Elections to Croydon Council in London, England were held on 4 May 2006. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 2002 election. The Labour Party lost control of the council to the Conservative Party for the first time since 1994.
There are 24 wards which represent Croydon Council. All Croydon Council seats were up for re-election for the first time since the 2002 elections, during the election on 4 May 2006. Previously Labour held control of the council. In the election, the Conservatives took 10 seats from Labour and 1 from the Liberal Democrats. Since the election, there was a defection of a Labour councillor to the Conservatives.
Election result
Political make-up +Party political make-up of Croydon Council Party Seats Current Council 2002 2006 Conservatives 31 43 Labour 37 27 Lib Dems 1 0
Ward results A-C Addiscombe
Ashburton
Bensham Manor
Broad Green
Coulsdon East
Coulsdon West
Croham
F-N Fairfield
Fieldway
Heathfield
Kenley
New Addington
Norbury
P-S Purley
Sanderstead
Selhurst
Selsdon and Ballards
Shirley
South Norwood
T-W Thornton Heath
Upper Norwood
Waddon
West Thornton
Woodside
References Election report from Croydon Council (Dead link) OMRLP Croydon Branch
External links Tories celebrate election victory , Croydon Advertiser, 5 May 2006. Labour kicked in the ballots, Croydon Guardian, 5 May 2006. In Search of Selsdon Man, The Guardian, 27 April 2006. Croydon Conservatives Croydon Labour councillors Croydon Co-operative Party Croydon Green Party