2026 Haringey London Borough Council election

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.^[3][4]

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.^[5]

Since its formation, Haringey has been continuously under Labour control, apart from a period of Conservative control from 1968 to 1971. 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.^[6]

Since the previous election Labour have lost six seats to defections and by-election losses. In July 2025, two Green councillors and two independent councillors formed the Green Socialist Alliance group on the council.^[2] One seat is vacant going into the 2026 election due to the resignation of Labour councillor Mike Hakata.^[7]

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.^[8] 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.^[8]

• Emily Arkell was a sitting councillor for Bounds Green ward.

• Ibrahim Ali and Sue Jameson were sitting councillors for Bruce Castle ward.

• Lester Buxton and Cressida Johnson were sitting councillors for Crouch End ward.

• Anna Abela and Zena Brabazon were sitting councillors for Harringay ward.

One seat remains vacant prior to the election, due to the resignation of Mike Hakata.

• Anna Lawton was a sitting councillor for Hermitage & Gardens ward, elected in a by-election following the death of Julie Davies.

• Dana Carlin, Adam Small and Elin Weston were sitting councillors for Hornsey ward. Adam Small was elected in a by-election following the resignation of Adam Jogee.

• Cathy Brennan was a sitting councillor for Muswell Hill ward. Sean O'Donovan was a sitting councillor for Tottenham Hale ward.

• Peray Ahmet and Emine Ibrahim were sitting councillors for Noel Park ward.

• Kaushika Amin, John Bevan and Ajda Ovat were sitting councillors for Northumberland Park ward.

• Barbara Blake and Michelle Simmons-Safo were sitting councillors for Seven Sisters ward.

• Mark Grosskopf, Makbule Gunes and Sheila Peacock were sitting councillors for South Tottenham ward. Mark Grosskopf was elected in a by-election following the resignation of Charles Adje.

• Ruaridh Paton was a sitting councillor for St Ann's ward, elected in a by-election following the resignation of Tammy Hymas.

• George Dunstall was a sitting councillor for Stroud Green ward.

• Mark Blake was a sitting councillor for Fortis Green ward, elected as a Labour councillor. Matthew White was a sitting councillor for Tottenham Central ward.

• Ruth Gordon was a sitting councillor for Tottenham Hale ward.

• Nicola Bartlett, Seema Chandwani and Sarah Williams were sitting councillors for West Green ward.

• Liam Carroll and Ahmed Mahbub were sitting councillors for White Hart Lane ward. Liam Carroll was elected in a by-election following the resignation of Yvonne Say.

• Thayahlan Iyngkaran and Lucia das Neves were sitting councillors for Woodside ward.