2026 Enfield London Borough Council election

2026 Enfield Council election

←  2022 7 May 2026 2030 →
All 63 seats on Enfield London Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Ergin Erbil Alessandro Georgiou Party Labour Conservative Leader's seat Edmonton Green Cockfosters Last election 38 seats, 45.5% 25 seats, 36.8% Seats before 36 25
Council control before election Labour Subsequent council control TBD

The 2026 Enfield London Borough Council election will take place on 7 May 2026, as part of the 2026 United Kingdom local elections. All 63 members of Enfield London Borough Council will be elected. The election will take place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs. ^{[1] [2]}

Background

History

Result of the 2022 election

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. ^[3]

Since its formation, Enfield has been under Labour or Conservative control. Most councillors elected to the council have been Labour or Conservative. The council has had an overall Labour majority since the 2010 election. In the most recent prior election in 2022, Labour won 38 seats with 45.9% of the vote to the Conservatives' 25 with 36.8% of the vote. The Liberal Democrats won 9.7% of the vote and the Greens won 6.6%, but neither won any seats.

Council term

From 2018 to 2024, the council was led by Labour's Nesil Caliskan, who resigned as council leader following her election as the MP for Barking in the 2024 United Kingdom general election. On 18 September 2024, Ergin Erbil was formally appointed as the new council leader. ^[4]

Electoral process

Enfield, as is the case all other London borough councils, elects all of its councillors at once every four years, with the previous election having taken place in 2022. The election takes 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.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in London aged 18 or over are entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, are entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. ^[5] Voting in-person at polling stations takes place from 7:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters are able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election. ^[5]

Previous council composition

After 2022 election			Before 2026 election			After 2026 election
Party		Seats	Party		Seats	Party		Seats
	Labour	38		Labour	36
	Conservative	25		Conservative	25
				Independent	2

References

1. Coughlan, Joe (30 April 2025). "London local elections, why they aren't in 2025 and when the next ones will be". My London. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
2. "Local authority, combined authority, and county combined authority election cycles in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
3. "The essential guide to London local government | London Councils". www.londoncouncils.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
4. "New Enfield Council leader faces 'serious challenges'". Tottenham Independent. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
5. "How the elections work | London Councils". www.londoncouncils.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2021.