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Two London primary schools have hit out being used as polling stations for an upcoming by-election only weeks after they had to close for the local elections.

St Leonard’s Church of England Primary School and Henry Cavendish have been requisitioned for use in the by-election in the Lambeth ward of Streatham’s St Leonard’s ward.

Saiqa Ali, who was suspended by the Green Party over controversial social media posts, remained on the ballot paper for May’s local elections and was elected to represent the ward last month.

Two London primary schools have hit out being used as polling stations for an upcoming by-election only weeks after they had to close for the local elections.

St Leonard’s Church of England Primary School and Henry Cavendish have been requisitioned for use in the by-election in the Lambeth ward of Streatham’s St Leonard’s ward.

Saiqa Ali, who was suspended by the Green Party over controversial social media posts, remained on the ballot paper for May’s local elections and was elected to represent the ward last month.

What happened in Lambeth in the 2026 council election, and who won?

Labour lost control of Lambeth Council on 7 May and no party has a majority.

The results were:

Green: 29 seats (+27)

Labour: 26 seats (-32)

Liberal Democrat: 8 seats (+5)

When were the 2026 local elections in London?

More than six million Londoners were eligible to vote in the council elections on Thursday 7 May 2026.

All 32 London boroughs were up for election.

Ahead of the local elections on Thursday 7 May, we have produced short guides to London's 32 boroughs.

Where is it? The London Borough of Lambeth is in south London and is bordered by five other boroughs and the River Thames to the north. Its neighbouring boroughs include Southwark, Bromley, Croydon, Merton and Wandsworth.

Brentford B will take on Paris St‑Germain under‑21s in a friendly at the Gtech Community Stadium in May as part of the annual Robert Rowan Invitational.

The fixture will form part of an event on 18 May to honour the memory of Rowan, who established the B team but died in November 2018, aged 28, from cardiomyopathy.

All proceeds from the event will go to support the Heart of West London initiative, a partnership between the club and several local charities and hospitals.