2022 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election

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2022 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election
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All 60 council seats
 First partySecond party
 
LeaderGrace WilliamsAlan Siggers
Party Labour Conservative
Last election46 seats, 58.1%14 seats, 24.1%
Seats won4713
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Percentage59.2%22.2%
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

The 2022 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election was on 5 May 2022. All 60 members of Waltham Forest London Borough Council were elected. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom. the Labour Party maintained its control of the council, winning 47 out of the 60 seats with the Conservative Party forming the council opposition with the remaining 13 seats.

Contents

Background

History

Result of the 2018 borough election Waltham Forest London UK local election 2018 map.png
Result of the 2018 borough election

The thirty-two London boroughs were established in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. They are the principal authorities in Greater London and have responsibilities including education, housing, planning, highways, social services, libraries, recreation, waste, environmental health and revenue collection. Some of the powers are shared with the Greater London Authority, which also manages passenger transport, police and fire. [1]

Since its formation, Waltham Forest has generall been under Labour control or no overall control with one period of Conservative control from 1968 to 1971. Labour won an overall majority from no overall control in the 2010 election, with 36 seats and 38.9% of the vote across the borough; with the Conservatives winning eighteen seats and the Liberal Democrats winning the remaining six. The Liberal Democrats lost all their seats in the 2014 election, with Labour winning 44 and the Conservatives winning 16. In the most recent election in 2018, Labour extended its majority by winning 44 seats with 58.1% of the vote across the borough while the Conservatives won 14 seats with 24.1% of the vote. The Liberal Democrats received 10.3% of the vote and the Green Party received 5.5% of the vote but neither won any seats. [2]

There were by-elections in 2021. Geoff Walker, a Conservative councillor for Hatch Lane who had served on the council for 26 years, died in March 2020. [3] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a by-election to fill the seat was not held until 6 May 2021 alongside the 2021 London mayoral election and London Assembly election. The eventual by-election was won by the Conservative candidate Justin Halabi. [4] Chris Robbins, a Labour councillor for Grove Green and a former council leader, died in April 2021. [5] Yemi Osho, a Labour councillor for Lea Bridge, resigned in the same month. By-elections for both seats were held on 10 June 2021. [6] Labour won both seats, with the teacher and researcher Uzma Rasool winning in Grove Green and the NHS worker Jennifer Whilby winning in Lea Bridge. [7] [6]

In 2021 new ward boundaries were established following review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England. The number of councillors remain at sixty but the commission produced new boundaries following a period of consulation, with sixteen three-member wards and six two-member wards. [8]

Electoral process

Waltham Forest, like other London borough councils, elects all of its councillors at once every four years. The 2022 election was by multi-member first-past-the-post voting, with each ward being represented by two or three councillors. Electors had as many votes as there were councillors to be elected in their ward, with the top two or three being elected.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in London aged 18 or over were entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, are entitled to be registered for and vote in elections for both local authorities. [9] Voting in-person at polling stations took place from 7:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters were able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election. [9]

Previous council composition

After 2018 electionBefore 2022 election
PartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 46 Labour 46
Conservative 14 Conservative 14

Results summary

2022 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 4700Increase2.svg178.359.297,173+1.1
  Conservative 1300Decrease2.svg121.722.236,530-1.9
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.07.512,396+2.0
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg0.07.412,205-2.9
  TUSC 000Steady2.svg0.02.13,490+0.7
  Independent 000Steady2.svg0.01.11,804+0.9
  Women's Equality 000Steady2.svg0.00.2404New
  Reform UK 000Steady2.svg0.00.2274New

Ward Results

Cann Hall

Cann Hall (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sally Littlejohn 1,943 75.8
Labour Kischa-Bianca Green 1,873 73.0
Labour Keith Rayner 1,671 65.2
Green Peter Richardson63924.9
Liberal Democrats Joan Carder35914.0
Liberal Democrats Suleman Ahmed30111.7
Conservative Henryka Gibbons28311.0
Conservative Otis Griffin28111.0
Conservative Eylem Kizil2248.7
TUSC Tim Stronge1184.6
Turnout 26.0
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Cathall

Cathall (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Naheed Asghar 1,186 73.8
Labour Jonathan O'Dea 1,071 66.6
Green Lizzie Jarvis36422.6
Conservative Michael Buckworth19111.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Rodden17711.0
Conservative Mohammad Rana1589.8
TUSC Ricardo Joseph684.2
Turnout 24.9
Labour hold
Labour hold

Chapel End

Chapel End (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Louise Mitchell 2,101 72.8
Labour Co-op Paul Douglas 1,870 64.8
Labour Co-op Steve Terry 1,661 57.5
Green Susan Wheat90631.4
Liberal Democrats Beth Bramley39413.7
Conservative Gillian Hemsted32411.2
Conservative Roger Hemsted29810.3
Conservative Irfan Khadim2839.8
Liberal Democrats Alexander Lewis2498.6
TUSC Glenroy Watson2006.9
Liberal Democrats Martin Miller1886.5
TUSC Kenneth Driscoll1856.4
Turnout 32.0
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold

Chingford Green

Chingford Green (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mitchell Goldie 2,348 67.1
Conservative Kay Isa 2,130 60.9
Conservative Sazimet Imre 2,039 58.3
Labour Co-op Rehana Ali-Rahman1,01328.9
Labour Co-op Nathan Burns98528.1
Labour Co-op Nigel Large87925.1
Green Craig Bayne55115.7
Liberal Democrats Henry Boyle40611.6
Reform UK Matt Davis1504.3
Turnout 43.2
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Endlebury

Endlebury (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roy Berg 1,568 61.3
Conservative Emma Best 1,529 59.8
Labour Sharon King94036.8
Labour Luke Willmoth79431.1
Liberal Democrats Nigel Lea1616.3
TUSC Sarah Sachs-Eldridge662.6
Reform UK Robin Williams542.1
Turnout 40.6
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Forest

Forest (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marsela Berberi 2,045 68.8
Labour Zafran Malik 1,982 66.6
Labour Kastriot Berberi 1,961 65.9
Green Glyn Roberts71624.1
Liberal Democrats Josh Hadley43114.5
Liberal Democrats Justin Randle36112.1
Liberal Democrats Gavin Sallery31610.6
Conservative Sakarya Karamehmet2899.7
Conservative Ismet Karamehmet2849.5
Conservative Sema Karamehmet2628.8
TUSC Arshad Ahmad1725.8
TUSC Arnold Ssekandwa1033.5
Turnout 30.0
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Grove Green

Grove Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Khevyn Limbajee 1,615 56.9
Labour Anna Mbachu 1,516 53.4
Labour Uzma Rasool 1,487 52.4
Liberal Democrats Arran Angus93733.0
Liberal Democrats Naomi McCarthy81928.9
Green Maureen Measure73325.8
Liberal Democrats Joe Dyer72025.4
Conservative Kathleen Berg1826.4
Conservative Iona Berg1816.4
Conservative Luke Berg1716.0
TUSC Kevin Parslow1505.3
Turnout 30.5
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hale End & Highams Park South

Hale End & Highams Park South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Bell 1,612 54.7
Labour Rosalind Dore 1,594 54.1
Conservative Kieran Cooke88129.9
Conservative Huma Stone71824.4
Women's Equality Christine Dean40413.7
Independent Ed Pond2608.8
Green Michael Holloway2578.7
Liberal Democrats Canan Nuri1324.5
TUSC James Ivens321.1
Turnout 47.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Hatch Lane & Highams Park North

Hatch Lane & Highams Park North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marion Fitzgerald 1,732 52.3
Conservative Justin Halabi 1,651 49.8
Conservative Tim James 1,618 48.9
Labour Catherine Burns1,56147.1
Labour Daniel Fryd1,32840.1
Labour Zia Rehman1,26438.2
Green Robert Tatam62318.8
TUSC Louise Cuffaro1594.8
Turnout 37.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

High Street

High Street (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Crystal Ihenachor 1,547 70.4
Labour Tom Connor 1,531 69.6
Labour Raja Anwar 1,521 69.2
Green Abigail Woodman71232.4
Liberal Democrats Katherine Pollard25511.6
TUSC Nancy Taaffe1747.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Cocking1687.6
Conservative Munish Chopra-Evans1617.3
Conservative Muhammad Khan1526.9
Conservative Hasnain Latif1436.5
Liberal Democrats Jan-Dinant Schreuder1356.1
TUSC Nathan Wallace-Esnard984.5
Turnout 30.8
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Higham Hill

Higham Hill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Bellamy 2,001 80.1
Labour Kira Lewis 1,775 71.0
Labour Alistair Strathern 1,673 67.0
Green Louise Ashcroft66226.5
Liberal Democrats Leticia Martinez31612.6
Liberal Democrats Ryan Kelly26210.5
Liberal Democrats Patrick Smith2309.2
TUSC Michael Cleverley1586.3
Conservative Humayun Ikram1506.0
Conservative Saima Islam1485.9
Conservative Ariba Sheikh1214.8
Turnout 27.8
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hoe Street

Hoe Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Miriam Mirwitch 2,206 73.6
Labour Co-op Ashan Khan 2,091 69.8
Labour Co-op Andrew Dixon 2,035 67.9
Green Stephen Lambert96432.2
Liberal Democrats Ciara Simmons37312.4
Liberal Democrats James Goodman32610.9
TUSC Paul Bell29910.0
Conservative Mary Ipadeola2448.1
Conservative Muhammad Irfan2367.9
Conservative Naila Mir2187.3
Turnout 32.9
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold

Larkswood

Larkswood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sam O'Connell 1,690 51.1
Conservative John Moss 1,663 50.3
Conservative Catherine Saumarez 1,647 49.8
Labour Beatrice Stern1,20736.5
Labour Bilal Mahmood1,10833.5
Labour Moynul Hussain1,09533.1
Independent Tom Quigley58117.6
Green Carina Millstone51215.5
Liberal Democrats Mahmood Faiz2417.3
TUSC Lily Douglas1143.4
Reform UK Richard King702.1
Turnout 38.1
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Lea Bridge

Lea Bridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shabana Dhedhi 1,892 77.9
Labour Jennifer Whilby 1,889 77.8
Labour Gerry Lyons 1,627 67.0
Independent Solene Fabios92037.9
Conservative Maqsoom Hussain26911.1
Conservative Muhammad Shaikh24210.0
Conservative Muhammad Zafar2269.3
TUSC Ben Robinson2178.9
Turnout 28.5
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Leyton

Leyton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rhiannon Eglin 1,610 71.9
Labour Whitney Ihenachor 1,478 66.0
Labour Terry Wheeler 1,291 57.7
Green Rob Gardner51122.8
Liberal Democrats Shaukat Ali45620.4
Liberal Democrats Meera Chadha39017.4
Liberal Democrats Trevo Stone31314.0
Conservative Lauren Maske2179.7
Conservative Eliz Karamehmet2099.3
Conservative Ehsanullah Mohammed1707.6
TUSC Martin Reynolds713.2
Turnout 25.6
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Leytonstone

Leytonstone
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jenny Gray 1,886 65.3
Labour Clyde Loakes 1,881 65.1
Labour Marie Pye 1,778 61.6
Green Charlotte Lafferty55719.3
Green Mark Dawes52318.1
Green Rosemary Warrington48216.7
Conservative Matthew Bowden2859.9
Conservative Shenice Adams2839.8
Conservative Shahamima Khan2528.7
Liberal Democrats Sadia Mirza2237.7
Liberal Democrats Roger Harrison1966.8
Liberal Democrats David McCarthy1966.8
TUSC Len Hockey652.3
TUSC Maria Talaia592.0
Turnout 32.7
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Markhouse

Markhouse (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Johar Khan 1,321 74.8
Labour Sharon Waldron 1,311 74.3
Liberal Democrats Christina Addenbrooke26515.0
Liberal Democrats Ed Bird21212.0
Conservative Faizan Hasan1528.6
Conservative Samina Maqsoom1418.0
TUSC Linda Taaffe1297.3
Turnout 38.7
Labour hold
Labour hold

St. James

St. James
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Catherine Deakin 2,068 76.7
Labour Co-op Katy Thompson 1,851 68.6
Labour Co-op Sabastian Salek 1,595 59.1
Green Rachel Barrat1,13242.0
Liberal Democrats Mike Lewendon34812.9
TUSC Charlie Edwards30711.4
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Martlew27610.2
Conservative Noshaab Khiljee1856.9
Conservative Zara Maqsoom1846.8
Conservative Faisal Mehmood1455.4
Turnout 33.2
Labour Co-op win (new seat)
Labour Co-op win (new seat)
Labour Co-op win (new seat)

Upper Walthamstow

Upper Walthamstow (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Caramel Quin 1,294 65.0
Labour Co-op Yusuf Patel 1,145 57.5
Green Roger Payne42621.4
Conservative Molly Samuel-Leport 41520.8
Conservative Moufazzal Bhuiyan36818.5
Liberal Democrats Jane Morgan22211.1
TUSC Lee Hawksbee703.5
Independent Sameed Fawad432.2
Turnout 37.8
Labour Co-op win (new seat)
Labour Co-op win (new seat)

Valley

Valley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Afzal Akram 1,812 50.2
Conservative Jemma Hemsted 1,788 49.5
Labour Elizabeth Baptiste 1,755 48.6
Conservative Kimberley Tonner1,74648.4
Labour Sarah Chaney1,67346.4
Labour Neil Weeks1,51542.0
Liberal Democrats Joanna Loxton2035.6
Liberal Democrats Eric Heinze1724.8
Liberal Democrats Ipek Ozerim1634.5
Turnout 38.5
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Labour hold

William Morris

William Morris
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Kizzy Gardiner 2,654 83.1
Labour Co-op Grace Williams 2,563 80.2
Labour Co-op Jack Phipps 2,073 64.9
Green Henry Greenwood1,12635.2
Conservative Hamza Ali32710.2
TUSC Paula Mitchell2959.2
Conservative Shaeb Khan2798.7
Conservative Anmol Seher2668.3
Turnout 35.0
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold

Wood Street

Wood Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Vicky Ashworth 1,782 86.0
Labour Co-op Richard Sweden 1,499 72.3
Liberal Democrats Tom Addenbrooke31315.1
Conservative Rupert Dougall2029.7
TUSC Mary Finch1818.7
Conservative Seyyed Naqvi1698.2
Turnout 35.2
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold

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