2018 London local elections

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

2018 London local elections
3 May 2018
All 1,851 councillors on all 32 London boroughs
and 4 directly-elected mayors
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Sadiq Khan Gareth Bacon Caroline Pidgeon
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Popular vote 1,076,617 707,373 320,031
Percentage 43.9% 28.8% 13.0%
Swing 6.3% 2.4% 2.4%
Councils 21 7 3
Councils +/– 1 2 2
Councillors 1,128 508 152
Councillors +/– 67* 92* 34*
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.

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
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 N/A 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 Details
Barking and Dagenham Labour Labour Labour 51 Details
Barnet Conservative No overall control Conservative 3825 Details
Bexley[n 1] Conservative Conservative Conservative 3411 Details
Brent[n 2] Labour Labour Labour 360 Details
Bromley Conservative Conservative Conservative 5082[others 1] Details
Camden Labour Labour Labour 74331 Details
Croydon Labour Labour Labour 2941 Details
Ealing Labour Labour Labour 8574 Details
Enfield Labour Labour Labour 1746 Details
Greenwich Labour Labour Labour 942 Details
Hackney Labour Labour Labour 552 Details
Hammersmith and Fulham Labour Labour Labour 1135 Details
Haringey Labour Labour Labour 4215 Details
Harrow Labour Labour Labour 2835 Details
Havering No overall control No overall control No overall control 25524[others 2] Details
Hillingdon Conservative Conservative Conservative 4421 Details
Hounslow Labour Labour Labour 951 Details
Islington Labour Labour Labour 471 Details
Kensington and Chelsea Conservative Conservative Conservative 36131 Details
Kingston upon Thames Conservative Conservative Liberal Democrats 939 Details
Lambeth Labour Labour Labour 1575 Details
Lewisham Labour Labour Labour 54 Details
Merton Labour Labour Labour 173463[others 3] Details
Newham Labour Labour Labour 60 Details
Redbridge Labour Labour Labour 1251 Details
Richmond upon Thames Conservative Conservative Liberal Democrats 11394 Details
Southwark Labour Labour Labour 4911 Details
Sutton Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats 18333[others 4] Details
Tower Hamlets No overall control No overall control Labour 2421[others 5] Details
Waltham Forest Labour Labour Labour 1446 Details
Wandsworth Conservative Conservative Conservative 33261[others 6] Details
Westminster Conservative Conservative Conservative 4119 Details

Mayoral elections

There were four mayoral elections.

Local authority Previous Mayor New Mayor
Hackney Philip Glanville (Labour) Philip Glanville (Labour)
Lewisham Sir Steve Bullock (Labour) Damien Egan (Labour)
Newham Sir Robin Wales (Labour) Rokhsana Fiaz (Labour)
Tower Hamlets John Biggs (Labour)[n 3] 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
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
  1. In Bexley there were boundary changes and a reduced number of seats in the 2018 election.
  2. 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.
  3. 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]
  1. Independent, 2
  2. Residents Groups, 23; Independent, 1
  3. Merton Park Ward Residents Association, 3
  4. Independent, 3;
  5. People's Alliance of Tower Hamlets, 1
  6. Independent, 1

References
  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. https://twitter.com/britainelects/status/998924145990782976
  5. "Tower Hamlets election: Labour's John Biggs named mayor - BBC News". Bbc.com. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
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