Political groups

London Councils is a cross-party organisation representing boroughs of every political complexion.

This is the current political make up of London (after May 2010 elections):

Labour control 16 of the 32 boroughs: Barking and Dagenham, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Harrow, Hounslow, Greenwich, Islington, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham, Southwark and Waltham Forest.

Conservatives control 11 boroughs: Barnet, Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Hammersmith and Fulham, Havering, Hillingdon, Kensington and Chelsea, Richmond, Wandsworth and Westminster.

Liberal Democrats control 2 boroughs: Kingston and Sutton.

Two boroughs have no overall political control: Merton and Redbridge, and Tower Hamlets has an Independent directly elected mayor.

For more details, and for the past three local election results, see our Elections website

The City of London is politically independent.

More about our political groups: