The 2006 Enfield Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of
Enfield London Borough Council
Enfield London Borough Council, which styles itself Enfield Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Enfield in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London. The council has been under Labour Party ...
in
London
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, England. The whole council was up for election and the
Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
Election result
The Conservatives maintained a majority of 5 on the council, after losing 6 seats but also gaining 1 seat, to have 34
councillor
A councillor, alternatively councilman, councilwoman, councilperson, or council member, is someone who sits on, votes in, or is a member of, a council. This is typically an elected representative of an electoral district in a municipal or re ...
s.
made a net gain of 3 seats to have 27 councillors, while the remaining 2 seats were won by the
Save Chase Farm group.
[ Save Chase Farm had been formed to oppose any plans to close ]accident and emergency
An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident and emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of pat ...
services at Chase Farm Hospital and gained 1 seat in each of Chase and Town wards.[ Overall turnout at the election was 37.91%.]
Ward results
References
{{United Kingdom local elections, 2006
2006
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2006 London Borough council elections