When will Lambeth announce local election result? All eyes on south London borough as Greens eye another win

Labour could be set for yet another catastrophic loss, with the final seats in Lambeth to be claimed on Saturday
Tom Place, News Reporter
9 May 2026

Labour Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is under increasing pressure following a series of disastrous local election results.

His party lost control of Westminster and Wandsworth Councils among others, while Zack Polanski’s Green Party won control of Waltham Forest and won mayoral races in both Hackney and Lewisham.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meets Labour Party members at Kingsdown Methodist Church Hall in Ealing (PA)
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meets Labour Party members at Kingsdown Methodist Church Hall in Ealing (PA)
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Four years ago, Labour claimed 58 of the 63 available seats, with three going to the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party picking up just two.

Lambeth were expected to announce all of their seats yesterday, but still have 23 seats to report.

And as of 9.30am on Saturday, it looks like Labour could be in for yet another catastrophic swing.

HACKNEY, ENGLAND - MAY 8: People react as Green Party candidate George Sheldon Grun (L) holds up a phone to show fellow Green Party candidate Florence Cullen Davies (currently in labour at home so couldn’t attend the count) on a video call after she watched the results come in and won in the election for the Woodberry Down ward on May 8, 2026 in Hackney, England. The 2026 London local elections saw  millions of voters across the capital head to the polls to elect 1,817 representatives for all 32 London boroughs. Results expected to be declared from early Friday morning through Saturday afternoon (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
The Green Party were celebrating on Friday
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With 40 of the 63 seats claimed, the Greens are in a strong position with 21 seats. Labour have claimed 12, with seven for the Liberal Democrats.

32 seats are needed for a majority, so the Greens can clinch that with 11 of the remaining 23.

The count will resume at 10am this morning, with final results probably coming at some point this afternoon.

Follow our live blog and London election results page for the outcome.