The 2026 Hounslow London Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2026 for all 62 members of Hounslow London Borough Council. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.
Prior to the election, the council was under Labour majority control. Labour retained their majority, but lost seats to both the Conservatives and Reform UK, reducing Labour's majority to just one seat.
Background
In March 2025, former Labour councillor Theo Dennison won a by-election as an independent.
Previous council composition
After 2022 election Before 2026 election After 2026 election Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats 52 40 32 10 10 17 0 6 8 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 Vacant 3 1 Vacant N/A Changes 2022–2026: January 2023: Adriana Gheorghe (Labour) resigns – by-election held March 2023 March 2023: Emma Siddhu (Labour) wins by-election October 2023: Lara Parizotto (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent March 2024: Lara Parizotto (Independent) resigns – by-election held May 2024 Amritpal Mann (Labour) joins Workers Party May 2024: Emma Yates (Labour) wins by-election Noor Kaleem (Labour) resigns – by-election held July 2024 Kuldeep Tak (Conservative) joins Labour July 2024: Aysha Tariq (Labour) wins by-election November 2024: Guy Lambert (Labour) suspended from party January 2025: Balraj Sarai (Labour) and Rhys Williams (Labour) resign – by-elections held March 2025 March 2025: Max Mosley (Labour) holds by-election and Theo Dennison (Independent) gains by-election from Labour June 2025: Sukhbir Singh Dhaliwal (Labour) dies – by-elections held August 2025 August 2025: Hira Singh Dhillon (Labour) wins by-election November 2025: Richard Foote (Labour) dies – seat left vacant until 2026 election Riaz Gull, Harleen Atwal Hear, Afzaal Kiani, and Raghwinder Siddhu (Labour) leave party to sit as independents Amritpal Mann (Workers Party) leaves party to sit as an independent Vickram Singh Grewal (Labour) joins Conservatives Guy Lambert (Independent) joins Greens December 2025: Hina Mir (Labour) suspended from party Karamat Malik (Labour) joins Conservatives January 2026: Riaz Gull (Independent) resigns – seat left vacant until 2026 election March 2026: Junue Meah (Labour) dies – seat left vacant until 2026 election Jagdish Shama (Labour) dies – seat left vacant until 2026 election April 2026: Bandna Chopra (Labour) joins Reform
Results summary
Ward results Candidates marked with * were sitting councillors for the ward they contested. Bedfont
Brentford East
Brentford West
Chiswick Gunnersbury
Chiswick Homefields
Chiswick Riverside
Cranford
Feltham North
Feltham West
Hanworth Park
Hanworth Village
Heston Central
Heston East
Heston West
Hounslow Central
Hounslow East
Hounslow Heath
Hounslow South
Hounslow West
Isleworth
Osterley & Spring Grove
Syon & Brentford Lock
Notes
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