Leyton (ward)

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Leyton
Electoral ward
for the Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Leyton (ward)
Leyton ward boundaries since 2022
Borough Waltham Forest
County Greater London
Population13,114 (2021) [a]
Electorate9,421 (2022)
Major settlements Leyton
Area1.941 square kilometres (0.749 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Number of members3
Councillors
  •   Rhiannon Eglin
  •   Whitney Ihenachor
  •   Terry Wheeler
GSS code E05013896

Leyton 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. Miranda Grell was elected in 2006 and disqualified in 2007 for making false statements under the Representation of the People Act 1983, which triggered a by-election in 2008.

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Landmarks

Prominent landmarks are Leyton Orient's Brisbane Road ground and New Spitalfields Market.

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: Leyton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rhiannon Eglin 1,610 71.9
Labour Whitney Ihenachor 1,478 66.0
Labour Terry Wheeler 1,291 57.7
Green Rob Gardner51122.8
Liberal Democrats Shaukat Ali45620.4
Liberal Democrats Meera Chadha39017.4
Liberal Democrats Trevo Stone31314.0
Conservative Lauren Maske2179.7
Conservative Eliz Karamehmet2099.3
Conservative Ehsanullah Mohammed1707.6
TUSC Martin Reynolds713.2
Turnout 25.6
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Waltham Forest council elections

Leyton (ward)
Leyton ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

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

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. [2]

2018 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Leyton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacob Edwards 2,122 57.4
Labour Whitney Ihenachor 2,114 57.2
Labour Simon Miller 1,943 52.5
Liberal Democrats Bob Sullivan1,25333.9
Liberal Democrats Ed Bird1,16731.6
Liberal Democrats Farooq Qureshi1,16231.4
Conservative Patricia Branagan1925.2
Conservative Rommel Moseley1905.1
Conservative Michael Caplan1764.8
Duma PolskaBogusława Danielewicz962.6
TUSC Cédric Gérôme852.3
Turnout 36.18%
Majority690
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014. [3]

2014 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Leyton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jacob Edwards 1,973 19%
Labour Whitney Ihenachor 1,923 19%
Labour Simon Miller 1,786 17%
Liberal Democrats Bob Sullivan1,21112%
Liberal Democrats Audrey Lee1,04410%
Liberal Democrats Jerome Harvey-Agyei1,02210%
Green Diana Wellings3814%
Conservative James Edwards2332%
Conservative Anne Pryor2092%
Conservative Nicholas Hyett2052%
TUSC Suzanne Beishon1572%
TUSC Kevin Parslow1301%
Turnout 10,274
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election. [4]

2010 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Leyton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Naheed Qureshi 2,190
Liberal Democrats Winnie Smith 2,104
Liberal Democrats Bob Sullivan 2,095
Labour Patrick Edwards1,996
Labour Simon Miller1,967
Labour Matthew Garness1,954
Green Diana Wellings618
Conservative Christopher Nott446
Conservative Mollie Neilson-Hansen436
Conservative Carol Chatfield123
Turnout 54.6%
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

2008 by-election

The by-election took place on 14 February 2008, following the disqualification of Miranda Grell. [4]

2008 Leyton by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Winnie Smith 1,360 56.0 +12.8
Labour Khevyn Limbajee69528.6−14.1
Independent Carole Vincent1767.2+7.2
Conservative Edwin Northover1084.4−2.1
Green William Measure903.7−3.9
Majority66527.4
Turnout 2,42927.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006. [5]

2006 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Leyton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Naheed Qureshi 1,443
Labour Miranda Grell 1,427
Liberal Democrats Bob Sullivan 1,424
Liberal Democrats Barry Smith1,399
Labour Simon Wright1,245
Labour Nicholas Russell 1,242
Green Helen Griffith253
Conservative Paul Braham216
Conservative Anne Pryor176
Conservative Colette Gosling167
Turnout 37.6%
Liberal Democrats hold
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats hold

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002. [6]

2002 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Leyton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Loretta Hodges 1,593
Liberal Democrats Robert Sullivan 1,552
Liberal Democrats Barry Smith 1,494
Labour Grace Chambers883
Labour Crispin St Hill836
Labour Nicholas Russell 806
Conservative Peter Smith174
Conservative Janet James167
Conservative Roger Wheeler119
Turnout
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Waltham Forest council elections

Leyton (ward)
Leyton ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002

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

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998. [7]

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994. [8]

1994 Waltham Forest Council election: Leyton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Sullivan 2,081 52.63 Increase2.svg 6.25
Liberal Democrats Loretta Hodges 1,981
Liberal Democrats Charles Tuckey 1,893
Labour Denis Gray1,87447.36Increase2.svg 2.72
Labour Sajid Ramzan1,748
Labour Crispin St Hill1,735
Registered electors 8,344Decrease2.svg 40
Turnout 4,06548.72Decrease2.svg 1.60
Rejected ballots120.30Increase2.svg 0.06
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

1990 election

1986 election

1982 election

1978 election

1964–1978 Waltham Forest council elections

1974 election

1971 election

1970 by-election

The by-election took place on 17 September 1970.

1970 Leyton by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Leighton 1,230
Conservative F. Barnes363
Liberal L. Roskilly95
Turnout 16.8%

1968 election

1964 election

Notes

  1. ↑ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

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References

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  2. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. 1 2 Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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  8. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

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