Waltham Forest London Borough Council elections

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.

1964-1968
There were no by-elections.

1990-1994
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Patrick J. Hayes.

1994-1998
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Neal A. Chubb.

1998-2002
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Huw M. Morgan-Thomas.

2002-2006
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Mohammed F. Rahman.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Martin J. 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 M. 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 B. Arnold.

The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Miranda A. J. 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 D. Beanse and the resignation of Cllr. John N. H. Penstone due to ill health.

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John F. Walter.

2010-2014
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edwin J. 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 Alistair Strathern MP, of the Labour Party.