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2026 Wandsworth London Borough Council election

The 2026 Wandsworth London Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2026.[2] 58 members of Wandsworth London Borough Council were elected. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.[3]

2026 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
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7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)
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All 58 seats to Wandsworth London Borough Council
30 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Aled Richards-Jones Simon Hogg
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Last election 22 seats, 38.0% 35 seats, 46.3% 1 seat, 1.6%
Seats before 21 34[1] 2
Seats won 29 28 1
Seat change Increase 7 Decrease 7 Steady
Popular vote 90,719 97,997 Decrease12.7pp
Percentage 31.1% 33.6% 1.5%
Swing Decrease6.9pp Decrease12.7pp Decrease0.1pp
Leader before election

Simon Hogg
Labour

 Leader after election

Aled Richards-Jones
Conservative

Background

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In 2022, Conservatives lost control of the council to Labour.[4][5]

Previous council composition

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After 2022 election Before 2026 election After 2026 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 35 Labour 34 Labour 28
Conservative 22 Conservative 21 Conservative 29
Reform 0 Reform 1 Reform 0
Independent 1 Independent 2 Independent 1

Changes 2022–2026:

  • May 2022: Andy Gibbons (Labour) dies – by-election held July 2022[6]
  • July 2022: Rex Osborn (Labour) wins by-election[7]
  • November 2023: Kate Forbes (Labour) resigns – by-election held January 2024[8]
  • January 2024: Sean Lawless (Labour) wins by-election[7]
  • March 2024: Claire Gilbert (Labour) resigns – by-election held May 2024[9]
  • May 2024: Nick Austin (Conservative) gains by-election from Labour[10]
  • July 2025: Nick Austin (Conservative) leaves party to sit as an independent[11]
  • August 2025: Mark Justin (Conservative) joins Reform[12]


Result summary

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2026 Wandsworth London Borough Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 29 7 0 Increase7 50.0% 31.1% 90,719 Decrease6.9pp
  Labour 28 0 7 Decrease7 48.3% 33.6% 97,997 Decrease12.7pp
  Independent 1 0 0 Steady 1.7% 1.5% 4,501 Decrease0.1pp
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0.0% 17.3% 50,310 Increase9.7pp
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 Steady 0.0% 9.1% 26,472 Increase2.7pp
  Reform 0 0 0 Steady 0.0% 7.4% 21,443 New
  TUSC 0 0 0 Steady 0.0% 0.05% 145 Steady
Total 58 291,587

Wards

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Election results from the Wandsworth Council website. [13]

Balham

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Balham (3)[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lynsey Hedges 2,678 41.3
Labour Jo Rigby 2,543 39.2
Conservative Jonathan Iliff 2,458 37.9
Conservative Sami Abouzahra 2,422 37.4
Labour Tom Armstrong 2,364 36.5
Labour Tom Pollard 2,246 34.7
Green Nicholas Humberstone 1,027 15.8
Green John Low 959 14.8
Green Varun Santhosh 833 12.9
Liberal Democrats Warwick Danks 373 5.8
Liberal Democrats David Elliott 373 5.8
Liberal Democrats Toby Tanner 328 5.1
Reform Scott Grant 318 4.9
Reform Peter Wilkinson 273 4.2
Reform Nicholas Lester 250 3.9
Turnout 19,445 52.54
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Battersea Park

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Battersea Park (3)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Victoria Asante 1,766 36.3
Labour Anthony Belton 1,680 34.5
Conservative Claire Davies 1,673 34.4
Conservative Joanna Hall 1,601 32.3
Labour Daria Hass 1,528 31.4
Conservative Mozes Megyesi 1,423 29.2
Green Isabel Losada 986 20.3
Green Ben Koh 930 19.1
Green Matt Madden 794 16.3
Reform Antony Abell 508 10.4
Reform Lucy Jones 456 9.4
Reform Jonathan Aldwinckle 433 8.9
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Ames 288 5.9
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Watson 279 5.7
Liberal Democrats Teresa Norman 255 5.2
Turnout 14,600 40.35
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

East Putney

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East Putney (3)[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jasmin Glynne 2,348 12
Conservative George Crivelli 2,299 12
Conservative Ravi Govindia 2,257 12
Conservative Deen Ossman 2237 12
Labour Dermot Neligan 2076 11
Labour Joe Smallman 1961 10
Green Maisie Jenkinson 1030 5
Green Hana Manthorpe 933 5
Green Shanaj Begum 927 5
Reform Jessica Anderson 565 3
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Barton-Singer 529 3
Liberal Democrats Nicki Breeze 514 3
Liberal Democrats Gabriel Barton-Singer 487 3
Reform Susan Muncey 453 2
Reform Ali Bath 427 2
Turnout 19,043
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Falconbrook

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Falconbrook (2)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Hogg 1,257 47.2
Labour Kate Stock 1,133 42.6
Green Jonathan Antonacci 692 26.0
Green Timothy Read 536 20.1
Conservative Lizzie Hacking 425 16.0
Conservative Michael Mitchell 393 14.8
Reform Daniel Dalton 276 10.4
Reform Dawn James 264 9.9
Liberal Democrats Charles Leek 157 5.9
Liberal Democrats Brook Palloway 124 4.7
Independent Maher Nassour 64 2.4
Turnout 5,321 37.61
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Furzedown

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Furzedown (3)[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Leonie Cooper 3,005 17
Labour Judi Gasser 2,742 16
Labour Samantha Lewis 2,467 14
Green Eden Laudat 1628 9
Green Adam Kamenetzky 1525 9
Green Diane Wilkinson 1431 8
Conservative Oliver Clark 891 5
Conservative Siôn Davies 723 4
Conservative Andrew Wasielewski 706 4
Reform John Harmsen 397 2
Reform David Trowsdale 389 2
Reform James Williams 379 2
Liberal Democrats Tim Atkin 371 2
Liberal Democrats Phillipa Jeal 278 2
Liberal Democrats Romas Foord 242 1
TUSC Kat Taylor-Huzzard 61 0
Turnout 17,237
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Lavender

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Lavender (2)[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dan Hamilton 1,747 44.8
Conservative Tom Pridham 1,720 44.1
Labour Edith Adejobi 1,137 29.2
Labour Joshua Groves 944 24.2
Green James Branigan 738 18.9
Green Luwis Gunarathne 553 14.2
Liberal Democrats Ed Chidley 302 7.7
Liberal Democrats Jenny Voyce 271 7.0
Reform Rupert Hunt 192 4.9
Reform Madison James 192 4.9
Turnout 7,796 45.91
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Nine Elms

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Nine Elms (2)[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matt Corner 702 44.4
Conservative Will Sweet 587 37.1
Labour Jane Briginshaw 392 24.8
Green Matthew Hitchins 335 21.2
Green Michael Di Stefano 325 20.6
Labour Douglas Oddy 274 17.3
Reform Mark Justin 150 9.5
Reform Mitch Durrant 144 9.1
Liberal Democrats James Fok 143 9.1
Liberal Democrats John Williams 110 7.0
Turnout 3,162 35.71
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Northcote

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Northcote (2)[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Aled Richards-Jones 2,583 52.1
Conservative James Craig 2,551 51.4
Labour Clare Fraser 1,006 20.3
Labour Jonathan Heywood 853 17.2
Liberal Democrats Lara Fiorani 684 13.8
Liberal Democrats Francis Chubb 652 13.1
Green Joe Taylor 577 11.6
Green Areej Abuali 574 11.6
Reform Josh Stanton 235 4.7
Reform Alex Therrien 204 4.1
Turnout 9,919 56.63
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Roehampton

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Roehampton (3)[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graeme Henderson 1,881 14
Labour Jenny Yates 1,838 14
Labour Matthew Tiller 1,768 13
Conservative Jane Cooper 1064 8
Conservative Anjusha Chaughule 1006 7
Conservative Helena Kanaan 924 7
Green Jay Northrop-Maltby 918 7
Green Tommy Tsherit 864 6
Reform Ben Francis 716 5
Reform Terry Washington 685 5
Reform Reema Siddiqui 619 5
Liberal Democrats Hugh Brown 411 5
Liberal Democrats Thomas Guyatt 364 3
Liberal Democrats Samuel McKenna 323 2
Independent Ivo Kuka 117 1
Turnout 13,498
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Shaftesbury and Queenstown

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Shaftesbury & Queenstown (3)[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sara Apps 1,927 52.7
Labour Aydin Dikerdem 1,708 46.7
Labour Stephen Worrall 1,417 38.7
Green Jo Bartholomeou 1,129 30.9
Conservative Imogen Bath 913 25.0
Conservative John Locker 845 23.1
Conservative Alex Mason 799 21.8
Reform Stephen Helms 446 12.2
Reform John Kincaid 404 11.0
Reform Natalie Wheen 395 10.8
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Seidman 363 9.9
Liberal Democrats Mark Bennett 357 9.8
Liberal Democrats David Kelleher 270 7.4
Turnout 10,973 37.20
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

South Balham

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South Balham (2)[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Toby Hopkins 1,634 20
Labour Elizabeth Simos 1,617 20
Conservative Robert Hughes 1285 16
Conservative Luke Mathers 1249 16
Green Nina Kratky 741 9
Green Roy Vickery 647 8
Liberal Democrats John Pindar 256 3
Liberal Democrats Julian Ware 205 3
Reform Vanessa Holtham 188 2
Reform Charlie Robinson 176 2
Turnout 7,998
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Southfields

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Southfields (2)[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Guy Humphries 1,933 19
Conservative Emmeline Owens 1,763 17
Liberal Democrats Sue Wixley 1,435 14
Liberal Democrats Fergus Foord 1,372 13
Labour Megs Jacobs 1,096 11
Labour Peter Watts 932 9
Green Ruby Hawkes 628 6
Green Kester Leek 567 6
Reform Clive Sexton 237 2
Reform Iliyan Mladenov 211 2
Turnout 10,173
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St Mary's

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St Mary's (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charlie Fisher 1,827 36.6
Conservative Caroline De La Soujeole 1,809 36.3
Conservative Zarah Wiles 1,681 33.7
Labour Simon Grayson 1,666 33.4
Labour Sana Jafri 1,663 33.3
Labour Josephine Mantey 1,589 31.9
Green Lu Curtis 926 18.6
Green Ryan McMullen 852 17.1
Green Michael Stone 779 15.6
Reform Colleen Browne 448 9.0
Reform Robert Lake 422 8.5
Reform Oliver Venn 403 8.1
Liberal Democrats Dimitri Backwell 312 6.3
Liberal Democrats Catja De Haas 272 5.5
Liberal Democrats Tudor Nicholls 257 5.2
Independent Jeanine Canzius 57 1.1
Turnout 14,963 45.28
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Thamesfield

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Thamesfield (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ethan Brooks 2,349 12
Conservative Robert Morritt 2,185 11
Conservative Salvatore Murtas 2,083 11
Liberal Democrats Josh Hughes 2,033 10
Liberal Democrats James Jones 1,919 10
Liberal Democrats James Wilson 1,890 10
Labour Jessie Lee 1,260 6
Labour Anthony Ashurst 1,202 6
Labour Fredrick Emojevbe 1,099 6
Green Nicola Elliott 906 5
Green Kate Robinson 826 4
Green Fraser Pitt 697 4
Reform Adam Davison 354 2
Reform Tim Harrison 351 2
Reform Bruno Carreiro 345 2
Turnout 19,499
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Tooting Bec

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Tooting Bec (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sheila Boswell 2,495 15
Labour Annamarie Critchard 2,342 14
Labour Paul White 2,015 12
Green Yannina Captain 1773 11
Green Lisa Laudat 1549 9
Green Shair Khan 1548 9
Conservative Kyle Evans 979 6
Conservative Sam Merullo 869 5
Conservative Tolga Inanc 810 5
Liberal Democrats Arminel Fennelly 405 2
Reform Mark Derbyshire 399 2
Reform Giles Rowe 378 2
Reform Stephen Skipper 341 2
Liberal Democrats Imran Hussain 282 2
Liberal Democrats Pek-San Tan 255 2
TUSC Sofia Da Silveira 36 0
Turnout 16,476
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Tooting Broadway

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Tooting Broadway (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kemi Akinola 2,385 16
Labour Sean Lawless 2,121 13
Labour Rex Osborn 1,956 13
Green Michael Bankole 1905 12
Green Rachael Delahunty 1860 12
Green Cameron Joshi 1608 10
Conservative Gareth Wallace 613 4
Conservative Dominic Lowe 607 4
Conservative William Mumby 557 4
Reform Stewart Foster 332 2
Reform Stef Dearden 329 2
Reform Claire Kennedy 327 2
Liberal Democrats Phillip Cartwright 315 2
Liberal Democrats Belinda Keheyan 217 1
Liberal Democrats Haren Thillainathan 185 1
TUSC Kim Hendry 37 0
Turnout 15,354
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Trinity

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Trinity (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lizzy Dobres 1,842 21
Conservative Kirsten Botting 1,647 19
Labour Jack Mayorcas 1583 18
Conservative Otto Jacobsson 1518 17
Green Georgia Rayner 759 9
Green Jed Simister 508 6
Liberal Democrats Dylan Henderson 250 3
Liberal Democrats Caroline Ogden 221 3
Reform Veronica De Homersley 199 2
Reform Mark Elliott 198 2
Independent Mary Ingham 56 1
TUSC Adam Powell-Davies 11 0
Turnout 8,792
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Wandle

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Wandle (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denise Paul 1,453 19
Conservative Chris Baron 1,432 19
Labour Sarmila Varatharaj 1310 17
Conservative Will Olmi 1307 17
Green Glyn Goodwin 696 9
Green Sylvain Magne 541 7
Reform John Caldecott 232 3
Liberal Democrats Pierre Ezard 203 3
Liberal Democrats Susan Shocket 189 2
Reform Wil Lindalo 183 2
Wandle Independent Group Andrew Macmillan 126 2
Turnout 7,672
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Wandsworth Common

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Wandsworth Common (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angela Graham 2,655 15
Conservative Peter Graham 2,426 14
Conservative Tom Mytton 2,313 13
Labour Melanie McLaren 1644 9
Labour James Foster 1609 9
Labour Ellie Pyemont 1581 9
Green Eliza Broadbent 1141 7
Green Suzanne Ellis 937 5
Green Maximilian Ellis 833 5
Liberal Democrats Eileen Arms 477 3
Reform Amanda Clarke 469 3
Reform Paul Dyke 425 2
Reform Colin Stickney 350 2
Liberal Democrats Gareth Morgan-Jones 300 2
Liberal Democrats David Lane 296 2
Turnout 17,456
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Wandsworth Town

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Wandsworth Town (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michelle Cook 2,455 13
Labour Sarah Davies 2,374 13
Conservative Noel Dube 2,194 12
Conservative Caroline Elsom 2178 12
Labour Shirin Georgiani 2095 11
Conservative John Pain 2058 11
Green James Couper 1013 5
Green Sacha Ismail 917 5
Green Jane Thomson 862 5
Liberal Democrats Susanna Dammann 522 3
Reform Eugenia Georgieva 405 2
Reform Stephen Lord 423 2
Reform David Lawrence 412 2
Liberal Democrats Josh Sherer 341 2
Liberal Democrats Dion Tanteles 264 1
Turnout 18,513
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

West Hill

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West Hill (3)[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Malcolm Grimston 4,081 26
Labour Angela Ireland 1,679 11
Conservative Daniel Ghossain 1,314 8
Labour Sam Manley 1265 8
Conservative Charlie Drakesmith 1238 8
Green Sian Wright 1140 7
Green Jason Whiffin 1033 7
Labour Harry Roth 898 6
Conservative Madeline Woolf 835 5
Liberal Democrats Eleanor Doody 484 3
Reform Emily Evans 434 3
Reform AJ Durrant 389 2
Reform Daniel Blaszczyk 386 2
Liberal Democrats Patrick Gilbert 292
Liberal Democrats Duncan Lyons 266 2
Turnout 15,734
Independent hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

West Putney

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West Putney (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Austin 2,745 15
Conservative Melanie Hampton 2,397 13
Conservative Shakeel Ahmad 2,351 13
Labour Ed Tomlinson 1699 10
Labour Noureen Khan 1671 9
Labour Umer Ghuman 1506 8
Green Sarah Thomas 971 5
Green Christopher Poole 903 5
Liberal Democrats Joanna Chidgey 812 5
Reform Robin Haddon 629 4
Reform Gloria Martin 571 3
Liberal Democrats Timothy Thomas 555 3
Liberal Democrats Mark Lejman 542 3
Reform Saida Daudova 490 3
Turnout 17,842
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  7. 1 2 "Local Elections Archive Project — Tooting Broadway Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
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  15. ↑ "Election results for Battersea Park, 7 May 2026 - Wandsworth Borough Council". democracy.wandsworth.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
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