2026 Hounslow London Borough Council election
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The 2026 Hounslow London Borough Council election will take place on 7 May 2026[2] for all 62 members of Hounslow London Borough Council. The elections will take place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.[3]
In March 2025, former Labour councillor Theo Dennison won a by-election as an independent.[4]
Previous council composition
| After 2022 election | Before 2026 election | After 2026 election | ||||||
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| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats | |||
| Labour | 52 | Labour | 41 | |||||
| Conservative | 10 | Conservative | 10 | |||||
| Green | 0 | Green | 1 | |||||
| Reform | 0 | Reform | 1 | |||||
| Independent | 0 | Independent | 6 | |||||
| Vacant | N/A | Vacant | 3 | |||||
Changes 2022–2026:
- January 2023: Adriana Gheorghe (Labour) resigns – by-election held March 2023[5]
- March 2023: Emma Siddhu (Labour) wins by-election[6]
- October 2023: Lara Parizotto (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent[7]
- March 2024:
- Lara Parizotto (Independent) resigns – by-election held May 2024[8]
- Amritpal Mann (Labour) joins Workers Party[9]
- May 2024:
- July 2024: Aysha Tariq (Labour) wins by-election[12]
- November 2024: Guy Lambert (Labour) suspended from party[13]
- January 2025: Balraj Sarai (Labour) and Rhys Williams (Labour) resign – by-elections held March 2025
- March 2025: Max Mosley (Labour) holds by-election and Theo Dennison (Independent) gains by-election from Labour[14][15]
- June 2025: Sukhbir Singh Dhaliwal (Labour) dies – by-elections held August 2025[16]
- August 2025: Hira Singh Dhillon (Labour) wins by-election[17]
- November 2025:
- Richard Foote (Labour) dies – seat left vacant until 2026 election[18]
- Riaz Gull, Harleen Atwal Hear, Afzaal Kiani, and Raghwinder Siddhu (Labour) leave party to sit as independents[19][20]
- Amritpal Mann (Workers Party) leaves party to sit as an independent[19]
- Vickram Singh Grewal (Labour) joins Conservatives[21]
- Guy Lambert (Independent) joins Greens[13]
- December 2025:
- January 2026: Riaz Gull (Independent) resigns – seat left vacant until 2026 election[24]
- March 2026: Junue Meah (Labour) dies – seat left vacant until 2026 election[25]
- March 2026: Jagdish Shama (Labour) dies - seat left vacant until 2026 election [26]
- April 2026: Bandna Chopra (Labour) joins Reform UK [27]
