Grove Green (ward)

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Grove Green
Electoral ward
for the Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Grove Green (ward)
Grove Green ward boundaries since 2022
Borough Waltham Forest
County Greater London
Population
  • 14,604 (2011)
  • 14,746 (2021) [a]
Electorate9,982 (2022)
Major settlements Leyton, Leytonstone
Area0.8983 square kilometres (0.3468 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1978
Number of members3
Councillors
  •   Anna Mbachu
  •   Khevyn Limbajee
  •   Uzma Rasool
Created from Central
ONS code 00BHGD (2002–2022)
GSS code
  • E05000596 (2002–2022)
  • E05013888 (2022–present)

Grove Green is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The ward was first used in the 1978 elections. It returns three councillors to Waltham Forest London Borough Council.

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Social issues

The council, as of 2011, assessed 30% of the ward population to be in poverty. [1]

Waltham Forest council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Waltham Forest in 2022. The ward gained some territory in the northeast that had been part of the Leytonstone ward.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. [2]

2022 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: 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 win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Waltham Forest council elections

Grove Green (ward)
Grove Green ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Waltham Forest in 2002. The ward boundary in the southeast was extended from Grove Green Road to the A12 Eastern Avenue.

2021 by-election

The by-election took place on 10 June 2021, following the death of death of Chris Robbins.

2021 Grove Green by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Uzma Rasool 1,301 58.4 +4.1
Liberal Democrats Arran Angus54124.3+0.6
Green Mark Dawes2059.2−2.9
Conservative Shahamima Khan1426.4−0.1
TUSC Kevin Parslow401.8−1.6
Majority 76034.1
Turnout 2,229
Labour hold Swing

2018 election

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

2018 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Grove Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Anna Mbachu 2,052 59.2
Labour Co-op Khevyn Limbajee 2,047 59.0
Labour Co-op Chris Robbins 1,997 57.6
Liberal Democrats Arran Angus89725.9
Liberal Democrats Naomi McCarthy72520.9
Liberal Democrats Ukonu Obasi62318.0
Green Deanna Donovan45613.1
Green Liam Connor41612.0
Conservative Jane Bartram2477.1
Conservative James Ellingham2166.2
Conservative Thor Halland2005.8
TUSC Sarah Sachs-Eldridge1283.7
Turnout 34.93%
Majority 1,100
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014. [4]

2014 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Grove Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Robbins 1,858 50.5
Labour Anna Mbachu 1,751 47.6
Labour Khevyn Limbajee 1,686 45.8
Liberal Democrats Imran Mahmood1,00927.4
Liberal Democrats Naser Masood86523.5
Liberal Democrats Andrei Ilies85623.3
Green Bill Measure50713.8
Green Maureen Measure48513.2
Conservative Jacqueline Howe3459.4
Conservative Pervalz Khan3359.1
Conservative Lauren Smith3359.1
TUSC Nic Fripp1604.3
TUSC Tim Roedel862.3
Turnout 3,68137.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election. [5]

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006. [6]

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002. [7]

2002 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Grove Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tarsem Bhogal 1,169 39.05
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Sullivan 1,103 39.09
Labour Chris Robbins 1,081
Liberal Democrats Paul Olford1,052
Liberal Democrats Neal Chubb1,048
Labour Peter Woodrow949
Green Helen Griffith2657.93
Conservative Mohammed Qureshi2357.96
Conservative Joan Devine226
Green Maureen Measure218
Conservative Derek Pryor191
Green William Measure167
London Socialist Thomas Taylor1635.97
Registered electors 8,513
Turnout 2,79232.80
Rejected ballots50.18
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Waltham Forest council elections

Grove Green (ward)
Grove Green ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002

1998 election

The election on 7 May 1998 took place on the same day as the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum. [8]

1998 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Grove Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tarsem Bhogal 1,203 47.89 Decrease2.svg 7.21
Labour Jane Duran 1,133
Labour Andrew Lock 1,108
Liberal Democrats Nazir Butt82132.30Increase2.svg 6.30
Liberal Democrats Mohamed Bagas772
Liberal Democrats Jeniffer Sullivan730
Green William Measure27711.56Increase2.svg 3.37
Conservative Rosemary Holman2268.25Decrease2.svg 2.46
Conservative Barbara Martin193
Conservative Pamela Jovcic173
Registered electors 7,782Decrease2.svg 209
Turnout 2,43931.34Decrease2.svg11.31
Rejected ballots311.27Increase2.svg 1.09
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994. [9]

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990. [10]

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986. [11]

1983 by-election

The by-election took place on 29 September 1983, following the resignation of Harry Cohen. [11]

1983 Grove Green by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Wade Gibson-Knight 1,545
Labour Jeremy Miles1,396
Conservative Edward Donnelly378
Turnout 39.4
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982. [12]

1982 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Grove Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohmmad Khan 1.272
Labour Harry Cohen 1,221
Labour Eleanor Bartram 1,160
Alliance Wade Gibson-Knigh 989
Alliance Andrew Lee 966
Alliance Peter Mason 922
Conservative Irene Carter 839
Conservative Raymond Luker 781
Conservative Margaret Luker 767
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978. [13]

1978 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Grove Green (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eleanor Bartram 1,709
Labour Mohmmad Khan 1,683
Labour Harry Cohen 1,509
Conservative Raymond Luker 1,320
Conservative Iain Mackie
Conservative Sheridan Mount 1,236
National Front Terence Bull266
National Front Richard Perkins225
National Front Roy Smart209
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

  1. ↑ http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk%2Fdocuments%2Fward-profile-grove-green-ward.pdf, p. 2
  2. ↑ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  5. ↑ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  6. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  8. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  9. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  10. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  11. 1 2 "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
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