Higham Hill (ward)

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Higham Hill
Electoral ward
for the Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Higham Hill (ward)
Higham Hill ward boundaries since 2022
Borough Waltham Forest
County Greater London
Population14,312 (2021) [a]
Electorate9,600 (2022)
Area3.138 square kilometres (1.212 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1965
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.

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Waltham Forest elections since 2022

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

2023 by-election

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

2023 Higham Hill by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shumon Ali-Rahman 924 57.3
Liberal Democrats Alex Lewis26816.6
Green Abigail Woodman19812.3
TUSC Nancy Taaffe1448.9
Conservative Moufazzal Bhuiyan784.8
Majority65640.7
Turnout 1,612
Labour hold Swing

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. [1]

2022 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: 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 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

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References

  1. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 9 November 2024.