Friday, May 06, 2022
London council elections 2022
| | | | | Enf
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| | | Harr
Gain | Barn
Gain | Hari
| WFor
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Hill
| Eal
| Bren
| Cam
| Isl
| Hack
| Redb
| Hav
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Hou
| H&F
| K&C
| West
Gain |
| Tow
| New
| B&D
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| | Rich
| Wan
Gain | Lam
| Sou
| Lew
| Grn
| Bex
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| | | King
| Mer
| Cro
Noc | Bro
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| | | | Sut
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the big changes
Barnet: was Lab 25 Con 38, now Lab 41 Con 22 (Conservative since 2002)
Wandsworth: was Lab 26 Con 33, now Lab 35 Con 22 (Conservative since 1978)
Westminster: was Lab 19 Con 41, now Lab 31 Con 23 (Conservative since 1964)
Harrow: was Lab 35 Con 28, now Lab 24 Con 31 (Labour since 2010)
Full results (and borough archive) at londoncouncils.gov.uk
five Mayoralties
the Tower Hamlets mayoral story
2009: well-dodgy petition with faked signatures successfully triggers referendum on introducing an elected Mayor
2010: referendum held, Rahman gets the vote out, council control will transfer to an elected Mayor
2010: Lutfur Rahman gets the vote out and is elected Mayor of Tower Hamlets
2010-4: dubious shenanigans
2014: Lutfur Rahman gets the vote out and retains Mayoralty
2015: previous Mayoral election declared void by the High Court
2015: Rahman found guilty of electoral fraud and disqualified from office for five years
2015: with Rahman out of the way, Labour's John Biggs elected Mayor
2017: Rahman appeals to High Court to overturn ban, fails
2018: with Rahman out of the way, John Biggs retains Mayoralty
2021: referendum offers chance to ditch the Mayoral system, Rahman campaigns to keep it, electorate sleepwalks into keeping it
2022: Lutfur Rahman gets the vote out and regains Mayoralty
2022: sigh
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