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London Election Results 2026: Reform Set to Win Havering as Tories Win Westminster
Reform is expected to challenge Conservatives in outer London as Labour faces possible losses across the capital, analysts said.
- Counting is underway across London as voters decide on 32 borough councils, with the first ballot boxes arriving at the Kensington count late Thursday night.
- Across England, 136 councils are contesting 5,047 seats in this year's local elections, as London boroughs generally hold elections for every seat simultaneously every four years.
- Labour currently controls 21 of London's 32 borough councils, while the Conservative Party holds six, the Liberal Democrats hold three, and the Aspire Party leads Tower Hamlets.
- Reform Head of policy Zia Yusuf described the election as "historic" and "extraordinary," claiming major parties will "struggle to get 40%" of the vote combined.
- Polling analysis suggests the Greens could capture inner London boroughs like Hackney and Lewisham, while Reform may overtake the Conservative Party in outer areas including Bexley, Bromley, and Havering.
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WESTMINSTER, LONDON — Last week, Reform UK leader and perpetual thorn-in-the-establishment’s-side, Nigel Farage, told the press he intended to be on the streets of Havering in East London on the morning of Friday, May 8th, celebrating Reform UK’s first capital city breakthrough. Sure enough, the borough is now his, with the once-dominant Conservative Party relegated...
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