Local elections in London were held on 7 May 2026, as part of the 2026 United Kingdom local elections. All London borough councillor seats were up for election.

The election saw major losses for the Labour Party, major gains for the London Green Party, and minor gains for Reform UK, Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives. The Labour Party saw its worst results in London local elections since 1968, while the London Green Party and Reform UK had their best ever results, gaining 278 and 79 seats respectively. The London Green Party have also gained 2 directly-elected mayors in Hackney and Lewisham, Zoë Garbett and Liam Shrivastava.

Background In the 2022 London local elections, Labour gained Westminster, Wandsworth and Barnet councils. In the 2024 United Kingdom general election, most of the constituencies in London elected Labour MPs.

In January 2026, BBC News reported that the Green Party of England and Wales and Reform UK were seeking to make gains in the capital. The elections were expected to be tough for Labour who controlled most of the councils in London. Pollsters suggested that Labour might be fighting on five fronts against the Conservatives, Reform UK, Liberal Democrats, Greens and pro-Gaza independents.

In March 2026, LSE Professor of Local Government Tony Travers said Labour could face a "political earthquake" in the London local elections, worse than their loss in the Gorton and Denton by-election. He said Labour, which had plummeted in the polls, risked losing over 600 seats (more than half of their total of 1,150) and the Conservatives, who won more than 400 seats in 2022, could fall to a new historic low, with the Greens and Reform being the main beneficiaries.

Councils

Council Seats Party control Details Previous New Barking and Dagenham 51 Details Barnet 63 (Labour minority) Details Bexley 45 Details Brent 57 (Labour minority) Details Bromley 58 Details Camden 55 Details Croydon 70 (Conservative minority) (Conservative minority) Details Ealing 70 Details Enfield 63 (Conservative minority) Details Greenwich 55 Details Hackney 57 Details Hammersmith and Fulham 50 Details Haringey 57 (Green minority) Details Harrow 55 Details Havering 55 (HRA/Labour coalition) Details Hillingdon 53 Details Hounslow 62 Details Islington 51 Details Kensington and Chelsea 50 Details Kingston upon Thames 48 Details Lambeth 63 (Green minority w/ Lib Dem support) Details Lewisham 54 Details Merton 57 Details Newham 66 (Labour minority) Details Redbridge 63 Details Richmond upon Thames 54 Detailshttps://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/london-election-results-2026-live-33908733#entry3927794 Southwark 63 (Green-Lib Dem coalition) Details Sutton 55 Details Tower Hamlets 45 Details Waltham Forest 60 Details Wandsworth 58 (Conservative minority) Details Westminster 54 Details All 32 councils 1,817

Councillor comparison with 2022 The table below shows the number of councillors by party for each council in London. The shaded cells show the party or parties in each council's governing administration.

Council Elected in 2022 Prior to 2026 election Elected in 2026 Lab Con Lib Dem Green Others Lab Con Lib Dem Green Reform Ind Others Lab Con Lib Dem Green Reform Others Barking and Dagenham 51 0 0 0 0 47 1 0 3 0 1 0 38 0 0 4 9 0 Barnet 41 22 0 0 0 40 19 0 1 1 1 0 31 31 0 1 0 0 Bexley 12 33 0 0 0 12 30 0 0 0 3 0 9 29 0 0 7 0 Brent 49 5 3 0 0 42 6 3 5 0 1 0 26 11 11 9 0 0 Bromley 12 36 5 0 11 33 5 0 3 2 8 35 6 0 6 Camden 47 3 4 1 0 45 3 6 1 0 0 0 30 3 10 11 0 1 Croydon 34 33 1 2 0 34 33 1 2 0 0 0 30 28 2 8 2 0 Ealing 59 5 6 0 0 59 4 7 0 0 1 0 46 5 13 5 0 1 Enfield 38 25 0 0 0 35 25 0 0 0 3 0 27 31 0 5 0 0 Greenwich 52 3 0 0 0 47 4 0 2 0 2 0 35 6 0 13 1 0 Hackney 50 5 0 2 0 42 6 0 4 0 5 0 9 6 0 42 0 0 Hammersmith and Fulham 40 10 0 0 0 36 10 0 2 0 1 0 38 12 0 0 0 0 Haringey 50 0 7 0 0 43 0 7 2 0 5 0 21 0 8 28 0 0 Harrow 24 31 0 0 0 23 31 0 0 0 1 0 12 42 0 0 0 Havering 9 23 0 0 8 16 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 39 Hillingdon 23 30 0 0 0 16 30 0 1 0 5 0 16 32 0 1 4 0 Hounslow 52 10 0 0 0 43 10 0 1 0 6 0 32 17 1 3 8 1 Islington 48 0 0 3 0 44 0 0 3 0 4 0 32 0 0 19 0 0 Kensington and Chelsea 13 35 2 0 0 7 36 2 1 0 4 0 13 34 3 0 0 0 Kingston upon Thames 0 3 44 0 0 2 42 0 0 0 0 2 44 0 0 Lambeth 58 0 3 2 0 55 0 4 4 0 1 0 26 0 8 29 0 0 Lewisham 54 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 4 0 0 0 14 0 0 40 0 0 Merton 31 7 17 0 30 7 16 0 0 1 32 4 19 0 0 Newham 64 0 0 2 0 56 0 0 3 0 3 26 0 0 16 0 Redbridge 58 5 0 0 0 54 5 0 0 0 4 0 43 5 0 5 1 Richmond upon Thames 0 1 48 5 0 0 0 49 5 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 0 0 Southwark 52 0 11 0 0 45 0 11 4 0 3 0 29 0 12 22 0 0 Sutton 3 20 29 0 2 21 29 0 0 0 1 0 51 0 2 Tower Hamlets 19 1 0 1 16 1 0 1 0 5 5 1 1 5 0 Waltham Forest 47 13 0 0 0 45 12 0 0 1 2 0 15 14 0 31 0 0 Wandsworth 35 22 0 0 34 21 0 0 1 2 0 2829 0 0 0 Westminster 31 23 0 0 0 28 24 0 0 2 0 0 22 32 0 0 0 0 Total 1,156 404 180 18 59 1,046 386 181 47 13 70 66 696 409 243 297 79 93

Mayors Council Mayor before Elected mayor DetailsCroydon DetailsHackneyDetailsLewishamDetailsNewhamDetails Tower HamletsDetails

Opinion polls

Date(s)conductedPollsterClientSamplesizeAreaLabConLDGrnRefOthers Lead7 May 20262026 local elections25.6%20.0%12.4%22.3%13.0%6.7% 3.3 More in Common (MRP) n/a2,646London28%17%14%20%15%6% 8 YouGov (MRP) n/a4,548London26%17%15%22%14%6% 44 July 20242024 General Election in London43.0%20.5%11.0%10.0%8.7%6.7% 22.55 May 20222022 local elections42.5%25.8%14.3%11.8%0.2%5.4% 16.7

Seat projections

Date(s)conductedPollsterClientSamplesizeAreaLabConLDGrnRefOthers7 May 20262026 local elections69640724327979113March 2026 Bombe n/aLondon306464253575145755 May 20222022 local elections1,15640418018059

Ward result maps London-wide

By borough

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