Myatt’s Fields by-election confirmed for Thursday 8th October 2026

Lambeth Council has confirmed that the by-election in Myatt’s Fields will take place on Thursday 8th October, following the death of much-loved Labour councillor Annie Gallop who represented the ward …

Sep 8, 2026 - 15:51

Myatt’s Fields by-election confirmed for Thursday 8th October 2026

Lambeth Council has confirmed that the by-election in Myatt’s Fields will take place on Thursday 8th October, following the death of much-loved Labour councillor Annie Gallop who represented the ward for over a decade.

Lambeth Greens were the first party to select a candidate last week, announcing former Cabinet Member for Equalities and Culture, Sonia Winifred to stand in the ward.

Winifred a well-known campaigning figure in the borough crossed from Labour to the Greens after being suspended for refusing to vote against a motion calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

The Liberal Democrats have chosen Chris French who stood in Oval earlier this year and previously as a parliamentary candidate in Vauxhall.

*[Anya Krycek, Socialist Workers Party of Great Britain]*

Anya Krycek also returns for the Socialist Party of Great Britain, having stood in Brixton North in May this year, as well as the Clapham Park by-election in July.

*[Socialist Party of Great Britain office, Clapham, 31.08.26]*

She is hosting drop-in surgeries at the SPGB headquarters at 52 Clapham High Street, SW4 every Tuesday and Thursday until polling day, where they will discuss the removal of the profit motive among other SPGB policies.

The result could prove significant, with the Greens currently holding 28 of the council’s 63 seats, with Labour on 25 and the Lib Dems on 9.

*[Martin Abrams, Sonia Winifred, Zack Polanski outside Lambeth Town Hall]*

A Green win on 8 October would take the party to 29 seats, further strengthening leader Martin Abrams’s position at the head of the new administration.

TUSC and Lambeth Labour have not yet announced a candiate, and have not responded to Brixton Buzz as this article goes live.

A spokesperson for Shake it Up the campaign team that grew from street homelessness protests across the borough have said it is unlikely they will stand a candidate, but the final decision has not yet been made.