2010 London local elections
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London borough councils by political control following election. Councils that are Labour are in red, Conservative in blue, Liberal Democrat in yellow and no overall control in black. |
Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 6 May 2010. Polling stations were open between 7am and 10pm.
Despite losing 6 Parliamentary seats in London in the General Election conducted on the same day, London Labour's share of the vote, council seats and control of Councils rose substantially. 10 councils swung to Labour control, and the party gained 190 council seats. Support for the London Conservatives in the capital declined by 3%, with the party losing 3 councils and 68 councillors. The London Liberal Democrats increased their vote share slightly but lost 70 councillors, as well as losing control of Richmond upon Thames council to the Conservatives.
The success of minor parties in the 2006 elections was not repeated, and the smaller parties were almost wiped out. The British National Party, Christian Peoples Alliance and Socialist Party lost all of their seats, while the London Green Party lost 10 of their 12 seats and Respect lost 14 out of 15. In total, 21 candidates from minor parties were elected, 43 fewer than in 2006.
All London borough council seats were up for election. Mayoral contests were also held in the London Boroughs of Hackney, Lewisham, and Newham. The previous Borough elections in London were in 2006.
Results summary[]
Party[1] | Votes won | % votes | Change | Seats | % seats | Change | Councils | Change | |
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Labour | 1,213,983 | 32.5 | +4.6 | 875 | 47.0 | +191 | 17 | +10 | |
Conservative | 1,184,352 | 31.7 | -3.2 | 717 | 38.5 | -68 | 11 | -3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 835,217 | 22.4 | +1.7 | 246 | 13.2 | -70 | 2 | -1 | |
Green | 248,175 | 6.6 | -1.3 | 2 | 0.1 | -10 | 0 | ±0 | |
Others | 251,562 | 6.8 | -1.8 | 21 | 1.1 | -43 | 0 | ±0 | |
No overall control | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2 | -6 |
- Turnout: 3,502,273 voters cast ballots, a turnout of 62.0% (+24.1%).[2]
Council results[]
Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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Barking and Dagenham | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Barnet | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
Bexley | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
Brent | No overall control | Labour | Details | ||
Bromley | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
Camden | No overall control | Labour | Details | ||
Croydon | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
Ealing | Conservative | Labour | Details | ||
Enfield | Conservative | Labour | Details | ||
Greenwich | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Hackney | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Hammersmith and Fulham | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
Haringey | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Harrow | Conservative | Labour | Details | ||
Havering | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
Hillingdon | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
Hounslow | No overall control | Labour | Details | ||
Islington | No overall control | Labour | Details | ||
Kensington and Chelsea | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
Kingston upon Thames | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | Details | ||
Lambeth | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Lewisham | No overall control | Labour | Details | ||
Merton | No overall control | No overall control | Details | ||
Newham | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Redbridge | Conservative | No overall control | Details | ||
Richmond upon Thames | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | Details | ||
Southwark | No overall control | Labour | Details | ||
Sutton | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | Details | ||
Tower Hamlets | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Waltham Forest | No overall control | Labour | Details | ||
Wandsworth | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
Westminster | Conservative | Conservative | Details |
Mayoral results[]
In three London boroughs the executive function of the council is a directly elected mayor. The mayoral elections take place at the same time as councillor elections in those boroughs.
Mayoralty | 2006 | 2010 | ||
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Hackney | Jules Pipe (Labour) | Jules Pipe (Labour) | ||
Lewisham | Sir Steve Bullock (Labour) | Sir Steve Bullock (Labour) | ||
Newham | Robin Wales (Labour) | Robin Wales (Labour) |
Ward result maps[]
London-wide[]
The map below shows the results for each ward across the whole of Greater London.
By borough[]
Barking and Dagenham 2010 results map
Barnet 2010 results map
Bexley 2010 results map
Brent 2010 results map
Bromley 2010 results map
Camden 2010 results map
Croydon 2010 results map
Ealing 2010 results map
Enfield 2010 results map
Greenwich 2010 results map
Hackney 2010 results map
Hammersmith and Fulham 2010 results map
Haringey 2010 results map
Harrow 2010 results map
Havering 2010 results map
Hillingdon 2010 results map
Hounslow 2010 results map
Islington 2010 results map
Kensington and Chelsea 2010 results map
Kingston upon Thames 2010 results map
Lambeth 2010 results map
Lewisham 2010 results map
Merton 2010 results map
Newham 2010 results map
Redbridge 2010 results map
Richmond upon Thames 2010 results map
Southwark 2010 results map
Sutton 2010 results map
Tower Hamlets 2010 results map
Waltham Forest 2010 results map
Wandsworth 2010 results map
Westminster 2010 results map
References[]
- ^ "Year Tables". 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Borough Council Election Results 2010 – London Datastore".
- 2010 London Borough council elections
- May 2010 events in the United Kingdom
- London Borough council elections by year