Swakeleys · Photo: Harrison49 · CC BY-SA 3.0Uxbridge and South Ruislip was decided by 587 votes in 2024
Hillingdon is run by the London Borough of Hillingdon. The Conservatives have a majority on the London Borough of Hillingdon. Hillingdon is split between 4 parliamentary constituencies.
£2,051
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Hillingdon’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on the London Borough of Hillingdon
The Conservatives hold a majority on the London Borough of Hillingdon: 32 of its 53 seats as elected (it held 30 before the May 2026 election). Labour holds 16, Reform UK 4 and the Greens 1. Who’s in charge ↓
The 2026 vote
Across Hillingdon’s wards, the Conservatives took 40.1%, Labour took 21.7% and Reform UK took 19.2% of votes in June 2026. In 2022, the Conservatives had 48.2%. How Hillingdon has voted ↓
A close seat
Danny Beales (Labour) won Uxbridge and South Ruislip by 587 votes in July 2024, 1.3% of votes cast: the 24th-narrowest result of 543 in England. Parliament ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Hillingdon is £2,045 for 2026–27; the London Borough of Hillingdon keeps 75% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 47% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 27 of Hillingdon’s 53 seats to run the council alone.
- Conservative32+2
- Labour16−7
- Reform UK4+4
- Green1+1
Change against the council before the 7 May 2026 election.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Hillingdon
One council runs every main service here.
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
99% of Hillingdon’s residents
Website ↗Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Who runs Hillingdon: same source as Who runs Hillingdon, above.
Website ↗Transport for London, policing (through the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime), the London Fire Brigade and London-wide planning.
Mayor: Sadiq Khan (Labour), elected May 2024
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
99% of Hillingdon is unparished: there is no parish or town council, so the council runs local matters itself and no parish precept is added to the bill.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the council to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Hillingdon, from the most recent elections.
- 1Council wards21 wards · 53 councillorsConservative 32 · Labour 16 · Reform UK 4 · Green 1 · all 53
- 2Mayor of LondonGreater London Authority · elected May 2024Sadiq Khan
- 3Police and crime commissionerThames Valley Police · elected May 2024Matthew Barber
- 4House of CommonsSplit between 4 constituencies
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
53 councillors for 21 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Elizabeth DumergueLabour · May 2026
- Kamal Preet KaurLabour · May 2026
- Gursharan Singh MandLabour · May 2026
- James Edward BourkeConservative · May 2026
- Shehryar Ahmad-WallanaConservative · May 2026
- Adam Joseph HuddleConservative · May 2026
- Paul Michael CappsReform UK · May 2026
- Sarah HassounGreen · May 2026
- Jan SweetingLabour · May 2026
- Terence Patrick MurrayConservative · May 2026
- Riley RussellConservative · May 2026
- Anil TanejaConservative · May 2026
- Amanpreet KaurLabour · May 2026
- Jagjit SinghLabour · May 2026
- Sital PunjaLabour · May 2026
- Nick DenysConservative · May 2026
- Ian Kevin EdwardsConservative · May 2026
- Daniel SinghamConservative · May 2026
- Steve TuckwellConservative · May 2026
- Richard MillsConservative · May 2026
- John GarnerConservative · May 2026
- Tony GillLabour · May 2026
- Tony EgintonLabour · May 2026
- Kuldeep LakhmanaLabour · May 2026
- Philip Nigel CorthorneConservative · May 2026
- Peter William SmallwoodConservative · May 2026
- John RileyConservative · May 2026
- Wayne BridgesConservative · May 2026
- Kelly MartinConservative · May 2026
- Colleen Margaret Anne SullivanConservative · May 2026
- Stuart MathersLabour · May 2026
- Navnit DhesiLabour · May 2026
- Raju SansarpuriLabour · May 2026
- Jane PalmerConservative · May 2026
- Eddie LaveryConservative · May 2026
- Kaushik Kumar BanerjeeConservative · May 2026
The other 9 wards
- Narinder Garg KLabour · May 2026
- Matthew ElderReform UK · May 2026
- Hedson Farinha de CastroLabour · May 2026
- Ella GarelickLabour · May 2026
- Sophie DrorReform UK · May 2026
- Stacey Louise LucasReform UK · May 2026
- Darran DaviesConservative · May 2026
- Archan Bipin RavalConservative · May 2026
- Jonathan Philip Simon BiancoConservative · May 2026
- Ranjeet Singh RathoreConservative · May 2026
- Henry Gary Allan HigginsConservative · May 2026
- Ekta Rajesh GohilConservative · May 2026
- Douglas Stuart MillsConservative · May 2026
- Susan Catherine O'BrienConservative · May 2026
- Adam BennettConservative · June 2026
- Reeta ChamdalConservative · June 2026
- Tommy BalaamConservative · May 2026
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| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood EndHillingdon · all in Hillingdon · 19,805 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Elizabeth DumergueKamal Preet KaurGursharan Singh Mand | May 2026 |
| Colham & CowleyHillingdon · all in Hillingdon · 19,139 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | James Edward BourkeShehryar Ahmad-WallanaAdam Joseph Huddle | May 2026 |
| West DraytonHillingdon · all in Hillingdon · 18,436 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Paul Michael CappsSarah HassounJan Sweeting | May 2026 |
| UxbridgeHillingdon · all in Hillingdon · 17,964 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Terence Patrick MurrayRiley RussellAnil Taneja | May 2026 |
| BelmoreHillingdon · all in Hillingdon · 17,493 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Amanpreet KaurJagjit SinghSital Punja | May 2026 |
| EastcoteHillingdon · all in Hillingdon · 16,919 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Nick DenysIan Kevin EdwardsDaniel Singham | May 2026 |
| South RuislipHillingdon · all in Hillingdon · 16,842 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Steve TuckwellRichard MillsJohn Garner | May 2026 |
| PinkwellHillingdon · all in Hillingdon · 16,707 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Tony GillTony EgintonKuldeep Lakhmana | May 2026 |
| RuislipHillingdon · all in Hillingdon · 15,440 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Philip Nigel CorthornePeter William SmallwoodJohn Riley | May 2026 |
| Hillingdon EastHillingdon · all in Hillingdon · 15,440 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Wayne BridgesKelly MartinColleen Margaret Anne Sullivan | May 2026 |
| Hayes TownHillingdon · all in Hillingdon · 14,995 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Stuart MathersNavnit DhesiRaju Sansarpuri | May 2026 |
| Ickenham & South HarefieldHillingdon · all in Hillingdon · 14,911 residents3 seats · May 2026 | 3 | Jane PalmerEddie LaveryKaushik Kumar Banerjee | May 2026 |
The other 9 wards
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heathrow VillagesHillingdon · all in Hillingdon · 14,044 residents2 seats · May 2026 | 2 | Narinder Garg KMatthew Elder | May 2026 |
| YeadingHillingdon · all in Hillingdon · 13,424 residents2 seats · May 2026 | 2 | Hedson Farinha de CastroElla Garelick | May 2026 |
| YiewsleyHillingdon · all in Hillingdon · 12,408 residents2 seats · May 2026 | 2 | Sophie DrorStacey Louise Lucas | May 2026 |
| CharvilleHillingdon · all in Hillingdon · 11,512 residents2 seats · May 2026 | 2 | Darran DaviesArchan Bipin Raval | May 2026 |
| Northwood HillsHillingdon · all in Hillingdon · 11,439 residents2 seats · May 2026 | 2 | Jonathan Philip Simon BiancoRanjeet Singh Rathore | May 2026 |
| NorthwoodHillingdon · all in Hillingdon · 11,308 residents2 seats · May 2026 | 2 | Henry Gary Allan HigginsEkta Rajesh Gohil | May 2026 |
| Ruislip ManorHillingdon · all in Hillingdon · 10,983 residents2 seats · May 2026 | 2 | Douglas Stuart MillsSusan Catherine O'Brien | May 2026 |
| Hillingdon WestHillingdon · all in Hillingdon · 9,692 residents2 seats · June 2026 | 2 | Adam BennettReeta Chamdal | June 2026 |
| Harefield VillageHillingdon · mostly in Hillingdon · 4,961 residents1 seat · May 2026 | 1 | Tommy Balaam | May 2026 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. London Borough of Hillingdon’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
The Conservatives have led every council vote since 2022
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Hillingdon’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
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| Party | 2022 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Green | 7.6% | 10.8% |
| Labour | 41.6% | 21.7% |
| Conservative | 48.2% | 40.1% |
| Reform UK | 0% | 19.2% |
In 2026, the Conservatives won 32, Labour won 16, Reform UK won 4 and the Greens won 1 of the 53 seats up in Hillingdon’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
Hillingdon council election, June 2026
Results in the wards that make up Hillingdon, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
1 ward voted. Not every seat in the town’s wards was up this time.
No election is scheduled yet for Hillingdon’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗4,451 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Hillingdon is split between 4 constituencies
The constituencies’ MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result.
38,315 votes for candidates · majority 12,031
Labour, MP since 1 May 1997.
turnout in July 2024: 38,315 votes from 74,405 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 12,031 of 38,315 votes (31.4%): wider than in 86% of England’s 543 constituencies.
| Constituency | MP | Share of town |
|---|---|---|
| Beaconsfield | Joy Morrissey | 1% |
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Hillingdon’s Band D council tax is £2,045 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
London Borough of Hillingdon keeps £1,534.95 of a Band D bill (75%); the rest goes to the Greater London Authority.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,051 (parishes differ; weighted by residents).
Band D since 1993
Hillingdon’s Band D bill has risen 47% in ten years, from £1,388.93 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £525.38 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in the unparished part of Hillingdon, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
London boroughs
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included; the 11 nearest of 33. Bars start at £900.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
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| Hillingdon | Hillingdon’s councils | London | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £479 | £471 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £266 | £301 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £-3 | £-5 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £134 | £160 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £79 | £119 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £44 | £42 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £3 | £24 | £26 |
| Public health | £72 | £98 | £78 |
| Running the council | £64 | £68 | £59 |
| Other | £7 | £41 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,145 | £1,345 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. London and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Hillingdon is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
hillingdon.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
hillingdon.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Hillingdon is run
Does Hillingdon have a town council?
No. Hillingdon is unparished, so there is no town or parish council and no parish precept.
Who is the MP for Hillingdon?
Hillingdon is split between 4 constituencies: Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell, Labour), Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Danny Beales, Labour), Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (David Simmonds, Conservative) and Beaconsfield (Joy Morrissey, Conservative). Parliament’s Find your MP service matches a postcode to its MP.
How many councillors does Hillingdon have?
53 ward councillors represent Hillingdon’s 21 wards.
When are the next elections in Hillingdon?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Hillingdon’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Hillingdon?
Band D council tax in Hillingdon is £2,051 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls the London Borough of Hillingdon?
The Conservatives have a majority: 32 of 53 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2026 council election in Hillingdon?
In Hillingdon’s wards on 18 June 2026, Conservative 32 · Labour 16 · Reform UK 4 · Green 1 of the 53 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 40.1%.
Is Uxbridge and South Ruislip a marginal seat?
Danny Beales (Labour) won it by 587 votes in July 2024, 1.3% of votes cast: the 24th-narrowest result of 543 in England.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.