L
ondoners headed to the polls on Thursday to decide who will run the capital’s 32 borough councils.
Residents in five boroughs also voted for a directly elected mayor.
There were several key battlegrounds in London, with Labour so far taking Tory strongholds such as Wandsworth, Barnet and Westminster.
Follow our liveblog here for all the latest results as they come in.
Results are now coming in thick and fast, but it may be two days before results are in for the whole of London.
The first results from London came in overnight on Thursday into Friday morning at around 3am.
Those keen to see whether the Conservatives manage to topple the Labour majority in crisis-stricken Croydon will have to wait a bit longer, with the declaration expected overnight on Friday into Saturday morning at around 2am. The mayoral results in the borough are expected to be declared at around 10:30pm on Friday 6 May.
Labour leader Keir Starmer speaks to supporters outside StoneX Stadium in Barnet, London after the party clinched victory in Barnet in local government elections
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Labour party MP Dr. Rosena Allin-Khan celebrate a win announcement amidst the counting process during local elections, at Wandsworth Town Hall
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Labour party MP Dr. Rosena Allin-Khan celebrate a win announcement amidst the counting process during local elections, at Wandsworth Town Hall
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Two candidates wearing rosettes of the Conservative party stand during an announcement amidst the counting process at the Westminster City Council local elections, at Lindley Hall in Westminster, London
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Sir Keir Starmer Labour Leader congratulates Barry Rawlings the New Labour leader of Barnet Council
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British Labour Party candidates celebrate after the Labour gain of Westminster City Council during local elections, at Lindley Hall in Westminster, London
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A man wearing the rosette of the Labour party reacts during an announcement amidst the counting process at the Westminster City Council local elections, at Lindley Hall in Westminster, London
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Deflated Conservatives at Wandsworth
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Labour party MP Dr. Rosena Allin-Khan celebrates a win announcement amidst the counting process during local elections, at Wandsworth Town Hall, London
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Labour celebrate with Sadiq Khan
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Labour celebrate with Sadiq Khan
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Labour celebrate with Sadiq Khan
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Deflated Conservatives at Wandsworth
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Dr. Rosena Allin-Khan, Labour MP, reacts to the announcements of wins during local elections, at Wandsworth Town Hall, London
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan chats with Labour canidates as ballots are counted during local elections, at Wandsworth Town Hall
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Election monitors watch as ballots are counted, during local elections, at Wandsworth Town Hall, Londo
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan and new leader of Wandsworth Council Simon Hogg celebrate after the Labour gain of Wandsworth council during local elections, at Wandsworth Town Hall,
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan and Labour party MP Dr. Rosena Allin-Khan celebrate a win announcement amidst the counting process during local elections, at Wandsworth Town Hall, London
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A British Labour Party candidate celebrates a win announcement amidst the counting process at the Westminster City Council local elections, at Lindley Hall in Westminster, London,
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Volunteers wait to begin counting ballot papers for the Westminster City Council local election, at Lindley Hall in Westminster, London
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A British Labour Party candidate celebrates a win announcement amidst the counting process at the Westminster City Council local elections, at Lindley Hall in Westminster, London
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Jubilant Scenes as Labour Party supporters celebrate with the election of Councillors at the Barnet Local Election
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Scenes inside and outside the counting hall at the Barnet Local Election where voting could determine if The Conservatives might lose to Labour. Labour Party Leader Barry Rawlings
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Scenes inside the counting hall at the Barnet Local Election. Conservative Leader of the Council Dan Thomas speaks to his supporters
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Jubilant Scenes as Labour Party Leader Barry Rawlings (Right) and supporters celebrate with the election of Councillors at the Barnet Local Election
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Jubilant Scenes as Labour supporters celebrate the election of Councillors at the Barnet Local Election
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Scenes inside and outside the counting hall at the Barnet Local Election where voting could determine if The Conservatives might lose to Labour. Ballot Boxes being tipped out full of ballot papers
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Jubilant Scenes as Labour Party Leader Barry Rawlings (Right) and supporters celebrate with the election of Councillors at the Barnet Local Election
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Jubilant Scenes as Gillian Wendy Sargeant and Labour Party supporters celebrate with the election of Councillors at the Barnet Local Election
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Conservative Party supporters react to the counting process during local elections, at Wandsworth Town Hall, London
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The mayoral race in Tower Hamlets will also be one to watch, with disgraced former mayor Lutfur Rahman standing once again. The results for the Tower Hamlets mayoral election are expected to be declared at around 5pm on Friday.
The results for all five mayoral elections are expected to be announced on the afternoon or evening of Friday at the following times.
Hackney – 12pm
Lewisham – 1pm
Newham – 1pm
Tower Hamlets – 5pm
Croydon – 10:30pm
The full list of declaration times for councils in London is as follows.
Thursday 5 May (pm)/Friday 6 May (am) Westminster results
Waltham Forest results
Hammersmith & Fulham results
Redbridge results
Barking & Dagenham results
Hillingdon results
Ealing results
Sutton results
Bexley results
Hounslow results
Camden results
Havering results
Kensington & Chelsea results
Merton results
Southwark results
Richmond-upon-Thames results
Wandsworth results
Enfield results
Brent results
Barnet results
Friday 6 May daytime Bromley – 3pm
Haringey – 4pm
Harrow – 5pm
Greenwich – 6pm
Islington – 6pm
Kingston-upon-Thames – 6pm
Lambeth – 6pm
Lewisham – 6pm
Newham – 7pm
Hackney – 7pm
Friday 6 May (pm)/Saturday 7 May (am) Croydon – 2am
Saturday 7 May daytime Tower Hamlets – 5pm
