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The 2026 Ealing Council election will take place on 7 May 2026 to elect members of Ealing Council in London.
The thirty-two London boroughs were established in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. They are the principal authorities in Greater London and have responsibilities including education, housing, planning, highways, social services, libraries, recreation, waste, environmental health and revenue collection. Some of the powers are shared with the Greater London Authority, which also manages passenger transport, police and fire. [1]
Since its formation, Ealing has been under either Labour control or Conservative control. Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat and independent and residents association councillors have been elected to the council. The council has had an overall Labour majority since the 2010 election, in which Labour won forty seats, the Conservatives won twenty-four and the Liberal Democrats won five. In the most recent election in 2018, Labour won 59 seats, the Liberal Democrats won six and the Conservatives won five. The incumbent leader of the council is the Labour councillor Peter Mason, who has held that position since May 2021. [2]
In July 2024, three councillors were elected as Members of Parliament (MPs), Labour councillors Callum Anderson [3] and Deirdre Costigan [4] and Conservative councillor Gregory Stafford [5] .
As a result, three by-elections took place. The 2024 South Acton by-election and 2024 Northolt Mandeville by-election were both held by Labour, while the Conservatives lost the 2024 Hanger Hill by-election to Liberal Democrat Jonathan Oxley.
In May 2025, the Liberal Democrats formed a shadow cabinet in opposition to the Labour administration, with each of the seven Lib Dem councillors having a role. [6]
Ealing, like other London borough councils, elects all of its councillors at once every four years. The previous election took place in 2022. The election will take place by multi-member first-past-the-post voting, with each ward being represented by two or three councillors. Electors will have as many votes as there are councillors to be elected in their ward, with the top two or three being elected.
| After 2022 election | Before 2026 election | ||||
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| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| Labour | 59 | Labour | 59 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | Liberal Democrats | 7 | ||
| Conservative | 5 | Conservative | 4 | ||
