Hatch Lane
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Hatch Lane was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Waltham Forest from 1978 to 2022. The ward was first used in the 1978 elections and last used for the 2018 elections, with a final by-election in 2021. It returned three councillors to Waltham Forest London Borough Council. The ward covered the Chingford Hatch and Friday Hill areas of Chingford.
| Hatch Lane | |
|---|---|
| Former electoral ward for the Waltham Forest London Borough Council | |
 Hatch Lane ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022 | |
| Borough | Waltham Forest |
| County | Greater London |
| Population | 11,058 (2011) |
| Electorate | 8,543 (2018) |
| Major settlements | Chingford Hatch, Friday Hill |
| Former electoral ward | |
| Created | 1978 |
| Abolished | 2022 |
| Councillors | 3 |
| Replaced by | Hatch Lane and Highams Park North |
| GSS code | E05000598 |
The population of the ward of the ward at the 2011 Census was 11,058.[1]
2002 to 2022 Waltham Forest council elections
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Waltham Forest in 2002.
2021 by-election
The by-election took place on 6 May 2021, following the death of Geoff Walker.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Justin Halabi | 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 | ||||
2018 election
The election took place on 3 May 2018.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Marion Fitzgerald | 1,768 | 49.6 | ||
| Conservative | Geoff Walker | 1,739 | 48.8 | ||
| Conservative | Tim James | 1,709 | 48.0 | ||
| Labour Co-op | Lesley Anne Finlayson | 1,338 | 37.5 | ||
| Labour Co-op | Liz Fenton | 1,309 | 36.7 | ||
| Labour Co-op | Jenny Lennox | 1,287 | 36.1 | ||
| Green | Rosemary Green | 367 | 10.3 | ||
| Green | Michael Holloway | 279 | 7.8 | ||
| Green | Rebecca Redwood | 272 | 7.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ted Cooke | 231 | 6.5 | ||
| Turnout | 41.84% | ||||
| Majority | 371 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2014 election
The election took place on 22 May 2014.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Marion Fitzgerald | 1,485 | 18% | ||
| Conservative | Geoffrey Walker | 1,249 | 15% | ||
| Conservative | Tim James | 1,134 | 14% | ||
| Labour | Stephen Garrett | 935 | 11% | ||
| UKIP | Paul Hillman | 868 | 11% | ||
| Labour | Graham Smith | 743 | 9% | ||
| Labour | Nicholas Russell | 741 | 9% | ||
| Green | Robert Tatam | 575 | 7% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Marc Jones | 252 | 3% | ||
| TUSC | Sue Wills | 152 | 2% | ||
| Turnout | 8,134 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||