Overview
- Josh Tapper has been elected as a Labour councillor for the Underhill ward in the London Borough of Barnet in the 2026 local elections.
- He secured 1,128 votes and won alongside fellow Labour candidate Zahra Beg.
- Tapper first rose to prominence on Channel 4’s Gogglebox in 2013 and left the show in 2017 to begin a Civil Service apprenticeship.
- He built his political profile through close-run campaigns, missing a Barnet seat by 43 votes in 2022 and later finishing second as Labour’s candidate in Hertsmere.
- On the trail he pledged to represent every constituent and focused on family finances, more local policing, tackling antisocial behaviour and burglaries, and NHS recovery, while his sister Amy marked the result on Instagram.