Waltham Forest London Borough Council in London is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2022, 60 councillors have been elected from 22 wards, with 2 or 3 councillors per ward.
Council elections
Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election.
YearGreenLabourConservativeLiberal DemocratsIndependentCouncil controlafter electionNotes 1964 33 3 0 9 1968 4 44 0 0 1971 39 9 0 0 1974 36 12 0 0 1978 36 21 0 0 Boundary changes increased the number of seats by 11. 1982 26 25 6 0 1986 31 16 10 0 1990 0 30 16 11 0 1994 0 27 16 14 0 Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same. 1998 0 30 15 12 0 Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same. 2002 0 29 18 13 0 Boundary changes increased the number of seats by 3. 2006 0 26 15 19 0 2010 0 36 18 6 0 2014 0 44 16 0 0 2018 0 46 14 0 0 2022 0 47 13 0 0 Boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same. 2026 31 15 14 0 0
Borough result maps
By-election results
1964-1968 There were no by-elections.
1968-1971
1971-1974
1974-1978
1978-1982
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Eve Halsey
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Lilian Gurr
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Frederick Wigg
1982-1986
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Harry Cohen
1986-1990
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Joseph Levy
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Peter Barnett
1990-1994
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Patrick Hayes.
1994-1998
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Neal Chubb.
1998-2002
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Huw Morgan-Thomas.
2002-2006
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Mohammed Rahman.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Martin O'Connor.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr David Divine.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Mohammed Nasim.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Ian Leslie.
2006-2010
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Derek Arnold.
The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr Miranda Grell. *No description (rather than independent). Candidate is a member of the Respect Party and was supported by the local branch. She was unable to use Respect as her description due to a split in the party. Current UK electoral law allows candidates to stand without any description rather than independent if preferred.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Imran Abrahim.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John M. Gover.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr John Beanse and the resignation of Cllr John Penstone due to ill health.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr John Walter.
2010-2014
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Edwin Northover.
2014-2018
The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Nadeem Ali, of the Labour Party.
2018-2022
The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Geoff Walker, of the Conservative Party.
The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Chris Robbins, of the Labour Party.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Yemi Osho, of the Labour Party.
2022-2026
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Cllr Alistair Strathern MP, of the Labour Party.
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References
External links Waltham Forest Council