour | Leo Schulz | 726 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Gilgunn | 696 | | |
| | Green | Emma Dixon | 637 | 22.1 | |
| | Conservative | David Barnes * | 540 | 18.8 | |
| | Conservative | Martine Oborne | 493 | | |
| | Green | Andrew Myer | 491 | | |
| | Green | James Humphreys | 479 | | |
| | Conservative | Tim Newark | 450 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,920 | 36.5 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

Highbury West (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Theresa Debono * | 1,178 | 39.2 | |
| | Green | Katie Dawson | 1,135 | 37.8 | |
| | Labour | Richard Greening * | 1,119 | | |
| | Green | Jon Nott | 1,014 | | |
| | Labour | Adrian Pulham * | 944 | | |
| | Green | Robin Latimer | 935 | | |
| | Conservative | Neil Lindsay | 338 | 11.3 | |
| | Conservative | Anna-Lisa Ivin | 309 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Marshall | 307 | 10.2 | |
| | Conservative | Marie Philipsz | 290 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicky Bason | 286 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Middleton | 275 | | |
| | Liberal | Paul Josling | 44 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,174 | 34.8 | +8.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Hillrise (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Dunlop * | 1,126 | 40.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Greg Foxsmith | 977 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Williams | 958 | | |
| | Labour | Marian Spall | 920 | 33.3 | |
| | Labour | David Poyser | 912 | | |
| | Labour | Claudia Webbe | 871 | | |
| | Green | Michael Holloway | 463 | 16.8 | |
| | Green | James North | 373 | | |
| | Green | Stephen Horne | 329 | | |
| | Conservative | Maureen Campbell | 250 | 9.1 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Newman | 190 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,369 | 34.1 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

Holloway (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Natasha Chatterjee | 934 | 38.2 | |
| | Labour | Barry Edwards | 921 | | |
| | Labour | Paul Smith | 911 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michelle Allison | 842 | 34.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margot Dunn * | 820 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iarla Kilbane-Dawe | 732 | | |
| | Green | Jennifer Chan | 402 | 16.5 | |
| | Green | Claire Poyner | 367 | | |
| | Green | Pelham Davey | 357 | | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Austin | 264 | 10.8 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Seligman | 248 | | |
| | Conservative | David Cheape | 236 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,034 | 32.2 | +5.3 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

Junction (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ursula Woolley | 1,015 | 35.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stefan Kasprzyk * | 1,014 | | |
| | Labour | Janet Burgess | 936 | 33.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zubin Masani | 873 | | |
| | Labour | Patricia Clarke | 870 | | |
| | Labour | John Wyman | 772 | | |
| | Green | Rosemary House | 386 | 13.6 | |
| | Green | Donald Lowe | 320 | | |
| | Green | Anthony Cooper | 291 | | |
| | Independent | Katharine Buffery | 263 | 9.3 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Bennett | 228 | 8.1 | |
| | Independent | Charles Ware | 212 | | |
| | Conservative | Francine Schwartz | 200 | | |
| | Conservative | Chris Skidmore | 188 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,568 | 35.4 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

Mildmay (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Berent * | 958 | 43.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rhodri Jamieson-Ball | 818 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Meral Ece * | 814 | | |
| | Labour | Beverley Bruce | 793 | 35.8 | |
| | Labour | Conor McGinn | 722 | | |
| | Labour | Stuart Edwards | 719 | | |
| | Green | Ilana Morrissey | 466 | 21.0 | |
| | Green | Christopher Ashby | 441 | | |
| | Green | Matthew Morrissey | 365 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,096 | 27.5 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

St George's (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracy Ismail | 1,179 | 40.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Cornwell | 1,080 | | |
| | Labour | Walter Burgess * | 1,075 | 36.5 | |
| | Labour | Gary Heather | 975 | | |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Williams | 938 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Smith | 921 | | |
| | Green | Kathryn Tansley | 477 | 16.2 | |
| | Green | Judith Kleinman | 474 | | |
| | Green | Malcolm Powell | 393 | | |
| | Conservative | Patricia Napier | 213 | 7.2 | |
| | Conservative | Hannah Hockey | 212 | | |
| | Conservative | John Wilkin | 197 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,134 | 36.1 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

St. Mary's (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Joan Coupland * | 836 | 32.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emily Fieran-Reed | 830 | 32.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Kempton * | 809 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Gordon | 775 | | |
| | Labour | John Greenshields | 758 | | |
| | Labour | Ian McLaughlin | 718 | | |
| | Conservative | Kim Anderson | 447 | 17.3 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Greenwood | 403 | | |
| | Conservative | Douglas Lloyd | 403 | | |
| | Green | Jonathan Hathaway | 371 | 14.4 | |
| | Green | Eleanor Wood | 371 | | |
| | Green | Rosalind Sharpe | 324 | | |
| | Independent | Christopher Graham | 95 | 3.7 | |
| | Independent | Richard Rosser | 88 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,228 | 33.6 | +5.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

St. Peter's (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Gary Doolan | 849 | 32.4 | |
| | Labour | Michelle Coupland | 823 | | |
| | Labour | Martin Klute | 817 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Coventry | 798 | 30.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Hitchins * | 791 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Washington | 775 | | |
| | Conservative | Victoria Chamberlin | 496 | 18.9 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Priestley | 485 | | |
| | Green | Agnes Buisson-Laing | 480 | 18.3 | |
| | Conservative | David Shimwell | 412 | | |
| | Green | Susan Wilkinson | 399 | | |
| | Green | Richard Wood | 333 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,458 | 33.1 | +7.2 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

Tollington (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | 'Catherine Elizabeth West *' | 1,338 | 45.8 | |
| | Labour | 'Richard Charles Watts' | 1,312 | | |
| | Labour | 'Daniel Robert Hulls' | 1,270 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Khalid Said Oumar | 827 | 28.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harriet Ellen Richmond | 790 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Charles Tibbs | 757 | | |
| | Green | Alison Ann Boater | 531 | 18.2 | |
| | Green | Peter William Jones | 429 | | |
| | Green | Christine Fiona Muirhead | 408 | | |
| | Conservative | Duncan Philip Connors | 226 | 7.7 | |
| | Conservative | Fraser Anthony Crawford | 222 | | |
| | Conservative | Maria Psatha | 183 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,293 | 34.0 | +8.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
