Waltham Forest London Borough Council elections
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Waltham_Forest_London_UK_labelled_ward_map_2002.svg/300px-Waltham_Forest_London_UK_labelled_ward_map_2002.svg.png)
Waltham Forest London Borough Council in London is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2022, 60 councillors have been elected from 22 wards, with 2 or 3 councillors per ward.
Council elections
[edit]Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election.
Year | Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Independent | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1964 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
1968 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 0 | |
1971 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
1974 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
1978 | 36 | 21 | 0 | 0 | Boundary changes increased the number of seats by 11.[1] |
1982 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 0 | |
1986 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 0 | |
1990 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 0 | |
1994 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 0 | Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same.[n 1][n 2] |
1998 | 30 | 15 | 12 | 0 | Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same.[n 3] |
2002 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 0 | Boundary changes increased the number of seats by 3.[2] |
2006 | 26 | 15 | 19 | 0 | |
2010 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 0 | |
2014 | 44 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
2018 | 46 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
2022 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 0 | Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same.[3] |
Borough result maps
[edit]-
2002 results map
-
2006 results map
-
2010 results map
-
2014 results map
-
2018 results map
By-election results
[edit]1964-1968
[edit]There were no by-elections.[4]
1968-1971
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. L. Leighton | 1230 | |||
Conservative | F. Barnes | 363 | |||
Liberal | L. C. A. Roskilly | 95 | |||
Turnout | 16.8% |
1971-1974
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. M. Cohen | 1,324 | |||
Conservative | Mrs E. J. White | 839 | |||
Communist | R. A. Sayers | 78 | |||
Turnout | 21.4% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K. Gordon | 1,796 | |||
Conservative | J. Watson | 1,396 | |||
Liberal | G. E. Caryer | 306 | |||
Turnout | 33.1% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | N. F. Gerrard | 1,056 | |||
Liberal | M. P. O'Flanagan | 512 | |||
Residents | D. R. South | 363 | |||
Conservative | Mrs B. R. Eden | 180 | |||
Ratepayers Association | H. L. Rider | 163 | |||
Turnout | 26.0% |
1974-1978
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Reginald B. Lewis | 1,284 | |||
Labour | Joseph Levy | 785 | |||
National Front | Donald R. South | 356 | |||
The Centre Party | Ronald W. Garner | 283 | |||
Ratepayers | Wilfred Atkinson | 241 | |||
Liberal | Barry R. Woodward | 188 | |||
Turnout | 31.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Graham F. Sinclair | 1,811 | |||
Ratepayers | Henry J. Berry | 736 | |||
Labour | Paul J. Diamond | 504 | |||
National Front | John R. P. King | 407 | |||
Liberal | Michael J. Mackrory | 260 | |||
The Centre Party | Michael J. Page | 235 | |||
Turnout | 34.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert C. Hammond | 1,090 | |||
Conservative | Laurie Braham | 568 | |||
National Front | Donald R. South | 396 | |||
Liberal | George D. Bristow | 201 | |||
Turnout | 29.1 |
1978-1982
[edit]1982-1986
[edit]1986-1990
[edit]1990-1994
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jennifer Gray | 1,194 | 48.6 | ||
Lib Dem Focus Team | Jonathan H. Fryer | 969 | 39.6 | ||
Conservative | Michael Thompson | 182 | 7.4 | ||
Independent | Colin R. Bex | 112 | 4.6 | ||
Turnout | 29.3 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Patrick J. Hayes.
1994-1998
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Angela M. Bean | 2,718 | 49.5 | +8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert S. Meadowcroft | 1,717 | 31.2 | −14.5 | |
Conservative | Robert J. Brock | 1,079 | 19.6 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 1,001 | 18.3 | |||
Turnout | 5,514 | 63.1 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Neal A. Chubb.
1998-2002
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ian Leslie | 997 | 47.3 | +0.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | John C. Howard | 965 | 45.8 | +18.5 | |
Conservative | Matthew R. Sharp | 78 | 3.7 | −4.2 | |
Independent | Roderick M. Milroy | 66 | 3.1 | −2.7 | |
Majority | 32 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,106 | 27.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Huw M. Morgan-Thomas.
2002-2006
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mashoodul F. Qureshi | 1,283 | 45.5 | +17.7 | |
Labour | David G. Hayes | 717 | 25.4 | −12.9 | |
Conservative | Julien A. S. Foster | 417 | 14.8 | +3.8 | |
Independent | Mohammed Shafiq | 183 | 6.5 | +6.5 | |
Green | Mark S. Dawes | 171 | 6.1 | −6.0 | |
Socialist Alliance | Cecilia Prosper | 47 | 1.7 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 566 | 20.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,818 | 38.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Mohammed F. Rahman.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Robert J. Wheatley | 1,051 | 43.6 | +18.9 | |
Labour | Geraldine Reardon | 932 | 38.7 | −11.9 | |
Conservative | Kabir A. Sabar | 188 | 7.8 | −7.1 | |
Green | Gary P. Lancet | 151 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Socialist Alliance | Lee Rock | 84 | 3.5 | −6.3 | |
Majority | 119 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,406 | 30.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Martin J. O'Connor.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Laurance A. Wedderburn | 791 | 36.9 | −17.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Henry A. Boyle | 710 | 33.2 | +21.6 | |
Labour | Margaret L. Broadley | 552 | 25.8 | −8.3 | |
Respect | Christopher Dransfield | 88 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 81 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,141 | 27.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David Divine.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arunes Sarkar | 774 | 40.4 | −1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mohammad S. Diwan | 561 | 29.2 | +13.1 | |
Conservative | Graham F. Sinclair | 299 | 15.6 | −4.7 | |
Green | Mark S. Dawes | 199 | 10.4 | −6.4 | |
Socialist Alternative | Louise H. Thompson | 85 | 4.4 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 213 | 11.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,918 | 23.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Mohammed M. Nasim.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Marie E. Pye | 937 | 38.0 | +3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Meher Khan | 765 | 31.3 | −2.4 | |
Respect | Caroline M. Coleman | 354 | 14.5 | +14.5 | |
Conservative | Julien A. S. Foster | 225 | 9.1 | +1.7 | |
Green | Mark S. Dawes | 165 | 6.7 | −8.0 | |
Majority | 172 | 6.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,446 | 30.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ian Leslie.
2006-2010
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew P. J. Hemsted | 1,694 | 55.2 | −14.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Graham A. Woolnough | 1,022 | 33.3 | +14.3 | |
Labour | Gerry A. Lyons | 208 | 6.8 | −4.2 | |
UKIP | Robert J. Brock | 143 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 672 | 21.9 | |||
Turnout | 3,067 | 38.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Derek B. Arnold.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Winnifred F. Smith | 1,360 | 56.0 | +12.8 | |
Labour | Khevyn R. Limbajee | 695 | 28.6 | −14.1 | |
Independent | Carole A. Vincent* | 176 | 7.2 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | Edwin J. Northover | 108 | 4.4 | −2.1 | |
Green | William J. Measure | 90 | 3.7 | −3.9 | |
Majority | 665 | 27.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,429 | 27.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Miranda A. J. Grell.
*No description (rather than independent). Candidate is a member of the Respect Party and was supported by the local branch. She was unable to use Respect as her description due to a split in the party. Current UK electoral law allows candidates to stand without any description rather than independent if preferred.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Samina S. Safdar | 977 | 36.9 | −2.3 | |
Labour | Jawade A. Liaqat | 927 | 35.0 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | Edwin J. Northover | 507 | 19.1 | +5.9 | |
Green | Mark S. Dawes | 184 | 6.9 | −7.0 | |
Left List | Makola Mayambika | 56 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 50 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,651 | 32.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Imran Abrahim.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ms. Jemma Hemsted | 1183 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Henry Boyle | 734 | |||
Labour | Geoffrey Hammond | 439 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John M. Gover.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ms. Jane E. Morgan | 1298 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Nicky R. Bason | 1295 | |||
Conservative | Sandeep D. Christian | 1223 | |||
Conservative | Ms. Sheree L. Rackham | 1155 | |||
Labour | Mohammed S. K. Ahmed | 264 | |||
Labour | Gerry Lyons | 241 | |||
Green | Daniel P. Perrett | 142 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John D. Beanse and the resignation of Cllr. John N. H. Penstone due to ill health.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edwin J. Northover | 1393 | |||
Labour | Ms. Henrietta A. Jackson | 255 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Henry A. Boyle | 144 | |||
Green | Daniel P. Perrett | 102 | |||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John F. Walter.
2010-2014
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Moss | 1392 | |||
Labour | Peter Woodrow | 472 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Graham Woolnough | 79 | |||
Green | Bill Measure | 70 | |||
National Liberal | James O'Rourke | 64 | |||
Turnout | 24.4% | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edwin J. Northover.
2014-2018
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Umar Ali | 1,923 | 68.4 | +11.5 | |
Green | Rebecca Tully | 524 | 18.6 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Afzal Akram | 365 | 13.0 | +6.2 | |
Turnout | 2,813 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Nadeem Ali, of the Labour Party.[13]
2018-2022
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Afzal Akram | 2,072 | 50.9 | +3.2 | |
Labour | Catherine Burns | 1,565 | 38.4 | +2.3 | |
Green | Robert Tatam | 266 | 6.5 | −3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Henry Boyle | 170 | 4.2 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 507 | 12.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,073 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Geoff Walker, of the Conservative Party.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Uzma Rasool | 1,301 | 58.4 | +4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Arran Angus | 541 | 24.3 | +0.6 | |
Green | Mark Dawes | 205 | 9.2 | −2.9 | |
Conservative | Shahamima Khan | 142 | 6.4 | −0.1 | |
TUSC | Kevin Parslow | 40 | 1.8 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 760 | 34.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,229 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Chris Robbins, of the Labour Party.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jennifer Whilby | 1,176 | 50.0 | −8.6 | |
Independent | Claire Weiss | 441 | 18.8 | +18.8 | |
Conservative | Sazimet Imre | 436 | 18.6 | +8.3 | |
Green | RoseMary Warrington | 181 | 7.7 | −9.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Naomi McCarthy | 116 | 4.9 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 735 | 31.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,350 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Yemi Osho, of the Labour Party.
2022-2026
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Shumon Ali-Rahman | 924 | 57.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alex Lewis | 268 | 16.6 | ||
Green | Abigail Woodman | 198 | 12.3 | ||
TUSC | Nancy Taaffe | 144 | 8.9 | ||
Conservative | Moufazzal Bhuiyan | 78 | 4.8 | ||
Majority | 656 | 40.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,612 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Alistair Strathern MP, of the Labour Party.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ a b "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "The London Borough of Waltham Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2021". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ a b c "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "London Borough Council By-elections May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "London Borough Council Elections 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "William Morris Ward By-Election Results 2017 | Waltham Forest Council". www.walthamforest.gov.uk.
- ^ "Brother wins by-election triggered by councillor's death". East London and West Essex Guardian Series.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hatch Lane Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Grove Green Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Lea Bridge Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Higham Hill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2024.