2018 London local elections

2018 London local elections
All 1,851 councillors on all 32 London boroughs ; and 4 directly-elected mayors
	Map showing London borough councils by political control following the elections, as shown in the main table of results. Black denotes no overall control. ; ; *Due to boundary changes, these seat change figures are notional changes calculated by the BBC, and so will not precisely match up with the results of the 2014 London local elections.

Local government elections took place in London on 3 May 2018, as part of the wider local elections in England.

All London borough councillor seats were up for election. Elections to the Corporation of London were held in 2017.^[1] Mayoral contests were also held in Hackney, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets. The previous London borough elections were in 2014.

The results saw the London Labour Party achieve their best result in over 45 years, winning 44% of the vote, 1,128 councillors and control of 21 councils. This represented the party's second-best result in a London local election, only surpassed slightly by its 1971 total.

The London Conservatives, by contrast, lost 92 seats to finish with 508 councillors, its lowest-ever tally of seats in a London local election. However, it retained control of 7 councils, having lost two to the London Liberal Democrats. The party's vote share increased by 2%, but at 28.8%, it was still the second-worst popular vote total for the Conservatives in the history of the London Boroughs.

The London Liberal Democrats made a recovery from their all-time low in the 2014 election, gaining 34 council seats and winning two councils from the Conservatives.

Among the minor parties, the London Green Party was the most successful, winning a total of 11 council seats, just below their all-time high of 12 in the 2006 election. Support for the UK Independence Party collapsed, with the party losing all of its seats and dropping from 9.5% of the vote to 0.9%. The only other parties to win seats were the People's Alliance of Tower Hamlets (1 seat) and the Harold Hill Independent Party (1 seat).

Eligibility to vote

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who are aged 18 or over on polling day were entitled to vote in the local elections.^[2] A person who has two homes (such as a university student having a term-time address and living at home during holidays) can register to vote at both addresses as long as they are not in the same electoral area, and can vote in the local elections for the two different local councils.^[3]

Results summary

style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #02A95B;" data-sort-value="Green Party of England and Wales" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #6D3177;" data-sort-value="UK Independence Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |

Party^[4]		Votes won	% votes	Change	Seats	% seats	Change^†	Councils	Change
	Labour	1,076,617	43.9	6.3	1,128	61.5	67	21	1
Conservative	707,373	28.8	2.4	508	27.7	92	7	2
Liberal Democrats	320,031	13.0	2.4	152	8.3	34	3	2
Green	211,170	8.6	1.2	11	0.6	7	0	±0
UKIP	21,077	0.9	8.6	0	0.0	9	0	±0
	Others	118,769	4.8	1.3	34	1.9	7	0	±0
No overall control	—						1	1

^†Due to boundary changes, the figures for seat losses/gains are notional changes calculated by the BBC, and do not match up precisely to the London-wide results in 2014.

Councils results

(Conservative councils in blue, Labour in red, Liberal Democrat in yellow, no overall control in black)

Council	2014 result		Eve-of-poll control		2018 result		CON	LAB.	LD.	Green	Others	Turnout
Barking and Dagenham style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour		51		CON	LAB.	LD.	Green	Others	Turnout	Details
Barnet style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	38	25					Details
Bexley^{[n 1]} style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	34	11					Details
Brent^{[n 2]} style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	3	60					Details
Bromley style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	50	8			2^{[others 1]}		Details
Camden style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	7	43	3	1			Details
Croydon style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	29	41					Details
Ealing style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	8	57	4				Details
Enfield style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	17	46					Details
Greenwich style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	9	42					Details
Hackney style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	5	52					Details
Hammersmith and Fulham style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	11	35					Details
Haringey style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour		42	15				Details
Harrow style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	28	35					Details
Havering style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	25	5			24^{[others 2]}		Details
Hillingdon style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	44	21					Details
Hounslow style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	9	51					Details
Islington style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour		47		1			Details
Kensington and Chelsea style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	36	13	1				Details
Kingston upon Thames style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats	9		39				Details
Lambeth style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	1	57		5			Details
Lewisham style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour		54					Details
Merton style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	17	34	6		3^{[others 3]}		Details
Newham style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour		60					Details
Redbridge style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	12	51					Details
Richmond upon Thames style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats	11		39	4			Details
Southwark style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour		49	11				Details
Sutton style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats	18		33		3^{[others 4]}		Details
Tower Hamlets style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	2	42			1^{[others 5]}		Details
Waltham Forest style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	14	46					Details
Wandsworth style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	33	26			1^{[others 6]}		Details
Westminster style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	41	19					Details

Mayoral elections

There were four mayoral elections.

Local authority	Previous Mayor
Hackney #E4003B	Philip Glanville (Labour) #E4003B	Philip Glanville (Labour)
Lewisham #E4003B	Sir Steve Bullock (Labour) #E4003B	Damien Egan (Labour)
Newham #E4003B	Sir Robin Wales (Labour) #E4003B	Rokhsana Fiaz (Labour)
Tower Hamlets #E4003B	John Biggs (Labour)^{[n 3]} #E4003B	John Biggs (Labour)

Borough result maps

Barking and Dagenham 2018 results map
Barnet 2018 results map
Brent 2018 results map
Bromley 2018 results map
Camden 2018 results map
Ealing 2018 results map
Enfield 2018 results map
Greenwich 2018 results map
Hackney 2018 results map
Hammersmith and Fulham 2018 results map
Haringey 2018 results map
Harrow 2018 results map
Havering 2018 results map
Hillingdon 2018 results map
Hounslow 2018 results map
Islington 2018 results map
Kensington and Chelsea 2018 results map
Kingston upon Thames 2018 results map
Lambeth 2018 results map
Lewisham 2018 results map
Merton 2018 results map
Newham 2018 results map
Richmond Upon Thames 2018 results map
Sutton 2018 results map
Tower Hamlets 2018 results map
Waltham Forest 2018 results map
Wandsworth 2018 results map
Westminster 2018 results map

Opinion polling

Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	Lab	Con	Lib Dem	Others	Lead
Date(s) conducted	Polling organisation/client	Sample size	class="unsortable" style="background:Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; width:60px;"\|	class="unsortable" style="background:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width:60px;"\|	class="unsortable" style="background:Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color; width:60px;"\|	Others	Lead
3 May 2018	2018 elections	n/a	43.9%	28.8%	13.0%	14.3%	15.0%
27-30 April 2018	Survation / 4in10	1,005	51%	31%	12%	6%	20%
20-24 April 2018	YouGov / QMUL	1,099	51%	29%	11%	9%	22%
12-15 Feb 2018	YouGov / QMUL	1,155	54%	28%	11%	7%	26%
25-29 Sep 2017	YouGov / QMUL	1,044	53%	29%	12%	6%	24%
22 May 2014	2014 elections	2,515,073	37.6%	26.4%	10.6%	25.4%	11.2%

Notes

^ In Bexley there were boundary changes and a reduced number of seats in the 2018 election.
^ In Willesden Green, polling day was delayed to 21 June 2018 due to the death of the local councillor, Lesley Jones, the vacant three seats were eventually won by Labour.
^ The 2014 election was initially won by Tower Hamlets First, but this result was overturned by an election court decision and Labour won the following by-election.^[5]

^ Independent, 2
^ Residents Groups, 23; Independent, 1
^ Merton Park Ward Residents Association, 3
^ Independent, 3;
^ People's Alliance of Tower Hamlets, 1
^ Independent, 1

References

^ "City vote 2017 - About the City - City of London". www.cityoflondon.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
^ "Representation of the People Act 1983, Section 2". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
^ Electoral Commission. "I have two homes. Can I register at both addresses?". electoralcommission.org.uk. The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
^ https://twitter.com/britainelects/status/998924145990782976
^ "Tower Hamlets election: Labour's John Biggs named mayor - BBC News". Bbc.com. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2017.

[5] In Bexley there were boundary changes and a reduced number of seats in the 2018 election.

[6] In Willesden Green, polling day was delayed to 21 June 2018 due to the death of the local councillor, Lesley Jones, the vacant three seats were eventually won by Labour.

[14] The 2014 election was initially won by Tower Hamlets First, but this result was overturned by an election court decision and Labour won the following by-election.^[5]

[7] Independent, 2

[8] Residents Groups, 23; Independent, 1

[9] Merton Park Ward Residents Association, 3

[10] Independent, 3;

[11] People's Alliance of Tower Hamlets, 1

[12] Independent, 1

[1] "City vote 2017 - About the City - City of London". www.cityoflondon.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.

[2] "Representation of the People Act 1983, Section 2". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2017.

[3] Electoral Commission. "I have two homes. Can I register at both addresses?". electoralcommission.org.uk. The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 April 2017.

[4] ttps://twitter.com/britainelects/status/998924145990782976

[13] "Tower Hamlets election: Labour's John Biggs named mayor - BBC News". Bbc.com. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2017.

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