"For the first time, the capital got a directly elected Green mayor - Zoe Garbett - winning in the former Labour stronghold of Hackney. Hours later another one, a former Labour councillor, Liam Shivastava became Lewisham's Green mayor. For the first time the Greens have won three councils in London, taking Waltham Forest and Hackney from Labour."
"For the first time the capital has a Reform UK council - after winning in Havering, the party's leader Nigel Farage declared: "It's under new management." More splashes of blue on the map too with the Conservatives taking back control of Westminster which they lost to Labour in 2022. They came close too in Wandsworth - becoming the largest party, not quite winning a majority, but doing enough to deprive Labour of the control they won four years ago."
"They also managed to hold off a Reform UK challenge in Bexley and Bromley. "I'm very proud of how we have done," said leader Kemi Badenoch. PA Media Aspire looks set to continue its hold on Tower Hamlets, winning the mayoralty there - putting the finishing touches to the new palette of colours in London's political landscape."
"And it is not a pretty picture for Labour. While they may not have lost as big a proportion of their seats as they did in the rest of England and Wales, these results in the capital cannot be glossed over. Half the party's membership are in the capital and one in seven of its MPs are here. London has six million people eligible to vote. The prime minister called it a "tough" night."
London’s borough leadership shifted as Greens won Hackney and Waltham Forest from Labour and secured directly elected Green mayors in Hackney and Lewisham. Reform UK gained a council in Havering, with Nigel Farage describing the result as new management. Conservatives took back Westminster, narrowly missed a majority in Wandsworth, and held off Reform UK challenges in Bexley and Bromley. Aspire was set to retain the Tower Hamlets mayoralty. Labour faced major pressure from both the Greens on the left and Reform UK on the right, alongside difficulties convincing voters that Keir Starmer understood local concerns. Labour retained some boroughs including Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, and Brent.
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