What are the Political Parties Pledging for Ealing Borough?
A look at the manifestos of the main contenders in the election
Members of various parties in Ealing with their campaign promises
April 24, 2026
With the local elections looming, parties across Ealing have published their manifesto of commitments and promises for the next four years should they control the council after May 7.
Labour has controlled the borough for 16 years, although faces competition from the Liberal Democrats, who are the biggest opposition party at the moment, and the Greens who have seen surging support recently. The Conservatives currently have four seats which they’ll be hoping to increase. While there are currently four independent councillors in the borough, Ealing Community Independents Party are a new player on the scene with 26 candidates across 11 wards.
Below the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) has compiled a list of key pledges made by each party in Ealing ahead of the local elections.
Conservative Party
These are some of the key policies and things the Conservatives have pledged in Ealing. You can read their full manifesto on their website.
Housing
- End “harmful” HMO clusters by creating a HMO enforcement taskforce of 10 council officers inspecting 100 per cent of HMOs
- Offer a free fast-track planning application service with a 30-day decision guarantee for developers building affordable family homes
- Avoid high rise developments wherever possible
Communities
- Implement a zero-tolerance approach to crime, shoplifting and antisocial behaviour by funding 10 additional police officers and the procurement of re-deployable CCTV cameras
- Start the construction of a modern swimming pool by December 2026
Environment
- Move to borough-wide fortnightly street cleaning and guarantee a 48-hour removal for reported fly-tips
- Provide free community skip days and aim to reduce fly-tipping by 40 per cent
Finance and local economy
- Revive high streets by backing a national campaign to abolish business rates on high street shops and pubs
- Pilot a ‘free after 3pm’ parking offer and reinstate Stop & Shop
Ealing Community Independents Party
These are some of the key policies and things the Ealing Community Independents Party have pledged in Ealing. You can read their full manifesto on its website.
Housing
- Build social housing, suspend right-to-buy until enough housing is built, campaign for rent controls, and freeze rents for council properties
- Establish a distinct Housing Committee and launch an inspection programme for HMOs paid for by landlords
- Bring empty homes back into use by tripling council tax on long-term vacant second homes and compulsory purchasing empty homes
- Guarantee no demolition of estates without binding ballots and full rights of return
Communities
- Transform council democracy with shared decision-making, restored ward forums, and reversing the petition signature increase
- Maintain all 25 children’s centres, upgrade them to Sure Start+ standards, and provide a universal school uniform support scheme providing at least £150 for Year 7 starters
- Create a council employed team of ‘Navigators’ to report problems and act as the “eyes and ears” for council and police enforcement
- Restore libraries with weekend access and create a new cemetery in Southall
Environment and transport
- Protect green spaces by turning Warren Farm into a wildlife haven and redirecting allocated funds to complete the Gurnell leisure centre by 2028
- Clean up Ealing by scrapping charges for bulky item pick-ups, removing Greenford recycling centre booking requirements, and ensuring at least weekly street cleaning in high-priority areas
- Standardise existing parking zones, introduce fair parking with resident priority, and appraise high-demand pedestrian crossings
- Ensure a fair green transition towards an ambitious net-zero policy
Finance and local economy
- Prioritise community wealth building by using local, co-operative, and not-for-profit suppliers in procurement to keep wealth circulating in Ealing
- Publish all major contracts, senior pay, councillor expenses, and simple bar charts of expenditure online
- Divest pension funds from arms companies and weapons systems, instead investing in ethical organisations and green technologies
Green Party
The Greens do not have a manifesto, however they have a list of pledges and values which have been applied to Ealing. These are some of the key policies and things the Green Party have pledged in Ealing. You can read their full manifesto on their website.
Housing
- Push for affordable housing and moderate density developments
Communities
- Oppose the closure of Ealing’s Children’s Centres
- Support local NHS services and campaign to save Ealing Hospital
- Campaign against a proposed gambling centre in Hanwell
- Support union recognition and the living wage for all council and contracted staff
Environment and transport
- Protect green spaces, including supporting the Save Warren Farm Nature Reserve Campaign against threats to its biodiverse site
- Promote active travel with safe cycling, bike storage, and upgraded pedestrian crossings and pavements
- Expand car sharing and electric car charging infrastructure
- Improve public transport through bus lanes and electrifying bus fleets, while standing against airport expansion
Finance and local economy
- Call on the council to divest public pension funds, supporting the Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Labour Party
These are some of the key policies and things the Labour Party have pledged in Ealing. You can read its full manifesto on its website.
Housing
- Deliver more genuinely affordable homes and invest £407m in repairing and upgrading existing council homes by 2025/26
- Guarantee that any resident involved in estate regeneration has the right to return to a new energy-efficient home
- Champion the Renters Rights Bill, crack down on rogue landlords, and partner with the newly established Ealing Private Renters Association to empower tenants
- Cut carbon and energy bills by delivering low-energy homes that support Passivhaus Standards and by expanding heat networks
Communities
- Crack down on antisocial behaviour by creating a new street enforcement team, rolling out 50 re-deployable CCTV cameras, and introducing a 24-7 tow-truck to remove abandoned cars
- Fight to protect Ealing Hospital and keep its A&E open, while demanding better healthcare services for the borough
- Double the funding for early years support to help new parents, babies, and toddlers, while working alongside the national government to reduce child poverty
- Continue to expand the alley gating scheme to a further 50 locations to improve neighbourhood safety
Environment and transport
- Make active travel easier and safer by expanding School Streets, cycle routes, bike hangars, EV charging, and e-bike schemes
- Boost nature by progressing the 580-acre West London Regional Park, creating new nature conservation sites in every town, and planting more trees
- Clean up the borough’s streets with a year-round rapid-response squad to tackle grot spots and by trialling borough-wide “mega skips”
- Cut the council’s emissions to net zero as soon as practically possible and implement a borough-wide climate resilience plan
Finance and local economy
- Keep council tax low and continue providing one of the most generous council tax support schemes in the country to help with the cost of living
- Increase the number of Living Wage employers, deliver new apprenticeships, and expand affordable workspaces in areas like Southall, Acton, and Greenford
- Keep more of the council’s spending local by simplifying procurement so that small local businesses can win contracts and join supply chains
- Bring services directly to residents by maintaining and expanding face-to-face support at community hubs across Ealing’s seven towns
Liberal Democrats
These are some of the key policies and things the Liberal Democrats have pledged in Ealing. You can read their full manifesto on their website.
Housing
- Respect the Local Plan to restrict tower blocks more than 8 storeys high and focus on mid-rise ‘mansion block’ style developments
- Push for legislation in Parliament to punish developers who fail to provide locally required infrastructure alongside new developments
- Introduce more stringent ‘fit and proper’ tests for housing developers to avoid derelict or half-built developments
Communities
- Stop the closure of 10 children’s centres on day one and strongly oppose the closure of adult day care centres
- Expand the coverage of council-funded local police to Tube and transport stations
- Reverse the closure of the 24-hour front counter in Acton Police Station
- Trial local referenda on issues that affect their daily lives, reinstate ward forums, and reverse increases to petition signature threshold needed for council debate
Environment
- Increase the frequency of street cleaning and leaf sweeping by using AI to direct cleaning teams
- Increase opening hours at Greenford Waste and Recycling Centre to seven days a week and cancel the appointment system
- Re-open Acton Recycling Centre
- Commission an independent enquiry into the failures of the Lammas Park Sustainable Urban Drainage Scheme
Finance and local economy
- Cancel Stop and Shop Plus stealth parking charges to encourage high street footfall
- Create a Micro Business Allowance of £100 per week for the first six months of trading to support local start-ups
- Introduce a Richmond-style Ealing App for council services and discounts on parking and shopping
Reform UK
Reform has not published a local manifesto for Ealing. The LDRS contacted Reform UK requesting a copy of a manifesto or commitments, although no response was received by the time of publication.
At a rally in Leeds in March, Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage pledged that if his party took control of more councils in May, it would ensure lower council tax rises than authorities run by other parties.
Richard Tice, the party’s Deputy Leader, has also told reporters that it would be compulsory for schools to have a photo of the King and Union flags on display, though this is likely to be a national policy if they got into government.
Philip James Lynch – Local Democracy Reporter
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