2026 London local elections

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

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 are expected to be tough for Labour who control most of the councils in London. Pollsters have suggested that Labour will 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 has plummeted in the polls, risks losing over 600 seats (more than half of their current 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.

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.

The map below shows the control of each council across the whole of Greater London.

2026 London local elections control map

• Hounslow 2026 results map
• Kingston Upon Thames 2026 results map
• Merton 2026 results map
• Waltham Forest 2026 results map