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Local Elections 2026
Results in Balham
These are the local election records for Balham (Battersea) on 7 May 2026.
Council-wide result
Wandsworth Council
Seat totals across the whole council, not ward-level candidate votes.
Declared58 of 58 seats declared
50.0%
48.3%
Conservative 29 (50.0%)(+7)Labour 28 (48.3%)(-7)Independent 1 (1.7%)(0)
Current councillors in Balham
Jo Rigby, Jonathan Iliff, Lynsey Hedges were elected in Balham.
19,445 valid candidate votes were recorded across 15 candidates.
Filter by party
15 candidates across 5 parties
Lynsey HedgesElected
Conservative
13.77 %
2,678 votes
Jo RigbyElected
Labour
13.08 %
2,543 votes
Jonathan IliffElected
Conservative
12.64 %
2,458 votes
SA
Sami Khairy AbouzahraNot elected
Conservative
12.46 %
2,422 votes
TA
Tom ArmstrongNot elected
Labour
12.16 %
2,364 votes
TP
Tom PollardNot elected
Labour
11.55 %
2,246 votes
Nicholas HumberstoneNot elected
Green Party
5.28 %
1,027 votes
JL
John Gabriel LowNot elected
Green Party
4.93 %
959 votes
VS
Varun SanthoshNot elected
Green Party
4.28 %
833 votes
DE
David Edward ElliottNot elected
Liberal Democrats
1.92 %
373 votes
Warwick Richard DanksNot elected
Liberal Democrats
1.92 %
373 votes
TT
Toby TannerNot elected
Liberal Democrats
1.69 %
328 votes
SG
Scott GrantNot elected
Reform UK
1.64 %
318 votes
PW
Peter WilkinsonNot elected
Reform UK
1.4 %
273 votes
NL
Nicholas LesterNot elected
Reform UK
1.29 %
250 votes
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 3 |
| Candidates | 15 |
| Parties on ballot | 5 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 19,445 |
| Turnout | Not available |