Grove Green (ward)

Grove Green
Electoral ward
for the Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Grove Green ward boundaries since 2022
BoroughWaltham Forest
CountyGreater London
Population
  • 14,604 (2011)
  • 14,746 (2021)[a]
Electorate9,982 (2022)
Major settlementsLeyton, Leytonstone
Area0.8983 square kilometres (0.3468 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1978
Number of members3
Councillors
  •   Anna Mbachu
  •   Khevyn Limbajee
  •   Uzma Rasool
Created fromCentral
ONS code00BHGD (2002–2022)
GSS code
  • E05000596 (2002–2022)
  • E05013888 (2022–present)

Grove Green is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The ward was first used in the 1978 elections. It returns three councillors to Waltham Forest London Borough Council.

Social issues

The council, as of 2011, assessed 30% of the ward population to be in poverty.[1]

Waltham Forest council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Waltham Forest in 2022. The ward gained some territory in the northeast that had been part of the Leytonstone ward.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.[2]

2022 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Grove Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Khevyn Limbajee 1,615 56.9
Labour Anna Mbachu 1,516 53.4
Labour Uzma Rasool 1,487 52.4
Liberal Democrats Arran Angus 937 33.0
Liberal Democrats Naomi McCarthy 819 28.9
Green Maureen Measure 733 25.8
Liberal Democrats Joe Dyer 720 25.4
Conservative Kathleen Berg 182 6.4
Conservative Iona Berg 181 6.4
Conservative Luke Berg 171 6.0
TUSC Kevin Parslow 150 5.3
Turnout 30.5
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Waltham Forest council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Waltham Forest in 2002. The ward boundary in the southeast was extended from Grove Green Road to the A12 Eastern Avenue.

2021 by-election

The by-election took place on 10 June 2021, following the death of death of Chris Robbins.

2021 Grove Green by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Uzma Rasool 1,301 58.4 +4.1
Liberal Democrats Arran Angus 541 24.3 +0.6
Green Mark Dawes 205 9.2 −2.9
Conservative Shahamima Khan 142 6.4 −0.1
TUSC Kevin Parslow 40 1.8 −1.6
Majority 760 34.1
Turnout 2,229
Labour hold Swing

2018 election

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

2018 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Grove Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Anna Mbachu 2,052 59.2
Labour Co-op Khevyn Limbajee 2,047 59.0
Labour Co-op Chris Robbins 1,997 57.6
Liberal Democrats Arran Angus 897 25.9
Liberal Democrats Naomi McCarthy 725 20.9
Liberal Democrats Ukonu Obasi 623 18.0
Green Deanna Donovan 456 13.1
Green Liam Connor 416 12.0
Conservative Jane Bartram 247 7.1
Conservative James Ellingham 216 6.2
Conservative Thor Halland 200 5.8
TUSC Sarah Sachs-Eldridge 128 3.7
Turnout 34.93%
Majority 1,100
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.[4]

2014 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Grove Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Robbins 1,858 50.5
Labour Anna Mbachu 1,751 47.6
Labour Khevyn Limbajee 1,686 45.8
Liberal Democrats Imran Mahmood 1,009 27.4
Liberal Democrats Naser Masood 865 23.5
Liberal Democrats Andrei Ilies 856 23.3
Green Bill Measure 507 13.8
Green Maureen Measure 485 13.2
Conservative Jacqueline Howe 345 9.4
Conservative Pervalz Khan 335 9.1
Conservative Lauren Smith 335 9.1
TUSC Nic Fripp 160 4.3
TUSC Tim Roedel 86 2.3
Turnout 3,681 37.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[5]

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.[6]

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.[7]

2002 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Grove Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tarsem Bhogal 1,169 39.05
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Sullivan 1,103 39.09
Labour Chris Robbins 1,081
Liberal Democrats Paul Olford 1,052
Liberal Democrats Neal Chubb 1,048
Labour Peter Woodrow 949
Green Helen Griffith 265 7.93
Conservative Mohammed Qureshi 235 7.96
Conservative Joan Devine 226
Green Maureen Measure 218
Conservative Derek Pryor 191
Green William Measure 167
London Socialist Thomas Taylor 163 5.97
Registered electors 8,513
Turnout 2,792 32.80
Rejected ballots 5 0.18
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Waltham Forest council elections

1998 election

The election on 7 May 1998 took place on the same day as the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum.[8]

1998 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Grove Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tarsem Bhogal 1,203 47.89 7.21
Labour Jane Duran 1,133
Labour Andrew Lock 1,108
Liberal Democrats Nazir Butt 821 32.30 6.30
Liberal Democrats Mohamed Bagas 772
Liberal Democrats Jeniffer Sullivan 730
Green William Measure 277 11.56 3.37
Conservative Rosemary Holman 226 8.25 2.46
Conservative Barbara Martin 193
Conservative Pamela Jovcic 173
Registered electors 7,782 209
Turnout 2,439 31.34 11.31
Rejected ballots 31 1.27 1.09
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.[9]

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.[10]

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.[11]

1983 by-election

The by-election took place on 29 September 1983, following the resignation of Harry Cohen.[11]

1983 Grove Green by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wade Gibson-Knight 1,545
Labour Jeremy Miles 1,396
Conservative Edward Donnelly 378
Turnout 39.4
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.[12]

1982 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Grove Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohmmad Khan 1.272
Labour Harry Cohen 1,221
Labour Eleanor Bartram 1,160
Alliance Wade Gibson-Knigh 989
Alliance Andrew Lee 966
Alliance Peter Mason 922
Conservative Irene Carter 839
Conservative Raymond Luker 781
Conservative Margaret Luker 767
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.[13]

1978 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Grove Green (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eleanor Bartram 1,709
Labour Mohmmad Khan 1,683
Labour Harry Cohen 1,509
Conservative Raymond Luker 1,320
Conservative Iain Mackie
Conservative Sheridan Mount 1,236
National Front Terence Bull 266
National Front Richard Perkins 225
National Front Roy Smart 209
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

  1. ^ http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk%2Fdocuments%2Fward-profile-grove-green-ward.pdf, p. 2
  2. ^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  3. ^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  4. ^ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  5. ^ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  6. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
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  8. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  9. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
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  11. ^ a b "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
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