Waltham Forest London Borough Council elections
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.
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Council elections
editSummary 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 |
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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
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2002 results map
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2006 results map
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2010 results map
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2014 results map
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2018 results map
By-election results
edit1964-1968
editThere were no by-elections.[4]
1968-1971
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. L. Leighton | 1230 | |||
Conservative | F. Barnes | 363 | |||
Liberal | L. C. A. Roskilly | 95 | |||
Turnout | 16.8% |
1971-1974
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
edit1982-1986
edit1986-1990
edit1990-1994
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | 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
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