Higham Hill (ward)

Higham Hill
Electoral ward for the Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Higham Hill ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Waltham Forest
County	Greater London
Population	14,312 (2021) [a]
Electorate	9,600 (2022)
Area	3.138 square kilometres (1.212 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Number of members	1965–1978: 3 1978–2002: 2 2002–present:3
Councillors	Karen Bellamy   Kira Lewis   Shumon Ali-Rahman
GSS code	E05013892

Higham Hill is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns three councillors to Waltham Forest London Borough Council. ^[b] . The ward was subject to boundary revisions in 1978, 2002 and 2022.

Waltham Forest elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Waltham Forest in 2022.

2026 election

The election will take place on 7 May 2026. ^[1]

2026 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Higham Hill (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shumon Ali-Rahman
	Labour	Karen Bellamy
	Labour	Kira Lewis
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Jones
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Marshall-Lewis
	Liberal Democrats	Kath Pollard
	Green
	TUSC
	Conservative
Majority
Turnout

2023 by-election

The by-election took place on 26 October 2023, following the resignation of Alistair Strathern.

2023 Higham Hill by-election

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

2022 election

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

2022 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Higham Hill (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Karen Bellamy	2,001	80.1
	Labour	Kira Lewis	1,775	71.0
	Labour	Alistair Strathern	1,673	67.0
	Green	Louise Ashcroft	662	26.5
	Liberal Democrats	Leticia Martinez	316	12.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ryan Kelly	262	10.5
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Smith	230	9.2
	TUSC	Michael Cleverley	158	6.3
	Conservative	Humayun Ikram	150	6.0
	Conservative	Saima Islam	148	5.9
	Conservative	Ariba Sheikh	121	4.8
Turnout				27.8
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

Notes

1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
2. Two councillors were returned between 1978 and 2002

References

1. "Higham Hill". Waltham Forest Labour. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
2. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 9 November 2024.