Following the London-wide borough elections last week (Thursday 5 May), London Councils' interactive electoral map of London has been updated with all the results so far. Two outstanding by-elections (for the Mayfield ward in Redbridge on 26 May and the New Malden Village ward in Kingston, date tbc) are still to take place.

One vacancy in LB Croydon’s South Croydon ward has also resulted following of the election of Jason Perry as Croydon Mayor and a date for a by election will be announced shortly.

Members elected for the first time in 2022 will be invited by London Councils to a welcome reception at the Guildhall, on the 21 June.

Following the most recent City of London elections in March, it has been announced that Chris Hayward has been elected the new Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee.

Chris replaces Catherine McGuinness who, as the previous Policy and Resources Chair, served on London Councils' Leaders' Committee and as Vice Chair of London Councils for five years.

The Queen’s Speech, marking the start of the parliamentary year, took place yesterday. The speech, which was delivered by the Prince of Wales after the Queen had to withdraw due to mobility issues, set out 38 proposed bills, including an Energy Security Bill, a Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, an Online Safety Bill, Schools Bill and a Procurement Bill.

The Speech will be debated by MPs over the coming days.

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Five new 'knowledge partnerships' between five borough-led climate programmes and four universities across London have been established to help tackle climate change and meet net zero targets in the capital. The partnerships were brokered by London Councils and London Higher, the umbrella body representing over 40 universities and higher education colleges in London.

The partnerships will connect academics and policymakers to support the work of the seven borough-led, pan-London climate programmes - meaning local action to tackle the climate emergency will now benefit from research from London’s top universities, and academics will learn from London boroughs about real-world implementation and working with London’s communities.

Read more about the Knowledge Parterships here.

Read more about  London Councils' seven London-wide Climate Change Programmes here.