Valentines (ward)

Valentines
Electoral ward for the Redbridge London Borough Council
Valentines ward boundaries since 2018
Borough	Redbridge
County	Greater London
Population	15,210 (2021)
Electorate	10,170 (2022)
Area	1.438 square kilometres (0.555 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1978
Number of members	3
Councillors	Khayer Chowdhury   Alex Holmes   Kumud Joshi
ONS code	00BCGT (2002–2018)
GSS code	E05000514 (2002–2018) E05011253 (2018–present)

Valentines 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: Valentines

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Khayer Chowdhury	1,833	69.2	3.0
	Labour	Alex Holmes	1,775	67.1	3.5
	Labour	Kumud Joshi	1,645	62.1	3.5
	Conservative	Stephanie Burtt	613	23.2	0.2
	Conservative	Richard Jackson	563	21.2	1.1
	Conservative	Michael Bajomo	505	19.1	6.0
	Ind. Network	Max Reid	295	11.1	5.5
Turnout			2,646	26.0	5.6
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2018 election

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

2018 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Valentines

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ross Hatfull	2,317	72.18	N/A
	Labour	Khayer Chowdhury	2,267	70.62	N/A
	Labour	Farah Hussain	2,105	65.58	N/A
	Conservative	Andrew Francis	739	23.02	N/A
	Conservative	George Dunkley	645	20.09	N/A
	Conservative	Unditi Shubhaker	421	13.12	N/A
	Independent	Barrymore Scotland	258	8.04	N/A
	Independent	Max Reid	211	6.57	N/A
Turnout			3,210	31.60
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2018 Redbridge council elections

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

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election. ^[3]

2009 by-election

The by-election took place on 29 January 2009, following the resignation of Nadia Sharif. ^[3]

2009 Valentines by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Shoaib Patel	963	36.9	+20.1
	Conservative	Ikram Wahid	781	29.9	+10.4
	Labour	Surinder Pahl	756	28.9	−0.3
	Respect	Abdurahman Jafar	112	4.3	+4.3
Majority			182
Turnout				29.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

2006 election

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

2003 by-election

The by-election took place on 24 July 2003, following the death of Gary Scottow. ^[4]

2003 Valentines by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Suresh Kumar	1,006	37.5	+4.9
	Labour	Lesley Hilton	997	37.2	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	George Hogarth	422	15.7	+0.2
	CPA	Juliet Hawkins	170	6.3	+6.3
	Green	Ashley Gunstock	86	3.2	−7.5
Majority			9	0.3
Turnout			2,681	29.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1978–2002 Redbridge council elections

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998. ^[5]

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994. ^[6]

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990. ^[7]

1986 election

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

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982. ^[9]

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978. ^[10]

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. Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
4. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
5. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
6. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
7. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
8. "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
9. "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
10. "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2025.