Waltham Forest London Borough Council election, 2018

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Waltham Forest London Borough Council election, 2018

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  2014 3 May 2018 2022  

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

  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 44 seats, 52.9% 16 seats, 20.7%
Seats won46 14
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Map of the results of the 2018 Waltham Forest council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 2018 Waltham Forest Council election was held on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Waltham Forest London Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Waltham Forest London Borough Council

Waltham Forest London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Waltham Forest in London, England which has existed since the London Government Act 1963 was commenced in 1965, replacing three local authorities: Chingford Borough Council, Leyton Borough Council and Walthamstow Borough Council. It is one of London's 32 borough councils, divided into 20 wards and elects 60 councillors.

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Results by ward

Cann Hall

Cann Hall (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sally Littlejohn 1,993
Labour Keith Rayner 1,971
Labour Patrick Edwards 1,958
Liberal Democrat Liz Phillips 726
Liberal Democrat Rupert Augistine Alexander 682
Liberal Democrat Faiz Faiz 574
Green Ami Amlani 434
Conservative Kathleen Berg 178
Conservative Philip Brimley 167
Conservative Muhammed Shaikh 167
TUSC Claire Rosa Laker-Mansfield 67
Turnout 33.89%
Majority 1,276

Cathall

Cathall (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Co-op Naheed Asghar 1,996
Labour Co-op Terry Wheeler 1,887
Labour Co-op Jonathan O'Dea 1,863
Green Glyn Lloyd Roberts 320
Liberal Democrat John Colin Howard 231
Liberal Democrat Joan Sylvia Marie O'Brien 205
Liberal Democrat Clyde Kitson 194
Conservative Fatima Ahmad 219
Conservative Craig Moss 194
Conservative Zarif Isa 153
TUSC Scott Frank Jones 76
Duma Polska Elzbieta Raza 50
Turnout 31.94%
Majority 1,543

Chapel End

Chapel End (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Co-op Louise Mitchell 2,272
Labour Co-op Paul Douglas 2,187
Labour Co-op Steve Terry 1,986
Green Susan Mary Wheat 712
Conservative James Simmons 495
Conservative Fatlum Lushi 459
Liberal Democrat Rachelle Francesca Harris 430
Conservative Mostakin Miah 429
Liberal Democrat Adam Graham Pike 293
Liberal Democrat Peter Sigrist 279
TUSC Kevin Graham Parslow 153
Turnout
Turnout 35.14%
Majority 1,274

Chingford Green

Chingford Green (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andy Hemsted 2,185
Conservative Kay Isa 2,133
Conservative Nick Halebi 2,113
Labour Kieran Falconer 967
Labour Shameem Katharina Alexandra Highfield 924
Labour Anton Ian Noel Lyons 860
Green Miranda James 474
Liberal Democrat Joan Margaret Carder 270
Liberal Democrat Jennifer Elizabeth Sullivan 213
Turnout 43.58%
Majority 1,146

Endlebury

Endlebury (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Roy Berg 2,276
Conservative Emma Best 2,223
Conservative Mitchell Goldie 2,166
Labour Arran Jason Griffiths 929
Labour Crystal Ihenachor 890
Labour Shaheen Rafique 855
Green Rosemary Warrington 301
Liberal Democrat Christopher Portou 172
Liberal Democrat Bettina Szabo-Shaw 153
Turnout 41.37%
Majority 1,237

Forest

Forest (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Shabana Dhedhi 2,101
Labour Kastriot Berberi 2,013
Labour Gerry Lyons 1,936
Liberal Democrat Jordan Robert Sullivan 770
Liberal Democrat Rupert James Charles Pickering 735
Liberal Democrat Dave Sherwood 698
Green Diana Korchien 548
Conservative Lauren Maske 281
Conservative Barbara Randall 278
Conservative Pamela Jovcic 258
Turnout 38.38%
Majority 1,166

Grove Green

Grove Green (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Co-op Anna Mbachu 2,052
Labour Co-op Khevyn Limbajee 2,047
Labour Co-op Chris Robbins 1,997
Liberal Democrat Arran Paul Angus 897
Liberal Democrat Naomi McCarthy 725
Liberal Democrat Ukonu Elisha Obasi 623
Green Deanna Donovan 456
Green Liam Bonisch Connor 416
Conservative Jane Bartram 247
Conservative James Ellingham 216
Conservative Thor Fenrir Pallson Halland 200
TUSC Sarah Elizabeth Sachs-Eldridge 128
Turnout 34.93%
Majority 1,100

Hale End & Highams Park

Hale End & Highams Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Tony Bell 2,114
Labour Rosalind Anne Doré 2,011
Labour Zia-Ur Rehham 1,846
Conservative Molly Samuel 1,794
Conservative Sheree Rackham 1,749
Conservative Munish Chopra-Evans 1,716
Green Roger Payne 597
Liberal Democrat Jane Elizabeth Morgan 319
Liberal Democrat Jo Loxton 274
Turnout 48.78%
Majority 97

Hatch Lane

Hatch Lane (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Marion Joyce Fitzgerald 1,768
Conservative Geoff Walker 1,739
Conservative Tim James 1,709
Labour Co-op Lesley Anne Finlayson 1,338
Labour Co-op Liz Fenton 1,309
Labour Co-op Jenny Lennox 1,287
Green Rosemary Green 367
Green Michael Hugh William Holloway 279
Green Rebecca Mary Redwood 272
Liberal Democrat Ted Cooke 231
Turnout 41.84%
Majority 371

High Street

High Street (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Clare Coghill 2,629
Labour Raja Anwar 2,354
Labour Liaquat Ali 2,160
Green Andrew David Johns 804
Liberal Democrat Ciara Mary Simmons 374
Liberal Democrat Sally Burnell 361
Liberal Democrat Rory Matthew Fitzgerald 358
Conservative Richard Keough 303
TUSC Nancy Taafe 297
Conservative Henryka Gibbons 289
Conservative Adenike Akinbusoye 263
London Independent Network James Martin O'Rourke 259
TUSC Marvin Isaac Harris Hay 242
Turnout 37.02%
Majority 1,356

Higham Hill

Higham Hill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Co-op Karen Bellamy 2,406
Labour Co-op Hather Ali 2,188
Labour Co-op Alistair Strathern 2,061
Green Louise Ashcroft 587
Independent Tim Bennett-Goodman 385
Conservative Carl Atkin-House 383
Conservative Michael Bamber 351
Conservative Daniel Malachi 315
Liberal Democrat Patrick Charles Smith 255
Liberal Democrat Shahnaz Shaheena Malik 245
Turnout 33.38%
Majority 1,474

Hoe Street

Hoe Street (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Saima Mahmud 2,409
Labour Ahsan Khan 2,222
Labour Tom Connor 2,219
Green Stephen William Lambert 736
Conservative Matthew Davis 395
Conservative Svetlana Holloway 357
Conservative Rachel Wedderburn 355
Liberal Democrat Letica Gil Martinez 350
Liberal Democrat James Nicholas Goodman 348
Liberal Democrat Thomas Addenbrooke 290
TUSC Paul Alexander Bell 281
Turnout 36.26%
Majority 1,483

Larkswood

Larkswood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Julian Charles Moss 2,196
Conservative Selina Seesunkur 2,027
Conservative Catherine Saumarez 2,008
Labour Co-op Angelo Eduardo Da Costa 1,500
Labour Co-op Rehana Begum Ali-Rahman 1,479
Labour Co-op Shumon Ali-Rahman 1,412
Green Robert Frank Tatum 392
Liberal Democrat Leonie Claire Hirst 211
Liberal Democrat Nigel Lea 173
Turnout 44.62%
Majority 508

Lea Bridge

Lea Bridge (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Co-op Masood Ahmad 2,313
Labour Co-op Yemi Osho 2,131
Labour Co-op Mohammad Asghar 2,036
Green Rachel Susan Barrat 660
Conservative Elliot Burton 408
Conservative Irfan Khadim 262
Liberal Democrat Jemima Miah 252
Liberal Democrat Zeshan Ahmed 240
Conservative Mohammed Shaikh 222
TUSC Martin Stuart Reynolds 214
Liberal Democrat Waqas ul-Farooq Qureshi 175
Duma Polska Beata Salomea Gajos 97
Turnout 32.12%
Majority 1,376

Leyton

Leyton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jacob Stewart Edwards 2,122
Labour Whitney Ihenachor 2,114
Labour Simon John Miller 1,943
Liberal Democrat Bob Sullivan 1,253
Liberal Democrat Ed Bird 1,167
Liberal Democrat Farooq Qureshi 1,162
Conservative Patricia Branagan 192
Conservative Rommel Moseley 190
Conservative Michael Caplan 176
Duma Polska Bogusława Anna Danielewicz 96
TUSC Cédric Henri Dany Gérôme 85
Turnout 36.18%
Majority 690

Leytonstone

Leytonstone (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Clyde Loakes 2,218
Labour Jenny Gray 2,168
Labour Marie Pye 2,132
Green Mark Stephen Dawes 628
Conservative Marian Cristea 425
Liberal Democrat Muhammad Afzal Choudhry 358
Liberal Democrat David Gabriel McCarthy 338
Conservative Camilla Francesca Justine Small 338
Conservative Roger Hemsted 335
Liberal Democrat David Young 252
TUSC Mark Best 119
TUSC Isai Priya 97
TUSC Theo Sharieff 75
Turnout 36.35%
Majority 1,504

Markhouse

Markhouse (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sharon Waldron 2,173
Labour Asim Mahmood 2,075
Labour Johar Khan 2,064
Green Christopher Charles Lemin 625
Liberal Democrat Laura Offer 379
Conservative Gillian Hemsted 354
Conservative Saima Islam 335
Conservative Jenny Leport 286
Liberal Democrat Marek Darvisz Marczynski 250
TUSC Ben Robinson 230
Liberal Democrat Sam Simonds-Gooding 203
Duma Polska Joanna Dorobisz 106
Turnout 34.27%
Majority 1,439

Valley

Valley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jemma Hemsted 1,764
Labour Elizabeth Baptiste 1,747
Conservative Alan Siggers 1,703
Conservative Afzal Akram 1,631
Labour Aktar Beg 1,654
Labour Zaheer Khan 1,582
Liberal Democrat Ian Alexander Paterson 204
Liberal Democrat Joshua Peter Curtis-Hale 173
Liberal Henry Arthur Boyle 117
Turnout 42.60%
Majority 49

William Morris

William Morris (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Grace Mae Williams 2,429
Labour Joe Lacey-Holland 2,286
Labour Umar Ali 2,283
Green David Angus Robert Hamilton 743
Conservative Millie Balkin 315
Conservative Benjamin Connon 303
Conservative Dexter Coles 288
Liberal Democrat Jan-Dinant Schreuder 280
Liberal Democrat Michael Joseph Rodden 259
TUSC Paula Jane Mitchell 229
TUSC Ken Douglas 187
Turnout 37.10%
Majority 1,540

Wood Street

Wood Street (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Co-op Ros Flowers 2,496
Labour Co-op Vicky Te Velde 2,333
Labour Co-op Richard Charles Sweden 2,262
Green Christine Jennifer Olende 612
Conservative Stephen Murphy 510
Conservative Moufazzal Bhuiyan 479
Conservative Humayun Ikram 438
Liberal Democrat Beth Violet Bramley 359
Liberal Democrat Suleman Naseem Ahmed 248
Liberal Democrat Sadia Mirza 242
TUSC Linda Taaffe 184
TUSC Lee Hawksbee 172
Turnout 38.58%
Majority 1,783

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References

  1. "Local elections 2018: Results". walthamforest.gov.uk. Waltham Forest London Borough Council . Retrieved 31 May 2018.