Waltham_Forest_local_elections
Waltham Forest London Borough Council in London is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards, with 3 councillors per ward.
The first election to the council was held in 1964, initially operating as a shadow authority ahead of the new system coming into full effect the following year. Political control of the council since 1964 has been held by the following parties:
More information Party in control, Years ...
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1964–1968 | |
| Conservative | 1968–1971 | |
| Labour | 1971–1994 | |
| No overall control | 1994–1998 | |
| Labour | 1998–2002 | |
| No overall control | 2002–2010 | |
| Labour | 2010–present | |
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Leadership
The leaders of the council since 1965 have been:[1][2]
More information Councillor, Party ...
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Palethorpe | Labour | 1965 | 1968 | |
| Tom Brandon | Conservative | 1968 | 1971 | |
| Bill Pearmine | Labour | 1971 | 1982 | |
| Gerald King | Conservative | 1982 | 1986 | |
| Neil Gerrard | Labour | 1986 | 1990 | |
| Clive Morton | Labour | 1990 | 1992 | |
| Evan Jones | Labour | 1992 | 1994 | |
| Huw Morgan-Thomas | Labour | 1994 | 1998 | |
| Tony Buckley | Labour | 1998 | 30 Jul 2003 | |
| Clyde Loakes | Labour | 30 Jul 2003 | 21 May 2009 | |
| Chris Robbins | Labour | 21 May 2009 | 25 May 2017 | |
| Clare Coghill | Labour | 25 May 2017 | 2 Sep 2021 | |
| Grace Williams | Labour | 2 Sep 2021 | ||
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Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election.
More information Year, Notes ...
| 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.[3] |
| 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.[4] |
| 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.[5] |
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- 2006 results map
- 2010 results map
- 2014 results map
- 2018 results map
1964-1968
There were no by-elections.[6]
1968-1971
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. L. Leighton | 1230 | |||
| Conservative | F. Barnes | 363 | |||
| Liberal | L. C. A. Roskilly | 95 | |||
| Turnout | 16.8% | ||||
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1971-1974
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | H. M. Cohen | 1,324 | |||
| Conservative | Mrs E. J. White | 839 | |||
| Communist | R. A. Sayers | 78 | |||
| Turnout | 21.4% | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | K. Gordon | 1,796 | |||
| Conservative | J. Watson | 1,396 | |||
| Liberal | G. E. Caryer | 306 | |||
| Turnout | 33.1% | ||||
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1974-1978
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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1978-1982
1982-1986
1986-1990
1990-1994
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Patrick J. Hayes.
1994-1998
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Neal A. Chubb.
1998-2002
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Huw M. Morgan-Thomas.
2002-2006
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Mohammed F. Rahman.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Martin J. O'Connor.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David Divine.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Mohammed M. Nasim.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ian Leslie.
2006-2010
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Derek B. Arnold.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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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.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Imran Abrahim.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ms. Jemma Hemsted | 1183 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Henry Boyle | 734 | |||
| Labour | Geoffrey Hammond | 439 | |||
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| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John M. Gover.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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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.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | |||
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| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John F. Walter.
2010-2014
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edwin J. Northover.
2014-2018
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Nadeem Ali, of the Labour Party.[15]
2018-2022
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Geoff Walker, of the Conservative Party.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Chris Robbins, of the Labour Party.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Yemi Osho, of the Labour Party.
2022-2026
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | ||||
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The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Alistair Strathern MP, of the Labour Party.
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