London local election results 2022 live: Latest news on who won council elections - Labour wins Westminster

Joy and tears were had in the early hours of Friday morning as Sir Keir Starmer’s party turned Margaret Thatcher’s favourite council red, Lynn Rusk reports from Wandsworth Civic Suite.

Labour won control of Wandsworth Council from the Conservatives for the first time in 44 years.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan simply said: “Three words - Wandsworth Labour gain.”

The authority, known for its low council taxes, was considered a “definite loss” by Conservative insiders soon after the polls closed in Scotland, Wales and many parts of England at 10pm on Thursday evening.

The final count saw Labour win 46% of the votes, while the Conservatives gained 38%.

Cllr Simon Hogg, the new leader of Wandsworth Council, told LondonWorld: “It’s been a really good evening for us, it’s exceeded our expectations.

“I’m delighted to be surrounded by dozens of new Labour councillors who are ready to get to work.”

Cllr Ravi Govindi said: “Inevitably other events clouded the judgement of people in Wandsworth.

“Let’s not beat about the bush, the national events.”

Read Lynn’s full report here.

Hounslow has been called for Labour with 53 of 62 seats declared. Labour won 46 seats, one fewer than in 2018.

The Conservatives defied their performance across the rest of London and gained a councillor.

The Liberal Democrats have won 48 seats in Richmond, gaining nine new councillors, on an exceptional night for the party in the capital.

The Lib Dems decimated the Conservatives, with the Tories dropping from 11 councillors to one.

The Greens also had an excellent night across the country, and moved up to five councillors in Richmond.

Labour has been projected Merton after 54 of the 57 seats declared.

But the real story is the Liberal Democrats picking up 12 new seats, to take their total to 17.

In particular, the Lib Dems decimated the Conservatives in the Tory heartland of Wimbledon.

The Conservatives lost nine councillors, to leave the party with just six seats.

A Residents’ Association also had two councillors elected.

Labour has won Westminster City Council for the first time in history.

The flagship borough has been controlled by the Conservatives since its inception in 1964.

Neither Labour or Tory sources thought that Westminster could flip, and this has turned a good night in the capital for Labour into a great one.

The party sealed the victory by winning the Tory stronghold of Hyde Park.

Previously, Labour had made gains in the new seat of Pimlico South.

Sutton has been declared to the Liberal Democrats.

The Tories had targeted Sutton as a borough they could gain in London, however the Lib Dem vote has held up well.

The Lib Dems won 29 seats, with the Tories winning 20, three going to independents and one to Labour.

Brent has been declared for Labour after 48 of the seats were counted, with the party taking 44 councillors.

Labour lost a seat to the Liberal Democrats, while the Tories held onto their three members.

There are still nine seats to declare.

Labour has held Southwark, with 48 seats out of the total of 63.

The party gained two councillors, with the Lib Dems losing three seats to give them eight councillors, and the Greens picked up a seat.

Six seats are still to be declared.

Labour has won all 51 seats in Barking & Dagenham.

Labour have won control of Barnet Council, for the first time in the borough’s history.

Leader Cllr Barry Rawlings previously told LondonWorld that the party once against had the confidence of the area’s Jewish community.

More to follow.