Local elections 2026: Reform take control of Havering council amid wins across UK May 6, 2026 Reform UK have gained the London borough of Havering from no overall control. This is a notable result for Nigel Farage’s party, and the first prize from their strategy of targeting suburban areas on London’s outskirts. Other target areas include Barking, Bromley and Bexley – and it remains to be seen whether this win can be replicated [...]
Local elections 2026: who will win in Harrow Council? May 6, 2026 The Conservatives’ last London stronghold faces its toughest test yet. Four consecutive 4.99 per cent council tax rises, a cumulative 20 per cent hike adding nearly £500 to Band D bills, have handed Labour a powerful attack line. A candidate suspension over offensive social media posts has added damaging scrutiny in one of London’s most [...]
Local elections 2026: who will win in Haringey Council? May 6, 2026 CLICK HERE to view all the latest London election results Labour’s 50-year hold on Haringey appears to be crumbling. The Green Party is surging after a 55 per cent by-election win in St Ann’s, Lib Dems are targeting wealthier wards, and a controversial Finsbury Park events deal, school funding crisis and four years of council [...]
Local elections 2026: who will win in Hammersmith and Fulham Council? May 6, 2026 Labour won 40 of 50 seats in 2022 and remains favourite to hold Hammersmith and Fulham, but two councillor defections to the Greens signal growing pressure. Council tax has risen 4.99 per cent to £1,009 at Band D, the borough faces steep funding cuts by 2028/29, and Hammersmith Bridge remains closed to vehicles with a [...]
London Local Elections 2026: Who will win in Ealing? May 6, 2026 Voters are heading to the polls in the Labour stronghold of Ealing, against a backdrop of controversial developments, an increasingly split electoral map, and a hike in council tax. In the West London borough of Ealing, Labour is defending one of its strongest majorities in London at this latest set of local elections. Back [...]
London local elections 2026: Who will win in Bromley? May 6, 2026 CLICK HERE to view all the latest London election results After years of watching their control fade in Bromley, the Conservatives will be fighting a battle on several fronts with Labour and Reform both chomping at the bit. The Conservatives have been slowly watching their grip on Bromley slip. The Tories have held onto the [...]
London local elections 2026: Who will win in Bexley? May 6, 2026 What has traditionally been a back and forth between Conservatives and Labour, for the forthcoming local elections Bexley is being viewed as Reform’s top shot at cracking London. In 2022, Bexley had a 5.2 per cent swing from Conservative to Labour but the Tories still managed to hold onto 33 seats, while Labour gained just [...]
London local elections 2026: Who will win in Barnet? May 6, 2026 Labour faces a battle in defending Barnet in the local elections after recent surges in council tax and a flurry of defections since 2022. Barnet stands as a real test for both the Conservative and Labour party. What was traditionally a safe seat for the Tories flipped red in 2022 as Labour won the borough [...]
Tories target £1bn benefits loophole in welfare crackdown May 3, 2026 The Conservatives have pledged to close what they claim is a £1bn loophole in the welfare system, in a move aimed at tightening benefit rules and boosting incentives to work. Shadow work and pensions secretary Helen Whately said the party would overhaul the benefit cap so households cannot receive unlimited payments unless all adults who [...]
I’m a Tory – here’s why I’m voting Labour in the local elections April 30, 2026 In a time of messy, multi-party politics, tactical voting is likely to define contests in next week’s local elections. Alys Denby is not prepared to let the Green Party take control of her bin collection I’m about to do something against which all my instincts recoil, something so shameful I hesitate to admit in this [...]