London council elections 2026
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Noc | | | |
| | | Harr
| Barn
Noc | Hari
Noc | WFor
Gain | | |
Hill
| Eal
| Bren
Noc | Cam
| Isl
| Hack
Gain | Redb
| Hav
Gain |
Hou
| H&F
| K&C
| West
Gain |
| Tow
| New
Noc | B&D
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| | Rich
| Wan
Noc | Lam
tbc | Sou
Noc | Lew
tbc | Grn
| Bex
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| | | King
| Mer
| Cro
tbc | Bro
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| | | | Sut
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the big changes
Hackney: was Lab 52 Con 5, now Grn 42 Lab 9 (Labour since 2002)
Havering: was Con 23 Ind 20, now Ref 39 Ind 14 (Reform's first London council)
Waltham Forest: was Lab 47 Con 13, now Grn 31, Lab 15 Con 14 (Labour since 2010)
Westminster: was Lab 31 Con 23, now Con 32 Lab 22 (also Conservative 1964-2022)
Six different parties are in control across London.
The only 'clean sweep' council is Richmond which is 100%
Lib Dem.
Havering is the only borough where the number of Reform councillors reached double figures.
Four years ago Labour won 21 councils outright, this year (so far) only nine. slipping into No Overall Control
Barnet: Con 31, Lab 31, Grn 1 (Green councillor holds balance of power)
Brent: Lab 26, Lib 11, Con 11, Grn 9 (Labour three short)
Enfield: Con 31, Lab 27, Grn 5 (Conservatives 1 short)
Haringey: Grn 28, Lab 20, Lib 8, Ind 1 (Greens 1 short)
Newham: Lab 26, Ind 24, Grn 16 (Labour Mayor in charge)
Southwark: Lab 29, Grn 22, Lib 12 (Labour since 2010)
Wandsworth: Con 29, Lab 28, Ind 1 (former Conservative councillor holds balance of power)
Four years ago only Croydon was No Overall Control, this year there are seven NOC boroughs.
five Mayoralties
Cro
| Hac
Gain | Lew
Gain | New
| Tow
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Croydon was very close: Con 31%, Lab 30%, Grn 17%, Ref 13%
Hackney's gone very Green: Grn 47%, Lab 35%
Lewisham went Green too: Grn 40%, Lab 35%
Newham stayed red: Lab 30%, Ind 24%, Grn 23%
Tower Hamlets re-elected Lutfur: Asp 39%, Lab 21.1%, Grn 20.9%
In Tower Hamlets it would have taken the combined vote of Labour
and the Greens to oust Lutfur Rahman, so he's safely back for his fourth term.
The last government ended Supplementary Votes in Mayoral elections.
This year it's First Past The Post, so you get what you get.
(but it'll be Supplementary Vote again next time because the law changed last week)
The Conservatives won the Croydon Mayoralty by just 1100 votes.
In 2022 second preferences narrowed the Con/Lab gap in Croydon by 1600 votes.
So it's entirely possible that Labour would have won this year under the old system.
Meanwhile near London
Lib: West Surrey, East Surrey, Watford
Ref: Thurrock
Con: Broxbourne, Harlow Meanwhile in Birmingham
Ref 22, Grn 19, Lab 17, Con 16, Ind 13, Lib 12, tbc 2
which is an uncoalitionable six-way mess
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