2022 Haringey London Borough Council election

Result of the 2018 borough election

The thirty-two London boroughs were established in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. They are the principal authorities in Greater London and have responsibilities including education, housing, planning, highways, social services, libraries, recreation, waste, environmental health and revenue collection. Some powers are shared with the Greater London Authority, which also manages passenger transport, police, and fire.[1]

Since its formation, Haringey has been continuously under Labour control, apart from a period of Conservative control from 1968 to 1971. Apart from a few councillors from minor parties, all councillors elected to the council have been Labour, Conservative or Liberal Democrat. Since 2002, only Labour and Liberal Democrat councillors have been elected. In the most recent council election in 2018, Labour won 42 seats with 57.3% of the vote and the Liberal Democrats won 15 seats with 23.9% of the vote. The Green Party received 10.4% of the vote and the Conservatives won 7.8% of the vote, though neither party won any seats.[2] The incumbent leader of the council is the Labour councillor Peray Ahmet, who has held that role since 2021.[3]

After the 2018 election, Labour councillors chose Joseph Ejiofor, the incumbent deputy leader of the council and an official in the party's Momentum faction, to be the new council leader.[2] Local party members had voted to endorse a different councillor, Zena Brabazon, to have been the council leader.[2] Peray Ahmet, a former cabinet member Ejiofor had removed in 2018, became council leader in May 2021 after challenging Ejiofor.[3] Ejiofor was blocked by the Labour Party from standing as a candidate in 2022 after the Local Government Ombudsman released a report criticising his decision to purchase a house for more than £2,000,000 as part of plans for a development around the site of the former Cranwood nursing home. Ahmet acceded to the opposition Liberal Democrats' request for an inquiry into how property transactions have been handled by the council, including the Cranwood development.[4]

In October 2018, the Labour councillor Ishmael Osamor, son of the Labour MP Kate Osamor, resigned after pleading guilty to possessing drugs with intent to supply and drug possession.[5] A by-election for his West Green seat was held on 13 December 2018, which was won by the Labour candidate Seema Chandwani.[6]

In 2020, five Labour councillors: Patrick Berryman, Dana Carlin, Vincent Carroll, Preston Tabois and Noah Tucker, were suspended from their party following complaints being made against them.[7] Noah Tucker and Preston Tabois were readmitted in 2021.[8] Tucker was suspended again days later, "based on new material [the Labour Party] was not previously aware of".[9] Carroll was restored to the party in 2021.[10] Berryman and Carlin were also restored to the Labour group. The Labour councillor James Chiriyankandath left his party in June 2021 after Ahmet's election as council leader.[11]

Like most other London borough councils, Haringey will be electing councillors under new ward boundaries. The Local Government Boundary Commission for England produced new wards after a period of consultation.[12] The number of councillors will remain the same at 57, representing fifteen three-councillor wards and six two-councillor wards.[13]

Alessandra Rossetti was a sitting councillor for Alexandra ward

Justin Hinchcliffe was a sitting councillor for Fortis Green ward

Erdal Dogan was a sitting councillor for Seven Sisters ward

Luke Cawley-Harrison was a sitting councillor for Crouch End ward Josh Dixon was a sitting councillor for Alexandra ward

Dawn Barnes was a sitting councillor for Crouch End ward Mark Blake was a sitting councillor for Woodside ward Viv Ross was a sitting councillor for Fortis Green ward

Gina Adamou and Zena Brabazon were sitting councillors for Harringay ward

Julie Davies and Mike Hakata were sitting councillors for St Ann's ward

Nick da Costa was a sitting councillor for Alexandra ward Scott Emery was a sitting councillor for Muswell Hill ward

Dana Carlin, Adam Jogee and Elin Weston were sitting councillors for Hornsey ward

Pippa Connor was a sitting councillor for Muswell Hill ward

Peray Ahmet, Emine Ibrahim and Khaled Moyeed were sitting councillors for Noel Park ward

Kaushika Amin and John Bevan were sitting councillors for Northumberland Park ward

Barbara Blake was a sitting councillor for Seven Sisters ward

Charles Adje was a sitting councillor for White Hart Lane ward Makbule Gunes was a sitting councillor for Tottenham Green ward Sheila Peacock was a sitting councillor for Northumberland Park ward

Paul Dennison was a sitting councillor for Highgate ward

Eldridge Culverwell was a sitting councillor for Stroud Green ward

Felicia Opoku and Matthew White were sitting councillors for Bruce Grove ward Isidoros Diakides was a sitting councillor for Tottenham Green ward Julia Ogiehor was a sitting councillor for Muswell Hill ward

Ruth Gordon and Reg Rice were sitting councillors for Tottenham Hale ward

Seema Chandwani and Sarah Williams were sitting councillors for West Green ward

Gideon Bull and Anne Stennett were sitting councillors for White Hart Lane ward Yvonne Say was a sitting councillor for Bounds Green ward Gideon Bull was elected in 2018 as a Labour councillor

Lucia Das Neves was a sitting councillor for Woodside ward