Elections for Redbridge London Borough Council

Redbridge London Borough Council

Redbridge London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Redbridge in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. Redbridge is divided into 21 wards and elects 63 councillors...

 were held on the 6 May 2010. The 2010 General Election and other local elections

United Kingdom local elections, 2010

The 2010 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 6 May 2010, when the 2010 general election also took place. Direct elections were held to all 32 London boroughs, all 36 metropolitan boroughs, 76 second-tier district authorities, 20 unitary authorities and various Mayoral posts, all in...

 took place on the same day.

In London council elections the entire council is elected every four years, opposed to some local elections where one councillor is elected every year for three of the four years.

Summary of results

• Turnout: 62.41% (+24.01% since the last local election)
• Total Votes: 347,419

Group Leadership, mayoralty and Cabinet

• Conservative Party: Keith Prince (Barkingside, Conservative Leader, Leader of the Council & Cabinet Member for Finance)
• Liberal Democrats: Ian Bond (Roding, LibDem Leader, Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Resources)
• Labour Party: Robert Littlewood (Seven Kings, Labour Leader)

• Mayor: James O'Shea (Monkhams, Conservative)
• Deputy Major: Ruth Clark (Aldborough, Conservative)

• Cabinet Member for Highways: Michelle Dunn (Wanstead, Conservative)
• Cabinet Member for Adult Social Services and Health: John Fairley-Churchill (Bridge, Conservative)
• Cabinet Member for Planning and Regeneration: Nick Hayes (Fullwell, Conservative)
• Cabinet Member for Leisure: Suzanne Nolan (Snaresbrook, Conservative)
• Cabinet Member for Environment and Community Safety: Shoaib Patel (Valentines, Liberal Democrat)
• Cabinet Member for Housing: Robin Turbefield (Bridge, Conservative)
• Cabinet Member for Children's Services: Alan Weinberg (Clayhall, Conservative)

Ward results

• Candidates in italics won the seat for the party at the 2006 Local Elections and have now lost it.

• Gary Peter Staight for the Liberal Democrats was elected here in 2006.

• Elected as a Labour Party candidate in 2006.

^*Elected as a Conservative in 2006.

• Labour gain two seats from the Conservative Party.

• Liberal Democrat gain a seat from Labour since the 2006 election.