Monkhams (ward)

Monkhams
Electoral ward for the Redbridge London Borough Council
Monkhams ward boundaries since 2018
Borough	Redbridge
County	Greater London
Population	9,480 (2021)
Electorate	7,225 (2022)
Major settlements	Woodford
Area	2.851 square kilometres (1.101 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1978
Number of members	1978–2018: 3 2018–present: 3
Councillors	Linda Huggett   Joel Herga
ONS code	00BCGN (2002–2018)
GSS code	E05000509 (2002–2018) E05011249 (2018–present)

Monkhams is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Redbridge. The ward was first used in the 1978 elections. It returns councillors to Redbridge London Borough Council. The ward was subject to boundary revisions in 2002 and 2018.

Redbridge council elections since 2018

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Redbridge in 2018.

2022 election

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

2022 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Monkhams (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Linda Huggett	1,694	57.6	8.2
	Conservative	Joel Herga	1,658	56.4	10.1
	Labour	Gregor Eglin	929	31.6	12.8
	Labour	Kashif Qayyum	826	28.0	9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Heather Liddle	368	12.5	0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Vanezis	244	8.3	1.6
Turnout			2,942	40.7	1.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

2018 election

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

2018 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Monkhams (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Linda Huggett	2,140	69.37	N/A
	Conservative	Michael Stark	2,050	66.45	N/A
	Labour	Catherine Rowan	579	18.77	N/A
	Labour	Tareq Chowdhury	561	18.18	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Hunt	361	11.70	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Teahan	306	9.92	N/A
Turnout			3,085	42.14
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

2002–2018 Redbridge council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Redbridge in 2002.

1978–2002 Redbridge council elections

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998. ^[3]

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994. ^[4]

1993 by-election

The election took place on 20 May 1993, following the death of Nancy Thurgood. ^[5]

1993 Monkhams by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Stark	1,407	52.3
	Liberal Democrats	Michael McElarney	926	34.4
	Labour	Philip Pollard	357	13.3
Turnout				34.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990. ^[6]

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986. ^[7]

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982. ^[8]

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978. ^[9]

References

1. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
2. Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
3. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
4. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
5. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis; Vaid, Lovedeep (1994). "London Borough Council By-elections: May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
6. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
7. "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
8. "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
9. "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Retrieved 29 March 2025.