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\t\tCity AM is previewing local election votes taking place in every London borough.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\tThursday 23 April 2026 1:10 am
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\t\tCity AM is previewing local election votes taking place in every London borough.\t<\/p>\n
Voters are going to the polls in the Labour and Conservative battleground of Enfield in the local elections, against a backdrop of higher council tax and substantially boosted government funding for the Council.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In this latest set of local elections<\/a> in May, results in Enfield are expected at 5pm on 8th May.\u00a0<\/p>\n Back in 2022, when the local authority last held elections, Labour secured control with 38 seats while the Conservatives won 25.\u00a0<\/p>\n At the time, no Green or Lib Dem councillors were elected.\u00a0<\/p>\n Council tax for Enfield residents is expected to rise by \u00a3104 for the average Band D home, in a 4.8 per cent increase.\u00a0<\/p>\n The borough contains three constituencies, with each represented by Labour MPs.\u00a0<\/p>\n But even in Starmer\u2019s landslide general election win in 2024, each MP lost vote share compared to 2019.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tRead more<\/p>\n \t\t\tLondon Local Elections 2026: Who will win in Croydon?<\/a><\/p>\n Enfield Council is set to be a major recipient of the government\u2019s Council funding redistribution, with a \u00a3258m cash injection that amounts to a 58 per cent hike in spend in the years up to 2029.\u00a0<\/p>\n Council leader Ergin Erbil said the funding boost \u2013 which is the second biggest for any local authority in England \u2013 represents \u201cfair funding for our neighbourhoods and communities\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n LTNs remain controversial in Enfield\u00a0<\/p>\n With Enfield on the outskirts of London, congestion charges on motorists have outsized importance in the area.\u00a0<\/p>\n In June last year, the leader of the Conservative group in the Council Alessandro Georgiou posted on X<\/a>: \u201cI want to rip out all of Enfield Labour\u2019s low traffic neighbourhoods!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The Conservative leader in Enfield has since doubled down on this promise, despite fresh legal precedent from Tower Hamlets Council after the local authority was legally blocked from getting rid of LTN zones by the Court of Appeal.\u00a0<\/p>\n Proponents of LTNs say that the rules stop residential areas being used as cut throughs for commuters into London, while opponents argue that the zones penalise motorists.<\/p>\n City AM is previewing local election votes taking place in every London borough. Click here<\/a> for a full overview of May 7.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tRead more<\/p>\n