2026 Haringey London Borough Council election

2026 Haringey London Borough Council election

←  2022 7 May 2026 2030  →
All 57 seats to Haringey London Borough Council 29 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Peray Ahmet Luke Cawley-Harrison Lotte Collett Party Labour Liberal Democrats Green Socialist Alliance [a] Leader's seat Noel Park Crouch End Woodside Last election 50 seats, 59.9% 7 seats, 24.0% 0 seats, 16.5% Seats before 45 7 4
Council control before election Labour Council control after election TBD

The 2026 Haringey London Borough Council election will take place on 7 May 2026, as part of the 2026 United Kingdom local elections. All 57 members of Haringey London Borough Council will be elected. The election will take place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs. ^{[2] [3]}

Background

History

Result of the 2022 council 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 powers are shared with the Greater London Authority, which also manages passenger transport, police, and fire. ^[4]

Since its formation, Haringey has been continuously under Labour control, apart from a period of Conservative control from 1968 to 1971. Apart from a few councillors from minor parties, all councillors elected to the council have been Labour, Conservative or Liberal Democrat. Since 2002, only Labour and Liberal Democrat councillors have been elected. In the most recent council election in 2022, Labour won 50 seats with 59.9% of the vote and the Liberal Democrats won 7 seats with 24.0% of the vote. The Green Party received 8.6% of the vote and the Conservatives won 6.9% of the vote, though neither party won any seats. The incumbent leader of the council is the Labour councillor Peray Ahmet, who has held that role since 2021. ^[5]

Council term

In July 2025, two Green councillors and two independent councillors formed the Green Socialist Alliance group on the council. ^[1]

Electoral process

Haringey, 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. ^[6] 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. ^[6]

Council composition

After 2022 election			Before 2026 election
Party		Seats	Party		Seats
	Labour	50		Labour	43
	Liberal Democrats	7		Liberal Democrats	7
				Green	2
				Independent	5

Notes

1. Green Party and independent socialist councillors sit together on Haringey Council as the Green Socialist Alliance, led by independent Lotte Collett. ^[1]

References

1. Steen, Josef (14 July 2025). "Haringey Council Green and Independent Socialist alliance". Ham&High. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
2. 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.
3. "Local authority, combined authority, and county combined authority election cycles in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
4. "The essential guide to London local government | London Councils". www.londoncouncils.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
5. "New leader for Labour group after councillor's successful challenge". Enfield Independent. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
6. "How the elections work | London Councils". www.londoncouncils.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2021.