"A surge of support for the Green Party has seen historic wins for the group in London as the Labour vote collapsed. Reform UK made also made history with a landslide win in Havering, taking 39 seats to secure its first London council. Labour lost control of 10 councils including Waltham Forest and Hackney, where voters elected the Green Party into their local authorities for the first time in its history."
"The Green Party also saw its first two borough mayors elected - Zoe Garbett in Hackney and former Labour councillor Liam Shrivastava in Lewisham. Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan said the outcome was "bitterly disappointing" and the result of "far-reaching disillusionment" in Labour. A hemorrhage of Labour votes has left Newham, Barnet, Southwark, Brent, Enfield and Wandsworth councils under no overall control by any party."
"Haringey - also under no overall control - was one seat short of being taken by the Green Party, with the Greens taking 28 wards and Labour losing 30. Among the biggest upsets was Hackney, where Labour lost 41 seats. Westminster returned to Conservative control after the only single Labour term in its history."
"Sir Sadiq said many people who voted Labour in the last general election felt "angry, disappointed and let down". "We're still waiting for the full picture, but there's no doubt that these election results are bitterly disappointing for Labour in London. "These results speak to a far-reaching disillusionment and fracturing in our politics, which cannot be downplayed, spun or dismissed. "Labour has lost votes in London to a variety of different parties, but the biggest change has been Labour voters switching to the Greens," the mayor added."
The Green Party achieved historic wins in London as Labour’s vote collapsed. Reform UK also secured its first London council with a landslide victory in Havering. Labour lost control of 10 councils, including Waltham Forest and Hackney, where voters elected the Green Party for the first time. The Green Party elected its first two borough mayors, with Zoe Garbett in Hackney and Liam Shrivastava in Lewisham. Several councils became under no overall control, including Newham, Barnet, Southwark, Brent, Enfield, and Wandsworth. Haringey was one seat short of a Green takeover, while Hackney saw Labour lose 41 seats. Westminster returned to Conservative control after a single Labour term. Labour retained several councils despite losses where the Greens gained. London Mayor Sadiq Khan said the results reflected disillusionment and that Labour voters switched to the Greens.
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