The 2018 election for Redbridge London Borough Council took place on 3 May 2018, the same day as for other London Boroughs. All 63 seats were up for election, with new ward boundaries in place. The Labour Party retained control of the council with an increased majority, taking 81% of the seats.

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2018 Redbridge London Borough Council election

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All 63 seats to Redbridge Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Jas Athwal Paul Canal Party Labour Conservative Last election 35 seats, 46.9% 25 seats, 34.2% Seats before 38† 25† Seats won 51 12 Seat change 13* 13* Popular vote 127,484 77,055 Percentage 58.4% 35.3% Swing 11.5% 1.1%
Map of the results of the 2018 Redbridge council election. Conservatives in blue, and Labour in red.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

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Redbridge Council election result 2018^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	51			16	81.0	58.4	127,484	11.5
	Conservative	12			13	19.0	35.3	77,055	1.1
	Liberal Democrats	0			3	0.0	3.7	8,110	5.6
	Green	0			0	0.0	1.6	3,455	0.4
	Independent	0			0	0.0	0.7	1,636	1.6
	Redbridge Trade Union Party	0			0	0.0	0.3	623	New

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The election was fought on new ward boundaries. The Labour Party won 51 seats (up 16 from 2014), the Conservatives won 12 (down 13 from 2014). Three Lib Dem councillors were elected in 2014, but none in 2018.^[2] Due to the boundary changes, the BBC calculated 'notional' seat changes of +13 for Labour and -13 for the Conservatives.^[3]