Local elections 2026: Final pleas from party leaders as Londoners go to the polls
Londoners voted in the 2026 borough elections, with party leaders making final appeals to voters as polls suggested significant gains for the Greens and Reform UK. Sir Keir Starmer urged voters to stick with Labour, while Nigel Farage and Zack Polanski appealed for support for their respective parties.
Londoners went to the polls in the 2026 borough elections, with party leaders making final appeals to voters. Sir Keir Starmer urged people to stick with Labour, warning against 'anger and division' from Reform UK and 'empty promises' from the Greens. Zack Polanski, the Green Party leader, appealed for voters to 'make history' by electing a record number of Green councillors to make London 'the greenest city in the world'. Nigel Farage, Reform UK leader, stressed that London was 'buckling' under Labour and Tory control, and that voters had a chance to 'deliver real change'. Kemi Badenoch, the Tory leader, promised to 'boost high streets, bring down energy bills, and take back streets from crime'. The Liberal Democrats, led by Sir Ed Davey, sought to win their fourth council in London, promising to 'fix the housing crisis, get public transport back on track, and tackle crime'.
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