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took place in

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, and some other parts of the

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on Thursday 6 May 2010. Polling stations were open between 7am and 10pm. Despite losing 6 Parliamentary seats in London in the General Election conducted on the same day, London Labour's share of the vote, council seats and control of Councils rose substantially. 10 councils swung to Labour control, and the party gained 190 council seats. Support for the London Conservatives in the capital declined by 3%, with the party losing 3 councils and 68 councillors. The London Liberal Democrats increased their vote share slightly but lost 70 councillors, as well as losing control of Richmond upon Thames council to the Conservatives. The success of minor parties in the 2006 elections was not repeated, and the smaller parties were almost wiped out. The

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, Christian Peoples Alliance and

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lost all of their seats, while the

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lost 10 of their 12 seats and

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lost 14 out of 15. In total, 21 candidates from minor parties were elected, 43 fewer than in 2006. All

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council seats were up for election. Mayoral contests were also held in the London Boroughs of Hackney,

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, and

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. The previous Borough elections in London were in 2006.

Results summary

*Turnout: 3,502,273 voters cast ballots, a turnout of 62.0% (+24.1%).

Council results

Mayoral results

In three London boroughs the executive function of the council is a directly elected mayor. The mayoral elections take place at the same time as councillor elections in those boroughs.

Ward result maps

London-wide

The map below shows the results for each ward across the whole of Greater London. Citywide ward results of the 2010 London local elections

By borough

File:Barking_and_Dagenham_UK_local_election_2010_map.svg, Barking and Dagenham 2010 results map File:Barnet UK local election 2010 map.svg, Barnet 2010 results map File:Bexley London UK local election 2010 map.svg, Bexley 2010 results map File:Brent_London_UK_local_election_2010_map.svg, Brent 2010 results map File:Bromley London UK local election 2010 map.svg, Bromley 2010 results map File:Camden_UK_local_election_2010_map.svg, Camden 2010 results map File:Croydon London UK local election 2010 map.svg, Croydon 2010 results map File:Ealing London UK local election 2010 map.svg, Ealing 2010 results map File:Enfield_UK_local_election_2010_map.svg, Enfield 2010 results map File:Greenwich London UK local election 2010 map.svg, Greenwich 2010 results map File:Hackney London UK local election 2010 map.svg, Hackney 2010 results map File:Hammersmith and Fulham London UK local election 2010 map.svg, Hammersmith and Fulham 2010 results map File:Haringey_London_UK_local_election_2010_map.svg, Haringey 2010 results map File:Harrow_London_UK_local_election_2010_map.svg, Harrow 2010 results map File:Havering_London_UK_local_election_2010_map.svg, Havering 2010 results map File:Hillingdon_London_UK_local_election_2010_map.svg, Hillingdon 2010 results map File:Hounslow_London_UK_local_election_2010_map.svg, Hounslow 2010 results map File:Islington_UK_local_election_2010_map.svg, Islington 2010 results map File:Kensington and Chelsea London UK local election 2010 map.svg, Kensington and Chelsea 2010 results map File:Kingston upon Thames London UK local election 2010 map.svg, Kingston upon Thames 2010 results map File:Lambeth London UK local election 2010 map.svg, Lambeth 2010 results map File:Lewisham London UK local election 2010 map.svg, Lewisham 2010 results map File:Merton London UK local election 2010 map.svg, Merton 2010 results map File:Newham London UK local election 2014 map.svg, Newham 2010 results map File:Redbridge London UK local election 2010 map.svg, Redbridge 2010 results map File:Richmond upon Thames London UK local election 2010 map.svg, Richmond upon Thames 2010 results map File:Southwark London UK local election 2010 map.svg, Southwark 2010 results map File:Sutton London UK local election 2010 map.svg, Sutton 2010 results map File:Tower Hamlets London UK local election 2010 map.svg, Tower Hamlets 2010 results map File:Waltham Forest London UK local election 2010 map.svg, Waltham Forest 2010 results map File:Wandsworth London UK local election 2010 map.svg, Wandsworth 2010 results map File:Westminster London UK local election 2010 map.svg, Westminster 2010 results map

References

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