Hatch Lane and Highams Park North (ward)

Hatch Lane and Highams Park North
Electoral ward for the Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Hatch Lane and Highams Park North ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Waltham Forest
County	Greater London
Population	12,951 (2021) [a]
Electorate	9,554 (2022)
Area	2.754 square kilometres (1.063 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	2022
Number of members	3
Councillors	Marion Fitzgerald   Justin Halabi   Tim James
Created from	Hale End and Highams Park, Hatch Lane
GSS code	E05013890

Hatch Lane and Highams Park North is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The ward was first used in the 2022 elections. It returns three councillors to Waltham Forest London Borough Council.

List of councillors

Term	Councillor	Party
2022–present	Marion Fitzgerald		Conservative
2022–present	Justin Halabi [b]		Conservative
			Reform UK
2022–present	Tim James		Conservative

Waltham Forest council elections

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. ^[2] The three winners were sitting councillors for the predecessor Hatch Lane ward.

2022 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Hatch Lane and Highams Park North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marion Fitzgerald	1,732	52.3
	Conservative	Justin Halabi	1,651	49.8
	Conservative	Tim James	1,618	48.9
	Labour	Catherine Burns	1,561	47.1
	Labour	Daniel Fryd	1,328	40.1
	Labour	Zia Rehman	1,264	38.2
	Green	Robert Tatam	623	18.8
	TUSC	Louise Cuffaro	159	4.8
Turnout				37.1
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
2. Justin Halabi changed parties in 2025. ^[1]

References

1. Boothroyd, David (8 August 2025). "Reform trifecta including first ever hold". www.localcouncils.co.uk. Thorncliffe. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
2. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 27 August 2025.