Lea Bridge (Waltham Forest ward)

Not to be confused with Lea Bridge (Hackney ward).

Lea Bridge
Electoral ward for the Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Lea Bridge (Waltham Forest) ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Waltham Forest
County	Greater London
Population	14,125 (2021) [a]
Electorate	9,860 (2022)
Major settlements	Lea Bridge
Area	2.491 square kilometres (0.962 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Number of members	3
Councillors	Jennifer Whilby   Shabana Dhedhi   Gerry Lyons
GSS code	E05009380

Lea Bridge 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. The ward was subject to boundary revisions in 1978, 2002 and 2022.

Waltham Forest council elections since 2022

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

2022 election

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

2022 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Lea Bridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shabana Dhedhi	1,892	77.9
	Labour	Jennifer Whilby	1,889	77.8
	Labour	Gerry Lyons	1,627	67.0
	Independent	Solene Fabios	920	37.9
	Conservative	Maqsoom Hussain	269	11.1
	Conservative	Muhammad Shaikh	242	10.0
	Conservative	Muhammad Zafar	226	9.3
	TUSC	Ben Robinson	217	8.9
Turnout				28.5
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Waltham Forest council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Waltham Forest in 2002.

2021 by-election

The by-election took place on 10 June 2021, following the resignation of Yemi Osho. ^[2]

2021 Lea Bridge by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jennifer Whilby	1,176	50.0	−8.6
	Independent	Claire Weiss	441	18.8	+18.8
	Conservative	Sazimet Imre	436	18.6	+8.3
	Green	RoseMary Warrington	181	7.7	−9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Naomi McCarthy	116	4.9	−1.5
Majority			735	31.3
Turnout			2,350
	Labour hold		Swing

2018 election

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

2018 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Lea Bridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Masood Ahmad	2,313	70.2
	Labour Co-op	Yemi Osho	2,131	64.6
	Labour Co-op	Mohammad Asghar	2,036	61.8
	Green	Rachel Barrat	660	20.0
	Conservative	Elliot Burton	408	12.4
	Conservative	Irfan Khadim	262	7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Jemima Miah	252	7.6
	Liberal Democrats	Zeshan Ahmed	240	7.3
	Conservative	Mohammed Shaikh	222	6.7
	TUSC	Martin Reynolds	214	6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Waqas Qureshi	175	5.3
	Duma Polska	Beata Gajos	97	2.9
Turnout				32.12
Majority			1,376
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

1978–2002 Waltham Forest council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Waltham Forest in 1978.

Notes

1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

1. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
2. "Local Elections Archive Project — Lea Bridge Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
3. Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 23 July 2025.