Waltham Forest council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 20 wards · 60 seats contested

Most seats
46
Labour Party
Seats contested
60
across 20 wards
Turnout
37.9%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 46 — 115,189 58.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 14 — 47,608 24.0% —
Liberal Democrats 0 — 20,453 10.3% —
Green Party 0 — 10,963 5.5% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 — 2,911 1.5% —
Independent 0 — 385 0.2% —
Duma Polska = Polish Pride 0 — 349 0.2% —
Independent Network 0 — 259 0.1% —
The Liberal Party 0 — 117 0.1% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 60
Conservative and Unionist Party 60
Labour Party 60
Liberal Democrats 51
Green Party 21
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 18
Duma Polska = Polish Pride 4
Independent 1
Independent Network 1
The Liberal Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 60 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Cann Hall 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sally Littlejohn Elected 1,993 67.1% —
Labour Party Keith Rayner Elected 1,971 66.3% —
Labour Party Patrick Edwards Elected 1,958 65.9% —
Liberal Democrats Liz Phillips 726 24.4% —
Liberal Democrats Rupert Augustine Alexander 682 22.9% —
Liberal Democrats Faiz Faiz 574 19.3% —
Green Party Ami Amlani 434 14.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kathy Berg 178 6.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Muhammed Shaikh 167 5.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Phillip Brimley 167 5.6% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Claire Laker-Mansfield 67 2.3% —
Majority1,232
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,972

Cathall 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Naheed Asghar Elected 1,996 81.0% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Terry Wheeler Elected 1,887 76.6% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Jonathan Gerrard O'Dea Elected 1,863 75.6% —
Green Party Glyn Lloyd Roberts 320 13.0% —
Liberal Democrats John Colin Howard 231 9.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Fatima Ahmad 219 8.9% —
Liberal Democrats Joan Sylvia Marie O'Brien 205 8.3% —
Liberal Democrats Clyde Kitson 194 7.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Craig Moss 194 7.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Zarif Isa 153 6.2% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Scott Jones 76 3.1% —
Duma Polska = Polish Pride Elzbieta Raza 50 2.0% —
Majority1,543
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,463

Chapel End 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Louise Mitchell Elected 2,272 70.3% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Paul Douglas Elected 2,187 67.7% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Steve Terry Elected 1,986 61.4% —
Green Party Sue Wheat 712 22.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Simmons 495 15.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Fatlum Lushi 459 14.2% —
Liberal Democrats Rachelle Francesca Harris 430 13.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mostakin Miah 429 13.3% —
Liberal Democrats Adam Graham Pike 293 9.1% —
Liberal Democrats Peter John Sigrist 279 8.6% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Kevin Graham Parslow 153 4.7% —
Majority1,274
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,232

Chingford Green 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Andy Hemsted Elected 2,185 64.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kay Isa Elected 2,133 63.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nick Halebi Elected 2,113 62.5% —
Labour Party Kieran Falconer 967 28.6% —
Labour Party Shameem Katharina Alexandra Highfield 924 27.3% —
Labour Party Anton Ian Noel Lyons 860 25.4% —
Green Party Miranda James 474 14.0% —
Liberal Democrats Joan Margaret Carder 270 8.0% —
Liberal Democrats Jeniffer Elizabeth Sullivan 213 6.3% —
Majority1,146
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,380

Endlebury 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Roy Berg Elected 2,276 68.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Emma Best Elected 2,223 66.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mitchell Goldie Elected 2,166 65.2% —
Labour Party Arran Griffiths 929 28.0% —
Labour Party Crystal Ihenachor 890 26.8% —
Labour Party Shaheen Rafique 855 25.7% —
Green Party RoseMary Warrington 301 9.1% —
Liberal Democrats Christopher Portou 172 5.2% —
Liberal Democrats Bettina Szabo-Shaw 153 4.6% —
Majority1,237
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,322

Forest 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Shabana Dhedhi Elected 2,101 65.5% —
Labour Party Kastriot Berberi Elected 2,013 62.8% —
Labour Party Gerry Lyons Elected 1,936 60.4% —
Liberal Democrats Jordan Robert Sullivan 770 24.0% —
Liberal Democrats Rupert James Charles Pickering 735 22.9% —
Liberal Democrats Dave Sherwood 698 21.8% —
Green Party Diana Korchien 548 17.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lauren Maske 281 8.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Barbara Randall 278 8.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Pamela Jovcic 258 8.0% —
Majority1,166
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,206

Grove Green 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Anna Mbachu Elected 2,052 61.5% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Khevyn Limbajee Elected 2,047 61.4% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Chris Robbins Elected 1,997 59.9% —
Liberal Democrats Arran Paul Angus 897 26.9% —
Liberal Democrats Naomi McCarthy 725 21.7% —
Liberal Democrats Ukonu Elisha Obasi 623 18.7% —
Green Party Deanna Donovan 456 13.7% —
Green Party Liam Bonisch Connor 416 12.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Bartram 247 7.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party James Ellingham 216 6.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Thor Halland 200 6.0% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Sarah Sachs-Eldridge 128 3.8% —
Majority1,100
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,335

Hale End and Highams Park 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tony Bell Elected 2,114 51.5% —
Labour Party Rosalind Anne Doré Elected 2,011 49.0% —
Labour Party Zia Rehman Elected 1,846 44.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sheree Rackham 1,749 42.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Munish Chopra-Evans 1,716 41.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Molly Samuel-Leport 1,694 41.2% —
Green Party Roger Payne 597 14.5% —
Liberal Democrats Jane Elizabeth Morgan 319 7.8% —
Liberal Democrats Jo Loxton 274 6.7% —
Majority97
Turnout49.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)4,107

Hatch Lane 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Marion Fitzgerald Elected 1,768 51.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Geoff Walker Elected 1,739 50.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tim James Elected 1,709 49.8% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Lesley Anne Finlayson 1,338 39.0% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Liz Fenton 1,309 38.1% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Jenny Lennox 1,287 37.5% —
Green Party Rosemary Green 367 10.7% —
Green Party Michael Holloway 279 8.1% —
Green Party Rebecca Redwood 272 7.9% —
Liberal Democrats Ted Cooke 231 6.7% —
Majority371
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,433

High Street 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Clare Coghill Elected 2,629 73.8% —
Labour Party Raja Anwar Elected 2,354 66.0% —
Labour Party Liaquat Ali Elected 2,160 60.6% —
Green Party Andrew Johns 804 22.6% —
Liberal Democrats Ciara Mary Simmons 374 10.5% —
Liberal Democrats Sally Burnell 361 10.1% —
Liberal Democrats Rory Fitzgerald 358 10.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Keough 303 8.5% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Nancy Taaffe 297 8.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Henryka Gibbons 289 8.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Adenike Akinbusoye 263 7.4% —
Independent Network James Martin O'Rourke 259 7.3% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Marvin Hay 242 6.8% —
Majority1,356
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,564

Higham Hill 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Karen Bellamy Elected 2,406 78.7% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Hather Ali Elected 2,188 71.5% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Alistair Strathern Elected 2,061 67.4% —
Green Party Louise Ashcroft 587 19.2% —
Independent Tim Bennett-Goodman 385 12.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Carl Atkin-House 383 12.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Bamber 351 11.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Malachi 315 10.3% —
Liberal Democrats Patrick Charles Smith 255 8.3% —
Liberal Democrats Shahnaz Shaheena Malik 245 8.0% —
Majority1,474
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,059

Hoe Street 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Saima Mahmud Elected 2,409 72.5% —
Labour Party Ahsan Khan Elected 2,222 66.9% —
Labour Party Tom Connor Elected 2,219 66.8% —
Green Party Stephen William Lambert 736 22.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Matt Davis 395 11.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Svetlana Holloway 357 10.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rachel Wedderburn 355 10.7% —
Liberal Democrats Letica Gil Martinez 350 10.5% —
Liberal Democrats James Nicholas Goodman 348 10.5% —
Liberal Democrats Tom Addenbrooke 290 8.7% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Paul Bell 281 8.5% —
Majority1,483
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,321

Larkswood 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Moss Elected 2,196 57.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Selina Seesunkur Elected 2,027 53.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Catherine Saumarez Elected 2,008 52.9% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Angela Eduardo Da Costa 1,500 39.5% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Rehana Begum Ali-Rahman 1,479 38.9% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Shumon Ali-Rahman 1,412 37.2% —
Green Party Robert Frank Tatam 392 10.3% —
Liberal Democrats Leonie Claire Hirst 211 5.6% —
Liberal Democrats Nigel Charles Spencer Lea 173 4.6% —
Majority508
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,799

Lea Bridge 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Masood Ahmad Elected 2,313 77.0% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Yemi Osho Elected 2,131 71.0% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Mohammad Asghar Elected 2,036 67.8% —
Green Party Rachel Susan Barrat 660 22.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Elliot Burton 408 13.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Irfan Khadim 262 8.7% —
Liberal Democrats Jemima Miah 252 8.4% —
Liberal Democrats Zeshan Ahmed 240 8.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mohammed Shaikh 222 7.4% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Martin Stuart Reynolds 214 7.1% —
Liberal Democrats Waqas Ul-Farooq Qureshi 175 5.8% —
Duma Polska = Polish Pride Beata Salomea Gajos 97 3.2% —
Majority1,376
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,003

Leyton 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jacob Stewart Edwards Elected 2,122 60.6% —
Labour Party Whitney Ihenachor Elected 2,114 60.4% —
Labour Party Simon John Miller Elected 1,943 55.5% —
Liberal Democrats Bob Sullivan 1,253 35.8% —
Liberal Democrats Ed Bird 1,167 33.3% —
Liberal Democrats Farooq Qureshi 1,162 33.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Patricia Branagan 192 5.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rommel Moseley 190 5.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Caplan 176 5.0% —
Duma Polska = Polish Pride Boguslawa Anna Danielewicz 96 2.7% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Cédric Gérôme 85 2.4% —
Majority690
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,500

Leytonstone 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Clyde Loakes Elected 2,218 69.6% —
Labour Party Jenny Gray Elected 2,168 68.0% —
Labour Party Marie Pye Elected 2,132 66.9% —
Green Party Mark Dawes 628 19.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Marian Cristea 425 13.3% —
Liberal Democrats Muhammad Afzal Choudhry 358 11.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Camilla Francesca Justine Small 338 10.6% —
Liberal Democrats David Gabriel McCarthy 338 10.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Roger William Hemsted 335 10.5% —
Liberal Democrats David Young 252 7.9% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Mark Best 119 3.7% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Isai Priya 97 3.0% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Theo Sharieff 75 2.4% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Theo Sharieff-Winston 75 2.4% —
Majority1,504
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,186

Markhouse 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sharon Waldron Elected 2,173 71.8% —
Labour Party Asim Mahmood Elected 2,075 68.5% —
Labour Party Johar Khan Elected 2,064 68.2% —
Green Party Christopher Charles Lemin 625 20.6% —
Liberal Democrats Laura Offer 379 12.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gillian Joy Hemsted 354 11.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Saima Islam 335 11.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jerry Leport 286 9.4% —
Liberal Democrats Marek Darivsz Marczynski 250 8.3% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Ben Robinson 230 7.6% —
Liberal Democrats Sam Simonds-Gooding 203 6.7% —
Duma Polska = Polish Pride Joanna Dorobisz 106 3.5% —
Majority1,439
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,027

Valley 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jemma Hemsted Elected 1,764 50.0% —
Labour Party Elizabeth Baptiste Elected 1,747 49.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan Siggers Elected 1,703 48.3% —
Labour Party Aktar Beg 1,654 46.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Afzal Akram 1,631 46.3% —
Labour Party Zaheer Khan 1,582 44.9% —
Liberal Democrats Ian Aleander Paterson 204 5.8% —
Liberal Democrats Joshua Peter Curtis-Hale 173 4.9% —
The Liberal Party Henry Arthur Boyle 117 3.3% —
Majority49
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,525

William Morris 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Grace Williams Elected 2,429 75.9% —
Labour Party Joe Lacey-Holland Elected 2,286 71.4% —
Labour Party Umar Ali Elected 2,283 71.3% —
Green Party David Angus Robert Hamilton 743 23.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Millie Balkan 315 9.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Benjamin Connon 303 9.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dexter Coles 288 9.0% —
Liberal Democrats Dino Schreuder 280 8.7% —
Liberal Democrats Michael Joseph Rodden 259 8.1% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Paula Jane Mitchell 229 7.2% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Ken Douglas 187 5.8% —
Majority1,540
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,201

Wood Street 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Ros Flowers Elected 2,496 72.5% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Vicky Ashworth te Velde Elected 2,333 67.7% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Richard Charles Sweden Elected 2,262 65.7% —
Green Party Christine Jennifer Olende 612 17.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Murphy 510 14.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Md Abul Moufazzal Bhuiyan 479 13.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Humayun Ikram 438 12.7% —
Liberal Democrats Beth Violet Bramley 359 10.4% —
Liberal Democrats Suleman Naseem Ahmed 248 7.2% —
Liberal Democrats Sadia Iftikhar Mirza 242 7.0% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Linda Susan Taaffe 184 5.3% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Lee Hawksbee 172 5.0% —
Majority1,650
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,445

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