London local elections 2026: Who will win Redbridge? May 6, 2026 A rise in support of Nigel Farage’s Reform will be tested in the north of a borough dominated elsewhere by Labour which faces its own fight from the left. Results will be closely watched by Wes Streeting, whose parliamentary constituency is on the patch. Redbridge is a complex constituency. Labour is battling the Greens to [...]
London local elections 2026: Who will win in Newham? May 6, 2026 What could have become the heartlands for Jeremy Corbyn’s Your Party may represent the shortcomings of the former Labour leader’s new venture, as well as the impact of travails of his old comrades in Westminster. Newham is Jeremy Corbyn’s worst nightmare. A fertile seat for progressive politics, almost all of its wards have been Labour-dominated [...]
London local elections 2026: Who will win in Merton? May 6, 2026 The Lib Dems’ serve up a “Gail’s strategy” to try and ace the vote in Wimbledon’s borough, where calls for affordable homes are rallying support and a local resident’s group has won seats. In Merton, home of the Wimbledon Championships, the Liberal Democrats have their best chance of smashing an ace past the Labour incumbents. [...]
London local elections 2026: Who will win in Lewisham? May 6, 2026 After a Labour landslide last time around, the red wall to the south of the Thames could crack under a Green onslaught, with housing the key local issue in what has traditionally been a two-way battleground between Labour and the Conservatives. Lewisham Council offers a window into another world. The borough’s last local elections brought [...]
London local elections 2026: Who will win in Lambeth? May 6, 2026 CLICK HERE to view all the latest London election results Walking south from the banks of the Thames into Kennington, Vauxhall and Brixton takes voters through a key battleground for Zack Polanski’s Greens and into some of Labour’s London heartlands. The residents of Lambeth know something the rest of the country doesn’t. The borough, which [...]
Local elections 2026: who will win in Hounslow Council? May 6, 2026 Labour is favourite to hold Hounslow Council in May 2026 – but only just. Reform UK is contesting all 62 seats, the Greens are targeting Chiswick, and independents are standing across the borough, as Band D council tax hits £2,185. With turnout typically low, even small shifts in vote share could reshape individual wards. Hounslow [...]
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 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 Brent? May 6, 2026 From conflict overseas to transport on the home front, several issues will test Labour’s hold on Brent in the upcoming local elections. Brent will be a place where Labour will be fighting several opponents. The home of Wembley Stadium, Brent is an apt council to showcase whether Labour suffers a heavy defeat or enjoys triumphant [...]