2002 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election

2002 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election Parliamentary no yes 1998 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election 1998 2006 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election 2006 All 60 seats up for election to Waltham Forest London Borough Council 31 2002 05 02 yes Labour Party (UK) Anthony J. Buckley Lea Bridge 36.36% 30 seats, 43.08% 30 29 1 Conservative Party (UK) Unknown Unknown 28.02% 15 seats, 23.36% 15 18 3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Unknown Unknown 31.25% 12 seats, 31.31% 11 13 1 Waltham Forest London UK local election 2002 map.svg Map of the results of the 2002 Waltham Forest council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Council control Council control after election 6.72 56,420 115x50px|Blank 115x50px|Blank 115x50px|Blank Coat of arms of the London Borough of Waltham Forest.svg No Overall Control Labour Party (UK) 48,489 0.06 43,472 4.66 161,138https://data.london.gov.uk/download/3d9f79d6-f2d8-4f42-910e-a9564382c8b8/7ab5d023-6683-44ee-8638-dd00593e2055/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2002.pdf London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002 - Ward Voting Statistics 14 Oct 2025 London Datastore London Research Centre Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 206 55,426, 34.40% ( 0.21) Unknown Unknown 1998 none April 2025 November 2013 Elections to Waltham Forest Council were held in May 2002. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 1998 election. These elections were the first held on new ward boundaries which increased the total number of Councillors by 3, from 57 to 60. Waltham Forest local elections are held every four years, with the next due in 2006. Despite losing their majority, Labour were able to continue in administration, in a minority.https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2006/apr/04/localgovernment.uk The local elections explained The Guardian 4 April 2006 Background As part of a major redistricting, Waltham Forest council along with every other Londo Borough Council created new wards, eliminated some and expanded others. The results of this redistricting were as follows:legislation.gov.uk - The London Borough of Waltham Forest (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 2 March 2015. Wards Created Hale End and Highams Park - Formed from the entirety of Hale End ward and well as a south eastern section of Larkswood ward. Markhouse - Formed from northern section of the St James Street ward. William Morris - Formed from parts of Chapel End, High Street, Hoe Street and Lloyd Park wards Wards Eliminated Hale End - Formed part of the new Hale End and Highams Park ward. Lloyd Park - Land divided by the Chapel End and Higham Hill wards as well as the new William Morris ward. St James Street - Land divided by Hoe Street and Lea Bridge wards as well as the new Markhouse ward. Wards Expanded Endlebury - Increased from 2 seats to 3 Higham Hill - Increased from 2 seats to 3 In between this election and the 1998 election, there was only one by-election held, however this did not result in the seat changing parties. In addition to this there was also a seat that became vacant without enough time to hold a by-election to fill it before the local elections. This meant that the council composition just before the election was as follows: +↓3015111Labour Party (UK) LabourLiberal Democrats (UK) Lib DemConservative Party (UK) ConservativeIndependent politician Vacant Election result 2002 Waltham Forest London Borough Council local electionshttps://data.london.gov.uk/download/3d9f79d6-f2d8-4f42-910e-a9564382c8b8/7ab5d023-6683-44ee-8638-dd00593e2055/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2002.pdf London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002 8 Oct 2025 London Datastore Greater London Authority Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 163-166, 206-207https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Waltham-Forest-1964-2010.pdf London Borough of Waltham Forest Election Results 1964-2010 8 Oct 2025 Elections Centre Plymouth University Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 11-12 Labour Party (UK) 29 6 7n "eliminated" Includes loses from seats being eliminated 1 48.33 36.36 56,420 6.72 Conservative Party (UK) 18 5 2n "eliminated" 3 30.00 28.02 43,472 4.66 Liberal Democrats (UK) 13 1 0 1 21.67 31.25 48,489 0.06 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.00 2.89 4,487 1.19 London Socialist Alliance 0 0 0 0.00 0.79 1,230 NewBritish National Party 0 0 0 0.00 0.37 567 0.23Socialist Party (England and Wales) 0 0 0 0.00 0.31 486 New60 155,151 After the election the composition of the council was as follows: +↓291318Labour Party (UK) LabourLiberal Democrats (UK) Lib DemConservative Party (UK) Conservative Ward Results (*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate (†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward Cann Hall Cann Hall (3)Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Rayner* 1,590 60.51 3.75Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Philips* 1,574Liberal Democrats (UK) Carol Southall 1,567Labour Party (UK) Dennis Bell 761 28.09 3.72Labour Party (UK) Brian Madican 738Labour Party (UK) Andrew Lock†n Lock was a sitting councillor representing the Grove Green ward 697London Socialist Alliance Sally Labern 165 6.33 NewConservative Party (UK) Jeremy Evans†n Evans was a sitting councillor representing the Valley ward 139 5.07 1.14Conservative Party (UK) Mary Neilson-Hansen 130Conservative Party (UK) Corinna Vinicombe 127 7,741 2032,657 34.32 3.455 0.19 0.44Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Cathall Cathall (3)Labour Party (UK) Milton Martin* 1,104 64.83 2.66Labour Party (UK) Shameem Highfield* 1,046Labour Party (UK) Terence Wheeler* 996Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Neal 323 19.20 1.74Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Mason 321Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Southall 288Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Butler 270 15.97 6.51Conservative Party (UK) Pervalz Akhtar 268Conservative Party (UK) Anne Pryor 217 7,005 4071,767 25.22 0.6910 0.57 0.02Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Chapel End Chapel End (3)Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Belam* 1,468 55.33 7.65Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Carey†n Carey was a sitting councillor representing the Higham Hill ward 1,405Liberal Democrats (UK) John Macklin 1,341Labour Party (UK) Jack Kaye 744 26.38 3.76Labour Party (UK) Paul Redcliffe 642Labour Party (UK) Faiz Yunis 623Conservative Party (UK) Nial Finlayson 491 18.29 0.08Conservative Party (UK) Andrea Stevenson 454Conservative Party (UK) Karl Lee 448 8,120 2952,699 33.24 5.1416 0.59 0.09Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Chingford Green Chingford Green(3)Conservative Party (UK) Derek Arnold* 1,821 56.12 2.08Conservative Party (UK) Michael Fish* 1,814Conservative Party (UK) Michael Lewis* 1,721Liberal Democrats (UK) Henry Boyle 664 19.54 2.02Liberal Democrats (UK) Joan Carder 606Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Paterson 595Labour Party (UK) Mary Lambert 508 15.42 4.81Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Lee 506Labour Party (UK) James Payne 458British National Party Tracy-Jane Flaxton 308 8.91 NewBritish National Party Glenn Hardcastle 2597,870 1,0643,256 41.37 4.498 0.25 4.49Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Endlebury Endlebury (3)Conservative Party (UK) Peter Herrington* 1,959 67.98 5.72Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Hemsted 1,909Conservative Party (UK) Mladen Jovcic* 1,890Labour Party (UK) Yasmin Beg 514 16.85 0.58Labour Party (UK) Azra Chaudhry 457Labour Party (UK) Jill Renshaw 456Liberal Democrats (UK) Violet Wells 437 15.17 0.41Liberal Democrats (UK) Kathleen Mudie 435Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Carder 413 7,970 1,7013,020 37.89 3.047 0.23 0.18Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Forest Forest (3)37.89 Labour Party (UK) Jane Duran†n Duran was a sitting councillor representing the Grove Green ward 1,253 16.06Labour Party (UK) Kabal Dhillon* 1,239Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Rahman* 1,100Liberal Democrats (UK) Meher Khan 908 28.20 8.76Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammed Shafiq 893Liberal Democrats (UK) Syed Hashmi 872Green Party of England and Wales Rosalind Bedlow 395 12.50 NewConservative Party (UK) Julien Foster 358 10.20 1.11Conservative Party (UK) Raymond Luker 317Conservative Party (UK) Richard Glah 292Christian Peoples Alliance Jean Farmer 247 7.82 NewLondon Socialist Alliance Roland Rance 107 3.39 New7,954 2022,801 35.22 3.8012 0.43 0.73Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Grove Green Grove Green (3)Labour Party (UK) Tarsem Bhogal* 1,169 39.05 8.84Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Sullivan 1,103 39.09 6.79Labour Party (UK) Christopher Robbins 1,081Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Olford 1,052Liberal Democrats (UK) Neal Chubb 1,048Labour Party (UK) Peter Woodrow 949Green Party of England and Wales Helen Griffith 265 7.93 3.63Conservative Party (UK) Mohammed Qureshi 235 7.96 0.29Conservative Party (UK) Joan Devine 226Green Party of England and Wales Maureen Measure 218Conservative Party (UK) Derek Pryor 191Green Party of England and Wales William Measure 167London Socialist Alliance Thomas Taylor 163 5.97 New 8,513 7312,792 32.80 1.465 0.18 1.09Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Hale End and Highams Park Hale End and Highams Park (3)Conservative Party (UK) Lesley Finlayson†n Finlayson was a sitting councillor representing Hale End ward 1,396 46.63 NewConservative Party (UK) Matthew Davis 1,380Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Croot 1,355Liberal Democrats (UK) John Beanse 1,122 36.57 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Mark Speed 1,081Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Wenden 1,037Labour Party (UK) Yasmin Nicholson-St Hill 529 16.81 NewLabour Party (UK) Mohammad Khan 496Labour Party (UK) Muhammed Rachyal 4647,800 New3,139 40.24 New3 0.10 NewConservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Hatch Lane Hatch Lane (3)Conservative Party (UK) Marion Fitzgerald* 1,756 55.20 11.47Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Walker* 1,664Conservative Party (UK) Laurie Braham* 1,624Labour Party (UK) Claire Irvine 855 26.41 10.65Labour Party (UK) Gerard Lyons 833Labour Party (UK) Margaret Sorungbe 725Liberal Democrats (UK) David Young 348 10.39 1.40Liberal Democrats (UK) Janel Hoskins 323Liberal Democrats (UK) Jane Morgan 278Green Party of England and Wales Robert Tatam 244 8.01 0.587,881 3723,050 38.70 3.008 0.26 0.18Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) High Street High Street (3)Labour Party (UK) David Blunt* 1,654 41.97 5.71Labour Party (UK) Simon Wright 1,503Labour Party (UK) Narinder Matharoo†n Matharoo was a sitting councillor representing the Lloyd Park ward 1,436Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Wheatley* 1,393 36.05 6.86Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammad Diwan 1,331Liberal Democrats (UK) Franklyn Georges 1,221Green Party of England and Wales Gary Lancet 405 11.10 NewConservative Party (UK) Atta Yunis 287 7.29 2.12Conservative Party (UK) Muhammad Shabbir 282Conservative Party (UK) Imran Ulhaq 229Communist Party of Britain Anne Kruthoffer 131 3.59 New8,521 5473,501 41.09 2.3912 0.34 0.37Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Higham Hill Higham Hill (3)Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Dunphy 1,246 48.42 3.72Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Woolcott* 1,231Liberal Democrats (UK) Sean Meiszner 1,184Labour Party (UK) Peter Barnett 1,101 41.93 6.78Labour Party (UK) Geraldine Reardon 1,041Labour Party (UK) Marcia Douet 1,028Conservative Party (UK) Clive Alexander 266 9.65 1.11Conservative Party (UK) Darlinton Greenaway 240Conservative Party (UK) Laurance Wedderburn 224 7,674 2,7922,676 34.87 1.1015 0.56 0.28Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Hoe Street Hoe Street (3)Labour Party (UK) Sylvia Poulsen* 1,143 42.70 8.63Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Nasim* 1,114Labour Party (UK) Eric Sizer* 1,105Conservative Party (UK) Ashgar Ali 559 20.26 3.12Conservative Party (UK) Brian Clarke 529Conservative Party (UK) Mohammed Malik 507Green Party of England and Wales Stephen Lambert 463 15.86 1.39Liberal Democrats (UK) Morwenna Blewett 443 15.54 1.26Liberal Democrats (UK) Frank Blewett 408Green Party of England and Wales Richard Burkett 404Green Party of England and Wales Elena Sproston 382Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Harkin 373London Socialist Alliance Cecilia Prosper 148 5.64 New8,464 5372,742 32.40 1.2611 0.40 0.35Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Larkswood Larkswood (3) Conservative Party (UK) Kathleen Gosling 1,670 63.09 11.38Conservative Party (UK) John Walter* 1,639Conservative Party (UK) Eric Williams* 1,601Labour Party (UK) Carolyn Brown 595 22.41 10.87Labour Party (UK) John Brown 587Labour Party (UK) Gillian Leadbetter 562Liberal Democrats (UK) Cynthia Wenden 386 14.50 0.51Liberal Democrats (UK) Geraldine McElarney 376Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Woolnough†n Woolnough was a sitting councillor representing the Chapel End ward 3668,111 1,9752,752 33.93 3.715 0.18 0.21Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) Lea Bridge Lea Bridge (3)Labour Party (UK) Anthony Buckley* 1,207 53.25 1.38Labour Party (UK) Masood Ahmad 1,126Labour Party (UK) Stella Creasy 1,110Liberal Democrats (UK) Kay-Lorraine Andrews 536 20.40 7.93Conservative Party (UK) Mohammad Riaz 463 20.79 3.75Conservative Party (UK) Mohammed Bhatti 445Conservative Party (UK) Muhammad Shah 436Liberal Democrats (UK) Ellen Sowie 427Liberal Democrats (UK) Dave Raval 356London Socialist Alliance Terry Calvert 120 5.57 New8,810 9922,316 26.29 4.547 0.30 0.53Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Leyton Leyton (3)Liberal Democrats (UK) Loretta Hodges* 1,593 60.85 11.25Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Sullivan* 1,552Liberal Democrats (UK) Barry Smith 1,494Labour Party (UK) Grace Chambers 883 33.12 6.46Labour Party (UK) Crispin St Hill 836Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Russell 806Conservative Party (UK) Peter Smith 174 6.03 3.02Conservative Party (UK) Janet James 167Conservative Party (UK) Roger Wheeler 119 8,240 3952,678 32.50 10.117 0.26 0.22Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Leytonstone Leytonstone (3)Labour Party (UK) Jennifer Gray* 1,173 38.11 9.42Labour Party (UK) Ian Leslie*n Leslie was elected in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Cllr Huw Morgan-Thomas in 1998https://data.london.gov.uk/download/3d9f79d6-f2d8-4f42-910e-a9564382c8b8/7ab5d023-6683-44ee-8638-dd00593e2055/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2002.pdf London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002 - By-election 12 Oct 2025 London Datastore Greater London Authority Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 166 1,154Labour Party (UK) Clyde Loakes* 1,106Liberal Democrats (UK) Nazir Butt 1,027 33.87 4.76Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Fryer 1,014Liberal Democrats (UK) John Howard 1,010Green Party of England and Wales Mark Dawes 450 14.99 6.00Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Scott 226 7.17 0.95Conservative Party (UK) Carol Johns 217Conservative Party (UK) David Vinicombe 203London Socialist Alliance Susan Catten 176 5.86 New7,814 2832,732 34.96 0.135 0.18 0.27Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Markhouse Markhouse (3)Labour Party (UK) Diana Murray†n St James Murray, Kamal and Smith were all sitting councillors representing the St James Street ward 994 38.55 NewLabour Party (UK) Tahir Kamal†n St James 934Labour Party (UK) Graham Smith†n St James 908Conservative Party (UK) Meharban Hussain 547 21.50 NewConservative Party (UK) Yasin Khan 527Conservative Party (UK) Aftab Iqbal 508Green Party of England and Wales Judith Stubbings 416 16.96 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Peter Hatton 413 16.37 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Jeremt Dauncey 390Socialist Party (England and Wales) Louise Thompson 177 6.61 NewSocialist Party (England and Wales) Suzanne Muna 172Socialist Party (England and Wales) Kevin Parslow 137 8,034 New2,277 28.34 New14 0.61 NewLabour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Valley Valley (3)Conservative Party (UK) John Gover* 1,570 55.79 10.27Conservative Party (UK) Alan Siggers 1,527Conservative Party (UK) David Divine 1,521Labour Party (UK) Margaret Broadley* 987 32.93 8.69Labour Party (UK) Aktar Beg 886Labour Party (UK) Gary Martin 853Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Young 334 11.28 1.57Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Hardy 329Liberal Democrats (UK) Shahnaz Rashid 271 7,902 3522,925 37.02 7.307 0.24 0.49Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK)Conservative Party (UK) William Morris William Morris (3)Labour Party (UK) Martin O'Connor†n O'Connor was a sitting councillor representing the Lloyd Park ward 1,326 52.26 NewLabour Party (UK) Liaquat Ali†n Ali was a sitting councillor representing the High Street ward 1,285Labour Party (UK) Jon Wilson 1,256Liberal Democrats (UK) Jacquline Tidmarsh 648 23.07 NewLiberal Democrats (UK) Richard Tidmarsh 554Liberal Democrats (UK) Aym Wadud 505Conservative Party (UK) Rachel Bettelley 391 14.29 NewConservative Party (UK) John Moss 363Conservative Party (UK) Kabir Sabar 303London Socialist Alliance Lee Rock 256 10.38 New8,271 New2,552 30.85 New11 0.43 NewLabour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Wood Street Wood Street (3)Labour Party (UK) Angela Bean* 1,361 41.95 0.80Labour Party (UK) Paul Devaney 1,230Labour Party (UK) Richard Sweden 1,187Liberal Democrats (UK) Paula Claytonsmith 1,021 33.15 3.99Liberal Democrats (UK) Lindsay Collier 988Liberal Democrats (UK) Mashoodul Qureshi 977Conservative Party (UK) Camille Alexander 465 14.21 3.01Conservative Party (UK) Jemma Hemsted 414Conservative Party (UK) Jude Lobendhan 401Green Party of England and Wales Timothy Baker 240 7.53 2.98Green Party of England and Wales Christine Olende 228Green Party of England and Wales Sallie Poppleton 210London Socialist Alliance Brenda Strudwick 95 3.16 New 8,443 1453,094 36.65 1.958 0.26 0.16Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Notes n References 2002 Category:2002 London Borough council elections