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Chadwell is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Redbridge. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns councillors to Redbridge London Borough Council.

BoroughRedbridge
CountyGreater London
Population16,529 (2021)
Electorate10,777 (2022)
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Chadwell
Electoral ward
for the Redbridge London Borough Council
Chadwell ward boundaries since 2018
BoroughRedbridge
CountyGreater London
Population16,529 (2021)
Electorate10,777 (2022)
Area1.553 square kilometres (0.600 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Number of members
  • 1965–1978: 4
  • 1978–present: 3
Members
  •   Bert Jones
  •   Muhammad Afzal
  •   Niamh Atkins
GSS code
  • E05000498 (2002–2018)
  • E05011237 (2018–present)
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Councillors

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Election Councillors
2002 Gary Staight

(Lib Dem)

 John Tyne

(Lib Dem)

 Ralph Scott

(Lib Dem)

2006
2010 Wes Streeting [a]

(Labour)

 Andy Walker

(Labour)

 Baldesh Kaur Nijiar

(Labour)

2014 Aziz Choudhury

(Labour)

 Neil Zammett

(Labour)

 Anne Sachs

(Labour)

2018 Bert Jones [1]

(Labour)

 Hannah Chaudhry

(Labour)

2022
2026 Muhammad Afzal [2]

(Redbridge Independents)

 Niamh Atkins [3]

(Green)

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Redbridge council elections since 2018

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Redbridge in 2018.

2026 election

Hannah Chaudhry resigned in April 2026, with the by-election deferred until May 2026.[4][b]

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.[6]

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2022 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Chadwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hannah Chaudhry 1,928 62.2 Increase 3.0
Labour Bert Jones 1,802 58.1 Increase 3.7
Labour Anne Sachs 1,782 57.5 Increase 1.7
Conservative Shirley Baah-Mensah 847 27.3 Increase 0.3
Conservative Katherine Egbun 809 26.1 Increase 2.0
Conservative Raj Forhad 741 23.9 Increase 0.2
Green John Tyne 532 17.2 Increase 7.7
Turnout 3,101 28.8 Decrease 5.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.[7]

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2018 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Chadwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bert Jones 2,279 61.81 N/A
Labour Hannah Chaudhry 2,183 59.21 N/A
Labour Anne Sachs 2,057 55.79 N/A
Conservative Simon Hearn 997 27.04 N/A
Conservative Mohammed Uddin 887 24.06 N/A
Conservative Diana Danescu 874 23.70 N/A
Liberal Democrats Gary Staight 350 9.49 N/A
Green John Tyne 350 9.49 N/A
Turnout 3,687 34.04
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
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2002–2018 Redbridge council elections

Chadwell ward boundaries from 2002 to 2018

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Redbridge in 2002.

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.[8]

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2014 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Chadwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aziz Choudhury 2,352
Labour Anne Sachs 1,975
Labour Neil Zammett 1,707
Conservative Mohammed Uddin 1,106
Conservative Bharat Parmar 917
Conservative Kunle Olaifa 878
Green John Tyne 605
Independent Paul Wiffen 474
Liberal Democrats Naren Dattani 237
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Teahan 213
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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2010 by-election

The by-election took place on 8 July 2010, following the disqualification of Mark Gittens.[8]

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2010 Chadwell by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Wes Streeting 800 31.5
Conservative Gary Munro 580 22.9
Liberal Democrats John Tyne 576 22.7
Green Wilson Chowdhry 413 16.3
BNP Julian Leppert 115 4.5
UKIP Paul Wiffen 54 2.1
Majority 220 8.6
Turnout 2,542 25.5
Labour hold Swing
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2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[9]

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2010 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Chadwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Gittens 1,949
Labour Andy Walker 1,804
Labour Baldesh Kaur Nijjar 1,724
Liberal Democrats John Tyne 1,638
Liberal Democrats Ralph Scott 1,637
Conservative Ashley Heller 1,472
Liberal Democrats Riaz Uddin 1,412
Conservative Anthony Lenaghan 1,327
Conservative Ali Azeem 1,323
Green Wilson Chowdhry 897
Green Juliet Chowdhry 571
UKIP Paul Wiffen 482
Green Isla Martin 398
Turnout 59.96 +21.56
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
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2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.[10]

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2006 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Chadwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gary Staight 1,406 38.1
Liberal Democrats John Tyne 1,266
Liberal Democrats Ralph Scott 1,244
Conservative Simon Hearn 889 24.1
Conservative Rosemary Barden 837
Conservative Dennis Aylen 781
Labour Shafiq Chowdhry 772 20.9
Labour Gerald Elvin 727
Labour Kenzi Egeh 669
BNP Jason Douglas 624 16.9
Turnout 38.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.[11]

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2002 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Chadwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gary Straight 1,386 18.1
Liberal Democrats Ralph Scott 1,270 16.6
Liberal Democrats John Tyne 1,240 16.2
Conservative Elfyn Roberts 778 11.7
Conservative Mary Pitt 745 9.7
Conservative Pauline Highes 742 9.7
Labour Adewale Adeoshun 411 6.1
Labour Gurdial Bhamra 456 5.9
Labour Ranjit Mudhar 441 5.7
Total votes 7,649 100
Turnout 31.4
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
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1994–2002 Redbridge council elections

The boundaries of the ward were adjusted on 1 April 1994.[12]

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.[13]

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1998 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Chadwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gary Staight 2,304
Liberal Democrats John Tyne 2,050
Liberal Democrats Ralph Scott 746
Labour Andy Walker 746
Conservative Beatrice Corfield 722
Conservative Stewart Spivack 636
Conservative Maria Mbonye 591
Labour Ranjit Mudhar 561
Labour Bharat Pathak 560
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.[14]

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1994 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Chadwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gary Straight 2,341 47.17 Increase36.83
Liberal Democrats David Green 2,234
Liberal Democrats Ralph Scott 2,108
Conservative Robert Cole 1,455 29.92 Decrease18.19
Conservative Laurence Davies 1,406
Conservative Robert Summers 1,379
Labour Thomas Davis 1,154 22.91 Decrease10.34
Labour Frances Smith 1,087
Labour Khalid Sharif 1,004
Registered electors 9,067 Decrease 297
Turnout 4,997 55.11 Increase 6.53
Rejected ballots 4 0.08 Decrease 0.03
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
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1978–1994 Redbridge council elections

Chadwell ward boundaries from 1978 to 1994

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Redbridge in 1978.

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.[15]

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1990 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Chadwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Cole 2,237 48.11
Conservative Christopher Annal 2,182
Conservative Laurence Davies 2,100
Labour Teresa Conway 1,581 33.25
Labour Christopher MacCarthy 1,501
Labour Josephine Spink 1,424
Lib Dem Focus Team David Green 506 10.34
Lib Dem Focus Team Dominic Black 453
Lib Dem Focus Team Frank Marsh 442
Green Carol Small 375 8.30
Registered electors 9,364
Turnout 4,549 48.58
Rejected ballots 5 0.11
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
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1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.[16]

December 1984 by-election

The by-election took place on 6 December 1984, following the death of John Savage.[16]

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December 1984 Chadwell by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alliance FT Valerle Ball 1,342
Conservative Robert Cole 1,169
Labour Lesley Hilton 551
Turnout
Liberal Alliance FT gain from Conservative Swing
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February 1984 by-election

The by-election took place on 16 February 1984, following the resignation of John Banyard.[16]

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February 1984 Chadwell by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alliance FT Gary Stalght 1,933
Conservative Robert Cole 1,163
Labour Lesley Hilton 514
Turnout
Liberal Alliance FT gain from Conservative Swing
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1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.[17]

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.[18]

1964–1978 Redbridge council elections

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1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.[19]

1971 election

The election took place on 15 May 1971.[20]

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.[21]

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1968 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Chadwell (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. Hurst 2,658
Conservative A. Cross 2,608
Conservative R. Martin 2,573
Conservative A. Yates 2,548
Labour T. Dicker 553
Labour D. Wightman 519
Labour A. Hutson 518
Labour E. Pye 513
Liberal V. Mason 494
Liberal R. Ellis 493
Liberal M. Silvey 418
Liberal V. Shuman 413
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
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1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.[22]

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1964 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Chadwell (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Bysouth 1,872
Conservative C. Gibson 1,817
Conservative N. Hurst 1,811
Conservative A. White 1,753
Labour W. Burgess 1,463
Labour G. King 1,404
Labour A. Willis 1,377
Labour A. Hutson 1,370
Liberal V. Mason 833
Liberal R. Ellis 831
Liberal E. Ives 793
Liberal J. Lorek 740
Communist L. Beard 111
Turnout 4,119 36.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Streeting was not a candidate in the 2010 election, instead winning a by-election to replace Mark Gittens, who was disqualified, making Streeting the one to take up this seat after the 2010 election.
  2. [b]
    Casual vacancies occurring within six months of scheduled elections are not filled.[5]

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