“The Green Party won 29 seats in the Lambeth Council election.”

Lambeth CouncilOfficial recordMay 8, 2026Read the original

The council's announcement of the 7 May 2026 results.

Our verdict

True

The Greens won 29 of 63 seats in May 2026, three short of a majority.

What we found

Lambeth Council's official result gives Greens 29, Labour 26 and Liberal Democrats 8. Our first version compared the claim with the 2022 election and wrongly rated it False.

The evidence

2 of 2 sources support the claim; none contradict it.

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Supports the claim
Lambeth Council's local election results: Greens 29, Labour 26, Liberal Democrats 8. [1]
Supports the claim
2026 Lambeth London Borough Council election. [2]

How we checked

We checked the claim against Lambeth Council, Wikipedia. We reviewed 2 relevant sources.

Sources

[1]Lambeth Council · Lambeth Council local election results announced
[2]Wikipedia · 2026 Lambeth London Borough Council election

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