Lea Bridge (Waltham Forest ward)

Not to be confused with Lea Bridge (Hackney ward).

Lea Bridge
Electoral ward
for the Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Lea Bridge (Waltham Forest) ward boundaries since 2022
BoroughWaltham Forest
CountyGreater London
Population14,125 (2021)[a]
Electorate9,860 (2022)
Major settlementsLea Bridge
Area2.491 square kilometres (0.962 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Number of members3
Councillors
  •   Jennifer Whilby
  •   Shabana Dhedhi
  •   Gerry Lyons
GSS codeE05009380

Lea Bridge is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns three councillors to Waltham Forest London Borough Council. The ward was subject to boundary revisions in 1978, 2002 and 2022.

Waltham Forest council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Waltham Forest in 2022.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.[1]

2022 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Lea Bridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shabana Dhedhi 1,892 77.9
Labour Jennifer Whilby 1,889 77.8
Labour Gerry Lyons 1,627 67.0
Independent Solene Fabios 920 37.9
Conservative Maqsoom Hussain 269 11.1
Conservative Muhammad Shaikh 242 10.0
Conservative Muhammad Zafar 226 9.3
TUSC Ben Robinson 217 8.9
Turnout 28.5
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.

2021 by-election

The by-election took place on 10 June 2021, following the resignation of Yemi Osho.[2][3]

2021 Lea Bridge by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jennifer Whilby 1,176 50.0 −8.6
Independent Claire Weiss 441 18.8 +18.8
Conservative Sazimet Imre 436 18.6 +8.3
Green RoseMary Warrington 181 7.7 −9.0
Liberal Democrats Naomi McCarthy 116 4.9 −1.5
Majority 735 31.3
Turnout 2,350
Labour hold Swing

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.[4]

2018 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Lea Bridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Masood Ahmad 2,313 70.2
Labour Co-op Yemi Osho 2,131 64.6
Labour Co-op Mohammad Asghar 2,036 61.8
Green Rachel Barrat 660 20.0
Conservative Elliot Burton 408 12.4
Conservative Irfan Khadim 262 7.9
Liberal Democrats Jemima Miah 252 7.6
Liberal Democrats Zeshan Ahmed 240 7.3
Conservative Mohammed Shaikh 222 6.7
TUSC Martin Reynolds 214 6.5
Liberal Democrats Waqas Qureshi 175 5.3
Duma Polska Beata Gajos 97 2.9
Turnout 32.12
Majority 1,376
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.[5]

2010 election

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

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.[7]

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.[8]

1978–2002 Waltham Forest council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Waltham Forest in 1978.

1998 election

The election on 7 May 1998 took place on the same day as the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum.[9]

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.[10]

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.[11]

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.[12]

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.[13]

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.[14]

1964–1978 Waltham Forest council elections

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.[15]

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.[16]

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.[17]

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.[18]

Notes

  1. ^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Lea Bridge Ward". Local Elections Archive Project. Archived from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Waltham Forest local election: The 5 candidates in Lea Bridge". Who Can I Vote For?. Archived from the original on 20 April 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  14. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  15. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1974. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  16. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1971. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  17. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  18. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.