Election Name: | 2006 Tower Hamlets Council election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | Labour Party (UK) |
Previous Election: | 2002 Tower Hamlets Council election |
Previous Year: | 2002 |
Next Election: | 2010 Tower Hamlets Council election |
Next Year: | 2010 |
Seats For Election: | All council seats |
Election Date: | 4 May 2006 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 35 seats, 45.7% |
Seats1: | 26 |
Seat Change1: | 7 |
Popular Vote1: | 57,672 |
Percentage1: | 33.2% |
Swing1: | 12.5% |
Party2: | RESPECT The Unity Coalition |
Last Election2: | 0 seats, 0% |
Seats2: | 12 |
Seat Change2: | 12 |
Popular Vote2: | 39,587 |
Percentage2: | 22.8% |
Swing2: | 22.8 |
Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election3: | 0 seats, 15.1% |
Seats3: | 7 |
Seat Change3: | 7 |
Popular Vote3: | 29,992 |
Percentage3: | 17.3% |
Swing3: | 2.2 |
Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election4: | 16 seats, 30.6% |
Seats4: | 6 |
Seat Change4: | 10 |
Popular Vote4: | 32,314 |
Percentage4: | 18.6% |
Swing4: | 12.0 |
Map Size: | 300px |
Leader of Largest Party | |
Posttitle: | Subsequent Leader of Largest Party |
Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. The entire council stood for election, and the Labour party retained control.