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.

The Green Party won 16.9% of the vote across the borough without winning any seats, performing best in the Dalston and Hackney Downs wards.

A by-election to replace him was held in October 2018, which was won by the Labour candidate Penny Wrout with 58% of the vote against a swing to the Liberal Democrats.

[11] Feryal Clark, a Labour councillor for Hoxton East and Shoreditch, resigned after being elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Enfield North.

[12] A Labour councillor for King's Park, Tom Rahilly, resigned in March 2020 due to taking a politically restricted job.

[13] A Conservative councillor for Stamford Hill West, Aron Klein, resigned in July 2020 due to ill health.

[14] Jon Burke, a Labour councillor for Woodberry Down, resigned in January 2021 due to plans to move out of London.

[16] The Conservative candidate Stephen Lisser won the Stamford Hill West by-election, with Labour coming a closer second.

[16] The Labour candidate Sarah Young won the Woodberry Down by-election with the Green Party coming in second place.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in London aged 18 or over were entitled to vote in the election.

He said that the proceeds of the crime fund should be spent on "talking therapy and drop-in services" to "help people whose mental health has deteriorated during successive lockdowns".

He said he would work to stop children from being excluded from school, and provide mentoring to young people after they are arrested, to prevent them from getting involved in gangs and criminal activity.

[25][26] The by-election took place on 12 September 2024, following the resignation of Mete Coban, who became Deputy Mayor of London for Environment and Energy.