Waltham Forest London Borough Council election, 2002

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Waltham Forest London Borough Council election, 2002
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  1998 2 May 2002 2006  

All 60 seats to Waltham Forest London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Tony Buckley Geoffrey Walker Keith Rayner
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat
Leader's seat Lea Bridge Hatch Lane Cann Hall
Last election 30 seats 15 seats 12 seats
Seats won 29 18 13
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg3Increase2.svg1

Waltham Forest London UK local election 2002 map.svg

Map of the results of the 2002 Waltham Forest council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

No Overall Control

Elections to Waltham Forest Council were held in May 2002. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 1998 election. These elections were the first held on new ward boundaries which increased the total number of Councillors by 2, from 58 to 60.

London Borough of Waltham Forest London borough in United Kingdom

The London Borough of Waltham Forest is a London borough in northeast London, England.

Contents

Waltham Forest local elections are held every four years, with the next due in 2006.

Composition before election

Elected in 1998 Before election
Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 30 Labour 30
Conservative 15 Conservative 15
Liberal Democrat 12 Liberal Democrat 12

Election result

Waltham Forest Local Election Result 2002 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 29 48.3
  Conservative 18 30
  Liberal Democrat 13 21.7
  Green 0 0 0Steady2.svg0

Results by ward

The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1998 elections, not taking into account any mid-term by-elections, party defections or boundary changes. Where boundary changes have increased the number of Councillors in a ward, they will be listed as a party gain from Vacant.

The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. The ward is the primary unit of English electoral geography for civil parishes and borough and district councils, electoral ward is the unit used by Welsh principal councils, while the electoral division is the unit used by English county councils and some unitary authorities. Each ward/division has an average electorate of about 5,500 people, but ward-population counts can vary substantially. As at the end of 2014 there were 9,456 electoral wards/divisions in the UK.

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References

  1. "Election Results". London Councils. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.[ dead link ]