Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
The south-central wards swung it for the Greens, but why did people vote as they did?
Above is Haringey's own election 2026 results map with info added from yours truly on the 'hung' wards.
I know in the broad sweep of things why the vote went the way it did nationally, but why did people in Harringay and more widely in Haringey vote the way they did?
Yesterday's results matter. The day may come to be seen as a watershed day for the nation. So, I ask in a genuine sense of enquiry and I'd be particularly interested to hear first hand how people made their choices this year.
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Permalink Reply by Clive Carter
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I WELCOME the supplanting of Labour as the largest Party on the council. (And I hope the other Parties will work constructively with the Green Members).
However I regret that Labour's lack of support locally, was IMO much less about their chronic shortcomings and much more due to the reputation and failings of their Party in national Government.
And especially, their accident-prone PM, who has too often shown poor judgement.
One wag recently suggested that the PM has such passion, that he could read Churchill's speech about fight on the beaches and make it sound like a mortgage application.
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Permalink Reply by Eric Easter
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If only he would fight them on the beaches or direct the Navy, RNLI and Border Force to do so!
If he did, he would reclaim the half of Reform's supporters with a Labour voting history.
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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson
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My home town of Sunderland now has a Reform council. Until my sister died she was a supporter. She believed all the stuff she read online - asylum seekers put up in five star hotels, having paid return flights home to see family, children in schools being subject to gender reassignment, compulsory prayers to Allah in the classroom. She took it all in, and so did her friends and their friends. If I argued against stuff like this she’d show me a made up post that confirmed what she believed.
By all means debate and challenge but many voters like her were sucked in by deliberate lies. Sunderland now has a councillor, representing the ward I grew up in, who thinks that his idea of meting down Nigerians to fill in potholes is hilarious.
https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/09/reform-candidate-said-nigerians-melt...
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From my connections on the Continent, I heard recently that one of the greatest attractions of Britain for illegal immigrants—and one that is little mentioned in the debates—is the absence of ID cards.
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John bringing his traditional erudite commentary to a thread which up until this point had been straightforward, sensible and respectful. *yawn*
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This is more serious https://taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/05/11/zack-polanski-boat-council-tax-...
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Guardian Deputy Political Editor Jess Elgot seems to have found a Labour MP who speaks for much of the nation.
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I'm now Haringey rather than Harringay. I voted for a couple of Labour councillors as they, and one in particular, have been pro-active in their previous term, responded to emails, tried to sort things out, etc.
I also voted for the Haringey Socialist Alliance as, although I don't necessarily agree with a number of their stances, they were the only party that seemed to bother physically campaigning and door-knocking.
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Permalink Reply by tigha
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Thought it was time for a change as nothing seems to with labour. Although I also voted for Zena whom is very proactive
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I switched Labour to Green mainly to convey to national party and particularly David lammy my concerns about loss of rights to protest , policing of pro Palestine marches and approach to the war in Gaza , and also the courting of the right in terms of immigration measures , all of which appal me and were backed up in kings speech
however I also note that locally we have a massive development nearing completion at St Ann’s yet where are the local benefits - the improvements to the chestnuts park or community centre for example ? We could get far more than a playground out of that if the council was more ballsy
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DESPITE the concern of several Haringey Labour Councillors on Gaza, the previous council leader blocked any local debate. Some of those Councillors were treated roughly by the leadership. Although Cllr Ahmet then achieved a demonstration of her loyalty to national (Starmer's) policy on Israel, it did not help her electoral prospects in the long run.
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I don't fully disagree on the point about the St Ann's development but I think it's a Peabody development isn't it, so a not for profit developer, with a much higher proportion than usual of affordable properties.
In that scenario I've less issue with the council not pushing for extra stuff, although it's certainly something they've been weak on elsewhere.
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