Claim: The 2018 London Borough Council election on May 3, 2018, resulted in the overall control of the Conservatives in the London borough council, with one Conservative councilor defecting with the Liberal Democrats the following year.
Evidence: Local government elections took place in London on 3 May 2018, as part of the wider local elections in England. All London borough councillor seats were up for election. The previous London borough elections were in 2014. The results saw the London Labour Party achieve their best result in over 45 years, winning 44% of the vote, 1,128 councillors and control of 21 councils. The London Conservatives, by contrast, lost 92 seats to finish with 508 councillors, its lowest-ever tally of seats in a London local election. However, it retained control of 7 councils, having lost two to the London Liberal Democrats.