2026 Redbridge London Borough Council election
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2026 local election in Redbridge
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The 2026 Redbridge London Borough Council election will take place on 7 May 2026.[2] All 63 members of Redbridge London Borough Council will be elected. The elections will take place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.[3]
Redbridge Council has historically swung between Conservative Party control and periods of no overall control, until the Labour Party won its first majority in 2014.[4]
Previous council composition
| After 2022 election | Before 2026 election | After 2026 election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats | |||
| Labour | 58 | Labour | 54 | |||||
| Conservative | 5 | Conservative | 5 | |||||
| R&I Ind. | 0 | R&I Ind. | 1 | |||||
| Independent | 0 | Independent | 3 | |||||
Changes 2022–2026:
- November 2022: Kabir Mahmud (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent[5]
- February 2024: Shanelle Johnson (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent[6]
- June 2024: Rosa Gomez (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent[7]
- October 2024: Bayo Alaba (Labour) resigns – by-election held November 2024[8]
- November 2024: Emma Shepherd-Mallinson (Labour) wins by-election[9]
- February 2025: Jas Athwal (Labour) resigns – by-election held March 2025[10]
- March 2025:
- May 2025: Helen Mullis (Labour) wins by-election[13]
Summary
Candidates by party
Conservative Party (63/63)
Labour Party (63/63)
Reform UK (56/63)
Green Party (46/63)
Redbridge and Ilford Independents (42/63)
Liberal Democrats (30/63)
Redbridge Matters (9/63)
Independent (9/63)
Redbridge Trade Union Party (1/63)
Results by ward
Aldborough
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R&I Ind. | Zahrah Awaleh | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Joshua Bridgeman-Carty | ||||
| Conservative | Ian Caswell | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Gwyneth Deakins | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Eracleous | ||||
| Labour | Jyotsna Islam | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Janum Janum | ||||
| Reform | Alison Jay | ||||
| Green | Sara Kassam | ||||
| Independent | Naresh Macherla | ||||
| Conservative | Rahul Mahajan | ||||
| Reform | Shahana Mashrur | ||||
| Labour | Lebo Phakoe | ||||
| Labour | Kam Rai | ||||
| Reform | Dhenesh Ramanathan | ||||
| Conservative | Savita Sharma | ||||
| Independent | Omer Sohail | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Thomas | ||||
| Green | Alison Wood | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Barkingside
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Vinod Agrawal | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Vaseem Ahmed | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Samine Aseeb | ||||
| Labour | Harminder Bal | ||||
| Reform | Steven Batey | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Ria Bhatti | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | John Clare | ||||
| Labour | Syeda Pasha | ||||
| Conservative | Ihsan Khan | ||||
| Reform | Vishwanath Kokkonda | ||||
| Conservative | Saravanan Muthusamy | ||||
| Labour | Martin Sachs | ||||
| Reform | W Thomas Thambipillai | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Bridge
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Adams | ||||
| Labour | Misba Ahmed | ||||
| Green | Richard Andrews | ||||
| Labour | Gurdial Bhamra | ||||
| Labour | Jesmin Chowdhury | ||||
| Green | Rachel Collinson | ||||
| Conservative | Adam Joiner | ||||
| Reform | Thomas Jose | ||||
| Green | Joe McIntosh | ||||
| Conservative | Josiah Moseley | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Dilip Padipurakalathi | ||||
| Reform | Stuart Shulton | ||||
| Reform | Rakesh Vasis | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Chadwell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R&I Ind. | Muhammad Afzal | ||||
| Reform | Waz Akram | ||||
| Redbridge Matters | Shamima Aktar | ||||
| Green | Niamh Atkins | ||||
| Conservative | Shirley Baah-Mensah | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Arakoth Chowdhury | ||||
| Labour | Bert Jones | ||||
| Conservative | Monis Khan | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Aba Kristilolu | ||||
| Labour | Muhammad Layek | ||||
| Redbridge Matters | Ahmed Maruf | ||||
| Green | Prince Nwankwo | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Sagal Osman | ||||
| Reform | Maximillian Phoenix | ||||
| Labour | Luthfa Rahman | ||||
| Green | Syed Siddiqi | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Staight | ||||
| Conservative | Sanjay Vijh | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Churchfields
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Nicola Cuthbert | ||||
| Labour | Lloyd Duddridge | ||||
| Labour | Judith Garfield | ||||
| Independent | Jillian Ghose | ||||
| Conservative | Chrissie Gorman | ||||
| Conservative | Zohair Hassan | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Heather Liddle | ||||
| Reform | John Long | ||||
| Independent | Rita Mahli | ||||
| Labour | Guy Williams | ||||
| Conservative | Samantha Quaresma-Cabral | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Rosner | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Teahan | ||||
| Independent | Helen Watson | ||||
| Reform | Alex Wilson | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Jillian Ghose, Rita Mahli and Helen Watson are affiliated with the Chingford and Woodford Green Community Independents, associated with Faiza Shaheen.[14]
Clayhall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R&I Ind. | Krishen Bhardwaj | ||||
| Green | Lily Boon | ||||
| Labour | Kalpana Bose | ||||
| Reform | John Brodie | ||||
| Reform | Miki Dutta | ||||
| Conservative | Vinil Gupta | ||||
| Reform | Richard Heins | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Ashburn Holder | ||||
| Conservative | Obaidul Khan | ||||
| Redbridge Matters | Kabir Mahmud | ||||
| Conservative | Karen Packer | ||||
| Labour | Kamal Qureshi | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Azizur Rahman | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Natascia Servini | ||||
| Redbridge Matters | Mohammed Shahid | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Teahan | ||||
| Labour | Jamal Uddin | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Joel Winston | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Clementswood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redbridge Matters | Farjana Afroja | ||||
| Green | Zain Ali | ||||
| Conservative | Ritu Chaubey | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Finlay Collins | ||||
| Conservative | Sarika Dube | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Fazlul Haque | ||||
| Labour | Zulfiqar Hussain | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Abdurahman Jafar | ||||
| Labour | Muhammed Javed | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Muhammad Mughal | ||||
| Green | Tanaka Pinki | ||||
| Labour | Taifur Rashid | ||||
| Reform | Peter Roovers | ||||
| Green | Saheena Saeed | ||||
| Conservative | Deepika Verma | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Cranbrook
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Chaudhary Ahmed | ||||
| Independent | Mohammed Asif | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Mohamed Haleemdeen | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Feza Haque | ||||
| Labour | Syed Islam | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Grace Jacob | ||||
| Labour | Saira Jamil | ||||
| Reform | Steven Kraft | ||||
| Green | Vissen Limbeea | ||||
| Conservative | Nicole Maccari | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Tahreem Noor | ||||
| Independent | Surinder Pahl | ||||
| Conservative | Rambabu Siripurapu | ||||
| Reform | Patricia Steel | ||||
| Conservative | Chiranjeev Verma | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Fairlop
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Madhuri Bandaru | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Gavin Bowtell | ||||
| Labour | Bob Chattaway | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Davies | ||||
| Labour | Erza Doda | ||||
| Conservative | Richard Firmstone | ||||
| Green | Razwana Hafiz | ||||
| Reform | Richard King | ||||
| Green | Cedric Knight | ||||
| Conservative | Joyce Ryan | ||||
| Labour | Yogesh Saini | ||||
| Reform | Philip Smith | ||||
| Conservative | Sayeed Syduzzaman | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Vince | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Fullwell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gowri Adimulam | ||||
| Reform | James Anderson | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Imran Arshad | ||||
| Green | Lee Burkwood | ||||
| Reform | Laura Elliott | ||||
| Labour | Matthew Goddin | ||||
| Conservative | Arpan Mahajan | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Ghazala Muhammad | ||||
| Labour | Linda Mullis | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Sara Nazir | ||||
| Green | Amir Sandhu | ||||
| Reform | Amanda Swords | ||||
| Labour | Vibhu Taneja | ||||
| Conservative | Vrindha Vaishnav | ||||
| Green | Fahad Zeeshan | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Goodmayes
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Shorif Akhonda | ||||
| Conservative | Maureen Ashley | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Amina Azmath | ||||
| Reform | Chacko Bibin | ||||
| Reform | Hannah Chapman | ||||
| Green | Helen Choudhury | ||||
| Conservative | Mohammed Chowdhury | ||||
| Labour | Ben Cornish | ||||
| Labour | Prabjit Gurm | ||||
| Green | Amjad Iqbal | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Shorful Islam | ||||
| Reform | Spencer Rose | ||||
| Conservative | Robin Thakur | ||||
| Green | John Tyne | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Humera Yasin | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Hainault
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R&I Ind. | Rana Ahmad | ||||
| Labour | Shah Ali | ||||
| Reform | Neil Anderson | ||||
| Conservative | Pamkaj Baldev | ||||
| Reform | Sunil Bali | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Piotr Berndt | ||||
| Labour | Pushpita Gupta | ||||
| Reform | Sylvester Lewis | ||||
| Labour | Helen Mullis | ||||
| Conservative | Kamaldeep Singh | ||||
| Green | Cat Still | ||||
| Conservative | Prabhu Vasudevan | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Ilford Town
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Saima Ahmed | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Mohammed Enamul | ||||
| Reform | Roger Fallows | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Khan | ||||
| Reform | Naresh Maharaj | ||||
| Conservative | Zahirul Mirdha | ||||
| Conservative | Isaac Odejimi | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Firoz Patel | ||||
| Labour | Shoaib Patel | ||||
| Green | Syed Siddiqi | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Loxford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redbridge Matters | Muhammad Afzal | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Iqbal Ahmed | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Ruthba Amin | ||||
| Green | Nisa Firdaus | ||||
| Conservative | Poonam Gaur | ||||
| Conservative | Aleska Hossain | ||||
| Independent | Jaffry Jaman | ||||
| Reform | Tad Jani | ||||
| Conservative | Razaul Karim | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Ramona Mitrache | ||||
| Green | Kashif Naqvi | ||||
| Reform | Michael Noel | ||||
| Redbridge Matters | Ataur Rahman | ||||
| Labour | Foyzur Rahman | ||||
| Labour | Mazhar Saleem | ||||
| Green | Mohsin Toga | ||||
| Labour | Sahdia Warraich | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Mayfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Ijaz Amjad | ||||
| Green | Imran Awan | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Noor Begum | ||||
| Labour | Rishi Bhagi | ||||
| Conservative | Matthew Cole | ||||
| Reform | Sharad Desai | ||||
| Conservative | Russel Dias | ||||
| Reform | Joanne Hennessey | ||||
| Labour | Harneek Kaur | ||||
| Labour | Tanweer Khan | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Bilal Muhammad | ||||
| Reform | Carl Odell | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Edreis Rizwan | ||||
| Green | Eva Takacs | ||||
| Conservative | Azmain Tazwar | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Monkhams
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Gerald Bouchier | ||||
| Green | Timothy Harris | ||||
| Conservative | Joel Herga | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Claire Hunt | ||||
| Labour | Romana Kousar | ||||
| Green | Jordan Meakin | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Portou | ||||
| Labour | Ghandhimathy Sooriyakumar | ||||
| Conservative | Clark Vasey | ||||
| Reform | Savan Vyas | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Newbury
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R&I Ind. | Tanvir Ahmed | ||||
| Labour | Sunny Brar | ||||
| Labour | Syeda Choudhury | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Winslow Green | ||||
| Conservative | Ibtasum Iktador | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Aslam Iqbal | ||||
| Labour | Thavathuray Jeyaranjan | ||||
| Green | Chloe Juliette | ||||
| Green | Samia Nneji | ||||
| Conservative | Olakunle Olaifa | ||||
| Green | Maulik Patel | ||||
| Reform | Stanley Segor | ||||
| Conservative | Moazzam Sultan | ||||
| Reform | Strungaru Vitalie | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Seven Kings
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R&I Ind. | Imran Ahmed | ||||
| Green | Awab Bahri | ||||
| Labour | Vanisha Solanki | ||||
| Reform | Chiara Castelli | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Kes Choudhery | ||||
| Green | Tony Csoka | ||||
| Labour | Nav Johal | ||||
| Reform | Thomas Kempster | ||||
| Labour | Sadiq Kothia | ||||
| Redbridge Matters | Mohammed Noor | ||||
| Conservative | Dak Patel | ||||
| Conservative | Mir Ali | ||||
| Conservative | Usman Rasheed | ||||
| Redbridge Matters | Abdur Rashid | ||||
| Redbridge Trade Union Party | Andy Walker | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Rayhana Yasmin | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
South Woodford
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Crispin Acton | ||||
| Labour | Beverley Brewer | ||||
| Conservative | Paul Canal | ||||
| Reform | Sam Chapman | ||||
| Conservative | Robert Cole | ||||
| Green | Kallan Greybe | ||||
| Labour | Joe Hehir | ||||
| Green | Jaya Narinesingh | ||||
| Labour | Robert Newman | ||||
| Conservative | Suzanne Nolan | ||||
| Green | Monika Patel | ||||
| Reform | Jonathan Santaub | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Scott Wilding | ||||
| Reform | Sam Windle | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Valentines
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Waheed Arshad | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Bell | ||||
| Conservative | Priti Bhatawadekar | ||||
| Reform | Daniel Blackwell | ||||
| Reform | Frederick Brown | ||||
| Labour | Alex Charlton-Holmes | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Rashida Choudhery | ||||
| Labour | Khayer Chowdhury | ||||
| Labour | Kumud Joshi | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Marwan Elfallah | ||||
| R&I Ind. | Munaf Gani | ||||
| Conservative | Anu Kapoor | ||||
| Green | Malik Khalid | ||||
| Reform | Brian Mankin | ||||
| Independent | Neelam Pahl | ||||
| Conservative | Ahsan Uddin | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Wanstead Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Nadir Gilani | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Hepworth | ||||
| Reform | Andrew Joyce | ||||
| Labour | Simon Miller | ||||
| Reform | Yit Phoenix | ||||
| Green | Milli Clack | ||||
| Labour | Emma Shepherd-Mallinson | ||||
| Conservative | Paul Smith | ||||
| Conservative | David Thom | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Thomas | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Wanstead Village
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Md Ali | ||||
| Labour | Jo Blackman | ||||
| Reform | William Collins | ||||
| Conservative | Corbyn D'Alanno | ||||
| Reform | David Davies | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Gitsham | ||||
| Labour | Neal Vithlani | ||||
| Reform | Sharmon Lewis | ||||
| Labour | Daniel Morgan-Thomas | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Humza Sair | ||||
| Conservative | Mark Scannell | ||||
| Conservative | David Smith | ||||
| Green | Rabiya Tehseen | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Uddin | ||||
| Green | Sue Whitehead | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Notes
- ↑ The Green Party are standing down in this ward in support of the Chingford and Woodford Green Community Independents.
References
- ↑ "Redbridge Council Composition: Latest". opencouncildata.co.uk. Open Council Data UK. Archived from the original on 16 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ↑ "Local elections in London will test support for Reform UK and Greens". BBC News. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ↑ "Number of councils that have requested delay to local elections revealed - is yours one of them?". Sky News. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ↑ Elgueta, Adriana (7 April 2026). "Local elections 2026: Redbridge borough facts and analysis". BBC News. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Noted for fresh air and fun". LocalCouncils.co.uk.
- ↑ Mellor, Josh (1 February 2024). "Redbridge councillor left the Labour Party with a scathing criticism of leader Jas Athwal's "top-down leadership approach" - Asian Standard Newspaper". Asian Standard. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ Mann, Sebastian (12 June 2024). "Redbridge Labour councillor quits party over claims she 'felt like outsider' - Asian Standard Newspaper". Asian Standard. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ Mann, Sebastian (18 October 2024). "Newly-elected MP's resignation as councillor triggers by-election". Ilford Recorder. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Wanstead Park Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Jas Athwal: Labour MP stands down as Redbridge councillor". BBC News. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Mayfield Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Wes Streeting ex-aide Sam Gould resigns as Redbridge councillor". BBC News. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hainault Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Vote For Us". Chingford and Woodford Green Community Independents. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
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