The Conservatives maintained a majority in Hillingdon but the Greens and Reform made history in the local elections with their first-ever wins in the borough.
The Tories were expected to lose seats but ended up gaining two to end the day with 30 out of the council’s 53 seats.
Labour have been reduced to 16 seats after losing seven, while Reform UK are up to their four seats and the Greens won one after the insurgent parties were victorious for the first time in the north-west borough.
Hillingdon – the second largest borough in London – has now officially been a Tory stronghold for two decades.
Sarah Hassoun – Hillingdon’s first ever elected Green Party councillor – cried at the announcement.
She said: “After three to five hours of canvassing every day, I’m happy – it’s a dream job.”
When asked about Reform’s four-seat win in Hillingdon, Hassoun said: “Wait for us – wait for the Greens – and look and watch.”
Lord Randall of Uxbridge, a peer in the House of Lords who was an MP for the area for 18 years, made a surprise appearance at 11:00am with his dog Tess in tow before the Conservative majority was announced.
He was joined outside by Conservative Council leader Ian Edwards – who announced his resignation early this morning.
Lord Randall said: “The worst possible outcome today would be Reform. They’ve promised all sorts of crazy things.
“The political discourse has been pretty pathetic. The Reform bubble has got a slow puncture in it.”
Randall discussed a proposal he had made to tax all arrivals at Heathrow Airport – with a 10p or 15p levy – so that money could go to fund local authorities.
The financial security of the borough is undoubtedly a priority for all candidates.
In February 2026, Hillingdon was one of 35 councils to receive ‘agreed in principle’ bailout government support – to the tune of £150 million.
Notably missing from the Hillingdon election backdrop was Boris Johnson – who served as the borough’s MP from 2010 to 2024.
A defeated Reform candidate for Hillingdon, Andrew John Retter, said: “The Turquoise wave – the tsunami is coming – it will come to London in time.”
Retter continued: “We’re about two years behind the rest of the country, but we’re catching up very quickly.”
This also comes as two of the borough’s seats could not be elected today after the death of Reform candidate, Shaun Cooling, last month.
This postponed the election of the two ward seats – currently held by Conservative councillors Adam Bennett and Reeta Chamdal – to 18 June 2026.
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