Lambeth Borough Council Elections – Thursday 7 May 2026

Elections for Lambeth Council will take place on Thursday 7 May 2026. Council elections are held every 4 years and were last held on 5 May 2022. These elections will determine the local government councillors in all 25 Lambeth wards.

Notice of Election

London Borough of Lambeth Election of Councillors

An election is to be held for all Councillors in each of Lambeth’s 25 wards. Each ward will elect either 2 or 3 Councillors.

2 Councillors 3 Councillors 

Brixton Windrush 

Clapham Common & Abbeville 

Clapham East 

Gipsy Hill 

Myatt’s Fields 

St Martin’s 

Stockwell East 

Streatham Hill East 

Streatham Hill West & Thornton 

Streatham Wells 

Waterloo & South Bank 

West Dulwich 

Brixton Acre Lane 

Brixton North 

Brixton Rush Common 

Clapham Park 

Clapham Town 

Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction 

Kennington 

Knight’s Hill 

Oval 

Stockwell West & Larkhall 

Streatham Common & Vale 

Streatham St Leonard’s 

Vauxhall 

  1. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer at Lambeth Town Hall, Ground floor, Room G.15, 2 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1RW, between 9:30am and 4pm on any working day from and including the date of this notice (excluding bank holidays) but no later than 4pm on Thursday 9 April 2026.
  2. Nomination papers may be obtained from the Returning Officer at Lambeth Town Hall, Ground floor, Room G.15, 2 Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1RW.
  3. If the election is contested, the poll will take place on Thursday 7 May 2026.
  4. Applications to register to vote for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by midnight on Monday 20 April 2026. Applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.
  5. Applications, amendments, or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or cancellations of proxy votes for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Tuesday 21 April 2026. Applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote.
  6. New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Tuesday 28 April 2026. Applications can be made online: https://www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote.
  7. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Electors Document valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Tuesday 28 April 2026. Applications can be made at https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-to-vote.
  8. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election on the grounds of physical incapacity, work, or due to the loss, theft, destruction or damage of required photo ID, must reach the Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Thursday 7 May 2026. To apply to vote by emergency proxy, the applicant must have become aware of the reason that they cannot go to the polling station in person after 5pm on Tuesday 28 April 2026

Ian Davis  
Returning Officer 

Dated: Friday 27 March 2026

Notice of Election - London Borough of Lambeth Election of Councillors (PDF 122KB)