London Borough Elections 2006

[Ben.]

Hmmm... still not much out of London, though looks like Labour have lost Tower Hamlets and Camden look like Labour loses, ditto H&F (apparently Tories look like winning it by a wide margin).

[afleitch]

The far right rises...

BNP and Respect at that!

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Early results beginning to trickle in...

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Westminster has declared; as usual not a single seat changed hands.

LibDems are reported to be in trouble in Islington (!)

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Tories hold Wandsworth (sun rises in east, sets in west etc)... and fears of a Labour wipeout were unfounded. We lost just one seat (far better than I'd have expected...)

[afleitch]

Tories hold Wandsworth (sun rises in east, sets in west etc)... and fears of a Labour wipeout were unfounded. We lost just one seat (far better than I'd have expected...)

Theres an elephant in the room behind you

[afleitch]

4 seats for the BNP so far in Barking

[Filuwaúrdjan]

File this under "wtf"; reports say that Labour have gained Enfield!

[Ben.]

File this under "wtf"; reports say that Labour have gained Enfield!

Seems very odd to me.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Labour didn't take Enfield; the BBC f***ed up

[Peter]

Labour got raped in Bexley.

Tories took 23 seats off Labour.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Seeing as the outgoing administration in Bexley was one of very few competent Boroughs in London...

A bright spot for the Liberals; they've probably taken back Richmond.

Hammersmith & Fulham is looking quite messy...

[Voice from the South West]

Labour lose Lewisham to NOC, good lord! That is disastrous!

[Ben.]

Labour lose Lewisham to NOC, good lord! That is disastrous!

Crikey! Looks like Labour holding on nationwide to it’s ‘04 level of support… meanwhile its looking like a real meltdown for Labour in London (with the exception of Islington ). 

[Filuwaúrdjan]

My count says that Labour has held Barking & Dagenham (not all wards in yet but...).

I did hear we were in trouble there [Lewisham] the other day...

The BBC has now said that Labour has held Oldham (earlier they had it as NOC). Same with Blackburn.

[Democratic Hawk]

Labour lose Lewisham to NOC, good lord! That is disastrous!

Crikey! Looks like Labour holding on nationwide to it’s ‘04 level of support… meanwhile its looking like a real meltdown for Labour in London (with the exception of Islington ). 

Yes, London seems far worse for Labour than the rest of England. Losing Lewisham to NOC is bad. As for the Tories, with the exception of Hammersmith and Fulham, they'll win back Boroughs that they ought never to have lost in the first place

I heard their much anticipated pick-up of Merton is likely to fall short or has the situation changed?

I certainly don't relish the thought of Labour losing Haringey to that lot whose name I can never remember; but I gather things are better for Labour in Islington. The thought of Ealing being lost is worrysome

As for Tower Hamlets, meow . Voters have just made cringeworthy twits of themselves. I don't what's worse Respect doing well in TH or the BNP doing well in D&G

Still, I can hope and pray that it won't quite be as bad as 1968

Dave

[Voice from the South West]

The Tories have swept to control in Hillingdon - Con 45, Lab 18, LDs 2

[Ben.]

The Tories have swept to control in Hillingdon - Con 45, Lab 18, LDs 2

Now thats a majority!

[Ben.]

Tories gain Ealing!

[Democratic Hawk]

Tories gain Ealing!

sh**t! Given that the suicide level has fallen since 1997, I just hope that this isn't a portent of it shooting back up again following 2009/10

Dave

[Democratic Hawk]

BBC is reporting Labour has held Haringey . At least the stand for nowts aren't gaining much

Dave

[ag]

BBC is reporting Labour has held Haringey . At least the stand for nowts aren't gaining much

Dave

Except for 11 seats. The Lab majority is cut from 41:16 to 30:27.

[Democratic Hawk]

BBC is reporting Labour has held Haringey . At least the stand for nowts aren't gaining much

Dave

Except for 11 seats. The Lab majority is cut from 41:16 to 30:27.

Well, it's a Labour hold . And believe me I'm thankful of that

Islington: LD 24 (-11); Lab 23 (+11); Green 1 - Stand for Nowts lose to NOC

As Haringey moves towards losing its senses, Islington is well on its way to regaining theirs

Dave

[Democratic Hawk]

Redbridge: Con 34 (n/c); Lab 19 (n/c); LD  9 (-1); BNP 1 (+1) - Con hold

Dave

[Democratic Hawk]

Bromley: Con 49 (+9); LD 7 (-6); Lab 4 (-2) - Con hold

Merton: Con 30 (+6); Lab 27 (-4); RA 3 (n/c) - Lab lose to NOC

Dave