Labour has taken huge losses in local councils across London as Reform UK and the Green Party made huge gains in traditional Labour heartland areas. The Green Party’s Zoë Garbett was elected mayor of Hackney in a major blow for Labour, with Zack Polanski’s party also taking the mayoralties in Lewisham and Waltham forest. Lambeth, a previous Labour stronghold, fell to no overall control with the Green Party now holding the most seats in the borough. The Greens also toppled a huge Labour majority in Lewisham to take control of their third London council after winning the council elections in Hackney and Waltham forest. The Conservatives gained control of Westminster City Council back from Labour, as well as holding on to Kensington and Chelsea, Croydon and Bexley, which was a target for Reform UK. Results from local elections in England also show Nigel Farage’s Reform UK have gained hundreds of councillors across the country, taking seats away from Labour on dozens of councils .…