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.

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.^[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]
2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. L. Leighton	1230
	Conservative	F. Barnes	363
	Liberal	L. C. A. Roskilly	95
Turnout				16.8%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. M. Cohen	1,324
	Conservative	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	B. R. Eden	180
	Ratepayers Association	H. L. Rider	163
Turnout				26.0%

Waltham Forest London Borough Council elections

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1964-1968

1968-1971

1971-1974

1974-1978

1978-1982

1982-1986

1986-1990

1990-1994

1994-1998

1998-2002

2002-2006

2006-2010

2010-2014

2014-2018

2018-2022

2022-2026

Notes

References

External links

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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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Laurie Braham	1,919
	Labour	Imdad Hussain	1,172
Turnout				36.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Joseph Levy	1,232
	Conservative	Thomas H Kelly	507
	Liberal	Clyde Kitson	251
	Ecology	Stephen P Collins	53
Turnout				26.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Robert F Sullivan	1,854
	Labour	Phillip S Wright	892
	Ecology	Ann Darnbrough	49
Turnout				32.5
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Wade Gibson-Kight	1,545
	Labour	Jeremy J Miles	1,396
	Conservative	Edward A Donnelly	378
Turnout				39.4
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert J Wheatley	995
	Conservative	Thomas H Kelly	661
	Labour	Beryl F Eccleston	497
	Ratepayers	Janet G Young	200
Turnout				47.08
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	David H Worsfold	1,790
	Labour	Jonathan Wray	1,309
	Conservative	Abdul W Alavi	199
	Democrats and Commonwealth	Anwar-Ul-Mulk Chaudhry	81
Turnout				40.67
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

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

Wood Street by-election, 1 May 1997^[8]
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

Leytonstone by-election, 1 October 1998^[2]
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

Forest by-election, 15 May 2003^[9]
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

William Morris by-election, 4 September 2003^[9]
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

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

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	Louise H. Thompson	85	4.4	−1.0
Majority			213	11.2
Turnout			1,918	23.0
	Labour hold		Swing

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

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

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

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

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Jemma Hemsted	1183
	Liberal Democrats	Henry Boyle	734
	Labour	Geoffrey Hammond	439
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	Jane E. Morgan	1298
	Liberal Democrats	Nicky R. Bason	1295
	Conservative	Sandeep D. Christian	1223
	Conservative	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

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Edwin J. Northover	1393
	Labour	Henrietta A. Jackson	255
	Liberal Democrats	Henry A. Boyle	144
	Green	Daniel P. Perrett	102
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

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

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

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

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

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

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